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Ep. 72: Thomas 'Forever Canadian' Lukaszuk

The man behind the Forever Canadian petition, Thomas Lukaszuk, returns to the show to talk about all the latest in the separation saga. The conversation with Thomas comes on the heels of our last episode, where we got reaction from several people on the Premier's recent referendum announcement. In Case You Missed It (4:10) Community Corner (7:22) Thomas Lukaszuk (9:00) You can hear our first conversation with Mr. Lukaszuk on Ep. 35 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2lmNCmxgysJKpnX9A5CUJw]of the show, from Aug. 8, 2025.

Ep. 71: Referendum on a referendum: Jeffrey Rath, Naheed Nenshi, Cindy Jefferies & more react

In a whopper of an episode, host Josh Hall speaks with several movers and shakers to get their reaction to Thursday's announcement from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith that Albertans will vote in a referendum on separation this October 19, sort of. It's really a referendum... on a referendum for separation. Gotta love semantics, eh? Here's where you can skip to for each of today's segments and interviews: (0:00) Introductory segment (5:40) In Case You Missed It (9:22) Community Corner (11:29) Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi and Canadian Olympic icon Catriona Le May Doan (with news conference questions from Josh Hall) (17:10) Red Deer Mayor Cindy Jefferies, in conversation (25:12) Red Deer Chamber CEO Frank Creasey, in conversation (30:35) Stay Free Alberta lawyer Jeffrey Rath, in conversation If that's not enough, here's where you can get more on this developing story: Full May 21 address from Premier Smith [https://rdnewsnow.com/2026/05/21/premier-smith-addresses-albertans/] Full May 22 Naheed Nenshi news conference [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIC_K7Z1pos]

Ep. 70: Deep thoughts from 'Grow Kids' + some thoughts on the violence

Host Josh Hall was fortunate to be a participant in this week's Grow Kids event -- specifically the 'Human Library,' where kids got to speak with him about the life of a journalist. They had the chance to interview Josh, and Josh interviewed them... and they had some pretty deep thoughts on certain topics. Plus, In Case You Missed It with the top five stories of the week at rdnewsNOW.com, at the end of what has been a very busy week in the news. Josh talks about one of those stories, which went viral on social media this week, and what it would take to stop the violence. Hear from: Josh (0:00) Klay (11:40) Kenzie (17:01) Nate & Kingston (24:28) Vlad (32:56) Tatiana Tilly with the Red Deer Public Library (38:47)

Ep. 69: Scotiabank's national chief economist, Jean-Francois Perreault

Jean-Francois Perreault, national chief economist for Scotiabank, joins the program to talk about his outlook for the Canadian economy. We touch on the war in Iran, the new national sovereign wealth fund, immigration, mid-sized cities, Alberta separatism, and more. Plus, In Case You Missed It, with the top stories of the week at rdnewsNOW.com.

Ep. 68: Pro rodeo returning to Red Deer -- In-conversation with Dianne Finstad & David Harvey

Grab your cowboy boots and strap in for some pro rodeo action coming to Red Deer May 21-23 at Westerner Park. On this week's episode, hear from Red Deer Pro Rodeo organizers David Harvey and Dianne Finstad, who joined host Josh Hall in-studio for a conversation about how you can get tickets and what to expect, but also why rodeo is important to central Alberta, and how much it means to the community to add this event to the calendar (12:34). And of course, we have In Case You Missed It, plus some birthday and Star Wars talk. The Everything Red Deer Podcast is available on rdnewsNOW.com, Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, iHeart, and Radioplayer Canada.