The Breakdown With Nate Pike

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Local Alberta Podcast about provincial and local politics and issues. Not journalists. #abpoli #albertapolitics Alberta Politics

  1. 20 hr ago

    Episode 8.45 - The Most Bizarre Interview We've Ever Done!

    What do an Alberta online university, a union grievance and a parent being faced with the choice of abandoning their child or amputating their child's legs have in common? In 7 years of doing interviews, this is easily one of the most bonkers ones we have ever done! We sit down with Dave Powell of the Athabasca University Faculty Association to make sense of their recent post https://aufa.ca/blog/2026/7/23/athabasca-university-forces-professor-to-choose-between-her-job-her-family-or-her-childs-legs and explain what in the heck is even happening! If you want to write a letter to Athabasca to ask them to stop the threats to fire her, you can do that with this link here: https://win.newmode.net/canadianassociationofuniversityteachers/callonathabascatoreinstatedrgrafandlethergetthebestcareforherson To get tickets to our August 29th live show in Calgary, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca ! If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government... You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca ! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab and we can now accept e-transfers at info@thebreakdownab.ca ! If you’re looking for our new merch lineup, you can find that at www.thebreakdownabmerch.com If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Substack, Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

  2. 10 Aug

    Episode 8.43 - Guy Felicella Speaks Out!

    For almost two years, Recovery and Rehabilitation Advocate Guy Felicella has been the subject of an online campaign surrounding a criminal case from three decades ago. It started with some very heavy handed questions from a National Post opinion writer and has only escalataed in that time. In this Breakdown exclusive, we sit down with Guy for a sit down where he tells his side of the story for the first time from start to finish. But the conversation doesn't stop there, because this extremely unnecessary situation forces some very real questions about how society, and especially those involved in anti-harm reduction work, treat recovery and rehabilitation. We have also published a companion piece on our substack that it well worth the time to read! To get tickets to our August 29th live show in Calgary, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca ! If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government... You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca ! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab and we can now accept e-transfers at info@thebreakdownab.ca ! If you’re looking for our new merch lineup, you can find that at www.thebreakdownabmerch.com If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Substack, Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

  3. 9 Aug

    Episode 8.40 - Live in Edmonton (Part 4) with MLA Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse!

    On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with amazing guests! We're proud to present "Part 4" of that show now with a conversation with NDP MLA Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse! As the first First Nations Woman to be elected to the Alberta Legislature, Jodi has had a front row seat to a seismic and historic period in Alberta/First Nations relations, including a unanimous non-confidence vote by the First Nations Chiefs of Alberta. She's also borne witness to the rise of racism in Alberta that many say is directly related to the UCP's referendum questions! To get tickets to our August 29th live show in Calgary, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca ! If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government... You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca ! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab and we can now accept e-transfers at info@thebreakdownab.ca ! If you’re looking for our new merch lineup, you can find that at www.thebreakdownabmerch.com If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Substack, Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

  4. 31 Jul

    Episode 8.36 - July 30th, 2026 Speakers Corner!

    It's another live episode with an open mic/speakers corner! And this time around the audience made it clear that it wanted to get into th latest on separatism, the disastrous AISH/ADAP rollout and what the NDP can or should be doing to break through! To get tickets to our August 29th live show in Calgary, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca ! If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government... You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca ! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab and we can now accept e-transfers at info@thebreakdownab.ca ! If you’re looking for our new merch lineup, you can find that at www.thebreakdownabmerch.com If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Substack, Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

  5. 20 Jul

    Episode 8.35 - Your Program, You're Paying For It!

    It's a special mini episode!

There's long been a public perception that Danielle Smith's radio program, "Your Province, Your Premier" comes at not cost to taxpayers. But... Recent documents obtained by The Breakdown demonstrate that not only is the program not free, it's costing Alberta taxpayers almost $10,000 a month! 

We break it all down in this special mini deep dive! To get tickets to our July 25th live show in Edmonton, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca! If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government... You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab and we can now accept e-transfers at info@thebreakdownab.ca! If you’re looking for our new merch lineup, you can find that at www.thebreakdownabmerch.com If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Substack, Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

  6. 6 Jul

    Episode 8.32 - Indigenous Scholar Matthew Wildcat!

    With Treaty Chiefs having voted unanimously in a non-confidence vote in Danielle SMith's UCP, separatism on the rise and over racism towards First Nations only growing more bold, what can be done? We're extremely excited to present this conversation with First Nations Scholar and Associate Professor from the University of Alberta Dr. Matthew Wildcat, which not only gets into what First Nations can do to better address some of these issues, but also offers some critical insight into the history of Alberta and Canada that has brought us to this moment in time. To get tickets to our July 25th live show in Edmonton, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca! If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government... You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab and we can now accept e-transfers at info@thebreakdownab.ca! If you’re looking for our new merch lineup, you can find that at www.thebreakdownabmerch.com If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Substack, Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

  7. 29 May

    Episode 8.23 - Healthcare Crisis in focus with Dr Paul Parks!

    With separatism sucking all the oxygen out of the room, we’re refocusing on Alberta’s health care crisis with ER physician Dr Paul Parks! Alberta has seen another tragic death in an Emergency Room waiting room, the government has distracted itself away from addressing the real healthcare issues facing the province and there's real concerns that Danielle Smith's impending separatism referendum will ultimately not only prevent badly needed healthcare workers from coming to Alberta, it may drive even more out! Dr Parks helps us unpack all of this and more! (And if you want to watch the video of Danielle SMith's plans for healthcare back in 2021, you can do that at https://youtu.be/25iXlzqGC2U?si=m0rw6909cHJE5942) To get tickets to our show in Edmonton on July 25th, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca! If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government... You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab and we can now accept e-transfers at info@thebreakdownab.ca! If you’re looking for our new merch lineup, you can find that at www.thebreakdownabmerch.com If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Substack, Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

  8. 27 Apr

    Episode 8.19 - Alberta Liberal Takeover/Makeover Record Set Straight with Leader John Roggeveen!

    Two weeks ago, The Breakdown reported on a text sent out by strategist Stephen Carter that seemed to show he was in the process of orchestrating a takeover of the Alberta Liberals! Since then, Mt. Carter has been on the offense, claiming that we didn't reach out to the Liberals or their leader, that the effort was coordinated between Mr Carter and the Liberal Executive/Leader and a whole lot more! To set the record straight once and for all, we sat down with Alberta Liberal Leader John Roggeveen but we didn't stop at just the takeover question, because Thursday say the UCP issue new rules for referendum that could shut out all political parties from participation except for the UCP and the NDP! If those rules are legal... If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government... You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab and we can now accept e-transfers at info@thebreakdownab.ca! If you’re looking for our new merch lineup, you can find that at www.thebreakdownabmerch.com If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Substack, Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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