Canada’s On Fire: Yellowknife & Kelowna Evacuated

Tens of thousands of Canadians have fled their homes as wildfires destroy Kelowna and threaten Yellowknife.  3:50 | Kelowna is burning as Ryan and Johnny record this episode. They begin with a couple personal angles on the Kelowna fire, including a friend who lost everything overnight.  21:15 | Real Talkers have responded in a BIG way to yesterday's feature on Alberta's skyrocketing electricity prices. Ryan reads a bunch of your Twitter comments and takes a look at the barbs being tossed between Premier Danielle Smith and federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. 35:40 | Real Talkers Thesco and Brock chime in on our interview with Tristin Hopper about Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, and Pierre Poilievre.  41:50 | NWT Minister of Environment and Climate Change Shane Thompson, also the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, joins Ryan a couple hours before Yellowknife's mandatory evacuation deadline.  52:50 | Real Talker Christine responds to our August 17 interview with Dr. Toor by sharing a journal entry she wrote after asking her doctor for a birth control prescription in 1979.  56:20 | Brad's pissed at Ryan's comment about incels, Kathy's pissed off at a bunch of politicians,  and Michael's pissed off at the idea of moving the Grey Cup to Thanksgiving weekend. It's another rowdy edition of Trash Talk presented by Local Environmental Services!  SEND US YOUR TRASH TALK: [email protected]  KEEP IT LOCAL: https://localenvironmental.ca/ BECOME A REAL TALK PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/ryanjespersen WEBSITE: https://ryanjespersen.com/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@realtalkrj TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RealTalkRJ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/RealTalkRJ/ THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS! https://ryanjespersen.com/sponsors The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Relay Communications Group Inc. or any affiliates.