Did the Extreme Left Kill Comedy?
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Political correctness is killing comedy. So says one of the all-time greats, Jerry Seinfeld, in an interview with The New Yorker. Is he right? We ask Charles Adler and our live audience (24:07). Later in the episode, Jason Leslie of the Alberta Chambers of Commerce has his Eye on Alberta Business - taxes and electricity costs in particular. 5:30 | Presented by Tice Automotive Consulting, Charles Adler gives us his take on Governor Kristi Noem's book passage about meeting North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un (!), Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's "fib" about the renewables moratorium (13:14), and Seinfeld's comments about the state of stand-up comedy in 2024.  BUYING A VEHICLE SHOULD BE FUN: https://www.ticeautomotive.com/ 37:00 | Did you catch our Real Talk Round Table: Filmmakers Edition? Ryan revisits our May 3 episode ahead of NorthwestFest's Opening Night: May 9. GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY: https://www.northwestfest.ca/ WATCH THE ROUND TABLE: rtrj.info/050324NWF 42:15 | Were you a little surprised to see Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre tell Canadian business owners to cancel their Chamber memberships? We sure were. Ryan puts Poilievre's National Post op/ed in front of Jason Leslie from the Alberta Chambers of Commerce before discussing the ACC's advocacy on corporate taxes and electricity rates. Jason takes a second to congratulate all the nominees for the 2024 Alberta Business Awards of Distinction (June 20), and shares a few details about the ACC's AGM coming up May 23-25 in Red Deer. ALBERTA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE: https://abchamber.ca/ 1:03:09 | We LOVE hearing from younger members of our audience like Brady, 11, who doesn't miss a single edition of Positive Reflections! Brady shared a super cool video of a very considerate elephant named Shanmai - we haven't stopped smiling!  SUBMIT YOUR POSITIVE REFLECTION: [email protected]  GET A FREE SOLAR QUOTE TODAY: https://kubyenergy.ca/ FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM: @realtalkrj  REAL TALK MERCH: https://ryanjespersen.com/merch BECOME A REAL TALK PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/ryanjespersen 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.
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