We've got Alberta covered in this episode, including your thoughts on the teachers strike, Jyoti Gondek's mission to secure a second term as Calgary's mayor, and former Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel's total dissatisfaction with the state of the capital city. 

Ryan leads off with a message from an Edmonton principal experiencing "the worst and most difficult day of (her) 23-year career," a gut check on student hunger from Brittany in Red Deer, Teacher Andrea's real reason for voting "no" to the province's most recent deal, and and Robyn's note re: charter schools.

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6:00 | In our fifth of five interviews with the leading candidates for Calgary mayor, Jyoti Gondek shares her thoughts on the teachers strike, cost of living in Calgary, blanket rezoning, and polling leading up to the October 20 election. 

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24:00 | Jespo and Johnny debrief on mayoral races in Calgary and Edmonton, and Rahim Jaffer's public release calling out his exclusion from our Real Talk Edmonton Mayoral Debate. 

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42:30 | Stephen Mandel is ready to blow a gasket. The former Edmonton mayor tells us what he REALLY thinks about the state of the city, and how it got here. 

1:01:00 | The Royal Alexandra Hospital is celebrating 125 years, and every Tuesday on Real Talk, we're highlighting the Echoes of the Alex. This week, it's the story of Joyce Helton. 

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