Curtis Wright's ICE Detention Nightmare // What is "AI Literacy," Anyway?

Curtis Wright's ICE Detention Nightmare // What is "AI Literacy," Anyway?

September 10, 2026 · 1h 34m · Season 6 · Episode 179

About this episode

Curtis Wright shares his harrowing experience in ICE detention and discusses the implications of AI literacy in Canada.

Curtis Wright was born in Edmonton, built a life in Texas, and just spent nine months in ICE detention before being deported to Canada over a decades-old conviction from when he was 17. He joins us (3:30) to talk about what happened inside detention, the devastating impact of being separated from his children, and what his experience says about the human cost of America’s immigration crackdown. Feature interviews on Real Talk are presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. THIS EPISODE IS PRESENTED BY RapidEX FINANCIAL. THE CRYPTO WORLD MOVES FAST, AND YOUR TRUST IN AN EXCHANGE SHOULDN'T BE A GAMBLE. RapidEX IS SECURE, FINTRAC-REGISTERED, AND NON-CUSTODIAL. SAVE 50% ON FEES ON ONLINE INTERAC E-TRANSFER TRADES WITH PROMO CODE RYAN50 AT https://rapidexfinancial.com/. MBEW: https://www.mercedes-benz-edmontonwest.ca/ GET YOUR "PROUDLY ALBERTAN. FIERCELY CANADIAN." HOODIES BEFORE THEY SELL OUT (AGAIN): https://ryanjespersen.com/merch 41:30 | The iconic Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge just landed on a very exclusive list. We celebrate the JPL's inclusion on National Geographic's Best 20 New Hotels in the World in this edition of #MyJasper Memories presented by our friends at Tourism Jasper…

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