Podcast Episodes

Off The Record: Here's a Segment We Killed, and Why

Not all interviews go according to plan. Even on a show that has over 500 episodes and the host has recorded over a thousand interviews. So what do you do? Air it anyway? What if the content of that …

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Carney Catches Trump on the Rebound

Episode 1174

On the day of Trump’s spectacular public breakup with Elon Musk, news broke of phone calls and texts between Carney and Trump. Is a bromance blossoming?

Jan Wong joins to unpack the ongoing conversati…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Carney’s Bill C-2 ‘Much Worse Than Trump’?

Episode 1173

The Liberals’ first piece of legislation, Bill C-2 is a sweeping 139-page omnibus bill.

It would allow police to open and inspect mail from Canada Post, restrict cash transfers over $10,000, bolster s…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Brian Reed on Trump’s War on the Press

Episode 1172

You probably know Brian Reed from his award-winning podcast S-Town. Or from his other excellent podcast series, The Trojan Horse Affair. Finally, there’s his new show about journalism under Trump’s a…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Is it Patriotic to Support our Terrible Grocers?

Episode 1171

Canada’s ongoing grocery redemption arc.

The “Buy Canadian” moment has supplanted the grocery “Greedflation” narrative for now, but the $500 million bread price-fixing settlement is a reminder that Ca…

Published on 7 months ago

Carney is “Horny” for Productivity, Can A.I. Minister Evan Solomon Bring It?

Episode 1170

We’ve got a Minister of A.I. Now what?

Former Journalist MP Evan Solomon leads Canada’s Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, but it’s unclear exactly how A.I. fits into the Libe…

Published on 7 months ago

When Politics Ruins Friendships

Episode 1169

Political divides are growing, and it’s not just over basic issues anymore. Increasingly, people are feeling differences in basic conduct, morality, and how they approach discussions. These divisions…

Published on 7 months ago

Scoop: Cabinet Minister “Harassed” and “Humiliated” Employee

Episode 1168

The election is done and dusted. Votes cast, tallied, and 343 newly minted MPs are on the job. But even though we, the media collectively, tried our best to vet everyone, some things slipped past us.…

Published on 7 months ago

What Canada’s Left Must Learn from Bernie and AOC

Episode 1167

The American populist left has a roadmap for Canadian progressives. 

With the NDP wandering the political wilderness, the rise of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez points to where left-wing …

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

The Big Scary Canada-US Border

Episode 1166

Canadians and Americans alike are afraid of crossing the border, and for political commentators like Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks travel requires extra precautions. What’s behind Trump’s puzzling de…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago