Best Cuture Podcasts (2025)

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Trump's 'America First' foreign policy and the Indo-Pacific 1:02:36

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This special Hub Dialogues episode highlights Sean Speer moderating a panel on America First, the Indo Pacific and Canada at a conference in Ottawa hosted by the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy, Thompson Rivers University, and the New North American Initiative, at the University of Calgary School of Public Policy. Panelists Frederick Fleitz, Matt…

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Trump's national security strategy: Is Canada now in America's 'backyard'? 11:28

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Janice Gross Stein, Belzberg professor of Conflict Management and the founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto, discusses the Trump administration's new national security doctrine and its implications for Canada. She examines how this strategy asserts U.S. hemispheric dominance and challeng…

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The myth of unified Indigenous opposition to a West Coast pipeline 25:26

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Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - The myth of unified Indigenous opposition to a West Coast pipeline, by Falice Chin 12:46 - Coping with President Trump isn't easy, but our…

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Canadians hate 'populism'—but love populist policies 9:51

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Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:30 - The Weekly Wrap: Canadians hate 'populism'—but love populist policies, by Sean Speer This program is narrated by automated voices. Subscri…

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Did the pipeline deal satisfy Alberta separatists? 11:26

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Calgary Herald columnist Rick Bell discusses the pipeline deal between Prime Minister Carney and Premier Smith, and the effect it's had on separatist sentiment in Alberta. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get our best content when you are on the go: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zp…

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Why Canada's 'moderate middle' supports the Carney-Smith pipeline deal 15:37

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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Prime Minister Mark Carney's political momentum following his pipeline agreement with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. They explore whether a "silent majority" exists beyond polarized political extremes and how Carney's centrist positioning has created some challenges for Pierre Poilievre and the Conservative…

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The remarkable rise and spectacular fall of John Rustad 20:09

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Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - The remarkable rise and spectacular fall of John Rustad, the B.C. premier who never was, by Kirk LaPointe 5:23 - Should Israel support a t…

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Do Canadians support the Carney-Smith pipeline deal? 33:51

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In this episode of Hub Politics, host Sean Speer is joined by Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and president of Oyster Group, and David Coletto, founder and CEO of Abacus Data, to discuss new polling from Abacus Data that shows the pipeline agreement between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is popular with Canadians, partic…

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Inside the complex politics of Indigenous pipeline support 37:01

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The new memorandum of understanding on a potential oil pipeline to the West Coast stipulates that any such project from Alberta would require Indigenous co-ownership. In light of high-profile opposition from Coastal First Nations leaders in B.C., Indigenous Resource Network executive director John Desjarlais joins Alberta Edge to explain what meani…

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Why Canada should follow in Ireland's tax reform footsteps 24:36

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Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - Why Canada should follow in Ireland's tax reform footsteps, by Charles Lammam 11:37 - Quebec's health reforms are controversial—and exactl…

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Why the Carney government might strip religious protections from its hate speech laws 14:38

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Canada could soon drop its religious-belief exemption from its hate speech laws, as part of a Liberal–Bloc deal to pass the government's anti-hate bill. Joanna Baron, executive director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation, discusses what the change could mean and why critics insist it threatens freedom of expression and protections for people s…

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How the nuclear industry supports Canadian jobs, innovation, and global supply chains 24:53

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Sean Jones, the vice-president of APX supply chain at Westinghouse, discusses Canada's critical role in the global nuclear energy supply chain, including the geopolitical tensions reshaping supply chain resilience strategies, opportunities for Canadian suppliers to serve international markets, and workforce development challenges facing the industr…

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Danielle Smith (finally) delivers health-care reform 22:09

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Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:17 - Danielle Smith (finally) delivers health-care reform, by Bacchus Barua 6:56 - Send The Hub your health-care horror stories!, by Harrison L…

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Why Canada's ambitious housing target requires a complete system overhaul 30:17

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John Stackhouse, senior vice-president at the office of the CEO at RBC, and Stephanie Shewchuck, the director of housing policy at RBC Thought Leadership, discuss Canada's housing crisis, including the complexity of measuring the housing shortfall, different barriers preventing increased construction, and why development charges in particular have …

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A grand bargain—or an empty gesture? 20:35

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Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:20 - Is Carney's 'grand bargain' anything more than an empty gesture?, by Derrick Hunter 6:18 - Have we really hit peak oil? Don't count on it,…

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Is Canada one step closer to reaching its energy superpower potential? 21:56

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Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - Canada just took one big step closer to reaching its energy superpower potential, by Mark Cameron 7:40 - How much is Canada spending on he…

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How the West betrayed Afghanistan 49:56

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Lyse Doucet, chief international correspondent for the BBC, explains how after more than 50 years of constant war and invasion, Afghanistan can be both "the graveyard of empires" and home to the most welcoming people on the planet. The Canadian journalist discusses our country's legacy in Afghanistan after our longest-ever conflict, the "polycrisis…

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Love her or hate her, Danielle Smith just won big 5:43

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Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:17 - Love her or hate her, Danielle Smith just won big, by Falice Chin This program is narrated by automated voices. Subscribe to The Hub's pod…

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The Alberta pipeline deal: Is PM Carney actually a conservative? 24:49

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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the political implications of Prime Minister Mark Carney's pipeline deal with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. They debate whether Carney's leadership represents a fundamental shift in Liberal politics or simply a "new personality cult" in light of his reversal of various Trudeau-era policies. They also cover…

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Hunter Prize 2025: How to incentivize economic growth in Canada 26:33

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On this special episode of Hub Dialogues, the winner and runner-up of the third annual Hunter Prize for Public Policy, Matthew Chiasson, economist and Senior Policy Advisor at the Competition Bureau, and Charles Lammam, economic and policy professional and think-tank scholar, respectively discuss their proposals on how barrier-free competition and …

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Competition can get Canada out of its growth rut 16:21

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Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - Canada is stuck in a growth rut, but competition can get us out, by Matthew Chiasson 7:28 - Is America's economic dominance finally frayin…

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Does the Alberta-Ottawa MOU bring us any closer to a pipeline? 31:07

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Rory Johnston, oil markets analyst, and Grant Sprague, former Alberta deputy energy minister, examine the federal-provincial memorandum of understanding on a pathway toward a West Coast bitumen pipeline. They analyze whether the agreement removes or adds barriers to construction, debate the viability of private sector financing versus public fundin…

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Why did VP JD Vance attack the CBC? 36:19

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Full Press breaks down why American Vice President JD Vance is going after Canadian immigration policies and the CBC, examines a decade-long #MeToo case that upended the Canadian writing world, and calls out The Fifth Estate for their biased investigation into how "safer" supply can cure Canada's opioid crisis. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing i…

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David Frum on Trump, Russia, and the extremist Right 18:33

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Leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the Trump administration's plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war and what it means for Ukraine, NATO and other global alliances and America's standing in the world. In the second half, they discuss the rise of extremist voices on the American Right. Fru…

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One Canadian economy? Not quite yet 19:58

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Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - One Canadian economy? Not quite yet, by Trevor Tombe 7:11 - Corporate Canada has a gerontocracy, by Rudyard Griffiths 13:51 - Literacy, re…