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Hub Podcasts

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Welcome to Hub Podcasts, the audio version of the big ideas and in-depth conversations found at TheHub.ca, Canada"s fastest growing digital news outlet with half a million people engaging weekly with our content. Hub Dialogues features The Hub"s editor-at-large Sean Speer and managing editor Harrison Lowman engaged in longform conversations with leading thinkers on the big issues and ideas shaping the public conversation. In Conversation with David Frum features the insights and analysis of

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16:01

Canada has made real progress on housing. Now comes...

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2025/10/03

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 - Canada has made real progress on housing. Now comes the hardest part, by Eric Lombardi 7:44 - Four ways to make Canada a nation of homeowners once again, by Tim Hudak and Alex MacDonald This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of each instalment of

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28:23

Why mainstream media must invest in diversity of thought

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2025/10/02

In this special edition of Full Press, Harrison Lowman speaks to The Hub’s latest journalist hire Falice Chin, our new Alberta bureau chief. They discuss how mainstream media often fails to mirror the Canadian public back at itself, how conservatives are portrayed in the media, her former employer, the CBC, why covering Western Canada is a world away from covering Toronto, and why she chose to come to The Hub. To get full-length editions of each instalment of Full Press and other great perks,

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31:56

Smith's pipeline politics and Carney's declining...

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2025/10/02

In this episode of Hub Politics, Sean Speer, along with Amanda Galbraith, principal at Oyster Group, and David Coletto, founder and CEO of Abacus Data, discuss Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's announcement of a new pipeline project and its political implications, including the immediate pushback from B.C. Premier David Eby. They examine the challenges facing Prime Minister Mark Carney's government in balancing competing regional interests and coalition members. They also cover new Abacus polling

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15:58

What happens if Canada and the U.S. can’t come to an...

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2025/10/02

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. 0:22 - Need to Know: What happens if Canada and the U.S. can't come to an agreement on CUSMA?, including commentaries by Joseph Steinberg, Ian Brodie, and Harrison Lowman 8:28 - Nigel Wright showed us that greatness and goodness can be one and the same, by Stephen Staley This program is

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51:24

LIVE from Hub pub night: Calgary

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2025/10/01

On Tuesday night, The Hub hosted its second pub night in its cross-country tour at the National on 17th in Calgary, AB. Co-founders Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer at a Calgary pub night event with subscribers and supporters. They discuss the early performance of the Carney government, arguing that while it has correctly diagnosed Canada's problems around housing and major projects, its instinct toward centralized technocratic solutions risks exacerbating rather than solving these issues. The

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14:19

The budget warning that Canada cannot ignore

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2025/10/01

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. 0:28 - The budget warning that Canada cannot ignore, by Trevor Tombe 7:22 - Alberta Next tour mixes protest and insults with policy talk, by Falice Chin This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of each instalment of Hub Headlines and other great perks,

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39:10

Harley Finkelstein on how Canada can become a...

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2025/09/30

Harley Finkelstein, president of Shopify, discusses the company's remarkable growth story, what it reveals about the strengths and shortcomings of Canada’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, and how Canada’s unique advantages — including world-class talent, a collaborative culture, and lower barriers to entry — ultimately position it to become a global entrepreneurship powerhouse. This episode was made possible by Shopify and the generosity of viewers like you. Subscribe to The Hub’s podcast feed to

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30:31

Chief Aaron Pete: Why we need truth before...

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2025/09/30

Today, Canada marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation—a day to look back at the legacy of residential schools, the 150,000 Indigenous children who attended, and the abuse they suffered under the state-run project. It’s also a day to take stock of what Canadians make of that history and what they believe should or shouldn’t be done in the present to respond. Harrison Lowman speaks to Aaron Pete, Chief of Chawathil First Nation in B.C. and host of the Nuanced Podcast about why he thinks

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32:29

LIVE from Hub pub night: Vancouver

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2025/09/30

On Monday night, The Hub kicked off its cross-country pub tour at Steamworks Brew Pub in Vancouver, B.C. Co-founders Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discussed the challenges facing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority government—including a looming $100 billion deficit, upcoming CUSMA renegotiations with the Trump administration, and the prospect of an early election—before engaging in a lively Q&A with The Hub community. The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet.

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13:00

Reconciliation requires looking back to move forward

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2025/09/30

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 - Reconciliation requires looking back to move forward, by Karen Restoule 6:49 - Need to Know: Why is Canada’s world-class rugby team having to crowdfund to compete?, including commentaries by Howard Anglin and Amal Attar-Guzman This program is narrated by automated voices. To get

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35:01

Pete Hoekstra and Danielle Smith: What Alberta and...

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2025/09/29

Canada–U.S. trade talks could drag on to 2027, according to U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Yet both insist the future is still bright—especially when it comes to energy alignment between Alberta and Washington. From pipelines and nuclear power to critical minerals and even American booze, they outline what’s really slowing down CUSMA talks, and why Alberta sees an opening to shape North America’s economic future. This podcast is generously supported by Don

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12:44

Mark Carney’s theory of the case

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2025/09/29

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. 0:27 - Mark Carney’s theory of the case, by Theo Argitis 6:47 - High-earning Canadian families pay over 50 percent of all taxes in Ontario, Alberta, B.C., and Quebec: Report, by Graeme Gordon This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of each instalment of Hub

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07:24

We don’t just need a smaller budget deficit—we need a...

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2025/09/27

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. 0:29 - The Weekly Wrap: We don’t just need a smaller budget deficit—we need a smaller government, by Sean Speer This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of each instalment of Hub Headlines and other great perks, subscribe to the Hub for only $1 a

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23:43

How to privatize a bankrupt Canada Post

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2025/09/26

This week, in response to government moves to cut back on services to save money, 55,000 Canada Post workers headed back to the picket lines. With the minister of procurement admitting the Crown Corporation is now facing an “existential crisis,” and the loss of some $5 billion since 2018, Harrison Lowman speaks to Vincent Geloso, assistant professor of economics at George Mason University and a senior economist at the Montreal Economic Institute, about the possibilities of privatization. The Hub

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19:38

Trump trashes UN while Carney channels his inner...

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2025/09/26

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss key developments from the UN General Assembly, focusing on Trump's confrontational rhetoric toward Europe and the implications of his administration's hostility to European governance models. They also examine Carney's international engagement during the UN General Assembly, questioning whether his focus on global forums and European relationships risks alienating the Trump administration while neglecting pressing domestic issues like housing and

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18:53

Trump's erratic UN speech and Carney's misguided...

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2025/09/26

Leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum and The Hub’s editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss this week's major developments from the UN General Assembly meetings, including Prime Minister Mark Carney's recognition of a Palestinian state and Donald Trump's unexpected support for Ukraine. In the second half of the show, they discuss how the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada are trying to deal with the economic fallout from Trump's tariffs and the inflationary risks of interest rate

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10:55

Canada’s retreat on Israel is another black mark on...

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2025/09/26

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 - Canada’s retreat on Israel is another black mark on our reputation, by Ariella Kimmel 7:10 - It’s tough to be young and looking for work right now—especially in Alberta, by Alicia Planincic This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of each instalment

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19:19

Why the government’s gun buyback program is likely...

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2025/09/25

This week, the Carney government launched the next phase of its gun buyback program. But the nationwide effort, meant to compensate gun owners who now have “prohibited” firearms continues to face major challenges, including major confusion around how it will work, and a new leaked conversation featuring the minister in charge admitting he has doubts about its viability. Harrison Lowman speaks to Tracey Wilson, The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights’s vice president of public relations to learn

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28:22

Who gets to cancel Jimmy Kimmel?

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2025/09/25

Full Press discusses the Jimmy Kimmel controversy and why media executives appear to be bowing down to President Trump, examines Bari Weiss’ 200 million (potential) takeover of CBS News, and the serious claims of antisemitism at Radio-Canada. To get full-length editions of each instalment of Full Press and other great perks, subscribe to the Hub for only $1 a week: https://thehub.ca/join/hero/ The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub’s podcast

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13:17

Canada has its own problem with government control of...

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2025/09/25

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. 0:33 - Need to Know: Canadians concerned about the Jimmy Kimmel story should take a look in the mirror, including commentaries by Sean Speer and Bacchus Barua 7:08 - Three ways the Conservative Party of Canada can win again, by Dan Robertson This program is narrated by automated voices. To

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