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Hub Podcasts

Hub Media Canada

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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25:03

Parliament returns. What are the challenges facing...

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2025/09/16

Crestview Strategy partner Ginny Roth provides analysis on Parliament's return and the key political dynamics shaping Canadian politics. She examines Pierre Poilievre's strategic challenges as Conservative leader, including his efforts to moderate his tone while maintaining his authentic "fighter" persona, and his party's focus on immigration as a potential winning issue. She also discusses the pressures facing Prime Minister Mark Carney as he seeks to build his own team while managing both

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11:36

Mark Carney’s Build Canada Homes agency won’t solve...

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2025/09/16

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 - Mark Carney’s Build Canada Homes agency won’t solve Canada’s housing crisis, by Sean Speer 5:36 - Buying F-35 fighter jets are in Canada’s interest—regardless of what America says, by J.L. Granatstein This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of each

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14:12

How Carney's Build Canada Homes plan misdiagnoses the...

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2025/09/15

Chris Spoke, partner at Toronto-based development company Toronto Standard, discusses Prime Minister Mark Carney's newly announced Build Canada Homes agency and its approach to addressing Canada's housing affordability crisis. He argues that while the agency aims to boost affordable housing supply, it fundamentally misdiagnoses the problem. He explores whether Build Canada Homes represents progress or a step backward from the previous consensus that market-rate housing supply increases are essential

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41:14

Sam Tanenhaus on Bill Buckley's rise as America's...

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2025/09/15

In this two-part episode, best-selling author and journalist Sam Tanenhaus discusses his much-anticipated biography of William F. Buckley Jr., entitled, Buckley: The Life and the Revolution that Changed America. In the first part, Tanenhaus covers Buckley's early life, his fast-paced career trajectory, and the ideas and values that animated his decades as America's leading conservative intellectual. The second part of the conversation will be released tomorrow. The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing

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10:22

The House returns—The tests begin

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2025/09/15

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. 0:26 - The House returns—The tests begin, by Darrell Bricker 4:54 - ‘Expectations remain high’: The big issues and storylines facing Canada’s leaders as Parliament returns, including commentaries by Ben Woodfinden, Garry Keller, and David Coletto This program is narrated by automated

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17:10

As Parliament returns, will the real Mark Carney...

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2025/09/12

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the return of Parliament next week, including the soon-to-be-expected federal budget, and what it means for Prime Minister Mark Carney whose policy record thus far has been less ambitious than he promised during the election campaign. In the back half of the show, they update The Hub community on the opportunities and challenges facing The Hub itself in light of ongoing news media subsidies, the threat posed by artificial intelligence, and the growing

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40:44

What’s the value of the social sciences and...

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2025/09/12

Peter Stoicheff, the president of the University of Saskatchewan and outgoing chair of the U15 group of Canada’s research-intensive universities, discusses the role of the humanities and social sciences in a world increasingly shaped by technological disruption, artificial intelligence, and polarization, and why, in his view, their value is not diminishing but in fact growing. This episode was made possible by U15 Canada and the generosity of viewers like you. Donate today. The Hub is Canada’s

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11:13

The danger of Canada’s domesticated foreign policy

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2025/09/12

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 - The danger of Canada’s domesticated foreign policy, by Howard Anglin 6:06 - Charlie Kirk and the price of speech, by Stephen Staley 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

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17:17

Why Carney's major projects plan could backfire on...

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2025/09/11

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer analyze Prime Minister Mark Carney's announcement of five "national interest" projects that will undergo an expedited review process under new federal legislation. They examine whether these projects meet the scale of Carney's promise of Canada becoming an energy superpower during the federal election campaign in response to Trump's tariffs. The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub’s podcast feed to get our best

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18:21

Poll: Poilievre demanding the elimination of the...

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2025/09/11

Abacus Data founder and CEO David Coletto joins The Hub to analyze the latest federal polling as Parliament prepares to reconvene with Prime Minister Mark Carney facing off against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. He discusses the government's approval ratings, which have tightened significantly since Carney's post-election honeymoon period, and analyzes the politically explosive debate over the Temporary Foreign Workers Program. The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news

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13:05

Excessive force—or self-defence? The law should...

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2025/09/11

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 - Isn’t it obvious we should side with homeowners defending themselves, not the violent criminals who break in?, by Joanna Baron 8:32 - Are Canadians using AI at work? It depends on who you ask, by Alicia Planincic This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length

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11:34

Charlie Kirk assassinated at age 31 in Utah

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2025/09/10

Charlie Kirk, a prominent American conservative commentator and founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated at age 31. Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss how his assassination highlights the escalating political violence in the U.S., drawing parallels to the attempt on President Trump's life. Kirk's influence extended beyond traditional politics, leveraging podcasts and social media to build a powerful youth movement on U.S. college campuses. The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing

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18:31

Hamilton man ordered to remove home security cameras...

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2025/09/10

Christine Van Geyn, litigation director for the Canadian Constitution Foundation, discusses the controversial case of a Hamilton man ordered to remove 10 security cameras from his property under a 2010 municipal bylaw. She argues that the bylaw is being misapplied, and is potentially a violation of rights. The conversation explores broader themes around property rights, privacy expectations in the digital age, and Canadians' ability to protect their homes amid rising concerns about crime and

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11:50

Ottawa floods the zone as the economy treads water

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2025/09/10

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 - Ottawa floods the zone as the economy treads water, by Darrell Bricker 5:47 - Smaller audiences, bigger bailouts—Expect even more subsidies for Canada’s dying broadcast platforms, by Peter Menzies This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of each

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11:12

Teck-Anglo American mining merger: Canada's strategic...

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2025/09/09

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the proposed merger between Canadian mining giant Teck and British mining company Anglo American, and whether this is a merger of equals or a takeover in disguise. They also examine the political implications of the deal, including its review under Canada's Investment Canada Act, and how economic nationalism and upcoming trade negotiations with Trump's America could influence the government's decision. The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital

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19:41

How Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program harms...

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2025/09/09

Conservative MP and immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner discusses the Conservative Party's proposal to eliminate Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program. She explains how the previous Trudeau government dismantled safeguards across immigration streams, with a particular focus on the TFW program, creating economic distortions that are suppressing wages, lowering productivity, and harming both Canadian and foreign workers. The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet

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13:33

Lies, damned lies, and crime statistics

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2025/09/09

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 - Lies, damned lies, and crime statistics, by Howard Anglin 5:46 - Crime is not going away as an issue for the prime minister, by Ben Woodfinden 9:17 - How conservatives can actually empower Canadian workers, by Falice Chin This program is narrated by automated voices. To get

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32:53

Zachary Siewert on forecasting, CUSMA's future and...

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2025/09/08

Zachary Siewert, professional forecaster from Cultivate Labs, discusses the growing role of economic and geopolitical forecasting, including how it's carried out and its potential uses for businesses, governments, and others. He then forecasts potential scenarios for the Canada-U.S. relationship, ranging from the likelihood that CUSMA is repealed to its renegotiation. The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub’s podcast feed to get our best content

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15:03

The Conservative Party is courting unions. Is this...

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2025/09/08

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the Conservative Party's evolving relationship with organized labour as traditional working-class voters increasingly shift away from the NDP. They also get into competing perspectives on whether the Conservatives should embrace unions directly or pursue a "pro-worker but not pro-union" approach. Finally, they examine the NDP's transformation away from a party focused on material worker interests to one reflecting professional-class preferences The Hub is

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15:10

Should conservatives support unions?

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2025/09/08

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 - Why Conservatives should be pro-union, by Bryce McRae 9:24 - Canadian universities must do more to protect freedom of speech, by Michael Zwaagstra and Matthew Mitchell This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of each instalment of Hub Headlines and

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