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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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24:24

Get ready for a troubling new era for the Canadian...

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2025/12/11

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. 0:18 - Get ready for a troubling new era for the Canadian economy, by Trevor Tombe 8:38 - Doctors see promise in Alberta's dual-practice health-care proposal, by Falice Chin 20:04 - Health-care wait times in Canada hit 28.6 weeks median in 2025 as Ontario has lowest waits: Study, by

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11:17

Will Trump's new security doctrine trap Canada?

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2025/12/10

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the Trump administration's new National Security Strategy and its implications for Canadian sovereignty. They discuss America's shift from global hegemon to regional power, the emergence of spheres of influence reminiscent of 19th-century geopolitics, and how this limits Canada's ability to pursue alternative partnerships with Europe or China. They also explore whether great power accommodation between the U.S., China, and Russia signals a dangerous return to

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33:14

Is it in Israel's national interest to support a...

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2025/12/10

This special episode of Hub Dialogues features the opening statements from the Munk Debate on the Two-State Solution moderated by The Hub's Rudyard Griffiths. Arguing in favour of the resolution was former Israeli prime minister, finance minister, and mayor of Jerusalem, Ehud Olmert. His debate partner was Tzipi Livni, who served as Israel's justice and foreign minister and the country's chief peace negotiator in 2008 and 2014. Arguing against the resolution was the celebrated historian, former

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20:33

Canada's puzzling political contradiction

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2025/12/10

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. 0:18 - Populism without populists: New polling reveals Canada's puzzling political contradiction, by André Turcotte 9:43 - Hate speech is a problem, but threatening religious freedom is the wrong solution, by Andrew Bennett 15:00 - It's time for journalists to stop tweeting, by Peter

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24:10

Why all Canadians should care about the oilsands

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2025/12/09

Kendall Dilling, the president of the Pathways Alliance, joins Hub Dialogues just days after a landmark memorandum of understanding between the federal government and Alberta. He discusses why Canada's oilsands matter to all Canadians, walks us through the Pathways Alliance's ambitious carbon capture project, and makes a compelling case for why developing our resources responsibly is both an economic imperative and an environmental opportunity. This episode is presented in partnership with Pathways

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17:15

Will the Carney-Smith pipeline deal help or hurt...

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2025/12/09

Christopher Ragan, economics professor at McGill's Max Bell School of Public Policy, examines how well the Alberta-Ottawa memorandum of understanding balances pipeline development with environmental protection. He analyzes whether the deal—featuring carbon capture investment, enhanced industrial carbon pricing, and a new pipeline to Asian markets—will help or hinder Canada's emission targets. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed

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22:24

Is Trump's new National Security Strategy a threat to...

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2025/12/09

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. 0:19 - How Trump's new National Security Strategy targets Canadian sovereignty, by Rudyard Griffiths 5:23 - The autonomy trap: Why AI's 'chain of command' still needs humans, by Shaun Tofsrud 10:54 - The Thomas King saga proves Canada's cultural establishment must end its identity

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01:02:36

Trump's 'America First' foreign policy and the...

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2025/12/08

On this special episode of Hub Dialogues, recorded at the Indo-Pacific Strategy Forum in Ottawa hosted by the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy, Thompson Rivers University, and The Hub's partner, the New North American Initiative, at the University of Calgary School of Public Policy, Sean Speer, The Hub's editor-at-large, moderated a live discussion with Frederick Fleitz, Matt Turpin, and Stephen Yates from the America First Policy Institute, Hoover Institution, and Heritage foundation,

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11:28

Trump's national security strategy: Is Canada now in...

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2025/12/08

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 challenges Canadian Arctic sovereignty. She argues the doctrine signals a return to 19th-century spheres of influence, where three major powers—in this case, the

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25:26

The myth of unified Indigenous opposition to a West...

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2025/12/08

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. 0:18 - 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 best ally is time, by Derek H. Burney 20:07 - Seven Canadian provinces rank below all 50 U.S. states for economic freedom of residents in

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09:51

Canadians hate 'populism'—but love populist policies

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2025/12/06

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. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify) Watch The Hub

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11:26

Did the pipeline deal satisfy Alberta separatists?

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2025/12/05

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/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify) Want more Hub? Get a FREE 30-day trial membership on us: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/ Follow

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15:37

Why Canada's 'moderate middle' supports the...

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2025/12/05

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 Conservatives. In the back half of the show, they are joined by The Hub's contributor Stephen Staley, to discuss protests against this week's Munk Debate on Israel's

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20:09

The remarkable rise and spectacular fall of John Rustad

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2025/12/05

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 two-state solution? The Munk Debates prove open discussion on the issue is still possible, by Stephen Staley 11:37 - Apartments are 81 percent of

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33:51

Do Canadians support the Carney-Smith pipeline deal?

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2025/12/04

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, particularly among self-identified Conservatives. They explore the possible political risks to the memorandum of understanding, Pierre Poilievre and the federal

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37:01

Inside the complex politics of Indigenous pipeline...

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2025/12/04

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 meaningful consultation and relationship-building look like in 2025. He breaks down the diversity of views among First Nations across Alberta and B.C., what a

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24:36

Why Canada should follow in Ireland's tax reform...

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2025/12/04

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 exactly the shake-up Canadian health-care needs, by Jason M. Sutherland 16:56 - Canada and Germany are two of the world's worst-performing rich

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14:38

Why the Carney government might strip religious...

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2025/12/03

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 simply expressing their beliefs. 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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24:53

How the nuclear industry supports Canadian jobs,...

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2025/12/03

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 industry. This episode is presented in partnership with Westinghouse. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The

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22:09

Danielle Smith (finally) delivers health-care reform

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2025/12/03

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 - Danielle Smith (finally) delivers health-care reform, by Bacchus Barua 6:56 - Send The Hub your health-care horror stories!, by Harrison Lowman 9:54 - The biggest energy story in Canada nobody's talking about, by Falice Chin This program is narrated by automated voices. To get

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