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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 leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum, who weighs in monthly on global and Canadian news events. The news cycle never slows down and neither does Hub Hits. Each day we provide you with quick hits on topical stories, big issues and important voices appearing in The Hub. Every week, editor-at-large Sean Speer is joined by David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, and Amanda Galbraith, principal at Oyster Group, to dig into the drama and strategy of Canadian politics. Topics range from the issues dominating headlines, the communications battles behind the scenes, to the trends shaping parties, leaders, and voters. Some weeks, they'll focus on the hot story in Ottawa. The Hub's media criticism podcast Full Press looks at how the media in Canada is covering the major stories of the day. Full press is hosted by The Hub's managing editor Harrison Lowman, and features journalist Tara Henley, and veteran news media executive Peter Menzies. Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. Each Friday, The Hub Roundtable features Hub co-founders Rudyard Griffiths' and Sean Speer's take on the big political and economic stories making the news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 3, 2026 • 24min
Andrew Coyne on why Canada must become a great power to survive
Andrew Coyne, columnist for The Globe and Mail, discusses Canada's national identity crisis amid growing threats from President Trump. He explores Canada's weakened national symbols and story, the decline of unifying narratives since the British Empire, and whether anti-Americanism is a unifying force. He argues Canada must strengthen internally through democratic reform, the removal of interprovincial trade barriers, and ambitious immigration to become a great power capable of defending itself in an increasingly hostile world. 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) Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS: Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Editor Rudyard Griffiths - Host Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press - Photo Credit To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts email support@thehub.ca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 3, 2026 • 20min
How Poilievre's Conservatives can win the next election
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 - How Poilievre's Conservatives can win the next election, by David Coletto 12:08 - Canada courting Qatar raises hard questions for Carney about values and security, by Ariella Kimmel This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of popular Hub podcasts and other great perks, subscribe to the Hub for only $2 a week: https://thehub.ca/join/hero/ 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 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS: Alisha Rao – Producer & Sound Editor To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, email support@thehub.ca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 2, 2026 • 48min
Elliot Kaufman on rising antisemitism, crime and immigration disorder
Elliot Kaufman, Wall Street Journal opinion writer and editorial board member, discusses the dramatic shifts in Western political discourse on immigration, crime, and antisemitism over the past two decades. He examines how policies that were once mainstream became polarizing, and the role of academic elites, activist groups, and judicial constraints in shaping debates. He also analyzes rising antisemitism across Western democracies, anti-Zionism being institutionalized, and concerning trends on both the political left and right regarding Jewish communities. This episode is a part of The Hub's new Fault Lines initiative, which examines the pressures pulling Canadian society apart and the principles that can hold it together. Click here to learn more: https://thehub.ca/fault-lines/ The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify) Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS: Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Video Editor Alex Matta - Sound Editor Steve Staley - Host Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 2, 2026 • 14min
Uncovering Canada's hidden debt crisis
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss policy expert Charles Lammam's new analysis in The Hub, which challenges the narrative that Canada is fiscally prudent. They examine how Canada ranks among the world's most indebted nations, when accounting for combined household, corporate, and government debt. They also explore why Canadians remain complacent about debt accumulation, the real costs of rising borrowing levels, and how government deficits drive up interest rates for mortgages and consumer loans, warning of potential unsustainability ahead. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify) Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS: Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Video Editor Alisha Rao - Sound Editor Rudyard Griffiths - Host Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press - Photo Credit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 2, 2026 • 12min
Canada needs to take the Alberta separation threat seriously
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 - Take the Alberta separation threat seriously, Canada, by Derrick Hunter 5:46 - Are conservatives really rights-deniers?, by Christopher Dummitt This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of popular Hub podcasts and other great perks, subscribe to the Hub for only $2 a week: https://thehub.ca/join/hero/ 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 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS: Alisha Rao – Producer & Sound Editor To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, email support@thehub.ca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 30, 2026 • 21min
Is Trump interfering with Alberta separatism?
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss escalating Canada-U.S. trade tensions and whether Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's controversial comments on Alberta separation is foreign interference. They also question whether Prime Minister Carney's Davos speech was strategic or reckless given upcoming CUSMA negotiations, assess the growing gap between Carney's bold rhetoric and modest policy execution, and predict the likelihood of a spring federal election. In the second half, they discuss Pierre Poilievre's upcoming speech at the Conservative Party convention held in Calgary and the existential stakes facing his leadership. If you are enjoying the free version of the Hub Roundtable, subscribe to become a Hub Hero or Fellow to access the full version every week: https://thehub.ca/join/ 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) Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS: Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Editor Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer - Hosts To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts email support@thehub.ca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 30, 2026 • 11min
Ontario's Progressive Conservatives need a wake-up call
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 - Ontario's Progressive Conservatives need a wake-up call, by Matt Spoke 7:11 - Decoding the uncertainty in Canada's oil patch—and what it means for Carney's investment ambitions, by Alicia Planincic This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of popular Hub podcasts and other great perks, subscribe to the Hub for only $2 a week: https://thehub.ca/join/hero/ 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 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS: Alisha Rao – Producer & Sound Editor To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, email support@thehub.ca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 29, 2026 • 40min
Why the Conservative convention is a crossroads for the party
Conservative strategist Amber Ruddy and former Alberta NDP staffer Keith McLaughlin join The Hub's Falice Chin in downtown Calgary—just steps from the Conservative Party of Canada convention—for the inaugural episode of Alberta Edge's new cross-partisan political panel. Recorded as delegates gather for Pierre Poilievre's leadership review, the conversation digs into how Conservative conventions actually work—from delegated voting and policy gatekeeping to coalition shifts, and the institutional durability of the modern Conservative Party. The episode offers a grounded look at how power, persuasion, and party machinery shape outcomes inside the movement. This podcast is generously supported by Don Archibald. The Hub thanks him for his ongoing support. The Hub is Canada's fastest-growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get our latest videos: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada 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 3-month trial membership on us: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/ Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS: Falice Chin - Host, Producer, and Editor Keith McLaughlin - Panelist Amber Ruddy - Panelist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 29, 2026 • 16min
Letter to Trump: From a Canadian veteran of the war in Afghanistan
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 - A message to President Trump, from a Canadian veteran of the war in Afghanistan, by Chad Rizzato 9:04 - Canada's population could double by 2075 to 76 million: Statistics Canada, by The Hub Staff This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of popular Hub podcasts and other great perks, subscribe to the Hub for only $2 a week: https://thehub.ca/join/hero/ 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 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS: Alisha Rao – Producer & Sound Editor To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, email support@thehub.ca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 28, 2026 • 15min
What Poilievre needs to prove at the upcoming Conservative Party convention
Ian Brodie, professor of political science at the University of Calgary and former chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, discusses Pierre Poilievre's upcoming leadership review at the Conservative Party convention in Calgary. He examines what delegates will be looking for in Poilievre's crucial speech this Friday night, the significance of the secret ballot process, and the benchmark for success beyond the 50 percent threshold. He also discusses party finances, nomination controversies, and tensions between federal Conservatives and provincial premiers like Doug Ford and Danielle Smith. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify) Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS: Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Video Editor Elia Gross - Sound Editor Falice Chin - Host Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press - Photo Credit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
