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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 over 500,000 users engaging with our content every week. 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 insight and analysis of leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum, who weighs in every second Friday on global and Canadian news events. The Bricker & Speer podcast features The Hub’s editor-at-large Sean Speer in conversation with the CEO of Ipsos Global Public Affairs, Darrell Bricker. Twice monthly, Darrell and Sean cover the politics, personalities and policy driving public opinion and politics in Canada. 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.

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United States

Description:

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 over 500,000 users engaging with our content every week. 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 insight and analysis of leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum, who weighs in every second Friday on global and Canadian news events. The Bricker & Speer podcast features The Hub’s editor-at-large Sean Speer in conversation with the CEO of Ipsos Global Public Affairs, Darrell Bricker. Twice monthly, Darrell and Sean cover the politics, personalities and policy driving public opinion and politics in Canada. 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.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Hub Roundtable: The rise of Canadian patriotic populism

2/14/2025
Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss how the federal ballot question has shifted to a focus on Canada-U.S. relations and its implications for Canadian politics. They cover Pierre Poilievre’s major rally speech this weekend and Mark Carney’s apparent lead in the Liberal leadership race. The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher, Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub’s content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you liked what you heard in the first half of the program and wish to subscribe to full-length editions of The Roundtable please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on TheHub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now!

Duration:00:19:29

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Hub Headlines: There’s a fortune to be made in Canada—we need to seize the opportunity

2/14/2025
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 - There’s a fortune to be made in Canada—if only we’d seize the opportunity, by Peter Tertzakian 8:31 - Poilievre is right to be tough on crime—but adopting the progressive legal playbook is the wrong way to do it, by Joanna Baron This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub’s podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/.

Duration:00:13:10

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Bricker & Speer: How is Canada's political landscape evolving amid Trump's provocations?

2/13/2025
Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Global Public Affairs, and Sean Speer, The Hub's editor-at-large, discuss Canada's evolving political landscape in the wake of Trump's provocations, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's upcoming rally in Toronto, and Mark Carney's growing lead in the Liberal leadership race. If you like what you are listening, consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/.

Duration:00:33:22

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Full Press: Don’t Cry for the CBC

2/13/2025
This week on Full Press, did the CBC’s new CEO bomb her first major media appearance? Also, are journalists who use unnamed sources lazy? And, why is the mainstream media so willing to adopt the terminology of left-wing academia? Our hosts Harrison Lowman, managing editor of The Hub, current affairs journalist, podcaster and author Tara Henley, and Peter Menzies, former newspaper executive and vice chair of the CRTC now senior fellow with The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Peter Menzies discuss. If you like what you are hearing, consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/.

Duration:00:39:29

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Hub Headlines: How Poilievre can make 'stop the crime' a reality

2/13/2025
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 - Four ways Poilievre can make ‘stop the crime’ more than a slogan, by Steven Penney 8:13 - Thankfully for David Eby, Donald Trump’s antics are distracting from his disastrous record, by Kirk LaPointe This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub’s podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/.

Duration:00:14:09

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Hub Headlines: Why Canada should ban TikTok—even if the U.S. doesn't

2/12/2025
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 - Canada should ban TikTok—even if Trump backs down in the U.S., by Adam Zivo 8:18 - Canada has faced trade crises with the U.S. before. How did we survive our past tariff tiffs?, by Brent H. Cameron This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub’s podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/.

Duration:00:15:23

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Hub Dialogues: Oren Cass on the economics of the New Right

2/11/2025
On this Hub Dialogue we are joined by Oren Cass, the founder and chief economist of American Compass, a conservative think tank that is challenging traditional Republican thinking on the economy, and influencing a number of younger Republicans like Tom Cotton, Marco Rubio, Josh Hawley and Vice President J.D. Vance. He talks to us about how Canadians should understand the ongoing threat of tariffs, the ideas and impulses that are animating the Trump administration’s disruptive economic and foreign policies, and where Canada fits in the post-liberal international order. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/.

Duration:00:32:19

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Hub Headlines: Carney's climate platform is a relic from the past

2/11/2025
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 - Mark Carney’s climate plan is already outdated, by Heather Exner-Pirot 7:37 - The mainstream media’s coverage of the Liberal leadership contest is a head-scratcher, by Peter Menzies This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub’s podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/.

Duration:00:13:19

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Hub Dialogues: Ian Edwards on how Canada can leverage the nuclear renaissance to meet its environmental goals

2/10/2025
Ian Edwards, the president and CEO of AtkinsRéalis, discusses the nuclear renaissance he’s seeing around the world, how AtkinsRéalis and its CANDU technology is playing a big part in it, and how Canada can better leverage nuclear energy to meet its energy and environmental goals at home and abroad. This episode was made possible by Canadians for CANDU and the generosity of listeners like you The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/.

Duration:00:31:54

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Hub Headlines: The Left’s newfound faux Canadian patriotism

2/10/2025
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 - The Left’s newfound faux Canadian patriotism, by David Polansky 8:30 - Why is the government paying to lobby itself? It’s time to end this corrupt process, by David Clement This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub’s podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/.

Duration:00:13:49

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Hub Roundtable: Trump’s tariff threats have turned Canadian politics upside down

2/7/2025
Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss Trump's tariffs and how the Liberals and Conservatives are jockeying politically in the aftermath of import taxes on Canadian goods going into the U.S. are postponed for thirty days. The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher, Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub’s content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you liked what you heard in the first half of the program and wish to subscribe to full-length editions of The Roundtable please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on TheHub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now!

Duration:00:16:42

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Bricker & Speer: How are Canadians feeling about Trump's tariff threats?

2/7/2025
Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Global Public Affairs, and The Hub's editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss new Ipsos polling on how Canadians are feeling about Trump's tariff threats, the Liberal leadership race and the state of Canadian politics more generally. If you like what you are hearing, consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/.

Duration:00:28:14

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Hub Headlines: The typical voters of today's Liberal Party of Canada

2/7/2025
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 typical voters of today’s Liberal Party of Canada, by David Coletto 9:21 - We must take the tariff debate back to first principles, by Michel-Kelly Gagnon This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub’s podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/.

Duration:00:14:30

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Hub Headlines: There are real limits to what Canada can do in standing up to Trump

2/6/2025
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 - There are real limits to what Canada can do in standing up to Trump, by Trevor Tombe 7:18 - Canada is at a crossroads—will we seize the opportunity to build a better country?, by Richard Rooney This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub’s podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/.

Duration:00:11:20

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Hub Headlines: The trade war is not over yet

2/5/2025
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 - The trade war is not over yet, by Theo Argitis 6:10 - Know your enemy—Understanding Trump’s mindset is key if Canada wants to survive this trade war, by Robert D. Atkinson This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub’s podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/.

Duration:00:12:36

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Hub Dialogues: Margaret MacMillan on our new chaotic age

2/4/2025
Renowned Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan defines the historical moment we now find ourselves in — where might makes right on the international stage and populism spreads throughout the western world. She also discusses the harm Prime Minister Trudeau had on how Canadians view their history, and the concerning rise of “anti-history” historians. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/.

Duration:00:29:31

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Hub Headlines: Canada got a break from American tariffs—for now

2/4/2025
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. 0:23 - Canada got a break from American tariffs—for now. Here’s how our economy would fare if Trump changes his mind, by Joseph Steinberg 7:35 - As the U.S. abandons DEI, Canada doubles down, by Dave Snow This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub’s podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/.

Duration:00:14:38

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Hub Dialogues: Alex Trembath on the ecomodernist defense of nuclear power

2/3/2025
Alex Trembath, the deputy director of the Breakthrough Institute, discusses why technological progress is key to addressing climate change, the potential of large scale nuclear energy, and how Canada can be a global leader in exporting its nuclear technology. This episode was made possible by Canadians for CANDU and the generosity of listeners like you The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/.

Duration:00:34:00

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Hub Headline: Trump’s tariffs are here—now what?

2/3/2025
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 - Trump’s tariffs are here—now what?, by Anil Wasif This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub’s podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/.

Duration:00:09:08

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Hub Roundtable: Day One of The Canada-U.S. tariff war

2/2/2025
Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer are joined by Janice Gross Stein of the Munk School of Global Affairs discuss Trump's tariffs against Canada and our pledge of dollar-for-dollar countervailing duties if U.S. import taxes are not lifted in the coming weeks. They breakdown what could happen next in this high-stakes economic contest between North America’s two largest economies and trading partners. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub’s content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you liked what you heard on the program and wish to subscribe to future editions of The Roundtable at full-length please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on TheHub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now!

Duration:00:32:07