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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 ev...

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Hub Canada Media

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www.thehub.ca

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

How the poor are paying for 'Elbows Up' 22.05.2025

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 - How the poor are paying for 'Elbows Up' , by Theo Argitis 5:07 - Ontario's $14.6 billion deficit exposes a revenue problem for Boomer medical care , by Paul Kershaw This program is narrat...

Was 'Elbows Up' just media hype? 22.05.2025

Full Press discusses whether the media got caught up in an 'Elbows Up' wave partially of their own making, CBC's post-election Poilievre flare up, and if American academics are migrating to the Great White North to escape President Trump. 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/3a7zpd7...

Alberta's independence depends on Washington, not Ottawa 21.05.2025

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. This episode features Andy Crooks, current chair of the Canadian Constitution Foundation. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content: htt...

Mark Carney's crisis that wasn't 21.05.2025

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 crisis that wasn't , by Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer 6:23 - And then there was one, once again, the Edmonton Oilers are Canada's last best hope for a Stanley Cup , by Ki...

Why Carney's warning to Israel will cause more harm than good 20.05.2025

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. This episode features Noah Shack, interim president of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best conte...

Canada beats the U.S. in quality of life — but for how long? 20.05.2025

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. This episode features Alicia Planincic, Hub contributor and director of policy & economics at the Business Council of Alberta. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast...

Debbie Gamble on the future of digital payments in Canada 20.05.2025

Debbie Gamble, the group head, chief strategy and marketing officer of Interac, discusses the history and evolution of Canada's payment system, including Interac's unique role in protecting against digital fraud and enabling entrepreneurship and commerce. This episode was made possible by Interac and the generosity of listeners like you. If you like what you are hearing, consider subscribing to Th...

How serious is the Alberta separatism question? 20.05.2025

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. 0:16 - How serious is the Alberta separatism question? , by including commentaries from Falice Chin and Mandi Johnson 8:53 - With the mainstream media in bed with the Liberals, Canada needs indep...

Uri Kaufman on why progressives are so hostile to Israel 19.05.2025

Uri Kaufman is the author of American Intifada: Israel, the Gaza War and the New Antisemitism . He joins host Sean Speer to explain how a cognitive dissidence is to blame for today's ideological revolt against the moral foundations of the West. And while elite institutions and protesting students are getting much of the blame for the anti-Israel sentiment sweeping across America, Uri argues that y...

Can Mark Carney reconcile Canada's growing divides? 19.05.2025

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 - Can Mark Carney reconcile Canada's growing divides? , by Carson Riar 8:19 - How much should we blame trade with China for devastating job losses? Less than you might think , by Joseph Stei...

Did Mark Carney just pull a Joe Clark with his budget delay? 17.05.2025

Hub Notebook features Theo Argitis, editor-at-large for business and economics, and his analysis and insights on the week that was in economics. For more of Theo's commentary and journalism, check out his articles here . 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://...

Is the new Liberal housing minister up to the task? 16.05.2025

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. This episode features Matt Spoke, Hub contributor and Toronto real-estate developer. 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://...

Carney's first misstep and Ontario as the sick man of North America 16.05.2025

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss discuss Prime Minister Carney's tough week starting with criticisms of his Trudeau-era cabinet appointments and then followed by communications missteps by key ministers. They also cover the high-spending Ontario budget and the extent to which it reflects a common tendency across Canadian governments to put off pro-growth reforms i...

Canada needs an Opposition that will oppose 16.05.2025

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. 0:16 - Canada needs an Opposition that will oppose , by Howard Anglin 6:33 - Canada outperforms the U.S. on many well-being measures—yet on the important economic indicators, we are falling far b...

Where the Leafs go, so goes Canada? 15.05.2025

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. This episode features Hub founders, Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer. 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/3a7...

Does the Carney government need a spring federal budget? 15.05.2025

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. This episode features Rebekah Young, vice president, head of inclusion and resilience economics at Scotiabank. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all...

Why an Alberta Accord makes sense 15.05.2025

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. 0:15 - Why an Alberta Accord makes sense , by Trevor Tombe 7:31 - As Eurovision begins, we must push back on antisemitism's growing appeal—in the arts and everywhere else , by Ariella Kimmel This...

Dissecting Carney's cabinet choices for foreign affairs, defence and Canada-U.S. relations 14.05.2025

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. This episode features Janice Gross Stein, founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to Th...

An insider's view of Poilievre's campaign 14.05.2025

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. This episode features Ben Woodfinden, Pierre Poilievre's former director communications. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content: http...

Kevin Quigley on how COVID-19 seized markets, media and special interest groups 14.05.2025

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. This episode features Kevin Quigley, director of the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance and a professor in the Department of Public and International Affairs at Dalhousie University. This special edition of Hu...

Mark Carney had a chance to make a bold statement. He declined 14.05.2025

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 - Mark Carney had a chance to make a bold statement. He declined , by Theo Argitis 5:02 - For younger Canadians, there's nothing here to be excited about , by Sabrina Maddeaux This program i...

The Hub reacts to Prime Minister Carney's cabinet picks 13.05.2025

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. Hub co-founders Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the decisions Prime Minister Mark Carney has made in selecting his new cabinet. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub'...

Bryce Tingle on how corporate governance is holding back Canadian business 13.05.2025

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. This episode features Bryce Tingle, professor and N. Murray Edwards Chair in Business Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary, and author of Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance. This special edition of Hub Hits...

Alberta must lead Canada, not leave Canada 13.05.2025

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. 0:15 - Alberta must lead Canada, not leave Canada , by Travis Toews 4:54 - It's not me, it's you—Alberta's relationship ultimatum , by Erika Barootes This program is narrated by automated voices....

Tristin Hopper on if Canada can be saved 12.05.2025

National Post journalist Tristan Hopper joins host Harrison Lowman to talk about his new book Don't be Canada: How one country did everything wrong all at once , which offers a darkly comedic and critical look on the disastrous policy ideas that are to blame for Canada's downward cultural and economic spiral. And yet, Tristan is optimistic that despite the recent election of Mark Carney and the Li...

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