Hub Podcasts

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the group chat intelligence breach involving senior Trump administration officials and its fallout. He also covers Canada's ongoing election campaign amid the imminent tariff threats from President Trump and how Canadians media and politicians ought to handle Trump's intrusions into the campaign. If...

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. 0:21 - Duelling tax cuts from the Liberals and Conservatives improve family budgets—but do little for the economy , by Trevor Tombe This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The...

Listen to The Hub's experts daily during the campaign as they unpack the stories making the news during the election. Today's show features Brian Dijkema, the president of Canada at Cardus. This program airs daily live on YouTube at 10am ET Monday to Friday. To tune in to the live show visit https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada/live . It is also available on The Hub's YouTube page as an on-demand...

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 - Carney and Poilievre are trying to sideline the mainstream media. It's not going to work , by John Ibbitson This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts c...

Former British Conservative MP and cabinet minister Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg explains why he was so critical of Mark Carney during his tenure as the governor of the Bank of England, whether the UK should offer more support to Canada in response to Trump's annexation threats, and why Nigel Farage's upstart populist party Reform UK is presenting a real threat to the survival of the Conservative Party in...

Listen to The Hub's experts daily during the campaign as they unpack the stories making the news during the election. Today's show features Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and partner at Oyster Group, and Trevor Tombe, Hub contributor and professor of economics at The University of Calgary. This program airs daily live on YouTube at 10am ET Monday to Friday. To tune in to the live show visit https://...

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. 0:22 - Federal Conservatives have struggled to win in Quebec. Can Pierre Poilievre change that? , by Élie Cantin-Nantel This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podca...

Listen to The Hub's experts daily during the campaign as they unpack the stories making the news during the election. Today's show features Ginny Roth, partner at Crestview Strategy, and Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs. This program airs daily, live on YouTube, at 10am ET Monday to Friday. To tune in to the live show visit https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada/live . It is also availa...

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 Mark Carney would govern Canada , by Theo Argitis This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter fea...

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the upcoming federal election campaign, including the fast-moving polls and the tense public mood. They also cover how The Hub will cover this consequential election and how it juxtaposes with the oversized role that the government itself will play in the campaign, including the debates. The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher,...

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 - Europe is no quick fix for Canada , by Theo Argitis This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featu...

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss Prime Minister Mark Carney's first trip abroad to the United Kingdom and France instead of the United States, why he should have actually gone to Mexico first, and what to make of Canada's ongoing response to the Trump administration's provocations. If you liked what you heard in the first half of th...

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 - Nova Scotia's big trade reform could shake up the country—for the better , by Trevor Tombe 7:27 - Will Trump's tariffs lead to inflation? , by Alicia Planincic This program is narrated by...

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. 0:21 - Let's not complicate things—whoever wins the most seats in the next election should win power in Ottawa , by J.J. McCullough This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The...

Matthew Kroenig, American political scientist and national security strategist currently serving as vice president of the Atlantic Council, discusses his recent book We Win, They Lose: Republican Foreign Policy and the New Cold War. He lays out a bold new strategy—A Trump-Reagan foreign policy fusion—to win the new Cold War against China, keep Russia contained, and advance America's national inter...

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 - Mark Carney must meet voters and test his legitimacy—now , by Joanna Baron 6:22 - As the mayor of a mining city, here's why critical minerals could be Canada's trump card in the trade war...

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 - The many faces of Mark Carney , by Ginny Roth 7:26 - The world has changed. So has journalism. Here's why I'm joining The Hub , by Theo Argitis This program is narrated by automated voice...

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss Mark Carney's officially swearing in as Prime Minister and the appointment of his cabinet, as well as the prospects of an impending election. They also cover the Canadian media's heavy reliance on government subsidies and how that may influence Canadians' perception of its coverage during an election campaign. The Roundtable featur...

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 - Trump's tariffs aren't actually about trade. Here's why , by David Murray 6:38 - 'I seriously feel like a child of divorce': What Trump-voting Canada-U.S. dual citizens are making of the...

John Stackhouse, senior vice-president to the office of the CEO at RBC, discusses a DeepDive essay he recently authored for The Hub on the Trump administration's tariff threats, the evolving global economic order, and how Canada can mitigate the risks and seize on the economic opportunities in today's unsettled world. This episode was made possible by RBC Thought Leadership and the generosity of l...

Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Global Public Affairs, and Sean Speer, The Hub's editor-at-large, discuss Mark Carney's decisive victory in the Liberal leadership race, the implications for the upcoming federal election, and the challenges that Carney may face as Canada's next prime minister. If you like what you are listening, consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featu...

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss President Trump's escalating threats to Canada and their economic and political implications, as well as Mark Carney's decisive win in last weeked's Liberal Party leadership race and his pending transition into becoming the Canadian prime minister. If you liked what you heard in the first half of the...

This week on "Full Press", how prime minister-designate Mark Carney will manage the media, whether journalists should be devoting ink to Trump's annexation threats, the fallout of Jeff Bezos' billionaire dictate that The Washington Post 's opinion pages will now be reserved for "free markets", and how Canadian journalists should respond to invitations from the Chinese embassy. If you like what you...

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 - Making the election all about Donald Trump would be a mistake , by John Ibbitson 6:03 - Is the Alberta advantage making a comeback? , by Alicia Planincic This program is narrated by autom...

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 U.S. tariff threat could break Canada—or be a blessing in disguise , by Bill Bewick 9:16 - John Rustad built the BC Conservatives. This is the thanks he gets? , by Kirk LaPointe This...