Hub Podcasts

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 - Canada cannot become complacent about terrorism when ISIS and others are still active threats , by Michael Kempa 7:21 - With terror threats looming, French authorities have locked Paris d...

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 - For Trudeau, redistribution politics means something different now than it did nine years ago , by Theo Argitis 4:59 - Do the Liberals care about environmental stewardship or just trendy...

Oren Cass, founder and chief economist of the U.S. think tank American Compass, discusses the future of the Republican Party, the role of industrial policy in boosting American manufacturing, and the intersection of trade, immigration, and family policy in Canada and the U.S. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers,...

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 - Careful, conservatives—making politicians unaccountable is a recipe for disaster , by Joanna Baron and Christine Van Geyn 8:10 - Can Canada build its way to prosperity? We need many more...

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 - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal will not be able to handle the deluge of cases from the Online Harms Act , by Dave Snow 14:29 - Lost jobs, smaller paycheques, and fewer chances—How per...

Susan McCahan, University of Toronto's provostial advisor on artificial intelligence and vice-provost of innovations in undergraduate education and academic programs, discusses how artificial intelligence and large language models are shaping university education in the short-term and may transform it in the long-term. This episode was made possible by the University of Toronto and the generosity...

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 - Stop the demonization—foreign buyers are critical to a functioning real estate industry in Canada , by Matt Spoke 6:35 - Who will save us from the autocrats? , by Patrick Luciani This pro...

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the immigration policy "theory of everything" and the far-reaching consequences of the Trudeau government's extraordinary increases to Canada's immigration levels. They discuss how America conservatives have been memeified as "weird" by progressives as well as the recent controversy at the Olympics surrounding Algerian boxer Imane...

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. 0:24 - Canada's government is way, way too big. Here are five ways to rightsize the federal public service , by Fen Osler Hampson and Tim Sargent 10:42 - Unlike the Paris Olympic organizers, we...

Leading author, journalist and public intellectual David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the social conservative movement in light of vice-presidential candidate JD Vance's comments about childless women as well as the ongoing decline of marriage and fertility rates in the advanced world, including Canada and the U.S. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean...

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 - Don't give up on Canada just yet, young people , by Eric Lombardi 11:27 - Forcing corporations to value progressive goals over profit will harm prosperity overall , by Jerome Gessaroli Th...

Tim Sargent, director of the domestic policy program at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, discusses family formation and fertility trends in Canada over the past quarter-century, including the factors behind their decline and what, if anything, public policy can do to reverse them. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policyma...

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 - Federal handouts are getting out of hand , by Marc Edge 18:19 - The Supreme Court radically rewrites Canada's constitutional order , by Asher Honickman This program is narrated by automat...

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 doesn't have a growth problem—it has an unemployment problem , by Theo Argitis 3:59 - Greece just introduced a six-day work week. Should Canada do the same? , by Alicia Planincic T...

Paul Bloom, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, author and Substack writer of Small Potatoes, discusses issues surrounding empathy, equality and envy, as well as why he decided to join the University of Toronto faculty in 2021. This episode was made possible by the University of Toronto and the generosity of listeners like you. Donate today. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's e...

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 - We are Canadian Jewish parents. The Toronto District School Board has failed to protect our kids , by Gili Zemer and David Mandel 8:34 - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew proves to the Canadian...

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the state of Canada's economy including the tension between its growing GDP and declining GDP per capita. They also discuss the devastating wildfires in Jasper, Alberta and whether it puts pressure on the Conservative Party to put forward a credible climate change plan as well as the contrast between President Joe Biden's sacking a...

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 - J.D. Vance, Pierre Poilievre, and how they slice their economic pie , by Ginny Roth 9:01 - As President Biden leaves the race, will the Democratic Party hodgepodge hold? , by David Polans...

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 - Canadians are paying billions in hidden taxes on new homes , by Trevor Tombe 6:48 - Widespread deregulation is Canada's golden ticket for economic growth , by Stephen Staley This program...

Ed Conway, economics editor at Sky News, columnist and author, discusses his award-winning book, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization. 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 yo...

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 mainstream media should love Doug Ford, now that he's subsidizing them, by Peter Menzies 6:26 - The time has come for mandatory national service for young Canadians, by Scott Stirrett...

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 - Foreign Minister Joly, Xi Jinping's China doesn't do 'dialogue' , by David Mulroney 6:31 - Canada's architects are building boring and bland cities , by Christopher Hume This program is n...

George Mason University economist Bryan Caplan discusses his provocative, new book, Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation. 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 a...

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 - Canada's global influence is severely ebbing. Why not expand our influence closer to home? , by Amal Attar-Guzman 8:25 - Trudeau's submarine charade , by J.L. Granatstein This program is...

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss this week's Republican National Convention, including the vice-presidential nomination of Ohio Senator JD Vance, and what it signifies about the direction of American conservatism. They also discuss the economic consequences for Canada if Trump is re-elected and enacts an "American First" economic agenda. The Roundtable features Th...