The Herle Burly

What better way to kick off the holiday pod season than to sit down with former Chief Correspondent of CBC news, anchor of The National for over 30 years and legitimate Canadian icon, Peter Mansbridge. What can I tell you about Peter that you don’t already know? Well, for one, he’s got his own podcast called “The Bridge”, exploring trends in politics in journalism, but you probably know that. Ther...

Alright Herle Burly-ites, time for the pod. For Part 1, we’ve got Amanda Lang in the ZOOM square today! A high-profile business journalist in this country, Amanda helped launch BNN-Bloomberg’s predecessor, ROBTV, over 20 years ago. She’s worked at CNN, the Globe and Mail and the National Post. And she was senior business correspondent for CBC News. We’ll talk about the state of journalism in this...

Alright Herle Burly-ites, we’ve got a special pod for you today. It’s a 1-parter, and this has become sort of an annual tradition with us ... our political Year in Review. Our “Annus Herle-bilis” with The Political Panel, Scott Reid and Jenni Byrne. This was recorded just last night – Monday December 8th – as part of a virtual event held by our good friends at CJPAC . Scott and Jenni and I cover e...

We’ve got a 2-parter for you today. For Part 1, I’m so pleased to welcome Margaret MacMillan. Ms. MacMillan is a Professor of History at University of Toronto and emeritus Professor of International History at the University of Oxford. She is the bestselling author of a great many works, specializing in British Imperial history and the international history of the 19th and 20th centuries. We’ll ta...

A Daily-Double episode. For Part 1, we have Adrienne Spafford as our guest. Adrienne is CEO of Addictions and Mental Health Ontario, and she has a long history as, not only a seasoned healthcare leader, but a senior advisor in government. We’re going to be talking about the impacts of COVID on mental health. We'll also chat more broadly about our system and strategy for addictions and mental...

Greetings, congenial Herle Burly-ites ... top of the podcast to you! Jeff Rubin is our guest for Part 1 of this episode. Jeff is the #1 best-selling author of “Why Your World is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller” and the former Chief Economist for CIBC World Markets. We are going to talk about his new book “ The Expendables ”, and his argument that the middle class got nothing out of globalization...

Today’s show is one of the 2-parters you’ve come to expect from The Herle Burly – still the only podcast that combines 1970s breakfast cereal references with pandemic social-economic theory. For Part 1, Peter Weltman joins us today. Peter is Ontario’s Financial Accountability Officer . That means he heads an office that provides independent fiscal, financial and economic analysis on the state of t...

Back on the podcast is Averell "Ace" Smith. Ace is one of the great American political strategists for Democratic Party candidates, including Hillary Clinton, Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris. In 2018 he joined The Herle Burly podcast to discuss the midterm elections and his book, " THE PITCHER AND THE DICTATOR " about baseball legend Satchel Paige. He joins us now f...

After little or no sleep, David, Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid sit down for a reaction to the US election. Watch conversations from The Herle Burly on YouTube . The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail . Thank you for joining us on The Herle Burly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes , Spotify...

It is our immense good fortune to have Stuart Stevens on the pod. Stuart Stevens is the most successful Republican Political Operative of his generation, spending decades electing candidates at every level. From Presidents to Senators ... right on down the ballot. He was Mitt Romney’s Senior Strategist in the 2012 election. A prominent Never Trump Republican, he the author of 8 books – his latest,...

For Part 1 today, we’re going to dive into the B.C. election story, and John Horgan’s historic, “Orange Wave” 55-seat majority, with Mike McDonald . Mike is a brilliant guy and good friend of mine. He’s the former campaign manager and Chief of Staff to Premier Christy Clark. Currently, he’s Partner and Chief Strategy Officer for Kirk & Co., one of the leading communications and public engageme...

Alright, curious and passionate Herle Burly-ites, time for today’s 2-part pod. It’s a great one, and I’ll tell you why: For Part 1, we’re welcoming back two guests whose first go ‘round with us happens to be the number 2 most downloaded episode in the long, dubious history of The Herle Burly podcast. Keith Boag and Neil Macdonald are here. Both of these stellar CBC alumni spent years working in th...

Today, we have a 2-part pod. Part 1 is Jennifer Welsh. Jennifer’s CV is longer than my COVID-hair. So I’ll abbreviate it just a bit. She hails from Regina! Just like me. Unlike me, she is a Rhodes scholar, earning her Masters and Doctorate in International Relations from the University of Oxford. She is currently the Canada 150 Research Chair in Global Governance and Security and serves as the Dir...

Part 1 of today's pod is John Stackhouse ... making an almost unprecedented RETURN to The Herle Burly. Besides being only the guest other than Ken Dryden to be a repeat guest on our show, our original interview with John is one of the top 10 most-listened-to episodes in our podcast history! John spent close to a quarter century at the Globe and Mail. As a foreign correspondent, editor of Repo...

It’s a Herle Burly 2-parter today. First up, we’ve got Mike Schreiner on the pod. Mike is the leader of The Green Party of Ontario and became the first Green Party MPP in Ontario history, taking the riding of Guelph in 2018. We’re going to talk about his own initiatives as Leader and the political prospects for the Green Party. We’ll also talk about the Climate Change movement in Canada. And Doug...

It’s a 2-parter on the pod today. First up is author and professor, Alex Marland. Alex is a professor of Political Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He’s a co-editor of the UBC Press book series “Communication, Strategy and Politics”. And he’s long been investigating, and writing about, what goes on behind the scenes in our political sphere. Today we’re going to talk about his new bo...

On today's 2-parter we’re thrilled to have author, ethnographer, explorer and filmmaker Wade Davis join us. Wade’s bio is rather long and impressive, so I’m going to try to hit the highlights: He holds degrees in anthropology, biology, and received his Ph. D. in ethnobotany ... all from Harvard University. He is the Leadership Chair in “Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk” at UBC. Wade is explore...

After a long Scott-less Summer ... Reid returns! We're thrilled to have him back to his rightful place along Jenni and me for the #PoliticalPanel, and we're thrilled to have our loyal Herle Burly-ites join us for an exciting fall season of politics. Watch conversations from The Herle Burly on YouTube . The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting spons...

For the first time since the onset of the COVID lockdown in mid-March we have a 1-Part Podcast on the The Herle Burly today. And that, is our Political Panel! I’m actually on vacation this week. But that WILL NOT stop me from recording this podcast ... because, like a vacation, doing the Poli-Panel with my friends is pretty much like sipping a glorious rum-based umbrella drink for me. Today on the...

For Part 1, we’ve got Kevin Carmichael here on the pod ( and in the ZOOM box ) to chat with us. Kevin is the National Business Columnist at the Financial Post and senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation. One of Canada’s leading business journalists, he’s going to take us deep into the COVID economy, and the post-COVID economy. For Part 2 of the Pod ... we’ll bring on th...

For Part 1, we’ve got Chris Arnade , author and photographer of the incredible book, “ Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America .” If you don’t know Chris’ story ... it’s as interesting as what he writes about. And, in fact, it’s intertwined with it. [ About book : "With stark photo essays and unforgettable true stories, Chris Arnade cuts through "expert" pontification on inequa...

Part 1 of the pod today, coming to us from Alabama ... is John Anzalone . John is the Principal Pollster for Joe Biden 2020. He is one of America’s top pollsters and messaging strategists, with over 25 years experience ... polling for the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton ... as well as helping to elect Senators, Governors, dozens of members of Congress and numerous other...

Part 1 is about an issue that couldn’t be more relevant or timely for millions of families: the reopening of our schools. To discuss what it will take to get teachers and students back to school safely in this pandemic, we have special guest Liz Stuart. Liz is President of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, representing 45,000 educators in elementary and secondary schools. She’s ha...

Part 1 is about a true crime story, a tragedy, and a potential scandal all wrapped up in one, with special guest Paul Palango. Mr. Palango is the author of three books on the RCMP and a frequent commentator over the past 27 years on RCMP issues. He's also a former senior editor at The Globe and Mail who now lives in Chester Basin, Nova Scotia. I’ve been a particular fan of Paul’s reporting th...

Our special guest today is Dr. Kate Bezanson . Dr. Bezanson is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, and Associate Dean of Social Sciences at Brock University. An expert and advisor on social policy and political economy ... she says the government MUST appropriately support childcare services if it wants to see a lasting recovery from the pandemic. We'll do a deep-dive on child...