Gristle and Bone: The 2025 Canadian Election Podcast

About Gristle and Bone: The 2025 Canadian Election Podcast

Gristle & Bone is a political analysis podcast that cuts through the noise to examine Canadian politics with professionnal acuracy and just enough witty repartee to keep you locked in. Hosted by Christopher Bourne, Political Science Faculty at Dawson College, and Dónal Gill, Political Science professor at Concordia University. Get your non-partisan insights into major political events, with a focus on context, strategy, and power dynamics.

Publisher

Gristle and Bone

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Mar 2025

Latest episode

6 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Aug 2025

   Tariffs, Trump, and Trade Trouble: Canada Under Pressure

   Co-hosts Christopher Bourne and Dónal Gill analyze escalating US-Canada trade tensions, including new tariffs on key Canadian exports like steel and softwood, and explore Canada's options under CUSMA compliance.

2. 

   18 Jul 2025

   Carney Cuts, the Longest Ballot & What's Left of the Canadian Left

   Co-hosts Christopher Bourne and Dónal Gill analyze Prime Minister Mark Carney's cutbacks, Pierre Poilievre's byelection run, and the NDP leadership contest, offering academically informed analysis of Canadian politics.

3. 

   4 Jul 2025

   A Bootlicker's Bargain? DST, Sovereignty, and the American Shadow

   Co-hosts Christopher Bourne and Dónal Gill dissect Prime Minister Mark Carney's withdrawal of the Digital Services Tax after Donald Trump's post, exploring Canadian sovereignty shaped by algorithms and presidential whims.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

26 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

62

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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