Guelph Politicast

About Guelph Politicast

The home of Guelph Politcast, Open Sources Guelph, and End Credits

Publisher

Adam A. Donaldson

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Apr 2022

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

736 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   GUELPH POLITICAST #554 – Last, But Not Least (feat. Ali Malik and Barbara Mann)

   We have come to the end of this election, at least so far as these council candidate interviews go. The final vote is on Monday, but if you're still undecided, at least in two of the six wards, maybe these two interviews will help you make a final decision. In the Politicast's last election entry, we talk to one person running in Ward 4 and another in Ward 2. First, data analyst Ali Malik will talk about why he's focused on the digging through the budget data, why his goal is operational excellency at the City of Guelph, how he will manage the competing demands of being a councillor, whether he’s concerned his plans will amount to micromanaging. Then we will talk to community activist Barbara Mann about the trouble with communicating this election, how she’ll balance competing needs downtown, standing out in the very competitive Ward 2 slate, and whether hate and social justice have been big enough issues in this election. So let’s hear from the last council candidates on this week’s Guelph Politicast! You can get all election information including polling locations on Monday October 26 at the City of Guelph website here. You can watch the videos of these and other interviews on the Guelph Politico YouTube channel @PoliticoOnVideo, and you can now check out candidate questionnaires on the Guelph Politico website. You will be able to follow results and analysis live on CFRU 93.3 fm or cfru.ca on Monday starting at 8 pm. The host for the Guelph Politicast is Podbean. Find more episodes of the Politicast here, or download them on your favourite podcast app at Apple, TuneIn and Spotify . Also, when you subscribe to the Guelph Politicast channel and you will also get an episode of Open Sources Guelph every Monday, and an episode of End Credits every Friday.

2. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Open Sources Guelph #590 - October 15, 2026

   This week on Open Sources Guelph, we've got two more people who want to be mayor. As we close in on Election Day, and as early voting continues in the city, we bring you one person that's spent a lot of time on city council these last two decades, and someone who helped make their own Guelph council. Which one should you consider voting for? Don't ask us! We report, and you decide. This Thursday, October 15, at 5 pm, Scotty Hertz and Adam A. Donaldson will discuss: Caron My Wayward Son. If you're looking for experience to fill the vacancy being left by Cam Guthrie, you're probably looking at Leanne Caron. She's served as one of the Ward 5 city councillors since 2006, and now she's ready to take on the challenges facing Guelph as mayor, but in a change election, is experience the most important thing voters are looking for? Caron will answer that question and take on others about the issues facing the Royal City, and her potential solutions. Rendezvous with Ramos. Perhaps what city hall needs is someone with a different council experience. Evaristo Ramos, Jr. is one of the founders of the Guelph Indigenous Community Council, and now the transplant from Texas wants to take the lead on the biggest council in town. Ramos will tell us why he's campaigning differently from his rivals, how he plans to tackle the biggest problems in the city, and why Guelphites need a mayor they feel like listens to them. Open Sources is live on CFRU 93.3 fm and cfru.ca at 5 pm on Thursday.

3. 

   17 Oct 2026

   GUELPH POLITICAST #553 – Catching Them All in Ward 5 (feat. Danny Lui and Dylan White)

   As this election comes to a close, we do the nearly impossible and finish the list of candidates running in Ward 5. That's been the busiest race in this municipal election with 10 candidates in total, and they represent a wide variety of vocations, perspectives and experiences, and here, with these last ones, we meet, perhaps, two of the most unique. First, we will chat with pharmacist and homelessness advocate Danny Lui about why council needs some on the frontline of homelessness crisis, why compassion needs to be an election issue, why poverty is an affordability issue too, and why the next council can’t lose focus on supporting arts, culture and community. Then we will then talk to biologist and environmental activist Dylan White about he’s more progressive than the rest, why we haven’t talked about the environment enough this election, how he can talk about the environment when all people want to talk about is affordability, and what happens next with town and gown relations. So let’s hear from two more council candidates on this week’s Guelph Politicast! Reminder: Early voting continues this weekend at the Victoria Road Recreation Centre, the Evergreen Seniors Centre, Shelldale Family Gateway, West End Community Centre, University Centre and Arkell Road Bible Chapel from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday. To learn more about important election dates, and to see the list of candidates running in all the races, go to the City of Guelph website here. You can watch the videos of these and other interviews on the Guelph Politico YouTube channel @PoliticoOnVideo, and you can now check out candidate questionnaires on the Guelph Politico website. The host for the Guelph Politicast is Podbean. Find more episodes of the Politicast here, or download them on your favourite podcast app at Apple, TuneIn and Spotify . Also, when you subscribe to the Guelph Politicast channel and you will also get an episode of Open Sources Guelph every Monday, and an episode of End Credits every Friday.

Who has been a guest on Guelph Politicast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Steve Petric
• Daniel Kaufman
• Dominique O'Rourke
• Stephen O'Brien
• Linda Busuttil

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

665

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

4.5 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

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Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

32

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