Hub Podcasts
Hosted by Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer and Falice Chin and Stephen Staley · Hub Canada Media
4.0from 200 ratings
- 2,320
- Episodes
- 1,671
- Transcribed
- 200
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 10M
- YouTube views
About Hub Podcasts
Welcome to Hub Podcasts, the audio version of the big ideas and in-depth conversations found at TheHub.ca, Canada's fastest growing digital news outlet with half a million people engaging weekly with our content. Hub Dialogues features longform conversations with leading thinkers on the big issues and ideas shaping the public conversation. The news cycle never slows down and neither does Hub Hits. Each day we provide you with quick hits on topical stories, big issues and important voices appearing in The Hub. Every week, editor-at-large Sean Speer is joined on Hub Politics by David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, and Amanda Galbraith, principal at Oyster Group, to dig into the drama and strategy of Canadian politics. Topics range from the issues dominating headlines, the communications battles behind the scenes, to the trends shaping parties, leaders, and voters. Some weeks, they'll focus on the hot story in Ottawa. Alberta Edge, hosted by Falice Chin The Hub’s Alberta bureau chief, dissects the social, economic and political forces pulling the country west. Episodes include longform interviews with leading Canadian public figures in addition to a regular political panel with Amber Ruddy, conservative strategist and vice president at Counsel Public Affairs and Keith McLaughlin of New West Public Affairs. Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. Each Friday, The Hub Roundtable features Hub co-founders Rudyard Griffiths' and Sean Speer's take on the big political and economic stories making the news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Hub Canada Media
- Category
- government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Jan 2022
- Latest episode
- 7 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
1,671 of 2,320 episodes have a transcript.
7 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Budget 2026 exposes the risk for Carneynomics
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Mark Carney’s second budget: A missed opportunity for Canada?
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Can Budget 2026 turn big promises into shovels in the ground?
Inside a recent episode
Budget 2026 exposes the risk for Carneynomics
Published 7 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The conservative case for these tools rests on a realistic assessment of the alternatives. Economic complexity is a reason to be modest about government's capacity to direct activity across the economy. It strengthens the case for general rules that permit decentralized decisions and experimentation. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Hub Podcasts
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Mike Holden
- Carlo Dade
- Mac Van Wielingen
- Artur Wilczynski
- Amanda Galbraith
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 9,730,290
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 23 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.0 / 5
- 177 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 95
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Questions about Hub Podcasts
Who hosts Hub Podcasts?
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer and Falice Chin and Stephen Staley host the show. Published by Hub Canada Media.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Hub Podcasts take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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