Hub Podcasts
Hosted by Sean Speer and Falice Chin and Harrison Lowman and Pouya Daneshpajooh and Rudyard Griffiths · Hub Canada Media
4.1from 189 ratings
- 2,230
- Episodes
- 1,581
- Transcribed
- 189
- 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 The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer and managing editor Harrison Lowman engaged in longform conversations with leading thinkers on the big issues and ideas shaping the public conversation. In Conversation with David Frum features the insights and analysis of leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum, who weighs in monthly on global and Canadian news events. 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 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. The Hub's media criticism podcast Full Press looks at how the media in Canada is covering the major stories of the day. Full press is hosted by The Hub's managing editor Harrison Lowman, and features journalist Tara Henley, and veteran news media executive Peter Menzies. 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
- 22 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
1,581 of 2,230 episodes have a transcript.
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Matthew Yglesias: Why Americans don't care about Trump’s trade war with Canada
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The BC Conservatives have lost their leader—now what?
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why is Carney bypassing Parliament to announce policy?
Inside a recent episode
Matthew Yglesias: Why Americans don't care about Trump’s trade war with Canada
Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But at least Americans can understand. We've seen this country as our enemy for quite a long time. Some people said this was bound to happen, some sort of conflict. When it comes to Canada, as you say, I'm sure a lot of Americans are scratching their heads. We did not see this trade war coming, didn't see them as their enemy. You've written in your newsletter that Trump is torching America's reputation with friendly countries for the sake of what mostly amounts to a gag. Do you really think, Matthew, it's just for fun though? Some would argue that at the very least he's got NATO countries to start pulling their weight more in terms of paying in to that alliance. […]
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- Matthew Yglesias
- Joey Suri
- Robson Fletcher
- Carlo Dade
- Daniel Ujczo
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 9,730,290
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 23 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.1 / 5
- 166 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 95
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Who hosts Hub Podcasts?
Sean Speer and Falice Chin and Harrison Lowman and Pouya Daneshpajooh and Rudyard Griffiths 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.
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