The Paul Wells Show
Hosted by Paul Wells · The Transition Accelerator
4.8from 98 ratings
- 117
- Episodes
- 72
- Transcribed
- 98
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 212K
- YouTube views
About The Paul Wells Show
Veteran journalist Paul Wells interviews the leaders and thinkers tackling the world's big problems — war and peace, democracy and dictatorship, making governments and communities work. Paul draws on decades of experience as a reporter and columnist at Macleans, the Toronto Star and elsewhere to bring you smart, intimate conversations with newsmakers and people who deserve a higher profile.The Paul Wells Show is produced by Antica. Season 3 is supported by McGill University’s Max Bell School of Public Policy.
- Publisher
- The Transition Accelerator
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Sept 2022
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
72 of 117 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026
Wayne Eyre on warcraft in a time of crisis
2 Oct 2026
Thank you, Alberta
30 Sept 2026
Anne Applebaum on Donald Trump’s global shakedown
Inside a recent episode
NATO's James Appathurai on sabotage and zombie viruses
Published 16 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] They are and have demonstrated to be an expansionistic empire and they want their empire back and they don't hide it. So you should just learn to listen to what they say. The second point I would make is look at 2014. Russia invaded Crimea and took it at a time when Ukraine was militarily neutral. This was a non-aligned country with no aspirations to join NATO. They were trying to move closer to the European Union, not a military bloc. And Russia took the peace and then made it quite clear that they were intending to go further. Third and final point I would make to all your readers, just talk to anybody who lives or lived in one of the countries that has joined NATO. […]
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- Wayne Eyre
- Danielle Smith
- Jeromy Farkas
- Trevor Tombe
- Kate Thompson
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 211,601
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 96 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100
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- Quality
- 86
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 51
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Paul Wells host the show. Published by The Transition Accelerator.
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