West of Centre
Hosted by Kathleen Petty · CBC
4.6from 141 ratings
- 261
- Episodes
- 153
- Transcribed
- 141
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About West of Centre
Canada is complicated. Alberta has opinions. Ride shotgun with host Kathleen Petty on West of Centre for conversations about the state of politics in Canada, as power and influence shifts West. Whether you live here or just can't look away, you’ll get the no-nonsense analysis you need to make sense of it all.
- Publisher
- CBC
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Apr 2021
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
153 of 261 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Is U.S.-style gerrymandering coming to Canada?
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Monday Listen from Power & Politics: Meet B.C.’s premier-designate
30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Blue wave out west. Will Doerkson and Smith align?
Inside a recent episode
Is U.S.-style gerrymandering coming to Canada?
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Thanks for joining me on West of Centre. Good to be here. So tell us what gerrymandering or redistricting, depending on how you want to apply the label, typically happens in the U.S. How does it work? Well, every 10 years, as written in the Constitution, the Census Bureau goes out and counts everybody. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on West of Centre
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Greg Anderson
- Rob Breakenridge
- Lori Williams
- Lorne Doerkson
- Kaja Kallas
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 3 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 138 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 95
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Who hosts West of Centre?
Kathleen Petty host the show. Published by CBC.
How often do new episodes come out?
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Does West of Centre take guests?
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