//podcastplus.net/feed/podcast~59b14873fd4bdd2ff902e0736c677e68e773caa96bc902e5d1d1f26e7547de2c Welcome to Hub Podcasts, the audio version of the big ideas and in-depth conversations found at The Hub, Canada's daily news and information source for policy and politics.Our Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor at large Sean Speer engaged in twice-weekly conversations with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future. The Frum Dialogues features the insight and wisdom of leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum, who weighs in every second Friday on global and Canadian news events. Each Friday, you can listen to our Hub Roundtable featuring The Hub's editors analyzing the big issues of the week in Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:44:31 +0000 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/65551091031e020012f142c1/media.mp3 This episode of Hub Dialogues features Harel Oren and Ilan Cohen, who are members of the civilian response team in one of the Israeli kibbutzim attacked by Hamas on October 7. They discuss the terrorist attacks on their community, how they responded to protect themselves and fellow community members, and what they want Canada and the rest of the world to know about their experience. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation and the Linda Frum and Howard Sokolowski Charitable Foundation. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up... Wed, 15 Nov 2023 18:40:16 +0000 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/65551091031e020012f142c1/media.mp3 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/65529002bea4e600114ec985/media.mp3 This episode of Hub Dialogues features Rudyard Griffiths in conversation with leading global investor Mohamed El-Erian, about his new book co-authored with former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Nobel Prize winning economist Michael Spence, entitled, Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation and the Linda Frum and Howard Sokolowski Charitable Foundation. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 21:07:11 +0000 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/65529002bea4e600114ec985/media.mp3 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/654ec3796b767e0012ed0ebc/media.mp3 This is the forty-third episode of The Hub's bi-weekly series featuring Sean Speer in conversation with leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum. The two discuss the Biden Administration's strong support for Israel in the context of its war with Hamas and why David thinks those who believe it is bad domestic politics for the president and his re-election prospects are wrong. The Hub Dialogues feature The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor... Sat, 11 Nov 2023 01:59:55 +0000 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/654ec3796b767e0012ed0ebc/media.mp3 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/654ea6688290a100125f9b14/media.mp3 This week’s Hub Roundtable discusses the shift in Ottawa's mood regarding the current Liberal government, what a Pierre Poilievre-led government might look like, and the idea of Mark Carney becoming leader of the Liberal Party. They also discuss the surge of antisemitism across Canada, what's driving it, and its implications for Canada's national unity. The Roundtable features Hub executive director Rudyard Griffiths and Hub editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub’s content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you like what you are hearing on The Hub’s podcast consider subscribing to our free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/ . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 21:58:03 +0000 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/654ea6688290a100125f9b14/media.mp3 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/654bf0a5d58e860013b2775c/media.mp3 This episode of Hub Dialogues features Sean Speer in conversation with Washington Post columnist George Will about the nature of North American conservatism, the state of the Republican Party, and the role of analytics in Major League Baseball. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation and the Linda Frum and Howard Sokolowski Charitable Foundation. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/ . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 20:33:40 +0000 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/654bf0a5d58e860013b2775c/media.mp3 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/65492b4e6905da0012650670/media.mp3 This episode of Hub Dialogues features Joanna Baron and Christine Van Geyn, the executive director and litigation director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation respectively, about their new book, Pandemic Panic: How Canadian Government Responses to Covid-19 Changed Civil Liberties Forever. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation and the Linda Frum and Howard Sokolowski Charitable Foundation. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/ . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 18:22:57 +0000 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/65492b4e6905da0012650670/media.mp3 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/65452f66c9f8f80011ea1d35/media.mp3 This week’s Hub Roundtable discusses the recent policy changes to the carbon tax, including the Liberal government's carve-out for home heating oil and the resulting blowback. They also discuss Liberal politics as a whole, low opinion polls and how the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is dominating federal politics. The Roundtable features Hub executive director Rudyard Griffiths, Hub editor-at-large, Sean Speer, and Hub editor-in-chief, Stuart Thomson. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub’s content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you like what you are hearing on The Hub’s podcast consider subscribing to our free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/ . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:35:34 +0000 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/65452f66c9f8f80011ea1d35/media.mp3 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/654294627487f60012e613af/media.mp3 This episode of Hub Dialogues features Helen Thompson, professor of political economy at Cambridge University, about her must-read book, Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation and the Linda Frum and Howard Sokolowski Charitable Foundation. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/ . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 18:09:37 +0000 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/654294627487f60012e613af/media.mp3 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/653fc773968d750011af5504/media.mp3 This episode of Hub Dialogues features Simon Baron-Cohen, professor of psychology and psychiatry and director of the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge, about his must-read book, The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation and the Linda Frum and Howard Sokolowski Charitable Foundation. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/ . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:51:09 +0000 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/653fc773968d750011af5504/media.mp3 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/653be32904ed9500127347e8/media.mp3 This week’s Hub Roundtable discusses the Canadian reaction to Israel's war against Hamas including the extent to which left-wing academic ideas have been reflected in a lot of pro-Hamas protests and rallies across the country. They also discuss the Trudeau government's announcement this week of new exemptions from the national carbon tax for home heating including what it means for Canadian climate policy and what it tells us about federal politics.  The Roundtable features Hub executive director Rudyard Griffiths, Hub editor-at-large, Sean Speer, and Hub editor-in-chief, Stuart Thomson. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub’s content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you like what you are hearing on The Hub’s podcast consider subscribing to our free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/ . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Fri, 27 Oct 2023 16:29:32 +0000 https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d335631b91cf0012c4cb3d/e/653be32904ed9500127347e8/media.mp3