Hub Podcasts

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.

This episode features Kaveh Shahrooz, lawyer and human rights activist and senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. He discusses the escalating war between Israel and Iran. Drawing on personal ties to Tehran and years of policy experience, Shahrooz off...

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.

This episode features Janice Gross Stein, founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs. She discusses signs of increasing Israeli dominance over Iranian airspace, the Iranian government's options going forward, and what stance the Trump administration...

Mirko Bibic, president and CEO of BCE Inc., speaks to Theo Argitis, The Hub’s editor-at-large for business and economics, about Bell Canada’s transformation into a technology company, including its recent foray into AI and what it means to build sovereign digital infrastructure in Canada. Bibic also discusses the changing competitive landscape for telecoms, macro-risks like higher interest rates, the state of the Canadian consumer ...

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go.

0:18 - Ontario has become Canada’s ‘sick’ province, by Eric Lombardi

9:53 - Don’t forget about Taiwan, by Scott Stirrett

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Hub Notebook features Theo Argitis, editor-at-large for business and economics, and his analysis and insights on the week that was in economics.

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Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the Carney government’s equivocal reaction to Israel’s strike on Iran’s nuclear program and how diaspora politics played a role in its on-one-hand-this-and-on-the-other-hand-that response. They also weigh in on The Hub community’s feedback on how The Hub should cover the new Carney government, as well as the policy developments that caught Rudyard and Sean’s attenti...

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go.

0:15 - Mark Carney’s global debut, by Theo Argitis

5:35 - Why Alberta’s anger is really ambition in disguise, by Falice Chin

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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.

This episode features Ryan Hastman, the host of The Hub's newest podcast Alberta Edge. He offers an Albertan perspective and discusses the first episode of Alberta Edge, The Hub’s newest podcast. He explores how Alberta is navigating its identity and image, its...

In this episode of Hub Dialogues, Rudyard Griffiths, The Hub’s publisher, is joined by Kevin Chan, senior director of global policy campaign strategies at Meta, to discuss the acceleration of AI adoption across sectors, Canada's pioneering AI research legacy, and its ongoing struggles with commercialization and productivity. Chan explains why open-source models like Meta’s Llama represent a strategic advantage for middle economies ...

In the first episode of Alberta Edge, host Ryan Hastman flips Western alienation on its head, arguing that Alberta’s frustration isn’t a temper tantrum—it’s ambition misaligned with the rest of Canada. From Peter Lougheed to Rachel Notley to Danielle Smith, every premier has pursued the same grand vision: leverage the province’s resource muscle to lead and build. Yet many Canadians remain indifferent (or hostile) to th...

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go.
 
0:17 - What a higher NATO military spending target means for Canada, by Trevor Tombe

6:26 - Think you’ve got Alberta figured out? Think again, by Ryan Hastman
 
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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.

This episode features David Mulroney, Canada's former ambassador to China. He discusses the Carney government opening up lines of communication with Beijing, the potential security threat China poses, its coercive economic pressure tactics, as well as the risks...

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