Hub Podcasts

Full Press discusses Trump's latest efforts to bring news companies to court, with billions at stake, asks how much AI will help or harm journalism, and analyzes a new report about how the CBC is disconnected from Canadians.

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The Hub's podcast channel is sponsored this month by Airbnb. To learn more about how Airbnb is helping, not hurting Canada's economy, visit Airbnb.ca/closerlook.

The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet.

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CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer

Alisha Rao - Sound Editor

Harrison Lowman - Host

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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.

1:34 - We must protect freedom of expression in Canada—yes, even for controversial American worship leaders, by Christine van Geyn

This program is narrated by automated voices. To receive the full-length edition of this commentary and of Hub Headlines, subscribe now and become a Hub Hero to get access to all of The Hub's paid podcasts and our website www.thehub.ca.

The Hub's podcast channel is sponsored this month by Airbnb. To learn more about how Airbnb is helping, not hurting Canada's economy, visit Airbnb.ca/closerlook.

Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:

https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)

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Watch The Hub on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada

Get a FREE 3-month trial membership for our premium podcast content: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/

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CREDITS:

Alisha Rao – Producer & Sound Editor

To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, email [email protected]

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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, taped live.

Ron Butler, principal broker at Butler Mortgage and host of the Angry Mortgage Podcast, discusses the impact of the Bank of Canada's decision on interest rates on the real estate market, the need for massive deregulation and opening up new land to address the housing crisis, and why Canada needs more family-friendly, low-rise developments to stabilize the market.

The Hub's podcast channel is sponsored this month by Airbnb. To learn more about how Airbnb is helping, not hurting Canada's economy, visit Airbnb.ca/closerlook.

The Hub is Canada's fastest-growing independent digital news outlet.

Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:

https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)

https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)

Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada

Want more Hub? Get a FREE 3-month trial membership on us: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/

Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en

CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer

Elia Gross - Sound Editor

Rudyard Griffiths - Host

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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, taped live.

Reece Martin, an independent transit consultant, discusses the 14-year-long wait for Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit line to be completed, and why Canada is so bad at building when it comes to transit projects.

The Hub's podcast channel is sponsored this month by Airbnb. To learn more about how Airbnb is helping, not hurting Canada's economy, visit Airbnb.ca/closerlook.

The Hub is Canada's fastest-growing independent digital news outlet.

Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:

https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)

https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)

Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada

Want more Hub? Get a FREE 3-month trial membership on us: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/

Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en

CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer

Elia Gross - Sound Editor

Harrison Lowman - Host

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

1:34 - Walking back the Liberals' pharmacare plans would be a major broken promise—and the right thing for Carney to do, by Sean Speer

This program is narrated by automated voices. To receive the full-length edition of this commentary and of Hub Headlines, subscribe now and become a Hub Hero to get access to all of The Hub's paid podcasts and our website www.thehub.ca.

The Hub's podcast channel is sponsored this month by Airbnb. To learn more about how Airbnb is helping, not hurting Canada's economy, visit Airbnb.ca/closerlook.

Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:

https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)

https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)

Watch The Hub on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada

Get a FREE 3-month trial membership for our premium podcast content: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/

The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en

CREDITS:

Alisha Rao – Producer & Sound Editor

To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, email [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, taped live.

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the impact of AI on search habits, highlighting the concept of "zero click" searches where users stay within AI-generated summaries without clicking through to original sources, how SEO is becoming obsolete as AI summaries favour high-credibility news sources, and why organizations adapt to this new landscape.

The Hub's podcast channel is sponsored this month by Airbnb. To learn more about how Airbnb is helping, not hurting Canada's economy, visit Airbnb.ca/closerlook. The Hub is Canada's fastest-growing independent digital news outlet.

Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:

https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)

https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)

Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada

Want more Hub? Get a FREE 3-month trial membership on us: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/

Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en

CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer

Elia Gross - Sound Editor

Rudyard Griffiths - Host

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

1:36 - In a World Wide Web reshaped by AI, the influence game has changed, by Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer

This program is narrated by automated voices. To receive the full-length edition of this commentary and of Hub Headlines, subscribe now and become a Hub Hero to get access to all of The Hub's paid podcasts and our website www.thehub.ca.

The Hub's podcast channel is sponsored this month by Airbnb. To learn more about how Airbnb is helping, not hurting Canada's economy, visit Airbnb.ca/closerlook.

Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:

https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)

https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)

Watch The Hub on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada

Get a FREE 3-month trial membership for our premium podcast content: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/

The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en

CREDITS:

Alisha Rao – Producer & Sound Editor

To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, email [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, taped live.

Joseph Steinberg, professor of economics at the University of Toronto, discusses what would happen to Canada if a trade deal with the U.S. is not reached by the August 1st deadline, and highlights the potential fiscal crisis due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The Hub's podcast channel is sponsored this month by Airbnb. To learn more about how Airbnb is helping, not hurting Canada's economy, visit Airbnb.ca/closerlook. The Hub is Canada's fastest-growing independent digital news outlet.

Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:

https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)

https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)

Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada

Want more Hub? Get a FREE 3-month trial membership on us: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/

Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en

CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer

Elia Gross - Sound Editor

Rudyard Griffiths - Host

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Andrew Coyne, columnist for The Globe and Mail, discusses his new book The Crisis of Canadian Democracy. He details the supreme power of the Prime Minister's Office, the powerlessness of our MPs, and how our democratic system could be changed to be truly representative of Canadians.

The Hub's podcast channel is sponsored this month by Airbnb. To learn more about how Airbnb is helping, not hurting Canada's economy, visit Airbnb.ca/closerlook.

The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet.

Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get our best content when you are on the go:

https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)

https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)

Want more Hub? Get a FREE 3-month trial membership on us: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/

Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en

CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer, Sound Editor and Video Editor

Alisha Rao- Production Assistant

Harrison Lowman - Host

To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts email [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

1:26 - The first job is disappearing, and young Canadians deserve better, by Matt Spoke and Alexander Brown

This program is narrated by automated voices. To receive full-length editions of Hub Headlines, subscribe now and become a Hub Hero to get access to all of The Hub's paid podcasts and our website www.thehub.ca.

The Hub's podcast channel is sponsored this month by Airbnb. To learn more about how Airbnb is helping, not hurting Canada's economy, visit Airbnb.ca/closerlook.

Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:

https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)

https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)

Watch The Hub on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada

Get a FREE 3-month trial membership for our premium podcast content: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/

The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en

CREDITS:

Alisha Rao – Producer & Sound Editor

To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, email [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.