Look, it didn't happen. Okay - it probably didn't happen. But if it did happen, there would be some big-time strategic decisions to make. Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about the decisions the Alberta UCP government would have to make if they had accidentally appointed the wrong Dr. Joffe as Chief Medical Officer of Health. Would they reverse course? Would they find a way to lean into it? What would the risks be of either decision and how would the government try to mitigate against them? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line. Get Thursday episodes and bonus content on Patreon

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about Chrystia Freeland's household budget advice, the upcoming US midterm elections and Elon Musk's first ten days as "Chief Twit". Why don't people want to hear cost-saving advice from our finance minister? What does the Democrat's love of Abrams and O'Rourke reveal about modern politics? And has anyone ever spent more money to be more miserable than Elon Musk? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line. Get Thursday episodes and bonus content on Patreon

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Avoid the cobwebs and never mind that pool of blood as Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter use the Fetterman/Oz debate as a launching off point to explore whether debates tell us anything useful about leadership - before turning to Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter and what it means for politics. Are debates a terrible way to choose leaders? Will Twitter changing hands result in an exodus of progressive politicians? And are we ever going to get closure on Stephen's massage story? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line. Get Thursday episodes and bonus content on Patreon

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk Alberta cabinetmaking, the importance of a leader maintaining support of the party apparatus and the utility of political conventions. Why was Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's cabinet so large? Did the Alberta NDP get what they needed out of their convention? And is font kerning an art that was lost after 2012? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line. Get Thursday episodes and bonus content on Patreon

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk campaign debriefs in this deep dive episode that uses the BC municipal elections and the NDP 2021 campaign report as a launching off point. What can you learn from a campaign debrief? Why do political parties approach them primarily as communications exercises? And will the federal NDP pick a lane on TikTok? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line. Get Thursday episodes and bonus content on Patreon

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's first week on the job, Conservative shadow appointments, the January 6th Committee and more in a supersized segment of "Fine, Fabulous or F--ked". Will Calgary UCP MLAs stay quiet as their electoral chances are traded away to satisfy a rural base? Should Michelle Rempel Garner quit the Conservative caucus? And now that the January 6th committee has turned 100% of America against give Donald Trump, will he be arrested? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line. Get Thursday episodes and bonus content on Patreon

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter give their final predictions on the Alberta UCP leadership race before turning their attention to the Quebec election and the rise (and, in Quebec's case, dominance) of new party brands. Is Danielle Smith destined to win on Thursday? In an era of negative partisanship, does holding onto an old party brand make any sense anymore? And when does Stephen Carter's campaign to draft Kevin O'Leary start? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about the new (?) Jason Kenney and the place of charm in politics before turning their attention to constructing a course on what everybody in the media needs to know about political polls. How important is comedy and affability in politics? When should we be leery of candidate polls? And can any of the gang name a single Keith Urban song? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about differing views of authenticity through the lens of the Prime Minister breaking into some Queen karaoke before the Queen's funeral. Why are Canadians having such different reactions to the PM's rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody? Has Danielle Smith locked up the UCP leadership? And when did the podcast start resorting to niche visual gags? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about Pierre Poilievre's overwhelming victory in the Conservative Party of Canada leadership and what effect the new King will have on our body politic. Should the Liberals be concerned about Poilievre? Is now a time to reconsider our relationship with the crown? And is The Strategists' soundboard the only thing less reliable than the Green Party of Canada? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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