The Curious Task Podcast
1) Franco Terrazzano - What Is Government Waste?
In this episode, Alex speaks with Franco Terrazano about government spending, taxation, and fiscal accountability in Canada, with a focus on how deficits, debt, and expanding bureaucracy effect afford...Show More
2) Sabine Benoit - Why Is Canada In A Housing Crisis?
Alex interviews Sabine Benoit of the Consumer Choice Center on Canada’s housing crisis. Sabine argues the main causes are chronic undersupply plus policy barriers: zoning that blocks “missing middle” ...Show More
3) Graeme Thompson - What Is Canada's Role In The World?
In this conversation from 2025, Alex Aragona speaks with Graeme Thompson about Canada's evolving role on the global stage, from Confederation through to the post-Cold War era and into the geopolitical...Show More
4) Abigail Hall - How Does Government Propaganda Manufacture Militarism?
In this episode from 2022, Alex speaks with Abigail Hall about propaganda - an elusive and at times far-reaching concept that can be found everywhere: from overt wartime speeches by presidents to cove...Show More
5) Chris Coyne - How Do You Run A War?
In this episode from 2024, Alex speaks with Chris Coyne about the complexities and ramifications of war, focusing on the interplay between media narratives, propaganda, and the impact on civil liberti...Show More
6) What Is The Path Out Of Poverty? - Randy Hicks
Matt speaks with Randy Hicks (CEO of the Georgia Center for Opportunity) about why jobs and social capital matter, how government programs can stabilize but often fail to help people escape poverty, a...Show More
7) Kevin Erdmann - Why Are We Afraid Of Building Homes?
In this conversation from 2024, Alex speaks with Kevin Erdmann about how zoning, the 2008 economic crisis, and the desire to live away from "those people" is effecting the state of housing. Episode N...Show More
8) What Is The New Right? - Sean Speer
In this episode, Matt speaks with Sean Speer about the rise of the so-called “New Right” and the growing tension between conservatism and classical liberalism. Speer defends a fusionist vision rooted ...Show More
9) What Do Companies Owe Society? - Abraham Singer
In this episode, Alex speaks with Abraham Singer about his book Everyone’s Business, exploring why businesses and other private organizations should be understood not only as economic entities but as ...Show More
10) What's Wrong With The Notwithstanding Clause? - Leonid Sirota
In this episode, Alex speaks with constitutional scholar Leonid Sirota about the notwithstanding clause—what it does, how it functions within Canada’s constitutional architecture, and why its routine ...Show More