Uncommons with Nate Erskine-Smith Podcast
1) Child honouring with the one and only Raffi
Like many Canadians, Nate grew up on Raffi’s music. On this episode, Raffi joins Nate to discuss his musical journey, his ongoing advocacy for the peace and the planet, and why we need to centre child...Show More
2) Moral Ambition with Rutger Bregman
Rutger Bregman is a Dutch historian, best-selling author, and co-founder of the School for Moral Ambition. His recent book and school both encourage us to spend our time and talent by making a differe...Show More
3) The Knowing with Tanya Talaga
Tanya Talaga is an award-winning author and journalist and a powerful voice for Indigenous rights and education in Canada.She’s also a constituent, which is how we happened to connect again recently w...Show More
4) “Pay Up Or We'll Kill The Whales": Inside Marineland's Collapse
Phil Demers joins me outside the gates of Marineland for this episode- a return to a conversation we began seven years ago at the Fox Theatre.Back then, we were fighting to pass Bill S-203 to end whal...Show More
5) Grand bargains and running like a girl with Catherine McKenna
Catherine McKenna joined me in person for a live recording of this episode at the Naval Club of Toronto here in our east end. We discussed her new book ‘Run Like a Girl’, lessons learned from her six ...Show More
6) The Strong Borders Act? with Kate Robertson and Adam Sadinsky
** There are less than 10 tickets remaining for the live recording of Uncommons with Catherine McKenna on Thursday Oct 2nd. Register for free here. **On this two-part episode of Uncommons, Nate digs i...Show More
7) The Future of Online Harms and AI Regulation with Taylor Owen
After a hiatus, we’ve officially restarted the Uncommons podcast, and our first long-form interview is with Professor Taylor Owen to discuss the ever changing landscape of the digital world, the fast ...Show More
8) Fixing Canada's Housing Crisis with Carolyn Whitzman
Nate and Carolyn Whitzman talk about her recent book Home Truths, Canada's housing needs, and different historical and international approaches that should inform how we build market, non-market, and ...Show More
9) Erin O'Toole on Uncommons
Nate is joined by Erin O'Toole, the former leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Together in front of a live audience in Beaches-East York, they tackle Trump’s tariffs, foreign interference, and...Show More
10) Economics of Canadian Immigration: Part 2 with Lisa Lalande
On these two episodes of Uncommons, Nate does a deeper dive on the economics of Canadian immigration policies, including a look at the unsustainable rise in temporary immigration levels, recent govern...Show More