The North State Podcast
1) Barred from the Conservative Convention ft. Arno Kopecky
Pierre Poilievre swept the leadership vote at the federal Conservative party's convention this past weekend in Calgary. While news outlets breathlessly explored the vote and what it means for the part...Show More
2) Monologue: The Bullsh*t Years
Happy 2026! Scott's back and he's angry. Everybody's talking about Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. After countless articles and panels waxing poe...Show More
3) The North State Q&A Fest 2025 ft. Eric Wickham
So the first full-year of The North State has wrapped up. What a time it's been! This podcast has interviewed journalists from Karyn Pugliese, to Rachel Gilmore, to Sarah Samuel and not to mention tha...Show More
4) Killjoys Ruin Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner ft. Rachel Gilmore
After a tumultuous year in Canadian federal politics, it seemed that the 2025 Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner was geared for virality before it even began.Then NDP interim leader Don Davies stole t...Show More
5) Accounts and Accountability ft. Jesse Brown
Over the course of the past two years, Jesse Brown, founder, editor and publisher at CANADALAND has lost the trust of many journalists in the industry, especially me. His behaviour and approach to jou...Show More
6) Human Rights... Trans Kids Notwithstanding ft. Mel Woods
In a move that was in the works for month, the UCP government in Alberta has invoked the notwithstanding clause to shield three bills from court challenges. These bills specifically target trans kids,...Show More
7) Monologue: Post-CANADALAND Wasteland
If you're a news nerd, a media freak, or some sort of schadenfreude savant, you're probably aware of the spectacular implosion of CANADALAND and its equally infamous leader, Jesse Brown. This week the...Show More
8) Panel: Sifting Through the Sludge of Budget 2025
It's been a week since the federal Liberals released the 2025 budget. In that time we've heard a lot of coverage, some useful, some not. In the first North State panel, we discuss the potential impact...Show More
9) The Pay Wall of it All
It's happened to all of us. We want to read an article, but the web page stops us in our tracks. We need a paid subscription, or to sign up for a newsletter, or contribute some meagre amount of money....Show More
10) Monologue: Fine, Let's Talk About the NDP Leadership Race
Five people are running to save the NDP from itself. Who are they? What are they promising? What's the point? Who cares anymore? Well despite the tremendous disappointment the NDP has been for the pas...Show More