Zeke Faux on crypto’s wild ride and staggering fall
This episode of Hub Dialogues features Zeke Faux, an award-winning investigative reporter for Bloomberg, about his new must-read book, Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall.
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Where does liberalism come from?: Alexander Salter on why we can thank the Middle Ages for our modern liberties
This episode of Hub Dialogues features host Sean Speer in conversation with Alexander William Salter, a Texas Tech University economist and senior fellow at the Free Market Institute, about his co-authored new book, The Medieval Constitution of Liberty: Political Foundations of Liberalism in the West.
Freddie deBoer on how the elites went woke, spurned class politics, and ruined the social justice movement
This episode of Hub Dialogues features host Sean Speer in conversation with Freddie deBoer, author and journalist, about his new must-read book, How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement.
David Samson on how modern society can harness tribalism for good
This episode of Hub Dialogues features host Sean Speer in conversation with David Samson, an anthropologist at the University of Toronto and leading scholar on biology and human evolution, about his new must-read book, “Our Tribal Future: How to Channel Our Foundational Human Instincts into a Force for Good.”
Heather Exner-Pirot on crafting an ambitious yet pragmatic energy policy
This episode of Hub Dialogues features Heather Exner-Pirot, director of natural resources, energy, and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and special advisor to the Business Council of Canada, about climate change, energy, and Indigenous economic development, as well as the future of lunar mining.
‘We’re not keeping pace’: Frédéric Bouchard on how to improve Canada’s science, research and innovation
This episode of Hub Dialogues features host Sean Speer in conversation with Frédéric Bouchard, the dean of Arts and Sciences at the Université de Montréal and former chair of the Advisory Panel on the Federal Research Support System. They discuss the panel’s 2023 report on improving federal investments in science, research, and innovation and its policy implications.
How optimistic should we be about our government?: Amanda Lang joins The Hub Roundtable to break it down
This episode’s featured guests are the Hub Roundtable’s Rudyard Griffiths, executive director at The Hub, and Sean Speer, editor-at-large. With the series’ host, Amanda Lang, they discuss the Business of Government series’ key takeaways including growing questions about Canadian state capacity, the risks of government complacency, and the need to inject energy and dynamism into Canada’s governments.
Is progress real? Historian Michael Bonner on civilization and how the past can renew our present
This episode of Hub Dialogues features host Sean Speer in conversation with Michael Bonner, historian and political advisor, about his fascinating book, “In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present.”
Making the tough calls: Jason Kenney and Kathleen Wynne on the dying art of political compromise
This episode’s featured guests are former Premiers Jason Kenney and Kathleen Wynne. They discuss their experiences in government, including the policymaking process, the strengths and weaknesses of state capacity in Canada, and making politically unpopular decisions.
Understanding the Beijing Rules: Bethany Allen on how China weaponizes its economy and how the West can push back
Author and journalist Bethan Allen joins Hub Dialogues to discuss her new book, Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World, which documents how the Chinese government has used economic and political tools to project its power and influence around the world.
