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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<p>They also, most importantly, discuss who has better bagels: Toronto or Montreal?</p>
<p> </p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
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<p>They also, most importantly, discuss who has better bagels: Toronto or Montreal?</p>
<p> </p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<p> </p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p> </p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <itunes:title>Ashley Prime: Can Canada Still Rely on Britain?</itunes:title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Kathleen Monk joins the Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement to discuss the NDP convention, Avi Lewis’s first ballot victory, whether he is the right choice to rebuild the NDP, and the passing of his father Stephen Lewis. They also discuss how the NDP can be relevant again, the equity card moment at the convention, whether the NDP will be about “the factory floor or the faculty lounge,” if they have learned lessons from Mamdani’s rise in New York City, where Lewis will find a seat, and where exactly the NDP go from here.</p>
<p>Restaurant Canada's <a href="https://manyhandswork.ca/?utm_source=everythingpolitical&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=manyhands" rel="noopener noreferrer">manyhandswork.ca </a></p>
<p> </p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
      <link>https://www.buzzsprout.com/2517777</link>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kathleen Monk joins the Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement to discuss the NDP convention, Avi Lewis’s first ballot victory, whether he is the right choice to rebuild the NDP, and the passing of his father Stephen Lewis. They also discuss how the NDP can be relevant again, the equity card moment at the convention, whether the NDP will be about “the factory floor or the faculty lounge,” if they have learned lessons from Mamdani’s rise in New York City, where Lewis will find a seat, and where exactly the NDP go from here.</p>
<p>Restaurant Canada's <a href="https://manyhandswork.ca/?utm_source=everythingpolitical&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=manyhands" rel="noopener noreferrer">manyhandswork.ca </a></p>
<p> </p>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Former premiers Kathleen Wynne and Philippe Couillard join Steve Paikin at York University’s Glendon College to discuss the rise of populism in Canada, decreasing levels of trust in government, and the threat populism poses to democracy in Canada. They also discuss where things went wrong, rising levels of inequality, the disenchantment young people feel with the political system, why young folks are skewing right, and what can be done to restore trust in democratic politics.</p>
<p>Panelists also include Obama Foundation scholar Victoria Kuketz and Allen Sutherland from the Institute on Governance.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
      <link>https://www.buzzsprout.com/2517777</link>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Former premiers Kathleen Wynne and Philippe Couillard join Steve Paikin at York University’s Glendon College to discuss the rise of populism in Canada, decreasing levels of trust in government, and the threat populism poses to democracy in Canada. They also discuss where things went wrong, rising levels of inequality, the disenchantment young people feel with the political system, why young folks are skewing right, and what can be done to restore trust in democratic politics.</p>
<p>Panelists also include Obama Foundation scholar Victoria Kuketz and Allen Sutherland from the Institute on Governance.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
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      <itunes:title>Kathleen Wynne &amp; Philippe Couillard: Are Canadians Losing Trust in Democracy?</itunes:title>
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Panelists also include Obama Foundation scholar Victoria Kuketz and Allen Sutherland from the Institute on Governance. 


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      <title>World on Edge: Could Trump Learn from Bush’s Gulf War in 1990?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Arif Lalani, former Canadian Ambassador to Jordan, Iraq, Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates, joins Janice Stein to discuss George H.W. Bush’s approach to the Gulf War in 1990 compared to Trump’s war in Iran, why he did not bother to build any coalition, how Janice sees this as an incoherent and “shambolic war,” the work of Witkoff and Kushner, and how nobody seems to be doing their homework in the Trump administration. They then discuss why this was a military action of choice, how Trump saw this as another Venezuela, why the UN is increasingly irrelevant, the possibility of a ceasefire and diplomacy, and if Trump is looking for an off-ramp.</p>
<p> </p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
      <link>https://www.buzzsprout.com/2517777</link>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Arif Lalani, former Canadian Ambassador to Jordan, Iraq, Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates, joins Janice Stein to discuss George H.W. Bush’s approach to the Gulf War in 1990 compared to Trump’s war in Iran, why he did not bother to build any coalition, how Janice sees this as an incoherent and “shambolic war,” the work of Witkoff and Kushner, and how nobody seems to be doing their homework in the Trump administration. They then discuss why this was a military action of choice, how Trump saw this as another Venezuela, why the UN is increasingly irrelevant, the possibility of a ceasefire and diplomacy, and if Trump is looking for an off-ramp.</p>
<p> </p>
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      <itunes:title>World on Edge: Could Trump Learn from Bush’s Gulf War in 1990?</itunes:title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>In the first ever edition of “Paik’s Takes,” Steve offers a few, well, takes and answers questions from viewers. Is this the most dangerous and uncertain time Steve has experienced in his more than four decades as a journalist? Should athletes make political statements? Is Canada still a meaningful ‘middle power,’ or is that just a comforting myth we tell ourselves? </p>
<p>Then, in response to our first ever Redline Debate on the Freedom Convoy and the protests in Ottawa, Steve invites on a viewer who wrote in with his “take.” That viewer is Peter Sloly, former Ottawa Chief of Police. </p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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<p>Then, in response to our first ever Redline Debate on the Freedom Convoy and the protests in Ottawa, Steve invites on a viewer who wrote in with his “take.” That viewer is Peter Sloly, former Ottawa Chief of Police. </p>
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<p> </p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement discusses the most recent floor crossing to the Liberal caucus, how Carney has been able to convince four different MPs to come over, if it’s wrong or undemocratic to get a majority through these means, and how unprecedented historically all these crossings are. They then discuss Pierre Poilievre’s international excursions, how Tony thinks it shows his “seriousness,” and if playing partisan politics abroad is a breach of protocol.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>One episode. Two very different views on the Middle East. The Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel, Sharren Haskel, joins to discuss her country’s decision to attack Iran, their strategy and endgame, as well as Israel’s conduct in Gaza. You’ll also be hearing from someone who appeared before the International Court of Justice on behalf of Palestine. That's Queen’s University international law professor and former UN official in the Middle East, Ardi Imseis. He explains why he thinks this is an illegal war and shares his view on Israel’s conduct in Gaza.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One episode. Two very different views on the Middle East. The Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel, Sharren Haskel, joins to discuss her country’s decision to attack Iran, their strategy and endgame, as well as Israel’s conduct in Gaza. You’ll also be hearing from someone who appeared before the International Court of Justice on behalf of Palestine. That's Queen’s University international law professor and former UN official in the Middle East, Ardi Imseis. He explains why he thinks this is an illegal war and shares his view on Israel’s conduct in Gaza.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Thomas Juneau joins Janice Stein to discuss the war in the Middle East, if doing nothing is an option for Canada, the diaspora politics involved, what role middle powers can play, and how Canada has been “lazy” about its national security. They also discuss the incredible pace of this war, why you cannot “bomb your way to regime change,” the incoherent strategy of this war, how the Iranian regime could become weaker but nastier, the possibility of escalation, the rising nuclear threat, and the role global oil markets played in motivating the American airstrikes.</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>John Baird, Canada’s former foreign minister, joins Steve to discuss the war in Iran, whether Canada should support it, PM Mark Carney’s evolution on reacting to this war, and if it could turn out like another Iraq or Libya. They then discuss the internal deliberations within the federal government when a war breaks out, how decisions are made to support a war or not, and the tough choices Canada has to make as this war continues.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to the first edition of The Paikin Podcast "Redline Debates." Four years ago this month, a convoy of truckers essentially took over the nation's capital, and beyond disrupting life there, it became a Rorschach test on how you felt about everything from vaccinations to parliamentary democracy. </p><p>Justin Ling from the Toronto Star and Candice Malcolm from Juno News join to debate what the Freedom Convoy was all about, how history should remember it, how the media covered it, the fact that the vast majority of Canadians opposed the convoy, and the decision to use the Emergencies Act.</p><p>Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br />APPLE: https://apple.co/4m81G7K<br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.c....<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to the first edition of The Paikin Podcast "Redline Debates." Four years ago this month, a convoy of truckers essentially took over the nation's capital, and beyond disrupting life there, it became a Rorschach test on how you felt about everything from vaccinations to parliamentary democracy. </p><p>Justin Ling from the Toronto Star and Candice Malcolm from Juno News join to debate what the Freedom Convoy was all about, how history should remember it, how the media covered it, the fact that the vast majority of Canadians opposed the convoy, and the decision to use the Emergencies Act.</p><p>Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br />APPLE: https://apple.co/4m81G7K<br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.c....<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Linda McQuaig joins the Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement to discuss her book, “Cancelling Billionaires Before They Cancel Us: The Urgent Case for a Wealth Tax,” whether billionaires should exist, how current levels of inequality can lead to “revolution,” how Canada’s tax system needs to change, the politics around bringing in a wealth tax, and if it would cause the rich to leave Canada. <br /><br />They also discuss the alternate option of a universal basic income, the problem with philanthropy and foundations in Canada, and the growing conservative support for a wealth tax.<br /><br />Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE:    / @thepaikinpodcast  <br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Linda McQuaig joins the Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement to discuss her book, “Cancelling Billionaires Before They Cancel Us: The Urgent Case for a Wealth Tax,” whether billionaires should exist, how current levels of inequality can lead to “revolution,” how Canada’s tax system needs to change, the politics around bringing in a wealth tax, and if it would cause the rich to leave Canada. <br /><br />They also discuss the alternate option of a universal basic income, the problem with philanthropy and foundations in Canada, and the growing conservative support for a wealth tax.<br /><br />Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE:    / @thepaikinpodcast  <br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>As the Ukraine War nears its fourth anniversary, we devote a special edition of The Paikin Podcast to understand where things stand today, the toll four years of war has had on the Ukrainian people, and how much longer it can go on. The episode features a variety of different voices and interviews, including:</p><p>- Former MP Chrystia Freeland<br />- Deputy Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine, Dariia Marchak <br />- Roman Shimonov from Roshel Smart Armoured Vehicles<br />- Anastasiia Bilchenko from Peaceful Heaven<br />- Yevhen Tryshyn from Nova Global <br />- Lesya Granger from Mriya Aid<br /><br />Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As the Ukraine War nears its fourth anniversary, we devote a special edition of The Paikin Podcast to understand where things stand today, the toll four years of war has had on the Ukrainian people, and how much longer it can go on. The episode features a variety of different voices and interviews, including:</p><p>- Former MP Chrystia Freeland<br />- Deputy Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine, Dariia Marchak <br />- Roman Shimonov from Roshel Smart Armoured Vehicles<br />- Anastasiia Bilchenko from Peaceful Heaven<br />- Yevhen Tryshyn from Nova Global <br />- Lesya Granger from Mriya Aid<br /><br />Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Stephen Marche, author of “The Next Civil War,” joins Janice Stein to discuss why America is a bigger threat to our freedom and democracy than China or Russia, why the West is feeling its betrayal turn into rage, and how Stephen thinks “we’re all Canadian now.”</p><p>They also discuss the American midterms, to what extent we can “return to normal” if the Democrats win back the White House, American officials meeting with members of the Alberta separatist movement, and if Janice has changed her mind on Stephen’s view of the prospect of an American invasion. </p><p>Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stephen Marche, author of “The Next Civil War,” joins Janice Stein to discuss why America is a bigger threat to our freedom and democracy than China or Russia, why the West is feeling its betrayal turn into rage, and how Stephen thinks “we’re all Canadian now.”</p><p>They also discuss the American midterms, to what extent we can “return to normal” if the Democrats win back the White House, American officials meeting with members of the Alberta separatist movement, and if Janice has changed her mind on Stephen’s view of the prospect of an American invasion. </p><p>Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rob Ashton joins Steve to discuss his NDP leadership bid, why he thinks the NDP needs to return to its working-class roots, if the Conservative Party outflanked them, and what he offers as an NDP leader that the other candidates do not. </p><p>They then discuss housing, the level of unionization in Canada, Carney’s speech in Davos, Canada’s foreign policy approach in Ukraine and the Middle East, and Ashton’s favourite PM in Canadian history. <br /><br />Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <itunes:title>Why Longshoreman Rob Ashton Wants the NDP to Return to Its Roots</itunes:title>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 8 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Canadaland’s Jesse Brown joins Steve to discuss his investigative podcast series, “What is Happening Here,” how October 7th made his world “fall apart,” the rise in antisemitism in Canada, the “double standard” in how it’s covered, and the pushback and attacks his reporting on antisemitism has received. </p><p>They also discuss the left’s antisemitism problem, how Jewish people are seen as white privileged “oppressors,” if anti-Zionism is racist, and if he’s lost friends or advertisers doing this series. </p><p>Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE:    / @thepaikinpodcast  <br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Everything Political: Can a Conservative Party Led by Pierre Poilievre Win?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>The Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement discuss Pierre Poilievre’s leadership review, what 87.4% support means, the level of unity in the Conservative Party, and how Poilievre gave the “best speech of his life.”<br /><br />They then discuss if Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party can win a general election, if he’s the right man for this geopolitical moment of uncertainty, Carney’s international background and experience, and why the next election will be Poilievre’s “last chance.” <br /><br />Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement discuss Pierre Poilievre’s leadership review, what 87.4% support means, the level of unity in the Conservative Party, and how Poilievre gave the “best speech of his life.”<br /><br />They then discuss if Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party can win a general election, if he’s the right man for this geopolitical moment of uncertainty, Carney’s international background and experience, and why the next election will be Poilievre’s “last chance.” <br /><br />Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Heather McPherson, NDP MP from Edmonton Strathcona, joins Steve to discuss her NDP leadership bid, why we still need the NDP even though 94% of Canadian voters rejected them in the last election, and how the party, in her view, has lost its way. <br /><br />They then discuss climate change, whether the NDP is a pro-pipeline or anti-pipeline party, Canada’s decision to recognize Palestine, Canada’s foreign policy in a new world order, her favorite prime minister, and her battle with cancer. </p><p>Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />APPLE: https://apple.co/4m81G7K<br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heather McPherson, NDP MP from Edmonton Strathcona, joins Steve to discuss her NDP leadership bid, why we still need the NDP even though 94% of Canadian voters rejected them in the last election, and how the party, in her view, has lost its way. <br /><br />They then discuss climate change, whether the NDP is a pro-pipeline or anti-pipeline party, Canada’s decision to recognize Palestine, Canada’s foreign policy in a new world order, her favorite prime minister, and her battle with cancer. </p><p>Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />APPLE: https://apple.co/4m81G7K<br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Christian Leuprecht joins Janice Stein to discuss Carney’s speech in Davos, how it was the “most consequential” international speech ever delivered by a Canadian prime minister, why we must move on from the rules-based international order, and why nostalgia is not a strategy. </p><p>They also discuss middle power alliances, Canada’s foreign policy, “taking the world as it is,” and whether Canada can be both principled and pragmatic in its approach to the world.</p><p>Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>APPLE: https://apple.co/4m81G7K<br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Christian Leuprecht joins Janice Stein to discuss Carney’s speech in Davos, how it was the “most consequential” international speech ever delivered by a Canadian prime minister, why we must move on from the rules-based international order, and why nostalgia is not a strategy. </p><p>They also discuss middle power alliances, Canada’s foreign policy, “taking the world as it is,” and whether Canada can be both principled and pragmatic in its approach to the world.</p><p>Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>APPLE: https://apple.co/4m81G7K<br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Historian Margaret MacMillan joins Steve to discuss the history we are living through, how it reminds her of the zero-sum period before the First World War, Trump’s claims over Greenland, his letter to the PM of Norway, how seriously Canada should take Trump’s 51st state rhetoric, and the history of American attempts to invade Canada.</p><p>They then discuss Canada’s defence spending, how Trump is unlike any president in American history, how he reminds her of Louis XIV or Henry VIII, the history of middle or smaller powers holding off greater powers, and the cracks growing in the MAGA movement. </p><p>Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Historian Margaret MacMillan joins Steve to discuss the history we are living through, how it reminds her of the zero-sum period before the First World War, Trump’s claims over Greenland, his letter to the PM of Norway, how seriously Canada should take Trump’s 51st state rhetoric, and the history of American attempts to invade Canada.</p><p>They then discuss Canada’s defence spending, how Trump is unlike any president in American history, how he reminds her of Louis XIV or Henry VIII, the history of middle or smaller powers holding off greater powers, and the cracks growing in the MAGA movement. </p><p>Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Peter Donolo joins the Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement to discuss Carney’s deal with China. They explore why Tony thinks it’s a terrible decision for Canada, the need to chart a new path away from America, China’s history of foreign influence in Canada, and the future of Canada’s auto industry.</p><p>The panel then considers whether Carney has come through on his “elbows up” campaign promise, the economic war that Canadians face with America, why Carney may need to call on Canadians to make sacrifices, his “mealy-mouthed” reaction to the American invasion of Venezuela, and joining Trump’s “Board of Peace.”<br /><br />Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Peter Donolo joins the Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement to discuss Carney’s deal with China. They explore why Tony thinks it’s a terrible decision for Canada, the need to chart a new path away from America, China’s history of foreign influence in Canada, and the future of Canada’s auto industry.</p><p>The panel then considers whether Carney has come through on his “elbows up” campaign promise, the economic war that Canadians face with America, why Carney may need to call on Canadians to make sacrifices, his “mealy-mouthed” reaction to the American invasion of Venezuela, and joining Trump’s “Board of Peace.”<br /><br />Support us: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Kory Teneycke, senior advisor to Premier Doug Ford, joins Steve to discuss the Premier, his “awful” first year in government, how he turned it around and won three straight majorities, the Greenbelt and Skills Development Fund controversies, and Ford’s earlier praise for Donald Trump. <br /><br />They then discuss if Ford has any designs on federal politics, the terrible relationship between him and Pierre Poilievre, Teneycke’s remarks of “campaign malpractice” during the last federal election, and the different types of conservatism that exist across Canada. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>PATREON: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />APPLE: https://apple.co/4m81G7K<br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kory Teneycke, senior advisor to Premier Doug Ford, joins Steve to discuss the Premier, his “awful” first year in government, how he turned it around and won three straight majorities, the Greenbelt and Skills Development Fund controversies, and Ford’s earlier praise for Donald Trump. <br /><br />They then discuss if Ford has any designs on federal politics, the terrible relationship between him and Pierre Poilievre, Teneycke’s remarks of “campaign malpractice” during the last federal election, and the different types of conservatism that exist across Canada. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>PATREON: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />APPLE: https://apple.co/4m81G7K<br />SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Janice Stein is joined by Jon R. Lindsay from Georgia Tech to discuss if the kidnapping of Maduro signals the death of the liberal international order, if Venezuela was an inside job, and if Trump has turned the world into a “den of thieves,” as the President Steinmeier of Germany said last week. They then discuss Canada’s response to America’s attack on Venezuela, Poilievre’s vs. Carney’s statements, and what this means for Greenland, Taiwan and, well, Canada. In other words, how seriously should Canadians take Trump’s 51st state rhetoric now?</p><p>PATREON: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Janice Stein is joined by Jon R. Lindsay from Georgia Tech to discuss if the kidnapping of Maduro signals the death of the liberal international order, if Venezuela was an inside job, and if Trump has turned the world into a “den of thieves,” as the President Steinmeier of Germany said last week. They then discuss Canada’s response to America’s attack on Venezuela, Poilievre’s vs. Carney’s statements, and what this means for Greenland, Taiwan and, well, Canada. In other words, how seriously should Canadians take Trump’s 51st state rhetoric now?</p><p>PATREON: patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>The Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement discuss the new mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, his “big hairy audacious goals,” his response to Maduro’s kidnapping, the fight for the soul of the Democratic Party, and if a left wing populism could tap into the same anger and frustrations that Trump has. </p><p>They then discuss Pierre Poilievre’s response and support for Trump’s actions in Venezuela, what this all means for Canada and Canada’s oil industry, and what the biggest story will be in 2026. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement discuss the new mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, his “big hairy audacious goals,” his response to Maduro’s kidnapping, the fight for the soul of the Democratic Party, and if a left wing populism could tap into the same anger and frustrations that Trump has. </p><p>They then discuss Pierre Poilievre’s response and support for Trump’s actions in Venezuela, what this all means for Canada and Canada’s oil industry, and what the biggest story will be in 2026. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Jim Balsillie: Is Canada Sabotaging Its Own Economy?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Jim Balsillie joins Steve to discuss how he thinks Canada is sabotaging its own economy, how we have consigned ourselves to being a low value-added petro state, why we are operating from an outdated playbook, and Canada’s productivity crisis. They then discuss a real made-in-Canada approach, why foreign investment is overrated, and how to create a more sovereign future for Canada. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jim Balsillie joins Steve to discuss how he thinks Canada is sabotaging its own economy, how we have consigned ourselves to being a low value-added petro state, why we are operating from an outdated playbook, and Canada’s productivity crisis. They then discuss a real made-in-Canada approach, why foreign investment is overrated, and how to create a more sovereign future for Canada. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Former federal Liberal cabinet minister Sergio Marchi joins Steve to discuss his book, Pursuing a Public Life: How to Succeed in the Political Arena, the fragile state of our democracy, the rise of polarization and cynicism, his 30 years in politics as a city councillor, MP, cabinet minister, and ambassador, and how to survive and succeed in a political climate that has become nastier and more divided. <br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Former federal Liberal cabinet minister Sergio Marchi joins Steve to discuss his book, Pursuing a Public Life: How to Succeed in the Political Arena, the fragile state of our democracy, the rise of polarization and cynicism, his 30 years in politics as a city councillor, MP, cabinet minister, and ambassador, and how to survive and succeed in a political climate that has become nastier and more divided. <br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ontario’s 20th Premier David Peterson joins Steve on stage at The Pearson Centre to look back on his early life, his father’s politics, and “why the more you have, the more you owe.” They also discuss any regrets he had as premier, the Human Rights Code, the failure of the Meech Lake Accord, the separatist scars in Canada today, the state of Ontario’s Liberals in 2025, and what’s next for David Peterson at 82. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <itunes:title>David Peterson: &quot;The More You Have, The More You Owe&quot;</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Ontario’s 20th Premier David Peterson joins Steve on stage at The Pearson Centre to look back on his early life, his father’s politics, and “why the more you have, the more you owe.” They also discuss any regrets he had as premier, the Human Rights Code, the failure of the Meech Lake Accord, the separatist scars in Canada today, the state of Ontario’s Liberals in 2025, and what’s next for David Peterson at 82.  Follow The Paikin Podcast:  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinP...</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>World on Edge: Why Too Much Information is Driving Us Mad</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Dan Dunsky joins Janice Stein to discuss why the news seems to be driving us crazy, how our brains are being hijacked, how digital media has created a "constitution of confusion,” the erosion of institutional trust, the collapse of the post-war liberal world order, and how exactly we can stay informed without going mad. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dan Dunsky joins Janice Stein to discuss why the news seems to be driving us crazy, how our brains are being hijacked, how digital media has created a "constitution of confusion,” the erosion of institutional trust, the collapse of the post-war liberal world order, and how exactly we can stay informed without going mad. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Tom Nichols: Is This a New Low for Trump?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols joins Steve to discuss Trump’s “ghoulish” comments about Rob and Michele Reiner’s murders, if this is a new low for him, how he sees the Trump administration as a “confederacy of toddlers,” if Trump is losing his grip on the Republican Party, the growing rift within the GOP, the resentments Americans feel, and what happens after Trump.<br /><br />Is it possible for someone to restore the guardrails that Trump has obliterated? Is it possible for someone to win an election on restoring clean, sane government?<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols joins Steve to discuss Trump’s “ghoulish” comments about Rob and Michele Reiner’s murders, if this is a new low for him, how he sees the Trump administration as a “confederacy of toddlers,” if Trump is losing his grip on the Republican Party, the growing rift within the GOP, the resentments Americans feel, and what happens after Trump.<br /><br />Is it possible for someone to restore the guardrails that Trump has obliterated? Is it possible for someone to win an election on restoring clean, sane government?<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Tony Keller joins the Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement to discuss his book “Borderline Chaos: How Canada Got Immigration Right, and Then Wrong,” the historical consensus on immigration, the rise in levels under Trudeau, the temporary foreign workers program, if the Canadian consensus on immigration has been broken, where we are now, and what it will take to recapture that consensus. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tony Keller joins the Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement to discuss his book “Borderline Chaos: How Canada Got Immigration Right, and Then Wrong,” the historical consensus on immigration, the rise in levels under Trudeau, the temporary foreign workers program, if the Canadian consensus on immigration has been broken, where we are now, and what it will take to recapture that consensus. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bob Rae recently stepped down as Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations. He joins Steve to discuss his five years at the UN, how America has left “the democracy club,” the Orwellian world Canada is entering, and the danger and uncertainty of this geopolitical era.</p><p>They also consider the Israel-Gaza war, Canada’s decision to recognize Palestine, the Russia-Ukraine War, dealing with the Trump administration, his dispute with China over their persecution of ethnic Muslim Uighurs, and what’s next for the former Ontario Premier, Liberal Party of Canada leader, and ambassador to the UN. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Paul Grod from the Ukrainian World Congress joins Janice Stein to discuss if there is an end in sight to the Ukraine War, the prospects of a peace deal, how Putin has become stronger since the war began, Trump’s national security plan, how the US has turned its back on Europe, Putin’s messianic vision for the Russian Empire, Witkoff’s “real estate” worldview, and where this all leaves Zelenskyy and Ukraine four years into this illegal and immoral war.</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Paul Grod from the Ukrainian World Congress joins Janice Stein to discuss if there is an end in sight to the Ukraine War, the prospects of a peace deal, how Putin has become stronger since the war began, Trump’s national security plan, how the US has turned its back on Europe, Putin’s messianic vision for the Russian Empire, Witkoff’s “real estate” worldview, and where this all leaves Zelenskyy and Ukraine four years into this illegal and immoral war.</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement discuss Steven Guilbeault’s resignation from Carney’s cabinet, the pipeline MOU, how close we actually are to building a new pipeline, if the Carney Liberals are governing like conservatives, the new climate change consensus in Canadian politics, and if Canadians still care about climate change. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"The Good Doctor" Freddie Highmore and David Shore join Steve for a live taping of the podcast to discuss their hit ABC show, its seven-season run, how to get the character of an autistic doctor right, why Shore did not want Shaun Murphy to be TV’s “autistic character” but a particular individual, and the possibility of a “House” crossover. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Avi Lewis joins Steve to discuss his NDP leadership bid, why he wants to be the leader of a party that 94% of Canadian voters rejected in the last election, the decline of the NDP since Jack Layton, how Trudeau passed the NDP on the left, if Jagmeet Singh was a good leader, and why the NDP needs to return to its roots as a “working-class” party. </p><p>They also get into if the party focussed too much on identity politics, why the populist right has captured all those voters who also believe the game is rigged and unfair, the prospect of a wealth tax, why we’ve lost the ability to build big things in Canada, if we care about climate change anymore, the failure of the carbon tax, Alberta separatism, and his family’s long history in NDP politics. (Yes, they cover a LOT of ground.)</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson join Steve to discuss their new book, Breaking Point: The New Big Shifts Putting Canada at Risk, how the country is in the middle of the greatest political crisis it has ever faced, the rising anger young people feel about housing prices and gig jobs, Trudeau’s failures as a prime minister, and how he destroyed the Canadian consensus on immigration. They also discuss the growing regional tensions in Quebec and the Prairies, the looming threat of Trump and tariffs, whether Carney (or Poilievre) can meet this turbulent and uncertain moment, and how exactly to bring this country back from this “breaking point.”</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson join Steve to discuss their new book, Breaking Point: The New Big Shifts Putting Canada at Risk, how the country is in the middle of the greatest political crisis it has ever faced, the rising anger young people feel about housing prices and gig jobs, Trudeau’s failures as a prime minister, and how he destroyed the Canadian consensus on immigration. They also discuss the growing regional tensions in Quebec and the Prairies, the looming threat of Trump and tariffs, whether Carney (or Poilievre) can meet this turbulent and uncertain moment, and how exactly to bring this country back from this “breaking point.”</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>World on Edge: Will Trump’s Israel-Hamas Peace Deal Work?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Trump’s 20-point peace plan includes disarming Hamas, an international stabilization force, and an apolitical Palestinian transitional government. Could it work? </p><p>Hussein Ibish, contributor to The Atlantic, joins Janice Stein to discuss the state of the deal, why Hamas accepted it, how Netanyahu was forced into it, why Hamas never actually wanted to govern Gaza, if the plan offers a viable long term plan for Gaza’s future, and if one of the legacies of this war is to turn Israel into a permanent pariah state. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trump’s 20-point peace plan includes disarming Hamas, an international stabilization force, and an apolitical Palestinian transitional government. Could it work? </p><p>Hussein Ibish, contributor to The Atlantic, joins Janice Stein to discuss the state of the deal, why Hamas accepted it, how Netanyahu was forced into it, why Hamas never actually wanted to govern Gaza, if the plan offers a viable long term plan for Gaza’s future, and if one of the legacies of this war is to turn Israel into a permanent pariah state. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <itunes:title>World on Edge: Will Trump’s Israel-Hamas Peace Deal Work?</itunes:title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Some guests need no introduction. Ladies and gentlemen, Martin Short. <br /><br />Steve and Martin Short discuss what it’s like being a proud Canadian in America today, Jimmy Kimmel being pulled off the air, if there is increasingly a cost to be paid for making jokes about the wrong people in America, and Mark Carney’s "elbows up" commercial with Mike Myers. Then, a deep dive into Short’s comedy career, his experience on Johnny Carson and David Letterman, making fun of Conan, his love for Diane Keaton, meeting his hero Frank Sinatra, who he thinks was the greatest late show guest of all time, and why he and Steve Martin are the bestest of pals. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some guests need no introduction. Ladies and gentlemen, Martin Short. <br /><br />Steve and Martin Short discuss what it’s like being a proud Canadian in America today, Jimmy Kimmel being pulled off the air, if there is increasingly a cost to be paid for making jokes about the wrong people in America, and Mark Carney’s "elbows up" commercial with Mike Myers. Then, a deep dive into Short’s comedy career, his experience on Johnny Carson and David Letterman, making fun of Conan, his love for Diane Keaton, meeting his hero Frank Sinatra, who he thinks was the greatest late show guest of all time, and why he and Steve Martin are the bestest of pals. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>“Pierre Poilievre is dismantling the principled, serious and credible Conservative Party,” wrote Dimitri Soudas, former director of communications and senior advisor under Stephen Harper. Are the knives out?</p><p>The Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement discuss Soudas’s piece, the growing rift in the Conservative Party, if Harper greenlit the piece, Poilievre’s accusation of an RCMP cover-up for Trudeau, and the upcoming Conservative Party leadership review. Then a look at PM Carney’s attempts to secure a trade deal with America. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Pierre Poilievre is dismantling the principled, serious and credible Conservative Party,” wrote Dimitri Soudas, former director of communications and senior advisor under Stephen Harper. Are the knives out?</p><p>The Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement discuss Soudas’s piece, the growing rift in the Conservative Party, if Harper greenlit the piece, Poilievre’s accusation of an RCMP cover-up for Trudeau, and the upcoming Conservative Party leadership review. Then a look at PM Carney’s attempts to secure a trade deal with America. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: </p><p>YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Canadians are just a few weeks away from learning what Prime Minister Mark Carney has in mind when it comes to defence spending. Will Canada ramp up its investments? Will we meet our NATO commitments?  And what should we invest in? New American-made F-35 fighter planes? New ice breakers for the Arctic? Joining the Golden Dome defense system?<br /><br />Wesley Warks joins Janice Stein in this episode of World on Edge to discuss the state of Canada’s military and how Canada should defend itself in a changing world order. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Canadians are just a few weeks away from learning what Prime Minister Mark Carney has in mind when it comes to defence spending. Will Canada ramp up its investments? Will we meet our NATO commitments?  And what should we invest in? New American-made F-35 fighter planes? New ice breakers for the Arctic? Joining the Golden Dome defense system?<br /><br />Wesley Warks joins Janice Stein in this episode of World on Edge to discuss the state of Canada’s military and how Canada should defend itself in a changing world order. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, joins the Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement to discuss how Canadian voters are split between wanting a disruptor that will change things versus a reassuring and calming father figure and how that split played out in the last election. Then, a look at the looming federal budget, if Carney has properly prepared Canadians for what is to come, and Pierre Poilievre at the Blue Jays game. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE<br />https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, joins the Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement to discuss how Canadian voters are split between wanting a disruptor that will change things versus a reassuring and calming father figure and how that split played out in the last election. Then, a look at the looming federal budget, if Carney has properly prepared Canadians for what is to come, and Pierre Poilievre at the Blue Jays game. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE<br />https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer joins the pod for a live recording to discuss Canadian-American relations, ending the “tariff madness,” the rise of political violence, Trump’s claim “the radicals on the left are the problem,’ where the Democrats go from here, Ezra Klein’s concerns about “left wing pessimism,” and the possibility of the Detroit Tigers meeting the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALCS.<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /></p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Conservative Party MP Shuv Majumdar joins Janice Stein to debate Canada’s decision to recognize the state of Palestine, what exactly this entails, and what happens next. Then, a look at Trump's and Netanyahu's remarks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. And, as the UN turns 80 years old, is it still relevant in the world today? Or are we witnessing the end of the United Nations as we know it?<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /></p>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Journalist Justin Ling joins Steve to discuss his book “The 51st State Votes,” how Trump turned Canada’s 45th general election on its head, Pierre Poilievre’s “campaign malpractice,” whether Canada can survive as Trump's economic punching bag, and how Mark Carney’s “elbows up” approach is going today. Then they consider Chrystia Freeland’s exit from cabinet and what an increasingly unstable and chaotic America means for Canada. <br /><br />The 51st State Votes book:  https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/the-51st-state-votes/<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Journalist Justin Ling joins Steve to discuss his book “The 51st State Votes,” how Trump turned Canada’s 45th general election on its head, Pierre Poilievre’s “campaign malpractice,” whether Canada can survive as Trump's economic punching bag, and how Mark Carney’s “elbows up” approach is going today. Then they consider Chrystia Freeland’s exit from cabinet and what an increasingly unstable and chaotic America means for Canada. <br /><br />The 51st State Votes book:  https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/the-51st-state-votes/<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br />X: x.com/ThePaikinPod<br />INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br />BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of “Everything Political,” Steve Paikin and former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement discuss the fallout from the Charlie Kirk assassination, the rise of political violence, free speech in America, Jimmy Kimmel, Chrystia Freeland’s exit from cabinet, and Carney’s trip to Mexico. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE<br />https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of “Everything Political,” Steve Paikin and former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement discuss the fallout from the Charlie Kirk assassination, the rise of political violence, free speech in America, Jimmy Kimmel, Chrystia Freeland’s exit from cabinet, and Carney’s trip to Mexico. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />YOUTUBE<br />https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast<br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michael Ignatieff joins Janice Stein to discuss the murder of Charlie Kirk, if it could lead to increased political violence and even civil war, the rise of authoritarianism worldwide, the state of democracy in Canada, and if we are prepared for an unstable and chaotic America. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Barry Avrich’s October 7th documentary, The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, was disinvited from TIFF, then reinstated – and just won the festival’s People’s Choice Documentary Award. Avrich joins Steve to discuss what exactly happened, why it was pulled, how he doesn’t think he made a political film about the war in Gaza, the dangers of censorship and protesting art, and how a film about a family rescuing their children and grandchildren became the centre of so much controversy. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Barry Avrich’s October 7th documentary, The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, was disinvited from TIFF, then reinstated – and just won the festival’s People’s Choice Documentary Award. Avrich joins Steve to discuss what exactly happened, why it was pulled, how he doesn’t think he made a political film about the war in Gaza, the dangers of censorship and protesting art, and how a film about a family rescuing their children and grandchildren became the centre of so much controversy. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Author JDM Stewart joins Steve to discuss his book "The Prime Ministers," how to teach kids history, reconciling the past with the present, and if the pendulum is swinging the other way on the "history wars." And from Macdonald to Laurier to Carney we get into the prime ministers who were transformational, merely "transactional," and irrelevant in Canada's history. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /></p><p><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Author JDM Stewart joins Steve to discuss his book "The Prime Ministers," how to teach kids history, reconciling the past with the present, and if the pendulum is swinging the other way on the "history wars." And from Macdonald to Laurier to Carney we get into the prime ministers who were transformational, merely "transactional," and irrelevant in Canada's history. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /></p><p><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of “Everything Political,” Steve Paikin and former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement remember Ken Dryden, his political career, and how he wasn’t in Parliament “to play politics.” Then, a look at Carney’s cabinet retreat and the Ontario government’s plan to get rid of school trustees. <br /><br />Special guest Jill Promoli, a trustee with the Peel District School Board, joins to make the case for elected school trustees.<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of “Everything Political,” Steve Paikin and former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement remember Ken Dryden, his political career, and how he wasn’t in Parliament “to play politics.” Then, a look at Carney’s cabinet retreat and the Ontario government’s plan to get rid of school trustees. <br /><br />Special guest Jill Promoli, a trustee with the Peel District School Board, joins to make the case for elected school trustees.<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Is it authoritarianism yet? Many may be asking this question about America, but Jeffrey Kopstein thinks we should be asking a different one. <br /><br />He joins Steve and Janice Stein to discuss his book "The Assault on the State,” if Trump is turning America into a “family business,” the global shift from the rule of law to the rule of men, how Trump and Viktor Orban and Benjamin Netanyahu are following in Putin’s footsteps, and why when modern states collapse it can lead to arbitrary rule by authoritarian "fathers" and their extended households. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />LINK TREE<br />https://linktr.ee/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is it authoritarianism yet? Many may be asking this question about America, but Jeffrey Kopstein thinks we should be asking a different one. <br /><br />He joins Steve and Janice Stein to discuss his book "The Assault on the State,” if Trump is turning America into a “family business,” the global shift from the rule of law to the rule of men, how Trump and Viktor Orban and Benjamin Netanyahu are following in Putin’s footsteps, and why when modern states collapse it can lead to arbitrary rule by authoritarian "fathers" and their extended households. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br />LINK TREE<br />https://linktr.ee/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Interim leader of the NDP Don Davies joins the Everything Political panel to discuss the NDP’s worst election in its entire history, if they should dismantle the party, if they leaned too heavily into identity politics, how the NDP needs to “reclaim their roots,” and where they go from here. </p><p>Davies is joined by Everything Political panelists: former Conservative Party MP Tony Clement and former Liberal MP Martha Hall Findlay. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interim leader of the NDP Don Davies joins the Everything Political panel to discuss the NDP’s worst election in its entire history, if they should dismantle the party, if they leaned too heavily into identity politics, how the NDP needs to “reclaim their roots,” and where they go from here. </p><p>Davies is joined by Everything Political panelists: former Conservative Party MP Tony Clement and former Liberal MP Martha Hall Findlay. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <itunes:title>Everything Political: Does Canada Need the NDP Anymore?</itunes:title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>After Trump’s meetings with Putin and Zelensky, is the Ukraine war any closer to peace? Is Putin serious about ending the war – and accepting security guarantees for Ukraine? Or is he playing a longer game? <br /><br />Steve is joined by Janice Stein and a special guest to discuss the state of the Ukraine war, land swaps, Article 5, and whether Canada should pursue closer ties with Russia. <br /><br />Today’s guest is Zach Paikin. He is a Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy. He is also Steve’s son. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After Trump’s meetings with Putin and Zelensky, is the Ukraine war any closer to peace? Is Putin serious about ending the war – and accepting security guarantees for Ukraine? Or is he playing a longer game? <br /><br />Steve is joined by Janice Stein and a special guest to discuss the state of the Ukraine war, land swaps, Article 5, and whether Canada should pursue closer ties with Russia. <br /><br />Today’s guest is Zach Paikin. He is a Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy. He is also Steve’s son. </p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /></p>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of “Everything Political,” former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement break down Poilievre’s upcoming byelection in Alberta, if he can bounce back from a historic election loss, his campaign manager Jenni Byrne’s decision to step down, and if PM Carney’s push to build big things in Canada again is stumbling out of the gate. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of “Everything Political,” former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement break down Poilievre’s upcoming byelection in Alberta, if he can bounce back from a historic election loss, his campaign manager Jenni Byrne’s decision to step down, and if PM Carney’s push to build big things in Canada again is stumbling out of the gate. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Stephen Marche joins this episode of World on Edge with Janice Stein to discuss the threat America poses to Canadian sovereignty, if we are prepared for Trump’s new world order, how we can learn from Ukraine and Finland, and how we can defend ourselves both economically and militarily. <br /><br />Marche is the author of “The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future” and host of the podcast series, Gloves Off.<br /><br />https://shows.acast.com/gloves-off<br /><br />http://apple.co/glovesoff<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stephen Marche joins this episode of World on Edge with Janice Stein to discuss the threat America poses to Canadian sovereignty, if we are prepared for Trump’s new world order, how we can learn from Ukraine and Finland, and how we can defend ourselves both economically and militarily. <br /><br />Marche is the author of “The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future” and host of the podcast series, Gloves Off.<br /><br />https://shows.acast.com/gloves-off<br /><br />http://apple.co/glovesoff<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>On episode two of “Everything Political,” Steve and former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement discuss PM Carney’s decision to recognize Palestine as a state at the U.N. General Assembly in September, the politics behind this historic decision, Canada-U.S. trade tensions, if a deal with Trump is shaping up, and what’s next for Justin Trudeau. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On episode two of “Everything Political,” Steve and former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement discuss PM Carney’s decision to recognize Palestine as a state at the U.N. General Assembly in September, the politics behind this historic decision, Canada-U.S. trade tensions, if a deal with Trump is shaping up, and what’s next for Justin Trudeau. <br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>In the debut episode of “World on Edge,” Steve talks with Janice Stein about why she thinks the world is a more dangerous place than during the Cold War and even the Cuban Missile Crisis, if Israel has become a pariah state, if China will invade Taiwan, the on-going war in Ukraine, and the rising risk to Canada in a world on edge.<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com (Epicentre Media)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the debut episode of “World on Edge,” Steve talks with Janice Stein about why she thinks the world is a more dangerous place than during the Cold War and even the Cuban Missile Crisis, if Israel has become a pariah state, if China will invade Taiwan, the on-going war in Ukraine, and the rising risk to Canada in a world on edge.<br /><br />Follow The Paikin Podcast: <br /><br />TWITTER<br />x.com/ThePaikinPod<br /><br />INSTAGRAM<br />instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast<br /><br />BLUESKY<br />bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social<br /><br /></p>
<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></description>
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<p><p>Support us: <a href="patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast">patreon.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Paikin Podcast:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>YOUTUBE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast">http://www.youtube.com/@ThePaikinPodcast</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7">https://open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznCIUEA11lZGcNIM4h?si=b5d73bc7c3a041b7</a></p><p>X: <a href="x.com/ThePaikinPod">x.com/ThePaikinPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href=" instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast">instagram.com/thepaikinpodcast</a></p><p>BLUESKY: <a href="bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>&nbsp;</p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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