80 Best Canadian Politics Podcasts

1. Front Burner

Latest Episode Video
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Front Burner is a daily news podcast that takes you deep into the stories shaping Canada and the world. Each morning, from Monday to Friday, host Jayme Poisson talks with the smartest people covering the biggest stories to help you understand what's going on.MORE Ranking #11 in Apple Charts (CA)
Host Jayme Poisson
Producer/Network CBC News & Politics
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 3.9KTwitter 7K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Since Oct 2018 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

Latest Episode Video
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
The Bridge reflects on the issues of the day, covering topics such as politics, public health, technology, and more.Find out more at https://www.thepetermansbridge.com
Ranking #20 in Apple Charts (CA)
Host Peter Mansbridge
Producer/Network Manscorp Media Services
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1.4KTwitter 333.4KInstagram 42.4K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Since Aug 2019 Get Email Contact

3. Power and Politics

Latest Episode Video
Website Spotify YouTube
Every weekday afternoon, Power & Politics guides Canadians through the country's political news, with a regular cast of political panellists and the continuously unfolding drama of the Canadian political scene.MORE Ranking #35 in Apple Charts (CA)
Host David Cochrane
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 882Facebook 204.6KTwitter 230KInstagram 11.2K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact

4. At Issue

Latest Episode Video
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Cut through the spin with Canada's top political journalists. Host Rosemary Barton and columnists Althia Raj, Chantal Hébert and Andrew Coyne break down the week's biggest political stories shaping the country. Brought to you by CBC News: The National. New episodes drop every Friday.MORE Ranking #78 in Apple Charts (CA)
Host Rosemary Barton
Producer/Network CBC News & Politics
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 796Facebook 700.9KTwitter 378.8KInstagram 113.8K Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

5. Quillette Podcast

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
The Quillette Podcast is a platform for rigorous, academic discussions rooted in common sense and free inquiry. Non-dogmatic and grounded in liberal values, the podcast serves as a beacon for thoughtful conversation on science, politics, philosophy, and culture. Quillette prides itself on intellectual honesty, avoiding ideological extremism in favor of evidence-based reasoning and progress. Hosted by leading voices in academia and journalism, past guests include evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, and journalist Douglas Murray, among others...MORE Hosts Claire Lehmann, Jonathan Kay, Richard Dawkins
Producer/Network Quillette
Email ****@quillette.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 1.3KTwitter 211.9K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Since Nov 2018 Video Podcast YouTube
Get Email Contact

6. #onpoli, a TVO podcast

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
#onpoli, a TVO podcast, is all about Ontario politics. Join hosts Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath for candid interviews and a deeper understanding of how politics touches our day-to-day lives. When it comes to #onpoli, we're here to give you the bigger picture.MORE Hosts Steve Paikin, John Michael McGrath
Producer/Network TVO Podcasts
Email ****@tvo.org
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 374Facebook 55.8KTwitter 36.1KInstagram 2.9K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Honey Badger Radio

Latest Episode Video
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Female and Minority Men's Rights activists are in your politics, touching your stuff.
Hosts Alison Tieman, Brian Martinez, Hannah Wallen, Karen Straughan
Producer/Network Honey Badger Brigade
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Saskatchewan, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 3.8/5Apple Reviews 180Facebook 4.7KTwitter 16.3K Avg Length 112 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

8. Curse of Politics

Latest Episode Video
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Politics. It's a blessing and a curse. On good days, it's about your friends in the foxhole with you. On bad ones, it's the mountain of votes that went the other way. Either way, it pulls you back in, again, and again, and a f**king again. Like I said: A. Goddamn. Curse. Air Quotes Media brings you 'Curse of Politics', the podcast you secretly hate to love — but love anyway — for unfiltered, unscripted, unmuzzled insights delivered with lots of laughs from the backroom campaign operatives who were in the room for the meeting after the meeting...MORE Hosts David Herle, Jordan Leichnitz, Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke
Producer/Network Air Quotes Media
Email ****@theherleburly.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 643Facebook 126Twitter 1.1KInstagram 570 Avg Length 73 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Uncommons with Nate Erskine-Smith

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
A bi-weekly discussion series hosted by MP Nate Erskine-Smith featuring experts, fellow parliamentarians, and other elected officials of all stripes. www.uncommons.ca
Host Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Producer/Network Nate Erskine-Smith
Email ****@parl.gc.ca
Location East York, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 114Facebook 13.9KTwitter 24.1KInstagram 13.6K Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

10. The Breakdown With Nate Pike

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Local Alberta Podcast about provincial and local politics and issues. Not journalists. #abpoli #albertapolitics Alberta Politics
Host Nate Pike
Producer/Network The Breakdown
Email ****@thebreakdownab.ca
Location Alberta, Virginia, United States
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 156Facebook 24.7KTwitter 32.2KInstagram 3K Avg Length 85 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Speaking Municipally

Latest Episode
Website Spotify
Taproot Edmonton presents a weekly discussion on key stories in municipal politics. We pay attention to City Council so you don't have to! Join us as we delve into conversations about the context surrounding decisions made at City Hall.MORE Hosts Mack Male, Troy Pavlek
Producer/Network Taproot Edmonton
Email ****@taprootedmonton.ca
Location Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 86Facebook 2.5KTwitter 4.2KInstagram 1.6K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. Political Capital with Rob Shaw

Latest Episode Video
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Join CHEK News Political Correspondent Rob Shaw and a lively panel of guests for a weekly breakdown of all of the news in B.C. politics, with analysis and commentary that helps make sense of the latest stories in and around the B.C. legislature.MORE Hosts Rob Shaw, Jillian Oliver, Allie Blades
Producer/Network CHEK Podcasts
Email ****@cheknews.ca
Location Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 42Facebook 166.7KTwitter 63.4KInstagram 42.9K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Canada is Boring

Latest Episode Video
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Canada, boring? Nope, its a land of bizarre events and crazy people. Join Rhys (A new Canadian) as he attempts to convince Jesse (Your average disengaged Canadian) that it's actually a fiery rollercoaster of a country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Hosts Rhys Waters, Jesse Harley
Producer/Network Jesse Harley, Rhys Waters
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 557Facebook 292Twitter 1.4KInstagram 4.8K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

14. PolitiCoast

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
A Canadian politics podcast from the West Coast.
Hosts Ian Bushfield, Scott de Lange Boom
Producer/Network Leg-in-Boot Media
Email ****@politicoast.ca
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 112Facebook 371Twitter 1.4KInstagram 201 Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. Cambie Report

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
Vancouver's politics podcast. Hosted by Matthew Naylor and Ian Bushfield. Support the show at https://patreon.com/cambiereport
Hosts Matthew Naylor, Ian Bushfield
Producer/Network Leg-in-Boot Media
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 91Facebook 347Twitter 1.7KInstagram 357 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. Nation to Nation

Latest Episode Video
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Nation to Nation takes a weekly look at the politics affecting Indigenous people in Canada.Join us as we connect you with the decision-makers in Ottawa and across the country.
Host Fraser Needham
Producer/Network APTN News
Email ****@aptn.ca
Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 34Facebook 263.3KTwitter 107.5KInstagram 41.6K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

17. The Daveberta Podcast

Latest Episode
Website Apple YouTube
Alberta's best politics podcast. Hosted by Dave Cournoyer and produced by Adam Rozenhart. Member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB.
Host Dave Cournoyer
Producer/Network Dave Cournoyer
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 120Facebook 4.7KTwitter 2.5KInstagram 3.5K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

18. Alberta Advantage Podcast

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Fresh from the birthplace of the CCF! Commentary and analysis on local and provincial politics from a left perspective.
Host Andre Goulet
Producer/Network Team Advantage
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 320Facebook 888Twitter 8.7KInstagram 1.1K Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

19. The Backbench

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
When the group chat's spiraling and your For You Page is a trainwreck, it's hard to know what's real — or what matters. Canadaland Politics (formerly The Backbench ) cuts through the noise with bold questions, sharp analysis, and the political news you actually need. Each Tuesday, we'll ask bold questions and offer sharp analysis, giving you the tools to challenge any perspective — maybe even your own. Canadaland Politics is made by Noor Azrieh, Aviva Lessard and Sam Konnert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Hosts Noor Azrieh, Aviva Lessard, Sam Konnert
Producer/Network Canadaland
Email ****@canadaland.com
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 1KFacebook 22KTwitter 4.1KInstagram 11.7K Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

20. Coastal Front

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Coastal Front is a Vancouver-based media company providing in-depth reporting and opinion, with a strong focus on government accountability at all levels in Canada. As part of our work, the Coastal Front podcast, hosted by Andrew Johns, features conversations on business, politics, and community, exploring the stories shaping our city, province, and country.MORE Host Andrew Johns
Producer/Network Andrew Johns
Email ****@andrewjohns.ca
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 19Facebook 162Twitter 1.4KInstagram 15.3K Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

21. Futureproofing Canada

Latest Episode Video
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Canadians are living through uncertain times. Our country faces interconnected challenges including a new geopolitical world order, economic headwinds, climate change, technological disruptions, shifting demographics and deepening inequality. Futureproofing Canada brings you conversations with the people who are thinking boldly about how to solve these challenges. Each biweekly episode features a frank, in-depth discussion between IRPP president and CEO Jennifer Ditchburn and the leaders who envision a Canada that's confident and ready to seize opportunities.MORE Host Jennifer Ditchburn
Producer/Network IRPP
Email ****@irpp.org
Location Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 52Facebook 3.4KTwitter 24.3KInstagram 804 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Since Dec 2015 Get Email Contact

22. Green Majority Radio

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
The Green Majority is a multi-platform Canadian environment and politics news show, publishing since 2006.Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca
Hosts Lauren Latour, David Hostetter, Stefan Hostetter
Producer/Network Green Majority Media
Email ****@greenmajority.ca
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 3/5Apple Reviews 55Twitter 2.5K Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

23. CanadaPoli

Latest Episode Video
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/canadapoli/subscribeCanada's Most CENSORED Podcast! Join me while I break down the daily news from across Canada. I look at Federal and Provincial politics through a funny lens. I bring stories of corruption, invasion, and overspending of taxpayers dollars. We examine who the person is, what their job is (like PM or Premier) and then I show you how they've betrayed your trust!Every Day! Come for the anger, stay for the humor.MORE Producer/Network canadapoli
Email ****@canadapoli.com
Location Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 3.5/5Apple Reviews 186Twitter 6.9K Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Since Oct 2019 Get Email Contact

24. WHAT IS POLITICS?

Latest Episode Video
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Politics is one of the only practical disciplines where none of the main concepts have clear, coherent definitions. We define ourselves with terms like 'left' and 'right' and we believe in things like 'democracy,' 'markets,' 'capitalism' and 'socialism' even though we don't really know what any of these words actually mean.This series aims to make sense out of the political muddle that we've inherited from media, academia, and from decades of cold war propaganda, so that we can figure what it is that we want when it comes to politics, and how we can achieve it.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 183Twitter 1.5K Get Email Contact

25. Canadian Common Sense

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
A weekly podcast discussing Canadian politics and current events from the perspective of two average Canadians.
Hosts Tony Hovsepian, Louis
Producer/Network Canadian Common Sense
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 2/5Apple Reviews 78 Avg Length 98 min Format Extended Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact

26. This is VANCOLOUR

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
This is Vancouver's bona fide culture and politics podcast. Hosted by Mo Amir, parse through the relevant issues with the city's most colourful personalities. With its heart on its sleeve and caution thrown to the wind, this is a podcast that is provocative, informative, and sometimes emotional. This is VANCOLOURMORE Host Muhammad Amir
Producer/Network CHEK Podcasts
Email ****@thisisvancolour.com
Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 138Facebook 950Twitter 15.2KInstagram 3.9K Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

27. Canadian Club of Toronto

Latest Episode
Apple Spotify
The Canadian Club of Toronto is Canada's preeminent public affairs podium. Since 1897, we have served an ambitious and important mission: to connect Canadians with world-class leaders and newsmakers and be a leading platform for influencers to engage Canadians on what matters most.Over our 125 year history as a not-for-profit organization, we continue to be a forum for Governors General and Prime Ministers, CEOs and Nobel laureates, scientists, artists and innovators...MORE Producer/Network Canadian Club of Toronto
Email ****@canadianclub.org
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 25 Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

28. The Progress Report

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
Weekly podcast detailing the good and the bad (mostly bad) of Alberta politics. A project of Progress Alberta.
Hosts Duncan Kinney, Jeremy Appel, Jim Storrie
Producer/Network Progress Alberta
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Alberta, Virginia, United States
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 108Facebook 9.1KTwitter 17.1K Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

29. On The Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast

Latest Episode Video
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
The Ledge, n: slang for the legislature. Mostly used by members of the legislative press gallery. On the Ledge posts weekly when the Ontario Legislature is sitting. But there have been times when we've had to 'recall' the Ledge for an emergency session to address pressing matters of Ontario politics when Queen's Park isn't sitting!Our OTL team includes former Ontario Premier, Kathleen Wynne, former Progressive Conservative Leader, (and Wynne's erstwhile parliamentary sparring partner), Tim Hudak, Queen's Park broadcast commentator Keith Leslie, John Wright, our veteran pollster and co-foundi..MORE Hosts John Wright, Dave Trafford, Keith Leslie, Tim Hudak, Kathleen Wynne
Producer/Network Story Studio Network, Dave Trafford and iContact Productions
Email ****@storystudionetwork.com
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 28Facebook 159Twitter 3.3KInstagram 296 Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

30. Guelph Politicast

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
Issues, personalities and politics from around Guelph, ON, Canada
Host Adam A. Donaldson
Producer/Network Adam A. Donaldson
Email ****@dal.ca
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 11 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

31. NB Poli Podcast

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
A weekly deep dive into New Brunswick Politics with Joanna Killen & Brent Harris. All opinions are our own and not those of Saint John City Council.
Hosts Joanna Killen, Brent Harris
Producer/Network Joanna Killen & Brent Harris
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 4Facebook 183Twitter 403Instagram 277 Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

32. inFocus with David Coletto

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
For the past 15 years, I've built one of Canada's leading polling and public opinion research firms: Abacus Data. And in that time, my team and I interviewed hundreds of thousands of Canadians and hosted focus groups across the country.This podcast will feature conversations with smart, curious, and interesting people who love politics, public policy, and figuring out what makes people think and act the way they do.If you work in polling or market research, public affairs, public relations, government relations, advocacy, or in communications this podcast is for you.MORE Host David Coletto
Email ****@abacusdata.ca
Location Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 19Twitter 43K Avg Length 8 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

33. The House

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Politics these days can seem like one big shouting match. Catherine Cullen cuts through the noise. Every week she makes politics make sense, taking you to Parliament Hill and across Canada on Saturdays for in-depth interviews, documentaries, and analysis of the week's news — from across the political spectrum.And on Wednesdays, join Catherine and her friends and fellow political nerds Jason Markusoff in Alberta and Daniel Thibeault from Quebec for House Party — a chatty deep-dive into one big question that's driving this country toward a federal election...MORE Host Catherine Cullen
Producer/Network CBC News & Politics
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 534Facebook 916.9KTwitter 26KInstagram 726.2K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

34. Make It with Mike and Kristen

Latest Episode
Apple Spotify
Creative people make things in an effort to 'make it'. But what does making it really mean? Is it selling out stadiums, having your painting in the Louvre, making enough money from your art to pay your bills, or simply having the privilege of getting to create in your spare time? Success looks different for everyone, and we're here to explore those paths and what it takes to make them a reality. Welcome to Make It with Mike and Kristen — where creative people talk about what they make, and what 'making it' means to them...MORE Hosts Michael S. Ryan, Kristen Herrington
Producer/Network Mike and Kristen
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 78 Avg Length 72 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

35. The Skeptical Leftist Podcast

Latest Episode
Apple Spotify
Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/skepticalleftist/subscribePromoting critical thinking, social justice, and left wing politics by covering current events and talking to a variety of people. Include the Red Reviews podcast where Justin Clark talks about a book relevent to leftist theory or practiceMORE Hosts Cory Johnston, Justin Clark
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 18 Avg Length 70 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

36. Empire Club of Canada

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
The Empire Club of Canada is Canada's go-to forum for conversations that matter. Established in 1903, as a response to Canadian political unrest, the Empire Club of Canada quickly became a leading speakers' forum. Beginning with speeches to address Canada's relationships with the British Empire and the United States, the ECC continues to tackle issues that affect the lives of Canadians.MORE Producer/Network Empire Club of Canada
Email ****@empireclub.org
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

37. kinsellacast

Latest Episode
Apple Spotify
Warren Kinsella's regular podcast about politics, culture, music and various other crap.
Host Warren Kinsella
Producer/Network Warren Kinsella
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 61 Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

38. The Line

Latest Episode
Apple Spotify YouTube
The Line is a Canadian magazine dedicated to covering local, national and international politics, news, current events and occasionally some obscure stories.  Hosted by Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson.MORE Hosts Jen Gerson, Matt Gurney
Producer/Network Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson
Email ****@protonmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 219 Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

39. The Saving Canada Podcast

Website
The Saving Canada Podcast is a news and politics podcast designed to discuss important political topics not being covered in mainstream Canadian news.
Hosts Bartholomew Crenshaw, Jack Newsman
Email ****@protonmail.com
Estimated listeners
Facebook 993Twitter 164Instagram 873 Get Email Contact

40. rabble radio

Latest Episode Video
Apple Spotify YouTube
Hosted by Breanne Doyle, rabble radio is the flagship podcast of rabble.ca. rabble breaks down the news of the day from a progressive lens. It's a good place to catch up and catch on to what's happening in Canadian politics, activism, environmentalism, and so much more. We catch you up on the news of the week and take you further into the stories that matter to you.MORE Host Breanne Doyle
Producer/Network rabble.ca
Email ****@rabble.ca
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 15Instagram 2.9K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

41. The Discourse

Latest Episode
Apple
Erika Barootes and Cheryl Oates are seasoned political insiders from opposite sides of the aisle — and they're not afraid to disagree. The Discourse is your backstage pass to the biggest issues in Canadian politics, featuring sharp takes, real talk, and unexpected common ground. It's proof that politics doesn't have to be a shouting match — it can be a damn good conversation.MORE Hosts Erika Barootes, Cheryl Oates
Producer/Network The Discourse
Email ****@blitzconditioning.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 40 Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

42. PrimeTime Politics with Michael Serapio

Latest Episode Video
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
PrimeTime Politics is a comprehensive round-up of the day in Canadian politics, from breaking stories to developments on longstanding issues. Key moments, feature interviews, panels, in-depth analysis and more. It's the day in half an hour. Michael Serapio is a renowned television anchor and reporter, whose broadcasting career has spanned more than two decades of covering some of the most challenging news stories in real time...MORE Host Michael Serapio
Producer/Network CPAC.ca
Email ****@cpac.ca
Location Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7Facebook 21.2KTwitter 2.2K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2019 Get Email Contact

43. The Writ Podcast

Latest Episode
Apple Spotify
Hosted by Éric Grenier, The Writ podcast explores the world of elections and politics in Canada. www.thewrit.ca
Host Éric Grenier
Producer/Network Éric Grenier
Email ****@thewrit.ca
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 97 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

44. The 905er Podcast

Latest Episode Video
Apple Spotify YouTube
The 905er is a news, politics and discussion podcast for the GTHA region focusing on the region outside central Toronto where 4 million people live, but where news coverage and discussion hardly exists. Presented by Roland Tanner and Joel MacLeod, long-time activists, volunteers and sometimes even wannabe-politicians, we aim to provide a lively weekly podcast featuring interviews with people in the news, round-table discussions, analysis and more. It aims to be intelligent, though-provoking, lively and entertaining. Get bonus content on PatreonMORE Hosts Joel MacLeod, Roland Tanner
Producer/Network The 905er
Email ****@905er.ca
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 21 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

45. TwinTalk Politics

Latest Episode
Apple Spotify
TwinTalk Politics is a non-partisan podcast created by Jason and Jerry Song with the aim of increasing youth engagement in Canadian politics. We speak with parliamentarians from all political parties across Canada and democratic experts worldwide to gain their insights on the most pressing issues facing youth today and explore how we can effectively address these challenges. Our mission is to make politics accessible and engaging for the younger generation and put young voices at the forefront of political discussion!MORE Hosts Jerry Song, Jason Song
Producer/Network Jerry and Jason Song
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Estimated listeners
Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

46. The Breach Show

Latest Episode
Apple Spotify YouTube
A bi-weekly podcast from The Breach featuring sharp commentary on politics and movements in Canada.
Host Desmond Cole
Producer/Network The Breach
Email ****@breachmedia.ca
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 48 Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

47. UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck

Latest Episode
Apple
Welcome to UnSpun - your current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, federal politics, and much more.
Hosts Jody Vance, George Affleck
Producer/Network Jody Vance and George Affleck
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

48. The Frank Vaughan Podcast

Latest Episode
Apple
Your Silence Will Not Protect You
Host Frank Vaughan
Producer/Network Frank Vaughan
Email ****@gmx.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 44 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

49. EH Radio Canadian Politics with a twist

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
NOW ON 'Gettr' @ehradio 'Truth social' @Ehradio We 'Comment' and cover Canadian politics some of US politics that affect Canada. We also look across the pond and discover things that others have NOT and probably wished we hadn't. FREE SPEECH is Under attack in Canada. Ehradio EXPOSES Canada's 'Liberal Communists' Who want to change Canada forever. We are NOT MSM and are Proud of it...MORE Producer/Network EHRadio
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 6Twitter 856 Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Since Mar 2017 Get Email Contact

50. The Hill Times' Hot Room

Latest Episode
Apple Spotify
The Hot Room is a podcast by The Hill Times, Canada's all-politics, all-the-time newspaper in the heart of Parliament Hill. We talk to politicians, experts, and other reporters about the biggest stories of the day.Hot Room podcast theme music written and performed by Gavin Gardiner for The Hill Times.MORE Host Peter Mazereeuw
Producer/Network Hill Times Publishing
Email ****@hilltimes.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 17 Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

51. Left Turn, Canada

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
A new Canadian Politics podcast hosted by Christo Aivalis and Andy Borkowski. This weekly show aims to bring a left perspective to Canadian politics, media, economics, and culture that is far too lacking within mainstream print, audio, and visual media. Christo and Andy bring years of experience in both traditional and new media. Combining these experiences, along with a shared disdain with Canada's capitalist status quo, this podcast is a must-listen for anyone who wants a Canada based on justice and dignity for all. Andy Borkowski is the Host of Video Game Sophistry, a video game commentary channel with over 250,000 subscribers...MORE Producer/Network Andy Borkowski & Christo Aivalis
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 105Twitter 1.2K Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

52. Follow-Up With Althia Raj

Latest Episode
Website Apple
Thoughtful, frank conversations with Canada's top political insiders, hosted by Althia Raj. A podcast from HuffPost Canada's Politics team.
Host Althia Raj
Producer/Network HuffPost Canada
Email ****@huffpost.com
Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 3.4/5Apple Reviews 170Twitter 112.2K Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Since Feb 2017 Get Email Contact

53. Big Blue Bent

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
A look at (mostly Canadian) politics, news, and information from the viewpoints of a panel of Montreal-based conservatives. Factual, reverential, confrontational and, from time to time, funny (we think.)MORE Host Jeff Joseph
Producer/Network BBB Network
Email ****@outlook.com
Location Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 70 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

54. CPAC Today in Politics

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
Hosted by veteran political journalist Julie Van Dusen, CPAC Today in Politics quickly gives you the information you need to understand what's driving public policy and political decision-making.Over her 30 years with the CBC covering Parliament Hill, Julie Van Dusen has reported on every major political convention, election, leadership race, and First Ministers' conference. Fluently bilingual, she has been featured in several documentaries about scrums on Parliament Hill and was nominated for a CBC English Television award for her political coverage...MORE Producer/Network CPAC.ca
Email ****@cpac.ca
Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 59Facebook 21.2KTwitter 114.2K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

55. The Trill

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
Welcome to The Trill, your go-to podcast for all things Ontario politics. Hosted by your favourite journalists at The Trillium, we'll bring you regular episodes on the biggest issues in Ontario politics, plus some stuff we think is worth your attention that might not be making headlines. MORE Host Jessica Smith Cross
Producer/Network The Trillium
Email ****@thetrillium.ca
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 4Facebook 206Instagram 290 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

56. From John To Justin

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify YouTube
Join me as I look at the politics of Canada, from the time of Sir John A. Macdonald to Justin Trudeau. I look at every prime minister, every election, every opposition leader, every governor general and every premier.See why some made their marks, why some are terrible, and learn all the crazy stories of our political history.MORE Host Craig Baird
Producer/Network Curiouscast
Email ****@canadaehx.com
Location Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 222Facebook 108.4KInstagram 51.1K Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

57. Voice Above

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
Voice Above is a podcast produced by Youth In Politics. With 2 seasons completed, Voice Above interviews experts about current events, world issues, and Canadian politics.
Producer/Network Youth In Politics
Email ****@youthinpolitics.net
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 15Facebook 280Instagram 1.9K Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

58. On Background

Latest Episode Video
Apple Spotify YouTube
Every week, veteran political strategist Fred DeLorey takes you On Background with guests from across the political spectrum for an off the record view on what's really happening in Canadian politics, and the intricate ballet of power and governance.MORE Producer/Network iPolitics
Email ****@ipolitics.ca
Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 24Facebook 19.2KTwitter 82K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Since Jun 2017 Get Email Contact

59. The Roy Green Show

Latest Episode
Apple Spotify
Roy Green's resume is outstanding. He is a three time consecutive winner of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters national Gold Ribbon award, Canada's most prestigious broadcast award. Listeners need not read his resume to know that Roy is a passionate advocate for the average Canadian, with an unshakable desire for justice and a deep and abiding love for his country. No wonder Roy's show has been cited by Canada's parliamentary newspaper as required listening for federal politicians...MORE Host Roy Green
Producer/Network Curiouscast
Email ****@roygreenshow.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 304 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

60. Women of ABpoli

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
Covering Alberta and Canadian politics, current events, policy, and news. Hosted by Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchell_ab and Kathleen Smith @kikkiplanet womenofabpoli.substack.com
Hosts Deirdre Mitchell MacLean, Kathleen Smith
Producer/Network Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean
Email ****@countersign.ca
Location Chestermere, Alberta, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 5Facebook 564Twitter 6.8K Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

61. The True North Eager Beaver MAIN

Latest Episode
Apple
The Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly welcome you to join them and their friends at the Beaver Lodge for engaging and grown up conversations about the Canadian political and cultural scene. We curate the news and provide a non-partisan (from Progressive Conservative to Green, you'll find something to like) facts first-based analysis and commentary with a media/political/social media literacy focus. If you love politics, this is the show for you; if you loathe politics, this is the show for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Producer/Network Mr. Beaver & Mr. Grizzly
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 6 Avg Length 130 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

62. The Govern...This!? Podcast

Latest Episode
Apple Spotify
A political podcast for non-political people. Asking the simple & ignorant questions about our country (Canada) and government from a raw and accessible perspective.
Producer/Network CJ - Political Inquisitor
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Victoria Harbour, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 2Facebook 44Twitter 18 Avg Length 71 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

63. The Alberta Roundup with Isaac Lamoureux

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
Every week, Isaac Lamoureux will keep you informed on the latest in Alberta news and politics including what's happening in the UCP leadership race. The Alberta Roundup will feature analysis and commentary from the heart of the West. Tune in every Saturday.MORE Host Isaac Lamoureux
Producer/Network Rachel Emmanuel
Email ****@columbia.edu
Location Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 3/5Apple Reviews 37Facebook 331.7KTwitter 261.8KInstagram 84.4K Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

64. The Real Canadian Podcast

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
A grass roots podcast where three regular guys get together, crack a beer and talk about real Canadian issues and politics affecting us today. Join us on Twitter @RealCanadianPod and on FacebookMORE Producer/Network Stephen, Justin & Andrew
Email ****@outlook.com
Location Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 3/5Apple Reviews 72Facebook 56Twitter 171 Avg Length 68 min Format Long form Since Aug 2017 Get Email Contact

65. The Overton Anchor

Latest Episode
Website Spotify
Politically marooned traditionalist Canadian, providing you with the counternarrative talking points. Unapologetic & authentically myself.
Email ****@hotmail.com
Estimated listeners
Twitter 13.7KInstagram 1.1K Avg Length 90 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

66. The Ottawa Life Podcast

Latest Episode
Apple Spotify
Steps away from Parliament Hill, we are the Voice of Canada's Capital. The issues that matter in Ottawa, matter to us. Whether it is politics or policing, arts or entertainment, we promise to dig deeper and to ask questions that get to the heart of the matter. We are the largest, longest-running magazine in Canada's National Capital Region. To read more, visit ottawalife.com.MORE Host Dan Donovan
Producer/Network Ottawa Life Magazine
Email ****@ottawalife.com
Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 4Facebook 8.7KTwitter 16.9KInstagram 9.1K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

67. The Political Paradox Podcast

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
This weekly Canadian based podcast looks at current events and politics. We advocate for: Peace, Love, Liberty, Personal Responsibility, and Limited Government.
Host Paul Herriot
Producer/Network Political Paradox
Email ****@yahoo.ca
Location Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 2Facebook 84Twitter 92 Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

68. The Boys in Short Pants

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
The Boys in Short Pants is Canada's newish political podcast, taking a second look at the goings-on of Canadian politics.
Producer/Network The Boys in Short Pants
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 122Twitter 1.9K Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Since Dec 2016 Get Email Contact

69. Gristle and Bone: The Canadian Politics Podcast

Latest Episode
Apple Spotify
Gristle & Bone is a political analysis podcast that cuts through the noise to examine Canadian politics with professionnal acuracy and just enough witty repartee to keep you locked in. Hosted by Christopher Bourne, Political Science Faculty at Dawson College, and Dónal Gill, Political Science professor at Concordia University. Get your non-partisan insights into major political events, with a focus on context, strategy, and power dynamics.MORE Hosts Christopher Bourne, Dónal Gill
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

70. Pints & Politics

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
We rant about politics in Canada and local politics in Peterborough, Ontario. Open discussion. All welcome
Producer/Network Bill Templeman
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 3Facebook 122Twitter 1.1KInstagram 217 Avg Length 1 min Format Bite size Since May 2018 Get Email Contact

71. Speech from the Throne

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
Jacob Kenney and Liam McPherson met on the 2015 Federal Liberal campaign, and they've been striving for 'Real Change' ever since. Join them as they defend their steaming hot takes on Canadian political news with a signature no-holds-barred style peppered with the sort of backroom gossip and spicy rumours only to grace the ears of the ever-neglected low-level staffer. They can't bring you the view from the newsroom ivory tower, so they're doing their best from the political factory floor.MORE Producer/Network Speech from the Throne
Email ****@international.gc.ca
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

72. The Scarlet Standard

Latest Episode
Website
We are a podcast focused on the Canadian political economy and Toronto-based political activism from an internationalist socialist perspective. We also host interviews with authors, academics, activists, and organizers on the Left.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Twitter 214 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

73. The Canadian Perspective

Latest Episode
Website Spotify
Welcome to The Canadian Perspective! Our hosts Cole and Derek provide weekly political news updates and cover issues from a leftist perspective. From local, to Canadian, to global, they cover all stories relevant to leftists! Follow us if you enjoy!Each week you can expect a new episode about Canadian Politics and an occasional special on certain issues.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location Canada
Estimated listeners
Twitter 8Instagram 44 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

74. ICBA Cast

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
The ICBA is British Columbia's voice of the construction industry. ICBA's Chris Gardner and Jordan Bateman talk BC news and politics from a free enterprise perspective.
Host Jordan Bateman
Producer/Network Independent Contractors and Businesses Association
Email ****@icba.ca
Location Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 3Facebook 40.7KTwitter 2.7KInstagram 5.1K Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

75. Humans of the House

Latest Episode
Apple Spotify
You know what a politician sounds like on the job. But once they leave office, that's when they can share what's truly on their minds. Join host Sabreena Delhon as she speaks with former Members of Parliament, to hear, in their own words, what this job is really like. Their stories are woven together in a six-part series that explores a MP's path to politics, why they left, and what it cost them to serve their communities.Tune in to Humans of the House, a podcast from the Samara Centre for Democracy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host Sabreena Delhon
Producer/Network Samara Centre For Democracy
Email ****@samaracentre.ca
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 83 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

76. Big Tent Energy

Latest Episode
Website Apple Spotify
Join Sam as he talks about Canadian news, current events, and whatever tickles his fancy in the fields of politics and foreign policy.
Host Sam Jabri-Pickett
Producer/Network Sam Jabri-Pickett
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

77. The Briefing Note Podcast

Latest Episode
Apple
The Briefing Note Podcast explains politics and pop culture and features conversations politicians and newsmakers with Madame Premier's Sarah Elder.
Host Sarah Elder
Producer/Network Sarah Elder from Madame Premier
Email ****@sarahelder.ca
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 14 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

Show 78 to 321