The Paikin Podcast

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Facts are facts but every issue has multiple sides, and Steve Paikin wants to hear them all. From Canadian politics to seismic global changes to signature one-on-one interviews and redline debates on the most hot-button issues, The Paikin Podcast helps you understand the world today, with balance and context.

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Ian Brown: My 71st Year, the Viagra Captain, and Stinging Anus Flowers

2026-11-13 · 52 min · Episode 140

Ian Brown joins Steve to discuss his book, “70, Definitely the Beginning of the End,” his stinging anus, why Viagra isn’t worth the hassle, how the denial of death loses its steam in your 70s, the liberation and…
Bob Rae: Carney’s Forever Honeymoon, Smith’s Separatism Problem and Reclaiming Sovereignty

2026-11-10 · 53 min · Episode 139

Ontario’s 21st premier and Canada’s former ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae, joins Steve for one of their monthly chats to discuss his new book, “Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World,” how Canada…
Chris Abraham & Michael Healey: Rogers Family Feud, Canada’s “Succession,” and Competition Policy

2026-11-09 · 35 min · Episode 138

Chris Abraham and Michael Healey join Steve to discuss their play Rogers v. Rogers, which is based on Alexandra Posadzki’s book of the same name about the battle for control of the telecom empire. They talk about to…
World on Edge: Israel’s Election, Lame Duck Trump, and the Blue Tsunami

2026-11-05 · 58 min · Episode 137

Thomas Juneau joins Janice Stein on World on Edge to discuss the aftermath of Israel’s election, whether this is the end for Netanyahu, the possibility of Gadi Eisenkot as Israel’s prime minister, and what this could…
Eva Czigler & Anna Porter: The Hungarian Revolution 70 Years Later

2026-11-03 · 50 min · Episode 136

Russia’s attack on Ukraine has been seen by many as immoral and illegal. Sadly, this is nothing new for that part of the world. 70 years ago this month, Hungarians found themselves under attack by the Soviet Union,…
Philippe Sands: Historical “Rupture,” International Law, and the New World

2026-10-30 · 29 min · Episode 135

Philippe Sands, author and international law professor, joins Steve to discuss the historical “rupture” we are living through, whether Trump is the cause or a manifestation of this rupture, to what extent historical…
Everything Political: Is Conservatism Making a Comeback in Canada?

2026-10-29 · 56 min · Episode 134

They won power in BC for the first time in nearly a century. They’re now in power in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and PEI. Is conservatism actually making a comeback in Canada? Eleanor McMahon joins…
Edward Fishman: Are We in a New Era of Economic Warfare?

2026-10-27 · 42 min · Episode 133

Edward Fishman joins Steve to discuss his book, Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare, the emerging rules of this new era of economic war, whether globalization is dead, why the old era was…
World on Edge: Alberta Stays, Europe Burns, and Trump Blames Migrants

2026-10-22 · 49 min · Episode 132

Normally on World on Edge, we look at other countries in the thick of significant upheaval. But today, we turn the camera lens on ourselves. Martha Hall Findlay joins Janice Stein to discuss Alberta’s referendum…
Joseph P. Kennedy III: Midterm Elections, Trump’s Grifting, and RFK Jr.

2026-10-20 · 31 min · Episode 131

Joseph P. Kennedy III joins Steve to discuss the upcoming midterm elections, the Republicans’ spending advantage, recent polls, the possibility of flipping Texas, the 51st-state talk, whether Trump’s treatment of Canada…

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Oldest episode in feed: 07/2025 · over a year
Typical length: 46 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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