The Paikin Podcast
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.
Episodes
54 episodes
World on Edge: How Canada Survives in the “Time of Monsters”
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 a...
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Season 1
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Episode 53
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51:31
Why Longshoreman Rob Ashton Wants the NDP to Return to Its Roots
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.
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Season 1
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Episode 52
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42:45
How Safe? The Rise of Antisemitism in Canada with Jesse Brown
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 push...
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Season 1
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Episode 51
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56:58
Everything Political: Can a Conservative Party Led by Pierre Poilievre Win?
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 50
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45:39
Why Heather McPherson Thinks She Can Save the NDP
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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41:14
World on Edge: Can Middle Powers Fight Back?
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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44:50
Margaret MacMillan: Are We Headed Back to the WWI Era of Great Power Rivalry?
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 sho...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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42:29
Everything Political: Will Carney's China Gamble Pay Off?
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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56:16
Kory Teneycke: Why Doug Ford Keeps Winning
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, an...
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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58:21
World on Edge: Did Trump Just Kill the Liberal International Order?
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,” a...
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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58:11
Everything Political: Mamdani, Maduro, and the Biggest Story of 2026
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 Democrati...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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41:36
Jim Balsillie: Is Canada Sabotaging Its Own Economy?
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. T...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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42:27
Sergio Marchi: Cynicism, Distrust, and How to Survive Our Polarized Politics
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 pol...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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1:04:49
David Peterson: "The More You Have, The More You Owe"
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 Ri...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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39:58
World on Edge: Why Too Much Information is Driving Us Mad
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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56:44
Tom Nichols: Is This a New Low for Trump?
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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50:25
Everything Political: Did Trudeau Destroy Canada’s Consensus on Immigration?
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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48:59
Bob Rae: Is Canada Entering an Orwellian World?
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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1:01:47
World on Edge: Will Russia Win the Ukraine War?
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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51:27
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Cait Alexander: Why Canada Needs Bail Reform
During the pandemic Cait Alexander was brutally assaulted and almost killed by her then partner. He was soon out on bail, continued to intimidate her, and was never convicted because it took too long to go to trial. She joins Steve to share her...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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53:37
Everything Political: Carney’s Pipeline, Guilbeault's Gone, & Canada’s New Climate Consensus
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 ar...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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41:34
Freddie Highmore & David Shore: How to Build an Authentic Autistic Character
"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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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29:06
Armine Yalnizyan & Kaylie Tiessen: Are Canadian Workers in Peril?
Economists Armine Yalnizyan and Kaylie Tiessen join Steve for a live taping at the CSA conference to discuss the budget, if it addresses the economic needs of Canadians, the growing threat to Canadian workers, upskilling, the service sector, th...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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28:15
Playing "House": Hugh Laurie & House Creator David Shore Look Back
Hugh Laurie surprised David Shore, the creator of “House,” at the Forest City Film Festival in London, Ontario. Steve joined them on stage to discuss the creation of House more than two decades ago, the decision to cast Laurie, how they “hit it...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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31:52
Everything Political: The Strange Tale of Carney’s First Budget
David Moscrop joins the Everything Political panel with former MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Tony Clement to discuss the federal budget, if they thought it might not pass, if this budget was truly "transformational," how exactly this government c...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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