Podcasts
WONK is the Public Policy Forum’s weekly podcast exploring the big policy questions shaping Canada’s future. Hosted by award-winning journalist Michael Serapio, the new season asks what it will take to build a more prosperous, resilient and ambitious country. Each episode brings leading voices into thoughtful, non-partisan conversations about investment, trade, major projects, health, Canada’s place in the world and more. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts. (What’s a WONK, you ask? We’ve got you covered.)
How Canada’s energy industry can respond to Trump
In this episode of WONK, energy experts Jackie Forrest, Janet Annesley and Bryan Cox explain the exposure to U.S. tariff threats and the challenge of energy security
President Trump and Canada’s hard choices
In this episode of WONK panelists Luiza Savage, Don Wright and Sean Speer discuss the risks and opportunities for Canada in the first days of Trump's second term.
Is Canada really ready for President Trump?
In this episode of WONK, a panel of PPF Fellows — Marta Morgan, Peter Loewen and Mark Cameron — discuss Trump's taunts, tariff troubles and what's missing from Canada's response.
Erin O’Toole on how to deal with Donald Trump, Arctic security and energy
The former leader of the Conservative Party — and wonk at heart — discusses why he's big on boosting defence and why talking publicly about Trump is a bad idea
What we heard so far on WONK: Season 2
Check out our catalogue of smart conversations on PPF's policy podcast, hosted by Amanda Lang
B.C.’s game-changing bet on wind power
In this episode of WONK we gather an all-star panel of Western wonks — Janet Annesley, Kwatuuma Sayers and Don Wright — to talk about energy and a bold new way to speed development
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Tariff Special: What happened at Mar-a-Lago
In this episode of WONK we gather an all-star panel — Janice Stein, Steve Verheul and Andrew Phillips — to talk about Trump's tariff threat and what's next for Canada
Andrew Leach: How to hit climate goals without doing harm
In this episode of WONK, Canada's preeminent climate policy wonk talks about the rush to renewables, carbon pricing and the pressures facing Alberta
PPF’s WONK is nominated for a top news podcast award
Our fast-growing podcast, hosted by Wonk-in-chief Edward Greenspon, is a nominee at the Canadian Podcast Awards for best news and current affairs show
Peter Loewen on the forces dividing America
On the latest episode of WONK, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University explains the 'wicked brew' of populism and polarization in the U.S. today
Understanding the rise of Trumponomics (and Swiftonomics too)
This week on WONK, Columbia Business School professor Brett House talks about Donald Trump's economic polices, their flaws and the problems for Canada.
U.S. election special: What Trump’s big win means for Canada
On WONK this week, Don Wright, Janet Annesley and Sean Speer talk Trump’s victory, big political shifts and what it says about Canada’s future
Alex Himelfarb on what’s behind ‘the Age of Crisis’
This week on WONK, Canada's former top public servant discusses what he believes is driving so many of today's crises — an economic and political order that goes by the name of neoliberalism
Steve Verheul on what Trump tariffs could mean for Canada
On this episode of WONK, Canada's former chief trade negotiator explains the 'ugly choices' around Trump's tariff threats, how they could upend global trade and what Canada can do
David Campbell on what’s driving Atlantic Canada’s big boom
On this week's episode of WONK, the economist and 'wonk of the East' explains the region's transformation and what's needed to keep the momentum alive