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Hosted by retired cabinet minister Andrew · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 35 episodes
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The Honourable & the Hack is a weekly podcast hosted by retired cabinet minister Andrew Parsons and journalist Alex Bill. The show brings two perspectives to the same table — one from inside government and one from outside it. Through thoughtful conversations and interviews, the podcast examines politics, culture, history, and stories of provincial and national significance, going beyond the headlines to explain what really happens and why it matters.
retired cabinet minister Andrew hosts The Honourable and The Hack, a news show with 35 episodes published.
What happens when a politician sits down with the professor who publicly accused him of corruption?This week on The Honourable & The Hack, Andrew Parsons and Alex Bill welcome Dr. Kelly Blidook—Professor of Political Sci
Weathermen don't usually leave a top TV job to go it alone — Eddie Sheer did, and a year later he's not looking back. This week The Honourable & The Hack sits down with Eddie Sheer — meteorologist, founder of Sheer Weath
What really happens inside Canada's courtrooms — and what does one of Newfoundland's top criminal defense lawyers think about the system?In Episode 34 of The Honourable and the Hack, Andrew Parsons and Alex Bill sit down
Former Premier Roger Grimes holds nothing back in one of our most candid and fiery conversations yet. From a sharp dissection of the issues facing Newfoundland and Labrador to some pointed observations about past politic
What does it really take to win a modern election?In this episode of The Honourable & The Hack, Andrew Parsons and Alex Bill sit down with David Tarrant, a veteran political strategist and the head of Enterprise Canada’s
You asked. We answered — and we didn't hold back.In Episode 26, Andrew Parsons and Alex Bill open the H&H mailbag for the first time — fielding questions submitted by listeners over the past several months. No prep calls
He spent 21 years in Ontario politics. He knows what winning looks like — and what losing teaches you. In Episode 29, Andrew Parsons and Alex Bill sit down with Tim Hudak — former Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader,
He ran three of the toughest portfolios in federal politics. Now he's stepping into a role no sitting MP has ever taken — Canada's Ambassador to the European Union. In Episode 28, Andrew Parsons and Alex Bill sit down wi
Every session of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly produces winners, losers, and a few who make you wonder why they showed up at all. So we brought in someone who watches it all — and we handed out the hard
Years after legalization, Canada's legal cannabis industry is still fighting an uphill battle. Excise taxes and product labelling designed for Big Tobacco are squeezing licensed producers. The illicit market continues to
He gave up his seat for Clyde Wells. He survived allegations that forced him out of caucus. And he served as an MHA for 25 years — three of them as an independent. Eddie Joyce has seen the Newfoundland House of Assembly
For the first time on The Honourable & The Hack, the left gets a seat at the table.Kyle Rees — lawyer, union advocate, and former President of the Newfoundland and Labrador NDP — walks us through what the political left
Senator David Wells joins The Honourable & The Hack for a wide-ranging conversation about politics, public service, Newfoundland and Labrador, and one very unexpected passion: mountain climbing.In this episode, Senator W
Every generation has one politician who was born for exactly the moment the country needed them. Brian Tobin — "Captain Canada" himself — is one of those politicians. And in Episode 22 of The Honourable and The Hack, he'
Every spring, the government of Newfoundland and Labrador tables a budget. The public sees the highlights. What they don't see is everything that happens behind the lock-up door — and what the numbers actually mean once
He went from a gas station in rural Newfoundland to 300+ restaurants, a Blue Jays concession at Rogers Centre, and a 289-page report on one of the most consequential financial deals in NL history. Greg Roberts — the man
What does it take to help build one of the biggest comedy success stories Canada has ever produced?In this episode of The Honourable & The Hack, Andrew Parsons and Alex Bill sit down with Andrew Barnsley — Emmy and Golde
Social media was supposed to make politics more accessible. In many ways, it did. But it also opened the door to something much uglier.In this episode of The Honourable & The Hack, Andrew Parsons and Alex Bill pull back
What does it take to build a business empire in Newfoundland — and what does it actually cost? In this episode of The Honourable and The Hack, we sit down with John Steele — CEO of Long Play Capital, owner of Steele Hote
Veteran journalist Ashley Fitzpatrick joins Andrew Parsons and Alex Bill for a wide-ranging conversation on Newfoundland and Labrador politics, polling, federal political messaging, and the province’s place in Atlantic C
David Wells
global security consultant · Pleasant View Baptist Church
1 appearance on this show
Andrew Parsons
Founder and Chief Investment Officer · Resolution Capital
2 appearances on this show
Greg Roberts
Moscow Village Administrator and Clermont Historian
1 appearance on this show
John Steele
John Steele Consulting
1 appearance on this show
Alan Doyle
1 appearance on this show
Eddie Joyce
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
1 appearance on this show
Andrew Barnsley
Project 10 Productions
1 appearance on this show
Malcolm Rowe
Supreme Court of Canada
1 appearance on this show
Paul Lane
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
1 appearance on this show
Glenn Stanford
Newfoundland Regiment
1 appearance on this show
Charlene Johnson
Energy NL
1 appearance on this show
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