Western Standard Shows

The official podcast for the Western Standard The Western Standard is an independent source of news and commentary fighting for a strong and free Western Canada, committed to the truth even when it hurts, and forever pledged to refuse government funding. Hosted by Cory Morgan covering news of the week along with analysis from guests.

Western Standard Shows is a commentary podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 167 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Western Standard Shows, a commentary show with 167 episodes published.

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  CORY MORGAN SHOW: Cult-like land acknowledgement chants must end

  Sep 19, 202646 min

  Land acknowledgements are pervasive, divisive and degrading. It’s time to end the practice. »»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription?utm_source=youtube For breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/?utm_source=youtube Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandard Follow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/ Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/share Support independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription

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  NATION OF PEOPLE | Canada’s trade war is forcing us to ask: Who are we?

  Sep 15, 202632 min

  As Mark Carney looks to Europe and other global markets amid the worsening Canada-U.S. trade war, Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer ask how Canada became so dependent on its southern neighbour in the first place. Royer says decades of economic complacency, weak investment and growing reliance on the American market left Canada dangerously exposed when Donald Trump turned toward protectionism. They also examine what makes Canadian political culture different from the U.S., how the 1982 Constitution changed that relationship and whether Canada can rebuild its economic independence. »»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription For breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/ Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandard Follow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/ Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/share Support independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription

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  MARTY UP NORTH: 25 years after 9/11, Canada is a very different country

  Sep 14, 20261h 2m

  Marty looks back 25 years after 9/11 and reflects on how the attacks changed the world and a generation. He also weighs in on Mark Carney, the worsening Canada-U.S. trade fight, Alberta politics, the Dean Allison inquiry and the federal Conservatives’ push for a united Canada. »»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription For breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/ Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandard Follow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/ Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/share Support independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription

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  THE PIPELINE: Is Poilievre pushing Alberta conservatives too far?

  Sep 13, 202648 min

  Derek Fildebrandt, Cory Morgan, Nigel Hannaford and Dave Naylor discuss Pierre Poilievre’s push against Alberta independence, the Oct. 19 referendum and the risk of alienating Western conservatives. They also examine Mark Carney, Donald Trump, the Canada-U.S. trade war and Germany’s rising AfD. »»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription For breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/ Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandard Follow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/ Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/share Support independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription

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  HANNAFORD: 25 years after 9/11, freedom still comes with a price

  Sep 12, 202623 min

  Twenty-five years after 9/11, Nigel Hannaford asks whether the emergency ever really ended. From airport security and anti-terror laws to surveillance, frozen bank accounts and expanded digital powers, he looks at how governments kept many of the tools created in the aftermath of the attacks and whether Canadians gave up more freedom than they realized. »»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription For breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/ Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandard Follow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/ Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/share Support independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription

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