40 Best Canadian Politics Podcasts

1. The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

The Bridge is currently a daily podcast (Monday-Friday) reflecting issues surrounding the COVID-19 story, the US election, and Canadian political developments. It's hosted by internationally recognized journalist Peter Mansbridge dealing with whatever is on his mind that day. New episodes are released each weekday between noon and 2 pm eastern.
Podcast thepetermansbridge.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 335.1KInstagram Followers 38.6K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 48 min Since Aug 2019 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Power and Politics

Every weekday afternoon, Power & Politics guides Canadians through the country's political news, with a regular cast of political panellists and the continuously unfolding drama of the Canadian political scene.
Podcast cbc.ca
Email ****@cbc.ca
Apple Rating 3 / 5Facebook Followers 212.1KTwitter Followers 226.5KInstagram Followers 11.4K Frequency 3 episodes / week Avg Length 50 min Since Oct 2020 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

3. Canadian Politics is Boring

One host can't vote and the other doesn't want to. Join a new immigrant and a totally apathetic Canadian bumble through news, history and scandal. Hosted by Jesse Harley and Rhys Waters
Podcast canadianpoliticsisboring.com
Host Rhys Waters
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 186Twitter Followers 859Instagram Followers 4.8K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 27 min Since Apr 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

4. CBC News At Issue

The National's Rosemary Barton tackles the week's big political stories with Canada's leading political journalists, including Chantal Hébert and Andrew Coyne. A podcast that helps you understand the why behind the moves and decisions of your elected officials.
Podcast cbc.ca
Email ****@cbc.ca
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 410.4KTwitter Followers 353.3KInstagram Followers 119.1K Frequency 3 episodes / month Avg Length 23 min Since Jul 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

5. Roy Green Show

Roy Green's resume is outstanding. He is a three-time consecutive winner of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters national Gold Ribbon award, Canada's most prestigious broadcast award. Listeners need not read his resume to know that Roy is a passionate advocate for the average Canadian, with an unshakable desire for justice and a deep and abiding love for his country. No wonder Roy's show has been cited by Canadian parliamentary newspaper as required listening for federal politicians.
Podcast globalnews.ca
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Twitter Followers 14.7K Frequency 16 episodes / week Avg Length 23 min Since Oct 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

6. The Backbench

Dig into politics from the best seats in the House, with host Mattea Roach.Join Mattea and our rotating roster of panelists from across the country while we engage in discussions about what is happening in Canadian politics right now, and why it matters.
Podcast canadaland.com
Email ****@canadaland.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 21.5KInstagram Followers 11.6K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 46 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

7. Big Blue Bent

A look at (mostly Canadian) politics, news, and information from the viewpoints of a panel of Montreal-based conservatives. Factual, reverential, confrontational and, from time to time, funny (we think.)
Podcast bigbluebent.buzzsprout.com
Host Jeff Joseph
Email ****@outlook.com
Apple Rating 4 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 70 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

8. This is VANCOLOUR

This is Vancouver's bona fide culture and politics podcast. Hosted by Mo Amir, parse through the relevant issues with the cities most colorful personalities. With its heart on its sleeve and caution are thrown to the wind, this is a podcast that is provocative, informative, and sometimes emotional. This is VANCOLOUR.
Podcast thisisvancolour.com
Email ****@thisisvancolour.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 950Twitter Followers 9.8KInstagram Followers 2.3K Frequency 1 episode / week Since Jun 2018 Listen on Apple Get Email Contact

9. Green Majority Radio

The Green Majority is a multi-platform Canadian environment and politics news show, publishing since 2006.
Podcast greenmajority.ca
Email ****@greenmajority.ca
Apple Rating 3 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 57 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

10. Canadian Common Sense

A weekly podcast discussing Canadian politics and current events from the perspective of two average Canadians.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 89 min Since Jan 2020 Play Get Email Contact

11. The House

Making sense of the political decisions that affect your life. Every Saturday The House takes you to Parliament Hill — and around the country — for in-depth coverage and analysis of the week's major political news.
Podcast cbc.ca
Hosts Catherine Cullen, Chris Hall
Email ****@cbc.ca
Facebook Followers 842.7KTwitter Followers 26.8KInstagram Followers 492.4K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 51 min Since Jul 2020 Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

12. PrimeTime Politics with Peter Van Dusen

PrimeTime Politics is a comprehensive round-up of the day in Canadian politics, from breaking stories to developments on longstanding issues. Key moments, feature interviews, panels, in-depth analysis, and more. It's the day in an hour. Peter is one of the most well-known political journalists in Canada, a distinctive and popular personality with close to four decades as both reporter and anchor.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Email ****@cpac.ca
Facebook Followers 21.6KTwitter Followers 1.9K Frequency 30 episodes / quarter Avg Length 29 min Since Sep 2019 Play Get Email Contact

13. PolitiCoast

PolitiCoast is the BC politics podcast. We cover British Columbia, Canadian, and sometimes international politics from a West Coast lens. PolitiCoast was launched in October 2016 by Ian Bushfield & Scott de Lange Boom.
Podcast politicoast.ca
Email ****@politicoast.ca
Facebook Followers 348Twitter Followers 1.5K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 60 min Since Sep 2016 Play Get Email Contact

14. Empire Club of Canada

The Empire Club of Canada is Canada's go-to forum for conversations that matter. Established in 1903, as a response to Canadian political unrest, the Empire Club of Canada quickly became a leading speakers' forum. Beginning with speeches to address Canada's relationships with the British Empire and the United States, the ECC continues to tackle issues that affect the lives of Canadians.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@empireclub.org
Facebook Followers 1.5KInstagram Followers 1.8K Frequency 3 episodes / quarter Avg Length 61 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

15. Policy Options Podcast

Policy Options is a digital magazine published by the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) in Montreal, Quebec. It features daily articles on issues of public policy by contributors from academia, research institutions, the political world, the public service and the non-profit and private sectors. We're committed to introducing our listeners to a diversity of viewpoints on the important public policy challenges of our time.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Host IRPP
Email ****@irpp.org
Facebook Followers 3.4KTwitter Followers 21.4KInstagram Followers 635 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 44 min Since Dec 2015 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

16. iPolitics

A podcast by iPolitics on Canadian News and Politics.
Podcast ipolitics.ca
Email ****@ipolitics.ca
Facebook Followers 19.7KTwitter Followers 81K Frequency 9 episodes / quarter Avg Length 45 min Since Jun 2017 Play Get Email Contact

17. Canadian Politics with a twist

We look across the pond and discover things that others have NOT and probably wished we hadn't. FREE SPEECH is Under attack in Canada. Ehradio EXPOSES Canada's 'Liberal Communists' Who want to change Canada forever. We are NOT MSM and are Proud of it. When you Positively NEED TO KNOW WE ARE EHRADIO -- We are not PC and do not apologize for it! Enjoy it because WE DO! while you still CAN (Trudeau has plans for ALL of US in Canada unless we can remove him from office)
Podcast spreaker.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Twitter Followers 752 Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 20 min Since Mar 2017 Play Get Email Contact

18. CanadaPoli

I try to relate what has happened in Canadian Politics as clearly and easily to follow as I can. A 'Canadian politics for dummies' that isn't dumb. I don't deliver anyone else's message. I put together an argument and then try to prove it to you using current Canadian news and youtube clips or other media. A Canadian podcast that I have been looking for.
Podcast listennotes.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Twitter Followers 1.5K Frequency 2 episodes / day Since Oct 2019 Get Email Contact

19. Uncommons With Nathaniel Erskine-Smith

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith meets a lot of interesting people as the Member of Parliament for Beaches-East York. In Ottawa and Toronto, and his travels, he sits down with individuals who have led remarkable lives. He seeks out experts and insiders to get to the heart of the issue. Nathaniel will bring you facts you need to know and stories you will want to hear.
Podcast uncommons.ca
Email ****@beynate.ca
Facebook Followers 10.8KTwitter Followers 11.8KInstagram Followers 7.7K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 57 min Since Mar 2020 Play Get Email Contact

20. OPPO

Politics in Canada right now with hosts Jen Gerson and Sandy Garossino.
Podcast canadaland.com
Email ****@canadalandshow.com
Facebook Followers 85Twitter Followers 2.2K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 47 min Since Feb 2018 Play Get Email Contact

21. Rabble Radio

Hosted by Breanne Doyle, rabble radio is the flagship podcast of rabble.ca. rabble breaks down the news of the day from a progressive lens. It's a good place to catch up and catch on to what's happening in Canadian politics, activism, environmentalism, and so much more. We catch you up on the news of the week and take you further into the stories that matter to you.
Podcast rabble.ca
Email ****@rabble.ca
Facebook Followers 21.1KInstagram Followers 2.7K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 31 min Play Get Email Contact

22. The Saving Canada Podcast

The Saving Canada Podcast is a news and politics podcast designed to discuss important political topics not being covered in mainstream Canadian news.
Podcast savingcanadapodcast.podbean.com
Email ****@nimedia.info
Facebook Followers 442Instagram Followers 901 Frequency 4 episodes / month Get Email Contact

23. The Political Paradox Podcast

This weekly Canadian based podcast looks at current events and politics. We advocate for: Peace, Love, Liberty, Personal Responsibility, and Limited Government.
Podcast politicalparadox.libsyn.com
Host Paul Herriot
Email ****@yahoo.ca
Facebook Followers 78 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 56 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

24. Left Turn, Canada

A new Canadian Politics podcast hosted by Christo Aivalis and Andy Borkowski. This weekly show aims to bring a left perspective to Canadian politics, media, economics, and culture that is far too lacking within mainstream print, audio, and visual media. Christo and Andy bring years of experience in both traditional and new media. Combining these experiences, along with a shared disdain for Canada's capitalist status quo, this podcast is a must-listen for anyone who wants a Canada based on justice and dignity for all.
Podcast buzzsprout.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 2 episodes / year Avg Length 61 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

25. Follow-Up With Althia Raj

Thoughtful, frank conversations with Canada's top political insiders, hosted by Althia Raj. A podcast from HuffPost Canada's Politics team.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 3.4 / 5Twitter Followers 93.6K Since Feb 2017 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

26. Voice Above

Join Kate on the Voice Above as she talks to experts about current events, world issues, and Canadian politics. Season 2, Episode 1 airs February 1st, and new episodes are posted every two weeks.
Podcast youthinpolitics.net
Email ****@youthinpolitics.net
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 288 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

27. CPAC Today in Politics

CPAC Today in Politics starts each weekday in Canadian politics with the latest news headlines, a summary of topical opinions from columnists, editorialists, and pundits, and a preview of the day's events and activities. Hosted by veteran writer and broadcaster Mark Sutcliffe, CPAC Today in Politics provides you with the information you need to understand what's driving public policy and political decision-making and tells you what to watch for in the day ahead.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Email ****@cpac.ca
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 17.8K Frequency 30 episodes / year Avg Length 23 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

28. The Overton Anchor

Politically marooned traditionalist Canadian, providing you with the counternarrative talking points. Unapologetic & authentically myself.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
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29. The Boys in Short Pants

The Boys in Short Pants is Canada's newish political podcast, taking a second look at the goings-on of Canadian politics.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Twitter Followers 1.9K Frequency 4 episodes / year Avg Length 67 min Since Dec 2016 Play Get Email Contact

30. The Real Canadian Podcast

A grassroots podcast where two regular guys get together, crack a beer and talk about real Canadian issues and politics affecting us today.
Podcast realcanadianpod.podbean.com
Email ****@outlook.com
Facebook Followers 49Twitter Followers 131 Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 68 min Since Aug 2017 Play Get Email Contact