Keeping It Real: Obama, Carney, and the West’s Trade War Showdown

A Toronto handshake turns into a flashpoint for the future of trade, sovereignty, and the global order. In this condensed recap of Keeping It Real, host Jillian Michaels breaks down the Obama-Mark Carney meeting, the U.S.-Canada trade rift, and the bigger clash between populist nationalism and technocratic globalism. The full episode has been distilled into a quick listen in minutes, so you can get the key arguments without the runtime. Learn why fentanyl claims, trade deficits, dairy and lumber disputes, and CUSMA renewal are all part of the same geopolitical story—and why Carney’s Goldman Sachs, Bank of Canada, Bank of England, and WEF background matters to the debate. You’ll also hear how the Toronto summit was framed as an anti-authoritarian-right gathering and what that signals about power in North America. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.