The Discourse
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The Discourse is a news podcast hosted by The Discourse. It has 74 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
The Discourse takes a look at the ”who, what, when, why, and how” of Alberta politics, hosted by longtime senior staffers Cheryl Oates and Erika Barootes.
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No MOU, No CUSMA, No Problem — If You're Not From Alberta
The UCP Telling You How to Live… Again
Rosé and Referendums
Red Ink and Red Flags: Alberta Budget 2026
Immigration, Alienation, and the Fracturing of Canada
What Really Divide Us - With Ryan Jespersen
The Truth About the UCP AGM (And What It Means for Danielle Smith)
It Was Never About a Pipeline - Alberta's Real Win Explained
Why There’s Still No Pipeline for Danielle Smith
Carney’s First Budget: Bold Bet or Train Wreck?
UCP Tipping Point?
Work-to-Rule, Pay-to-Play? Alberta’s New Public Service Realities Explained
Pipelines & Picket Lines - The Fights Danielle Smith Can't Afford to Lose
Why the Alberta teachers strike could change everything
Who Asked for This? ‘CAN’ Licences + Carney vs Poilievre
Has Mark Carney won over Danielle Smith?
Is Alberta Policing Porn - Or Just Pulling Politics?
UCP Defectors Expose Danielle Smith: The PC Comeback & Skeletons in the Closet
Are the UCP in trouble? The By-Election Signals You Missed
Teachers, Tariffs & Turf Wars
How To Actually Build A Pipeline
Who Owns the Missing 12%? Carrie Tait Finally Answers the Big Question
Ballsy Throne Speeches and Banned Books
Separation, Scandal & Sabotage
Danielle Smith’s Tightrope: Can She Keep Alberta and the UCP United?
Albertastan - Danielle Smith's Dangerous Dance with Separatism
The Election That Everyone Lost
If Carney Wins, Does Smith Drop the Writ?
Behind the Podium: How Political Debates Are Really Won (and Lost)
Alberta’s In Play—and Every Party Knows It
Danielle Smith's No F*cks Tour -- Does Poilievre approve?
The Uninvited Guest: Danielle Smith Crashes the Federal Election Party
Carney Calls Snap Election—Is Poilievre Doomed?
Budget Betrayal, RCMP Probes & Mark Carney’s Big Win
"This is not a Conservative budget"- Alberta 2025 Budget Special
Guthrie's Blaze of Glory: The latest in the UCP Procurement Scandal
Procurement or Profiteering?: Inside the AHS Contract Controversy
Danielle Smith's Aura of Power
Dani's Trump Card- Does She Get The Credit?
The COVID-19 report they don't want you to read
Trumped Up: The Truth About Premier Smith's US Strategy
Cheryl’s Secret UCP Crush and Erika’s Notley Obsession Revealed!
Alberta's great political unifier: Rats
Health care or health chaos?
The Ugly Truth: Owning the Icks of Our Own Parties
What the UCP hopes you won't notice
High Approval, Deep Divisions: What Danielle Smith's 91.5% means for Alberta
Danielle Smith: "I have no regrets"
Forget Pride: Erika Has No Shame!
Another UCP Power Grab
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