Episode 995: Missing the point(s)
The CPC leadership membership cutoff is now behind us. Charest and Poilievre are both declaring they have the memberships to win. Meanwhile, in Alberta, Travis Toews launches...
Episode 994: We've seen this episode before
The gang gets together to talk mostly about chicken suits and leaked memos. Some discussion of leadership race rules and how they might affect the upcoming Alberta UCP race/be...
Episode 993: Unpopular is unpopular
The gang is back in Calgary after the Edmonton live show but if you thought they got the UCP leadership review out of their system, you would be mistaken. They talk: Jason...
Episode 992: Live in Edmonton: Giving it 150.4%
The gang headed up to Edmonton for a chat with 400 of their closest friends at the Maharaja Banquet Hall. There was music. There was fancy dress. There was analysis of the UCP...
Episode 991: Ch-ch-ch-changes
Zain and Corey give their instant reaction to the UCP leadership results on the Thursday night they're announced. Significant improvements are made to the podcast in the...
Episode 990: Fifty issues, ten personalities
The gang decides it's time to dig into the Ontario election and Stephen Carter decides its time to pick fights with Ontario political podcasts. Topics include: message...
Episode 989: Real Talk (Zain's Version)
The gang was on Real Talk with Ryan Jespersen this morning and rather than taking his usual 30 seconds to write a show, Zain just stole Ryan's rundown. Did the takes improve?...
Episode 988: Win by winning
The gang gets together to talk about the issues of the week, including dipping their toes into the Ontario election which Zain promises "we'll do an episode about, probably."...
Episode 987: How much?
Stephen Carter was in Nashville, Tennessee last night picking up the "Best International Campaign" award from Campaigns and Elections. But he still found time to watch the...
Episode 986: Alberta A to Z
Zain Velji returns to set things right with this 90 minute grab-bag based on a number of recent Alberta issues: a judge ruling certain advice to cabinet from Chief Medical...
SPECIAL EPISODE: Stephen and Corey present Carter and Hogan
It's Thursday and Zain Velji is nowhere to be seen. But have no fear, Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan are consummate professionals - and the show must go on.Zain Velji is on...
Episode 985: Turnaround job
Tonight, the gang look at the public-facing elements of the Jean Charest campaign - the rallies, media relations, candidate handling, message, social media and campaign...
Episode 984: Fixer upper
Stephen Carter is live on location in Surrey, B.C. tonight but his takes are as local as ever. The gang goes through a few quick headlines, dwells a bit on Pierre Poilievre's...
Episode 983: Battle for the soul of the podcast
For this Easter Monday edition of the podcast we dive deep into political process stories - why they can work, how they can be a distraction - and specifically their utility in...
Episode 982: The size of Pierre's thing
The gang's first ever Thursday live-streaming of recording occurred with relatively few hitches - the end result is this fine episode where Zain asks, among other things: Is it...
SPECIAL EPISODE: Strategists Overtime
After the live show, we kept going because we're extra like that and we'd like to share the audio with you. Do we have thoughts on Boris Johnson? Yes. Elon Musk? Yes. Chrystia...
Episode 981: Live in Calgary: The starting pistol for the closing arguments
Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about the Alberta UCP's leadership review (and more) in this live show recorded in Calgary, Alberta. Will Jason Kenney's "unity vs division"...
Episode 980: Budget Day
In their first Thursday night on Patreon, the gang talk about the 2021 Federal Budget released earlier by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Lots of talk about how it might...
Episode 980: Budget Day (PROMO)
Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about the federal budget. But not here - because Thursday episodes of The Strategists are now Patreon exclusive. Will you go to...
SPECIAL EPISODE: Starting pistol/Yiu's out
PATREON EXCLUSIVE. Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about the termination of Alberta Health Services CEO Verna Yiu's contract and what it might mean for the future of health...
Episode 979: Photo oops
Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about managing photo ops and gaffes, using Premier Jason Kenney's recent trip to the gas pumps as a launching off point. Do photo ops still...
Episode 978: Sorry about the first 15 minutes
Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about the Liberal climate plan and the upcoming federal budget. Does the plan go too far or not far enough? How dramatic will the budget be?...
Episode 977: Spring cleaning
Grab a mop and a bucket - it's spring cleaning time. Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter run through a grab-bag of political issues - offering whether no cleaning needs to be done,...
Episode 976: Selling out
Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter unpack the changes to the UCP leadership review and the subsequent fallout (0:05:50) before turning their attention to the Liberal-NDP confidence...