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Kathleen Petty sits down with politicians, pundits, and other thoughtful westerners for conversations about the priorities, preoccupations and politics of Albertans and others who are West of Centre.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2020

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Damned if you don’t, damned if you do-ish
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Has Jason Kenney lost the plot?
45:15
Circuit breakers and personal freedom
40:56
Finding common ground
43:09
Kenney, Horgan and Moe
42:27
Special 3-part series - The Notorious N.E.P. Episode 3
20:48
Special 3-part series - The Notorious N.E.P. Episode 2
16:32
Special 3-part series: The Notorious N.E.P. Episode 1
19:00
What's a win for Alberta on November 3rd?
37:59
What does Alberta want?
54:04
Jonathan Wilkinson and the price of greening the economy
42:02
From simmer to boil. What's firing up the tension between Ottawa, and Alberta and Saskatchewan?
48:07
How do you like me now?
43:20
Oil and the prospect of a green recovery
44:41
Rebel with a cause
45:48
Alberta’s economic nadir and the premier’s new federal ally
45:25
The West wants what?
51:51
The next prime minister?
50:04
The dark art of political communication
41:18
Crafting a recovery
39:36
Erin O’Toole and Alberta
44:59
Alberta's economic jump start
37:57
Alberta's identity crisis
45:19
Political podcast triple threat
56:25
More Alberta less Ottawa
39:25
Politics, the pandemic and the personal
43:54
Is that all there is?
39:27
Media bias: Perception versus reality
46:25
Media bias: Perception versus reality
46:25
Opposition, leadership and troubled times
35:21
Intensive care for Alberta cities
33:28
What the unemployment numbers hide
38:26
Reopening, recession and the Conservative Party leadership race
33:36
Credit where it’s due?
33:40
A lifeline to the energy sector
31:19
An economic reckoning of historic proportions
34:20
Economic anxiety in Alberta meets a pandemic
34:53
Time for a fair deal?
33:41
Information vigilantes: Academics and the fight against false information
35:51
Alberta through the looking glass
33:06
Bonus episode: Roy Romanow’s perspectives on the prairie politics of yesterday and today.
39:01
Deconstructing the blockades
36:56
How a political evolution led one long-time strategist to become “post-partisan”
33:31
How court decisions and protests can sway public opinion on energy projects
28:26
What western voters need to know about the Conservative Party leadership race
31:56
The past and future of energy politics
35:55
Energy development and the divide among Indigenous groups
32:49
What Canada should know about Alberta
32:52

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