The Line
The Line is a Canadian magazine dedicated to covering local, national and international politics, news, current events and occasionally some obscure stories. Hosted by Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson.
Episodes
61 episodes
In Trump's world, Trudeau's Canada can't work only in theory
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on Nov. 15, 2024, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson take in a week that was incredibly busy, but also felt shockingly quiet. Maybe it's because we're all still deafened by all the news from last week...
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Episode 44
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1:22:27
Trump, Trudeau, Canada, and history's new course
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on Nov. 8, 2024, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson provided viewers and listeners with the scintillating experience of a sustained bout of silence, because they have no idea what to say.Like,...
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Season 2
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Episode 43
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1:25:00
Jen visits Israel, the agony of defeat, and getting fired in Trudeau’s Ottawa.
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded during the week of Oct. 28, 2024, Matt Gurney finds a way to make a podcast without Jen Gerson. And, it turns out, it involves bringing in Jen Gerson.Okay, okay, let us explain: this e...
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Episode 42
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1:57:40
Trudeau backs away from his immigration disaster
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on Oct. 24, 2024, your hosts take a long, hard look at the federal stories that all came out this week and rub their temples long and hard.This episode of The Line Podcast is brought t...
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Episode 41
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1:24:24
Another great week for Justin Trudeau (sigh)
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on Oct. 18, 2024, your hosts take a long, hard look at the federal stories that all came out this week and rub their temples long and hard.This episode of The Line Podcast...
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Episode 40
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1:31:56
Trudeau and Co.: Delusional, or quietly hopeless?
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on Oct. 11, 2024, your hosts take a long, hard look at the federal stories that all came out this week and rub their temples long and hard.This episode of The Line Podcast is brought t...
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Episode 39
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1:36:43
Trudeau’s fake plan to save the CBC
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on Oct. 4, 2024, your hosts take a long, hard look at the federal stories that all came out this week and rub their temples long and hard. This episode of The Line Podcast is brou...
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Episode 38
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1:25:31
Trudeau and Poilievre, feeling their feels
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on Sept. 26, 2024, your hosts take a long, hard look at the federal stories that all came out this week and rub their temples long and hard. This episode of The Line Podcast is brought...
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Episode 37
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1:34:17
Justin Trudeau sails into the Chaos Zone
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on Sept. 20, 2024, your hosts take a long, hard look at the federal stories that all came out this week and rub their temples long and hard. (Except for the date, the above was copy an...
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Episode 36
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1:42:57
Singh and Trudeau, carbon-tax killers
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on Sept. 13, 2024 — Friday the 13th, spooky! — your hosts take a long, hard look at the federal stories that all came out this week and rub their temples long and hard.This episode of ...
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Episode 35
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1:02:09
Singh dumps Trudeau, but won't move out
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on Sept. 6, 2024, your hosts lament that the first week back to the grind was, in fact, extremely grindy. Lots of breaking news on the federal political front, both with CASA collapsi...
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Episode 34
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1:29:39
Trudeau's immigration Hail Mary
In the latest, Labour-Day-weekend edition of The Line Podcast, recorded late on August 29th, 2024, Jen Gerson visibly wilts before Matt Gurney's eyes as the summer-time cold she's battling decisively wins that battle. But before Jen co...
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Episode 33
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1:05:33
Trudeau's buddy Singh gets owned on Twitter
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded a day earlier than normal on August 22nd, 2024, after Jen Gerson offers up some shockingly TMI stuff, your hosts start by noting, with amusement, that Jagmeet Singh, leader of the federal NDP,...
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Episode 32
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1:29:54
Trudeau gets slammed for his "modern slavery" immigration laws
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on August 16th, 2024, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson bring the heat. Actually, Matt's just melting visibly onscreen without air conditioning. (He explains, don't worry. At least his microphone is ...
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Episode 31
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56:09
Attack of the CPC bots (or not)
Hello, fans of The Line, and welcome to the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on August 9th, 2024, in which your hosts are totally not struggling to find things to talk about during the doldrums of political silly season.They...
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Episode 30
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1:03:03
Ottawa was warned, and we won't learn a thing
Important correction: During this episode, Line editor Gurney utterly brain cramped and repeatedly referred to Jeff Simpson when he meant Lawrence Martin. No excuses. Just a mortifying flub. Mea culpa.In the...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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1:01:38
Prepare for Trump 2.0, Canada
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on July 19, 2024, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson try and wrap up their thoughts on Quite The Week! in U.S. politics. Your Line editors are not Americans, and generally leave American political ana...
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Episode 28
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1:21:07
Trudeau steers Freeland under the bus
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on July 12, 2024, Jen Gerson and Matt Gurney discuss the likely fate of Chrystia Freeland, deputy prime minister and minister of finance. For those who remember what happ...
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Episode 27
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1:06:46
Sorry, Liberals. You're stuck with Trudeau now
Hello, The Line Podcast listeners/viewers. We hope you had a great Canada Day weekend and that this podcast, recorded on July 5th, 2024, will help you start this weekend off right.This episode of The Line Podcast is bro...
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Episode 26
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57:12
Trudeau and the Liberals face a cold, cruel and small summer
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson thank the listeners, viewers and sponsors for the new equipment that they're using, which will hopefully punch this podcast up to ever-greater heights. (Onc...
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Episode 25
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44:33
Trudeau's last summer
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on June 21st, 2024, Matt is delighted to see Jen back at home in Calgary, where she is bathed in glorious bandwidth, if not in actual running water. Jen gives us a quick upda...
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Episode 24
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1:17:59
Trudeau's exit, traitors in the House and beer-league politics
In this episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on June 14, 2024, Matt Gurney finds Jen Gerson at an Alternate Location, having abandoned Calgary due to the lack of water. Just kidding! Sort of. Jen is at a family event in B.C., and it l...
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Episode 23
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52:57
Trudeau has to defend Canada, even from Liberals
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on June 7, 2024, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson find themselves in an Edmonton Airbnb they are about to be kicked out of, still basking in the warm glow of a successful Edmonton The Line ...
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Episode 22
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46:05
Trudeau’s road trip to oblivion
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on May 31, 2024, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson go out of their way to really broaden their appeal, make as many friends as possible, and generally just avoid all the really icky, controv...
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Episode 21
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1:12:14
Will Trudeau stay or will he go now?
Hello, people of The Line. We recorded early again this week, as Jen is taking another trip — what a jetsetter! — so forgive us if anything wild happens between the recording date (May 23rd) and the publication date, the 24th. We're onl...
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Episode 20
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58:06