94 episodes

Professional unprofessional strategists Stephen Carter, Corey Hogan and Zain Velji dissect the news of the day, pass judgment on strategy choices and lift back the curtain on how decisions are made. Described as "the least deliberate podcast of all time", "shockingly insightful" and "sports talk radio for politics". Not sponsored by Flair Airlines. Get Thursday episodes and bonus content on Patreon

The Strategists Stephen Carter, Corey Hogan, Zain Velji

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    • 4.7 • 14 Ratings

Professional unprofessional strategists Stephen Carter, Corey Hogan and Zain Velji dissect the news of the day, pass judgment on strategy choices and lift back the curtain on how decisions are made. Described as "the least deliberate podcast of all time", "shockingly insightful" and "sports talk radio for politics". Not sponsored by Flair Airlines. Get Thursday episodes and bonus content on Patreon

    Episode 1299: Type 2 Budget

    Episode 1299: Type 2 Budget

    Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter dive into Jagmeet Singh and the NDP's threats to bring down the Liberals on Budget 2024 and the Liberal appeal to "generational fairness". Is Singh's sabre rattling good strategy? Are there risks in the Liberals driving a message on "generational fairness"? And is it fair to say that - while we don't know what day Zain will start his leadership campaign - we know it will end on a Thursday? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.
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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Episode 1298: Blues Guy City

    Episode 1298: Blues Guy City

    Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter discuss the 2024 federal budget and the expectation game the Liberals willingly set for themselves. Does the budget tell the story the Liberals want to tell? What happens if the Liberals don't get their heavily-telegraphed 5-point polling bump? And isn't The Strategists an example of a three-man monologue? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.
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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Episode 1296: April Fool's Gold

    Episode 1296: April Fool's Gold

    Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter discuss Liberal housing and school nutrition announcements, blockades on the Trans-Canada Highway and an Alberta NDP leadership race that is definitely over despite what Zain says. Are pre-budget announcements a good communications strategy? Do a new round of protests present Poilievre with risk - or opportunity? And is there a file on Doug in Finance now? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.
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    • 1 hr
    Episode 1295: Elevator to hell

    Episode 1295: Elevator to hell

    Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter discuss Liberal attacks on Pierre Poilievre's conservatives, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek meeting with her petition antagonist and much more. Are attacks positioning Poilievre as an uncaring insider good strategy? Was Gondek going for a "West Wing" moment? And is it possible the gang actually already owns Strategists.ca? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.
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    • 54 min
    Episode 1293: Julienne fries

    Episode 1293: Julienne fries

    Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter discuss the growing opposition to the carbon tax among progressive politicians, a motion on Palestine and a months-late rebuttal to Poilievre's housing video. Can the Prime Minister turn it around for the Liberals on the carbon tax? Did a wedge against the Liberals on Gaza turn into a wedge against the Conservatives? And just how do you define a region anyhow? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.
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    • 1 hr 5 min
    Episode 1291: The Royal We

    Episode 1291: The Royal We

    Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter discuss Kate Middleton, institutional communications and crisis management at Kensington Palace. Why are the Prince and Princess of Wales breaking all of the rules of communications? Can the Royal Family win the game by not playing? Can other organizations learn anything from all of this? And has the great domain war of 2024 begun? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.
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    • 53 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
14 Ratings

14 Ratings

JDWFL ,

ADQ

Love this show, loved the episode from Oct 4…but I think on your discussions you skipped the ADQ which I think should be part of the evolution history of the CAQ

BigFanfromHHI ,

Best Cdn political podcast for Cdn expats.

Cory is informative, Carter entertaining and Zain somehow keeps them both on track.

Mom from HHI ,

Best podcast for Canadians living in U.S.

Insightful (Hogan)and entertaining (Carter). Great facilitator (Velji).

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