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The Strategists

The Strategists Media Corporation

Stephen Carter does campaign strategy. Corey Hogan does communications strategy. Zain Velji sometimes remembers how to buckle his pants. Described as "sports talk radio for politics" by Face...

The Strategists Podcast Guide

Listen to The Strategists, a News & Politics podcast by The Strategists Media Corporation. Stream 105 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episode 4035: The 45 Million Ballot Problem

Stephen Carter and Zain Velji dive into Elections Alberta’s plan to recruit 60,000 workers and count 45 million ballots, and what that could...

40:47Jun 10, 2026

Balance of Power: The Most Expensive Option

In a moment when Prairie politics feels increasingly untethered from reality, what happens when governments start making generational decisi...

43:38May 20, 2026

Balance of Power: Sit up Straight

In a province where politics increasingly feels like performance, what happens when the people who understand the stage best start talking o...

1:09:19May 14, 2026

Episode 4030: Man on a Journey

Stephen Carter and Shannon Phillips take the stage live in Edmonton for Carter’s accountability episode on the Edmonton Accelerants, the mil...

1:03:20May 12, 2026

Balance of Power: A Polluted Process

In a week where Alberta politics somehow got even messier, what happens when the process itself becomes the problem? This week on Balance of...

42:05May 8, 2026

Episode 4028: List Price

Stephen Carter and Shannon Phillips talk about the Alberta Liberal Party rejecting Carter’s referendum campaign plan, and what that means fo...

1:04:16May 5, 2026

Balance of Power: Gay Enough?

In a moment when trust in democracy feels fragile, what happens when the basic machinery of politics becomes the story? This week on Balance...

41:20May 1, 2026

Ministry of Podcasts: Episode 6

Be it resolved that the Minister of Podcasts, Stephen Carter, together with the Chair of Oral Questions, Zain Velji, do hereby call this sit...

53:01Apr 29, 2026

Episode 4027: Normie Goes National

Stephen Carter, Shannon Phillips, and Producer Haxim talk about what happens when a weekend joke turns into a national political story. Afte...

57:30Apr 28, 2026

Balance of Power: Solving the Wrong Problem

If the problems keep getting worse, are we even solving the right one? This week on Balance of Power , Annalise Klingbeil and Leah Ward take...

31:56Apr 22, 2026

Episode 4026: Who’s Stepping Up?

Stephen Carter and Zain Velji try to figure out who is actually going to do something as Alberta’s political fights pile up. From referendum...

43:41Apr 20, 2026

Episode 4025: Discord in Alberta - Teaser

Shannon Phillips is joined by producer Haxim to finally answer a critical question: what the hell is going on in the Strategists Discord? Fr...

16:26Apr 18, 2026

Balance of Power: Picnic in a Thunderstorm

In a moment where things feel like they’re slipping, what does control even look like? This week on Balance of Power , Shannon Phillips, Lea...

38:55Apr 15, 2026

Episode 4024: No Rule Against It?

Stephen Carter and Shannon Phillips dive into Carter’s plan to use the Alberta Liberal Party as a campaign vehicle to fight the province’s r...

49:17Apr 14, 2026

Balance of Power: Does Anything Matter?

In a political moment where lines are blurring and power is shifting, what actually matters anymore? This week on Balance of Power, Shannon...

48:53Apr 9, 2026

Episode 4023: Not an Easy Pick

Stephen Carter and Shannon Phillips talk about who should be Canada’s next Governor General and what that choice is really about. What does...

36:48Apr 6, 2026