{"podcast":{"title":"Balance of Power","slug":"balance-of-power-7696366","podcast_index_feed_id":7696366,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69893fb3ba7d04f1d4da8028","website_url":"https://network.thestrategists.ca/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1770602368215-457b6792-0740-4f34-934a-e7947d8adf89.jpeg","author":"The Strategists Media Corporation","episode_count":20,"summary":"A political podcast for people who know politics isn’t polite. We talk about who holds power, how it’s used, and why the process can make even reasonable people swear. Serious conversations with real-world stakes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T00:17:21.287726+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/balance-of-power-7696366"},"episode":{"title":"The Cost of Grievance","slug":"the-cost-of-grievance","published_at":"2026-06-03T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/balance-of-power-7696366/the-cost-of-grievance","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/balance-of-power-7696366","url":"https://shows.acast.com/balanceofpower/episodes/the-cost-of-grievance","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69893fb3ba7d04f1d4da8028/e/6a1f8cb5a5a56cd1512c27ce/media.mp3","summary":"For years, Alberta's separation movement has talked about what it wants. What happens when it has to talk about what it costs? This week on Balance of Powe r, Annalise Klingbeil and Leah Ward look at what it means for a political project built on emotion to encounter a spreadsheet. As new estimates put a price tag on Alberta independence, they ask whether the politics of grievance can survive contact with the math. First: burnout. The hosts discuss political exhaustion, attention scarcity, and what happens when voters are asked to process major constitutional questions while already feeling overwhelmed by work, life, and the endless news cycle. Then: the price tag. As new figures emerge about the potential costs of Alberta independence, the panel digs into the assumptions behind the numbers, the political incentives driving the debate, and whether Albertans are getting a realistic picture of what leaving Canada would actually mean. Plus, for Patreon subscribers: hope versus fear. Is positive campaigning more effective than warning about risks? Why does the promise of separation resonate with some voters? And what can political organizers learn from deep canvassing, healthcare campaigns, and the challenge of changing minds in a polarized environment? Separation, sovereignty, political persuasion, voter fatigue, and the cost of grievance. Welcome to Balance of Power . Mentioned in this episode Canadians aren’t taking their paid vacation days. Can burnout be far behind? https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-canadians-arent-taking-their-paid-vacation-days-can-burnout-be-far/ Bell: Danielle Smith drops a $400-billion bomb on Alberta separatism https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/bell-danielle-smith-400-billion-alberta-separatism Fringe to Mainstream: The Mov…","meta_description":"For years, Alberta's separation movement has talked about what it wants. What happens when it has to talk about what it costs? This week on Balance of Pow…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1796,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/balance-of-power-7696366/episodes/the-cost-of-grievance/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/balance-of-power-7696366/the-cost-of-grievance.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}