{"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":"TV Dad vs YouTube Bro","slug":"tv-dad-vs-youtube-bro","published_at":"2026-02-18T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/balance-of-power-7696366/tv-dad-vs-youtube-bro","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/balance-of-power-7696366","url":"https://shows.acast.com/balanceofpower/episodes/tv-dad-vs-youttube-bro","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69893fb3ba7d04f1d4da8028/e/699545813ba25772fe040aa9/media.mp3","summary":"Are we misreading the political moment? This week, Annalise is away and Shannon Phillips and Leah Ward are joined by pollster and data scientist Kyla Ronellenfitsch, President of Relay Strategies, to cut through three dominant narratives: Alberta separatism, immigration backlash, and the supposed rightward shift among young voters. First: new reporting reveals Alberta separatist organizers meeting with officials at the U.S. State Department. How seriously should we take the movement? And what happens if it collides with Trump-era trade politics? Then: immigration. Is public concern rooted in xenophobia, the pace and direction of recent policy, economic anxiety, or all three? The panel examines what the data shows, why “out of control” has become such a powerful frame, and whether progressives may be reinforcing the very fears they’re trying to counter. Plus: are Gen Z voters really drifting right? Kyla shares research challenging the “young men gone conservative” narrative and introduces a revealing contrast in Canadian politics: TV Dad vs YouTube Bro. Have a comment or idea? email us: suggestionbox@balanceofpowerpod.ca Finally: Pierre Poilievre’s rough week, polarizing favourables, and what happens when a campaign narrative flips. Welcome to Balance of Power . Guest: Kyla Ronellenfitsch, President of Relay Strategies Substack: relaywithkyla.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Are we misreading the political moment? This week, Annalise is away and Shannon Phillips and Leah Ward are joined by pollster and data scientist Kyla Rone…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3044,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/balance-of-power-7696366/episodes/tv-dad-vs-youtube-bro/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/tv-dad-vs-youtube-bro.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}