{"podcast":{"title":"Hub Podcasts","slug":"hub-podcasts-4932773","podcast_index_feed_id":4932773,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69cc1a3992d007a7658eee4e","website_url":"http://www.thehub.ca","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69cc1a3992d007a7658eee4e/show-cover.png","author":"Hub Canada Media","episode_count":1918,"summary":"Welcome to Hub Podcasts, the audio version of the big ideas and in-depth conversations found at TheHub.ca, Canada's fastest growing digital news outlet with half a million people engaging weekly with our content. Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer and managing editor Harrison Lowman engaged in longform conversations with leading thinkers on the big issues and ideas shaping the public conversation. In Conversation with David Frum features the insights and analysis of leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum, who weighs in monthly on global and Canadian news events. The news cycle never slows down and neither does Hub Hits. Each day we provide you with quick hits on topical stories, big issues and important voices appearing in The Hub. Every week, editor-at-large Sean Speer is joined by David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, and Amanda Galbraith, principal at Oyster Group, to dig into the drama and strategy of Canadian politics. Topics range from the issues dominating headlines, the communications battles behind the scenes, to the trends shaping parties, leaders, and voters. Some weeks, they'll focus on the hot story in Ottawa. The Hub's media criticis…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T16:20:09.151875+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773"},"episode":{"title":"Why this Conservative MP defied China and went to Taiwan anyway","slug":"why-this-conservative-mp-defied-china-and-went-to-taiwan-anyway","published_at":"2026-06-04T18:02:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773/why-this-conservative-mp-defied-china-and-went-to-taiwan-anyway","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773","url":"https://shows.acast.com/hub-podcasts/episodes/why-this-conservative-mp-defied-china-and-went-to-taiwan-any","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69cc1a3992d007a7658eee4e/e/6a21b159b7a34c4251b78a96/media.mp3","summary":"Conservative MP and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Michael Chong discusses his recent trip to Taiwan, which he says he took to assert Canadian sovereignty after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned MPs against visiting what they say is a renegade state. This week, the top Chinese diplomat visited Canada for the first time in a decade. Chong examines China's continuing foreign interference operations in Canada, criticizes the government's lack of transparency regarding its new strategic partnership with Beijing, and addresses concerns about forced labour products entering Canada. Chong also outlines how a Conservative government would approach Canada-China relations while diversifying trade away from the United States. The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet.   Subscribe to The Hub’s podcast feed to get all our best content: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify) Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en   CREDITS: Elia Gross - Producer  Amal Attar-Guzman - Editor Harrison Lowman - Host Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Conservative MP and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Michael Chong discusses his recent trip to Taiwan, which he says he took to assert Canadian sovere…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1521,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hub-podcasts-4932773/episodes/why-this-conservative-mp-defied-china-and-went-to-taiwan-anyway/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773/why-this-conservative-mp-defied-china-and-went-to-taiwan-anyway.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}