{"podcast":{"title":"Playbook Canada","slug":"playbook-canada-7556041","podcast_index_feed_id":7556041,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/POLL2782060508","website_url":"https://www.politico.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a2ec221c-b0f3-11f0-adc3-83ec25e01ea8/image/f9c305562ea1cc27782ed6dbd48eb76c.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"POLITICO","episode_count":39,"summary":"Each week, POLITICO’s Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric bring to life the stories that are driving the news in Ottawa and beyond — drawing on their deep reporting from Parliament Hill and across the provinces to reveal the characters and conflicts that are shaping Canada’s future.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T18:19:09.015268+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playbook-canada-7556041"},"episode":{"title":"Liberals flex, Conservatives reflect | Rachel Curran","slug":"liberals-flex-conservatives-reflect-rachel-curran","published_at":"2026-02-05T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playbook-canada-7556041/liberals-flex-conservatives-reflect-rachel-curran","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playbook-canada-7556041","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/POLL6719208482.mp3?updated=1770254936","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/POLL6719208482.mp3?updated=1770254936","summary":"It’s been referred to as “Harperpalooza” in Ottawa this week: a prolonged celebration of the 20th anniversary of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s first election victory. Conservatives celebrated past glories at reunions and a swanky gala, but present-day obstacles loom. On this episode of the Playbook Canada podcast, co-hosts Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric examine how Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party is still searching for a winning message, while Mark Carney’s Liberals project confidence — perhaps even hubris — by tapping MPs for diplomatic posts, brushing off House vacancies, and moving quickly to lock in candidates ahead of looming by-elections. Also on the show: what that confidence could mean in the weeks ahead, from cross-party cooperation on affordability to Canada’s renewed focus on the Arctic. Plus, Rachel Curran, a former top policy adviser to Harper and now a senior executive at Meta, joins the podcast to reflect on working for Harper, the evolving tech-policy landscape, and whether news could soon return to Facebook and Instagram in Canada. Nick Taylor-Vaisey is POLITICO’s Ottawa bureau chief and co-author of POLITICO’s Canada Playbook newsletter Mickey Djuric is a reporter and co-author of POLITICO’s Canada Playbook newsletter ⁠Alex Keeney⁠ is Playbook Canada's executive producer ⁠Steve Bone⁠ composed the music used in Playbook Canada.","meta_description":"It’s been referred to as “Harperpalooza” in Ottawa this week: a prolonged celebration of the 20th anniversary of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s first ele…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1363,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/playbook-canada-7556041/episodes/liberals-flex-conservatives-reflect-rachel-curran/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playbook-canada-7556041/liberals-flex-conservatives-reflect-rachel-curran.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}