{"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":"Will Ottawa and Alberta call a truce? | Ryan Jespersen","slug":"will-ottawa-and-alberta-call-a-truce-ryan-jespersen","published_at":"2025-11-27T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playbook-canada-7556041/will-ottawa-and-alberta-call-a-truce-ryan-jespersen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/playbook-canada-7556041","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/POLL9410206660.mp3?updated=1764205756","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/POLL9410206660.mp3?updated=1764205756","summary":"Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have come up with an energy deal that could reshape the relationship between Alberta and Ottawa. Playbook’s Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric break down what’s really driving their tentative alliance — and whether it marks the dawn of a new era in Canadian politics. Meanwhile, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre has brought in Steve Outhouse to replace longtime campaign chief Jenni Byrne, raising fresh questions about the direction Poilievre is headed next. And political analyst and podcast virtuoso Ryan Jespersen joins for a 200-second interview. 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":"Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have come up with an energy deal that could reshape the relationship between Alberta and Ott…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1504,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/playbook-canada-7556041/episodes/will-ottawa-and-alberta-call-a-truce-ryan-jespersen/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/will-ottawa-and-alberta-call-a-truce-ryan-jespersen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}