Our cheeky half before we break for August
It’s our final episode before a short summer break—and we’re closing it out with a cheeky half pint and a big-picture scan of the trade and political chaos unfolding across Canada, the US, and the UK.
In this episode:
🇨🇦 Carney concedes “tariff-free” deal with Trump is unlikely
• What the PM’s first public walk-back says about expectations management
• Does accepting some tariffs help or hurt Canada’s leverage?
• And what is a “win” supposed to look like?
🇺🇸 US inflation hits 2.7% as tariffs bite
• Will Trump’s economic strategy come back to haunt him before the holidays?
• Why tariffs are a slow burn—but a real one
• And how Trump’s goldfish memory makes planning impossible
📉 White House calls for interest rate cuts while raising consumer prices?
• We discuss the economic contradiction—and why it’s eroding confidence
Also in this episode:
📊 The super honeymoon continues: Carney approval hits 58%, Liberals lead by 13
🧠 What the Conservatives need to ask themselves about the Polievre playbook
🔄 Can Carney hold his coalition together if Trump fades as the ballot question?
🚫 NDP leadership race kicks off—with a $100,000 entry fee. Is that populist?
Across the pond:
🇬🇧 Labour faces a new challenge—from the left
• A hard-left breakaway party is forming. Could it fracture Labour’s already unstable coalition?
• Why UK politics remains a mess—despite a massive Labour majority
• And why the Conservative Party still doesn’t know what it stands for
We close with:
🍺 Tasting notes from our final craft beer of the season
🤦 Percy is mistaken for a 30-year-old’s father
🔥 And a conversation about political anger, violent rhetoric, and the lines we should never cross
🔊 Listen now to wrap your week—and the political season—with insight, irreverence, and a few sips of lemon meringue beer.
