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Explain like I’m Five Episode 5: cabinet shuffles, with Peter MacKay

Canada's former Justice Minister Peter MacKay joins Aaron Reynolds to explain the what, why, and how of cabinet shuffles.

Explain like I’m Five Episode 4: debt & deficits, with Helaina Gaspard

Helaina Gaspard, Director of Governance and Institutions at the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy at the University of Ottawa, joins Aaron Reynolds in the Canada 2020 studio to explain debt, deficits, and how a government buying stuff actually works.

Explain like I’m Five Episode 3: millennials, with David Coletto

Millennials! Who are they? What do they want? And why should we care? David Coletto, the CEO of Abacus Data, joins Aaron Reynolds to explain.

Explain like I’m Five Episode 2: the ethics of A.I., with Dan Munro

Aaron Reynolds knows more about Terminator 2 than he does about artificial intelligence, so he invited Dan Munro into the Interac studio to explain the ethics of A.I. in a way that he could understand.

Explain like I’m Five Episode 1: tariffs, with Mike Moffatt

Aaron Reynolds knows more about Star Wars than he does about international trade, so he invited Mike Moffatt into the Interac studio to explain tariffs in a way that he could understand.

Wonk with Mike Episode 7: we sabotaged the deal, with Ronan Farrow

Recorded at the 5th Annual Canada 2020 Conference on June 5th, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow joins Mike Moffatt to talk about the declining influence of the United States and the continuing impacts of the #metoo movement.

Wonk with Mike Episode 6: hold my beer, with Liz Plank

Liz Plank, award-winning journalist and executive producer of Vox Media's Divided States of Women, joins Mike Moffatt in the Canada 2020 podcast lounge to talk about #metoo, gun violence, and awkward conversations with Mike's dad.

Wonk with Mike Episode 5: we can’t wait 10 years, with Kevin Milligan

Kevin Milligan, professor at the Vancouver School of Economics, joins Mike Moffatt in the Interac studio to discuss tax reform, responding to Donald Trump, and Vancouver politics.

Wonk with Mike Episode 4: red underwear, with Justin Wolfers

Justin Wolfers is a Professor of Economics and a Professor of Public Policy at the University of Michigan and a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He and Mike Moffatt sit down during the 5th Annual Canada 2020 Conference to discuss income's relationship to happiness, what happens to students who take economics 101 and then never take another economics class, and more.

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