Best Jared Havener Podcasts (2025)

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Social Democrats of the North - Médéric Lanctôt: Canada's First Social Democrat 15:14

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It’s 1867 and Canada has just officially separated itself from Great Britain and become its own country. But, are there any social democrats around? In this episode, we meet Médéric Lanctôt - the journalist, politician, and union leader from Montreal who can be considered to be Canada’s first social democrat. From working with the homeless to organ…

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Our Great High Priest

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Carney and the Calgary School with Mack Penner 28:13

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In the the Summer 2025 issue of Perspectives Journal, University of Calgary post doc and Parkland Institute board member Mack Penner wrote ‘Carney and the Calgary School: or, Passive Revolution and Canada’s Social State in the Neoliberal Era,’ tracing the origins of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s economic thinking to the Calgary School. The Calgary S…

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Activists Make History: Holding the Line with Wesley Lesosky, CUPE Air Canada Component President 37:00

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Peggy Nash chats with Air Canada flight attendants union leader Wesley Lesosky about the recent strike and the fight for fair pay in the airline industry. In August 2025, Air Canada flight attendants made headlines for striking when the employer left the bargaining table and for refusing to follow back-to-work orders issued by the Carney government…

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The Love of the Father and the Victory of the Son

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Eucatastrophe

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Guided by the Spirit

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The Promised Helper

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The Hatred of the World and Witness of the Spirit

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Do Not Harden Your Hearts (2025)

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By David Karlberg

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Naomi Klein: The Rise of End-of-the-World Fascism and Resistance from the Global South 29:36

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At the 2025 Panamerican Congress in Mexico City, held August 1st to 3rd, hosted by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and her Morena Parliamentary Group, Canadian journalist Naomi Klein gave remarks at the Esperanza Iris theatre. The author of 'The Shock Doctrine,' 'No Logo,' and most recently the memoir 'Doppelganger,' presented remarks to delega…

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Friendship Regained

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By Jared Havener

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Canada’s Tax Haven Dilemma with Jared Walker 19:54

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At this time last year in late July 2024, Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad announced that G20 finance leaders were poised to endorse a joint declaration on international tax cooperation that would hopefully help to clamp down on so-called “tax havens” by encouraging G20 countries to standardize taxes on billionaires. Since then, Canada, a…

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Signed and Sealed with Water

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Carney's Cuts with Angella MacEwen 28:10

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Angella MacEwen explains what is at stake with Carney’s chosen course of “cuts, cuts, and more cuts.” Mark Carney’s new liberal government is making it loud and clear that they’re switching things up on economic policy. Following record high public service growth under his predecessor, Carney’s recent call for massive cuts to public services have s…

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Praise Him in His Sanctuary

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By Pastor Jared Havener

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Knowing Gods Love

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By Pastor Dave Karlberg

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Activists Make History: Mobilizing a Movement with Sandy Hudson 49:04

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Peggy Nash sits down with Sandy Hudson to talk about the roots of Black Lives Matter – Toronto, and her new book Defund. In this episode of Activists Make History, Peggy Nash sits down with Sandy Hudson—organizer, author, and co-founder of Black Lives Matter – Toronto. Reflecting on the movement’s grassroots foundations, Hudson shows the value of C…

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The True Vine

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By Pastor Jared Havener

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More Promises for Troubled Hearts

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By Pastor Jared Havener

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Class & Climate: Colombia’s Just Transition with Lala Peñaranda and Matt Kirkegaard 45:10

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Colombian oil workers and la Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) are leading the charge for a just transition. Here's what Canada can learn from their worker-led climate plan. Lala Peñaranda of Trade Unions for Energy Democracy Matt Kirkegaard of Progressive International present the Colombian Oilworkers' Plan — a bold strategy for a worker-led public path…

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The Way, the Truth, and the Life

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By Pastor Jared Havener

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Class & Climate: Winds of Change with Alex Connolly 23:24

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The fight for better workplace conditions doesn’t stop at renewable energy. Workers in renewable energy need union representation, collective bargaining and a voice in their workplace for the energy transition to benefit all Canadians. Alex Connolly, a renewable energy worker in Nova Scotia, compares the workplace conditions from his time in the oi…

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Neoliberalism's Failure and What the Left Must Do 1:36:11

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2025 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecturer Grace Blakeley sits down with Luke Savage in Toronto, Canada, for a conversation on the failures of neoliberal capitalism, the age of individualism it has produced, and what the left must do if it is to win the working-class. Blakeley and Savage examine how the far-right have taken advantage of the gaps and inequit…

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Accept One Another

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By Pastor Dave Karlberg

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A Doxology

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By Pastor Dave Karlberg

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Class & Climate: The Sustainability Class with Vijay Kolinjivadi and Aaron Vansintjan 36:37

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Does the so-called green consumption of the “sustainability class” really work to help save us from climate catastrophe? Without challenging capitalism, can everyone afford the cost of living, reduce emissions, and achieve climate justice? Aaron Vansintjan and Vijay Kolinjivadi are the authors of The Sustainability Class, published by The New Press…

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Genuine Democracy in an Age of Hyper-Individualism with Grace Blakeley 37:01

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The 2025 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture was delivered by Grace Blakeley, illustrating why neoliberal capitalism has overruled democracy and why we must organize to take back democratic power for the working-class. The 2025 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture was held on Tuesday, May 20th in partnership with Toronto Metropolitan University’s Faculty of Arts. A…

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Failures Forgiven and Restored

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Public Education at the Tipping Point 45:47

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Hear from frontline educators at the 2025 Progress Summit on what’s driving the crisis and how we can defend democracy by fighting for strong, inclusive, and well-funded schools. Canada’s public education system is in crisis mode. From chronic underfunding and privatization to attacks on teachers and burnout—these aren’t isolated issues. Across the…

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A New Commandment

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Lean In or Walk Out

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Humble Service

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Believe in the Light

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Class & Climate: Moving Canada for Climate Action with Blandine Sebileau 27:55

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Equiterre's Sustainable Mobility Analyst shows how clean mobility can help working class Canadians save money while making our communities cleaner and healthier. Canada is falling behind its G7 peers. Our public transit systems need major investments to serve ordinary Canadians — by cutting costs associated with personal vehicles — and by limiting …

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For This Purpose I Have Come

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By Pastor Jared Havener

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Class & Climate: Union Power with Brandon Dyck - IBEW 17:46

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The energy transition runs on union power. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is one of the labour unions that will generate the electricity needed to seize the potential and jobs of a just transition. Brandon Dyck, government affairs coordinator at IBEW, joins the show to discuss how rank and file IBEW members experience cl…

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A Fruitful Death

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Class & Climate: Building a Green Workforce with Lindsay Amundsen 16:18

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Lindsay Amundsen of Canada's Building Trades Unions explains what a just transition really means for workers—and how union-led training programs are preparing the workforce for the green economy. What does a just transition look like on the ground—for workers, apprentices, and communities? In the second episode of Class & Climate, Lindsay Amundsen,…

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Behold Your King is Coming

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Hospitable God, Hospitable People

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Repentance

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By Pastor Dave Karlberg

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Class & Climate: Green Industrial Policy with Jim Stanford and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood 37:24

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The climate crisis overlaps with the cost-of-living crisis, amid the US tariff threat. As our fossil fuel dependence exposes us to inflation and trade threats from the US, the labour and climate movements are uniting to demand more for working-class Canadians. Jim Stanford, economist and director of the Centre for Future Work and Canadian Centre fo…

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Activists Make History: Democracy in Action with Josel Angelica Gerardo 26:01

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Josel Gerardo is a young activist and shares how she is driving democratic engagement in the Filipino-Canadian community. In this episode of Activists Make History, Peggy Nash sits down with Josel Angelica Gerardo to explore her journey as a community organizer and advocate for Filipino-Canadian political engagement. From growing up in the Philippi…

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Love So Amazing

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One for the People

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A Better Way Forward with Liliana Camacho 21:15

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Liliana Camacho explains that while rising costs are squeezing businesses, increasing wages and capping rent are not the problem—they’re actually part of the solution. Even Canadian businesses know that low wages and the high cost of housing are two big factors in the cost-of-living crisis, and are hurting customers and business itself. Liliana Cam…

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Take Away The Stone

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Jesus Wept

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Activists Make History: Campaigning for Progress with Alexa Gilmour 30:04

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The first-time candidate for Parkdale–High Park says progressive campaigning can be the antidote for despair. In this episode of Activists Make History, Peggy Nash sits down with Alexa Gilmour, Ontario NDP candidate for Parkdale–High Park, to learn about her journey as a first-time candidate in the 2025 Ontario election. Alexa shares what inspired …