The Big Five Podcast

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The Big Five is the quintessential Montreal podcast, and the best way to get caught up on the top stories impacting the city. Every weekday, host Elias Makos and a roster of Montreal thought leaders debate and inform.

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806 episodes

Melanie Jolie altercation caught on video. Plus: March holiday season backlash

David Heurtel is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program. __ __

24m
Apr 01, 2024
English-only hockey hoodies threaten a once-great nation. Plus: Another hefty pay raise for Canada’s MPs.

Elias Makos caps off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor. __ __

24m
Mar 29, 2024
Will a “Canadian Renters’ Bill of Rights” change anything? Plus: Is TikTok to blame for your kids’ behaviour?

Elias Makos is joined by Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst, and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS. __ __

24m
Mar 28, 2024
Quebec’s civil service is more bloated than ever. Plus: The Greeks are begging for Canada’s natural gas.

Elias Makos welcomes back Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Neil Drabkin, Immigration Lawyer, Political Commentator & former chief-of-staff to the Harper Government. __ __

31m
Mar 27, 2024
Another day, another politician being threatened. Plus: Should people who drive without seatbelts have their licence suspended?

Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG. __ __

24m
Mar 26, 2024
Solar eclipse causes social panic in Quebec. Plus: Are the Liberals moving election day to get a fancy pension?

Elias Makos starts off the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. __ __

22m
Mar 25, 2024
Car tempos, Apple’s green bubbles, and retiring at age 34.

Elias Makos caps off the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Political analyst Karim Boulos. __ __

24m
Mar 22, 2024
Anthony Housefather stuck between a rock and a hard place. Plus: Apology after publishing a controversial cartoon

Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. __ __

22m
Mar 21, 2024
What’s behind the Olympic Stadium’s door number three? Plus: What is Anthony Housefather’s political future?

Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster here at CJAD 800.  It has now come to light that in 2012, the Olympic Park estimated that a winterized stadium without a roof would be 10 times less expensive The CAQ continues to slide in the polls - so much so the PQ is now in majority territory The Liberal MP for Mount-Royal, Anthony Housefather, is 'reflecting' on his place in his party’s caucus

23m
Mar 20, 2024
You’ll never guess who thinks we have too many cars on the road. Plus: The NDP’s Palestinian statehood motion passes in the House of Commons.

Elias Makos is joined by Neil Drabkin, Immigration Lawyer, Political Commentator & former chief-of-staff to the Harper Government, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter, commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program. __ __

23m
Mar 19, 2024
Justin Trudeau talks about his job the same way you do. Plus: Pierre Fitzgibbon says you need to end your wasteful ways.

Elias Makos kicks off the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. __ __

30m
Mar 18, 2024
Legault and Trudeau set to battle over immigration and healthcare. Plus: Quebec’s National Assembly takes on the Supreme Court.

Elias Makos is joined by Christina Chough. Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College and Jimmy Zoubris, Special Advisor to the Mayor. __ __

24m
Mar 15, 2024
Is being Prime Minister a popularity contest? Plus: Are we being treated like criminals at the grocery store?

Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. __ __

24m
Mar 14, 2024
Historic deficits are back and bigger than ever in Quebec. Plus: Margaret Atwood is not happy about the Online Harms Act.

Elias Makos welcomes in Neil Drabkin, Immigration Lawyer, Political Commentator & former chief-of-staff to the Harper Government, and Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800. __ __

23m
Mar 13, 2024
Budget day in Quebec. Plus: The ArriveCan scandal gets worse

Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, Akil Alleyne, Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program. __ __

22m
Mar 12, 2024
Who can beat Valérie Plante in 2025? Plus: The Quebec Liberals ramp up their ABC (Anyone But Coderre) campaign.

Elias Makos kicks off the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken and political analyst, and Sue Montgomery, former journalist and former mayor of CDN-NDG  __ __

24m
Mar 11, 2024
Quebec’s deal with the Big O Devil. Plus: Anti-Airbnb rage spreads.

Elias Makos caps off the week with Justine McIntyre, strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. __ __

32m
Mar 08, 2024
Montreal’s festivals fear the end. Plus: We debate living life in Quebec or Florida.

Elias Makos is joined by political analysts Karim Boulos and Anne Lagace-Dowson __ __

24m
Mar 07, 2024
History & Hope

Elias Makos welcomes back Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.  __ __

31m
Mar 06, 2024
Why is one of Canada’s worst killers in medium-security prison? Plus: a big win for the Conservatives in Monday’s federal byelection.

Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800, and  Akil Alleyne, reporter and commentator and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program. __ __

24m
Mar 05, 2024
The state of air travel and the 4-litre milk bag. Plus: More battles between Quebec and Ottawa over immigration

Elias Makos starts the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia. __ __

23m
Mar 04, 2024
The life and legacy of Brian Mulroney. Plus: Bill 21’s crushing victory.

Elias Makos ends the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Jonathan Kalles, Senior Director at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. __ __  

25m
Mar 01, 2024
Scandals and bad polls: 40 years after his papa, should Justin Trudeau take a walk in the snow?

Elias Makos welcomes back Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst. __ __

24m
Feb 29, 2024
Get ready for black market English appliances from Ontario. Plus: Super Bill 21 Thursday!

Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor. __ __

31m
Feb 28, 2024
The Liberal government tackles online hate. Plus: The Los Angeles Kings story somehow gets even worse.

Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. __ __

23m
Feb 27, 2024
McGill and Concordia head to court over tuition hikes. Plus: Should lawyers be social media influencers?

Elias Makos kicks of the week with David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister, Council at Fasken, and Bonnie Feigenbaum, Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in last provincial election and a lecturer at Concordia & McGill University. __ __

24m
Feb 26, 2024
Should asylum seekers get access to Quebec’s subsidized daycare? Plus: Get ready for a bad news budget.

Elias Makos caps off the week with Christina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College, and Political analyst Karim Boulos. __ __

24m
Feb 23, 2024
Show & tell with François Legault. Plus: The $449 soccer ticket.

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. __ __

25m
Feb 22, 2024
Are we headed towards a humanitarian crisis in Quebec? Plus: The QLP kicks off an ABC (Anyone But Coderre) campaign

Elias Makos welcomes in Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor. __ __

24m
Feb 21, 2024
Stuck between a rock and a hard place on language. Plus: Denis Coderre feels the enthusiasm.

Elias Makos is joined by Trudie Mason, Veteran Newscaster here at CJAD 800, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. __ __

23m
Feb 20, 2024