Western Standard Shows
The official podcast for the Western Standard The Western Standard is an independent source of news and commentary fighting for a strong and free Western Canada, committed to the truth even when it hurts, and forever pledged to refuse government funding. Hosted by Cory Morgan covering news of the week along with analysis from guests.
The official podcast for the Western Standard The Western Standard is an independent source of news and commentary fighting for a strong and free Western Canada, committed to the truth even when it hurts, and forever pledged to refuse government funding. Hosted by Cory Morgan covering news of the week along with analysis from guests.
Episodes

8 hours ago
CORY MORGAN SHOW: Alberta’s budgetary shame
8 hours ago
8 hours ago
Cory talks about how Alberta must walk the fiscal responsibility talk.

12 hours ago
12 hours ago
Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan, and Dave Naylor discuss Ottawa’s decision to grant expanded rights to the Musqueam First Nation around Vancouver and the growing uncertainty over property rights in B.C. They also debate the escalating Israel-Iran conflict, its geopolitical implications, and how rising oil prices could unexpectedly transform Alberta’s projected $9-billion budget deficit.

7 days ago
7 days ago
Alberta among best places in Canada to invest, if not the world, until we can enact deregulation and usher in economic certainty.'

7 days ago
7 days ago
Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan, and David Wiechnik break down Alberta’s upcoming slate of referendum questions, from immigration control and Senate reform to the looming independence vote. They examine new polling on Alberta separatism and federal voting intentions, debate controversial free speech rulings out of Quebec and B.C., and question whether Ottawa will ever agree to meaningful constitutional change.

Saturday Feb 28, 2026
Saturday Feb 28, 2026
Cory talks about how we can’t stop pressuring the government on the Kamloops hoax until exhumations are done and resolution found.

Monday Feb 23, 2026
HANNAFORD: Carney comes a-courting Alberta but it's all flirt, no commitment
Monday Feb 23, 2026
Monday Feb 23, 2026
Federal pipeline policies, net-zero electricity, and immigration growth hobble Alberta; Erika Barootes cuts through the messaging and asks, 'Was that the plan all along?'









