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

Tuesday Oct 21, 2025
HANNAFORD: Pipelines and the Constitution: Ottawa’s vanishing act
Tuesday Oct 21, 2025
Tuesday Oct 21, 2025
Ottawa claims power when they want to stop projects — but none when it’s time to lead.

Monday Oct 20, 2025
THE PIPELINE: Freedom in the Crossfire: Immigration, Censorship, and Gaza
Monday Oct 20, 2025
Monday Oct 20, 2025
Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan are joined by Alise Mills to tear into Canada’s immigration chaos and the judges protecting criminals from deportation. They expose Ottawa’s new hate speech bill as another attempt to silence dissent and examine the uneasy ceasefire in Gaza as freedom comes under fire both in Canada and abroad.

Monday Oct 20, 2025
Monday Oct 20, 2025
Cory talks about how the Alberta government must not just hold its ground against the teachers union, but must push back.

Thursday Oct 16, 2025
HANNAFORD: Could the Alberta Teachers’ Association pull a TBA trick?
Thursday Oct 16, 2025
Thursday Oct 16, 2025
Ian Brodie warns that the Alberta Teachers’ Association could copy Take Back Alberta’s playbook to seize influence at the UCP’s November convention.

Thursday Oct 16, 2025
THE PIPELINE: Time to SMASH the Alberta teachers’ strike
Thursday Oct 16, 2025
Thursday Oct 16, 2025
Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan are joined by Alise Mills to dive into Alberta’s teacher strike and Derek’s proposal to turn union schools into charter schools. They discuss the harsh sentences handed to Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, examine Danielle Smith’s showdown with Mark Carney over new pipeline approvals, and react to the cancellation of comedian Ben Bankas’s Calgary show for being “offensive.”

Friday Oct 10, 2025
CORY MORGAN SHOW: Alberta needs less talk and more action from Premier Smith
Friday Oct 10, 2025
Friday Oct 10, 2025
Cory talks about how Premier Smith has been a great Alberta advocate, but Ottawa isn’t taking her seriously.








