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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Sep 5

The #BlueskyPodcastProps today from Lt-Gen. (Ret’d) Mike Hood: The Paul Wells Show

Interviews and insight from one of Canada’s most respected political voices. It’s smart, civil, and grounded in real substance.

#PaulWellsShow #SmartPolitics #PublicAffairs #BlueskyListens #canpoli #cdnpoli

Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Sep 4

#BlueskyBookClub pick today is from VP @jordanpaquet.bsky.social: "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You" by Bill Maher

A provocative mix of comedy, politics, and unapologetic opinion.

#BlueskyReads #BillMaher #WhatThisComedianSaid #SatireAndPolitics #BestPoliticalReads #PublicAffairs

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Sep 3

#BlueskyPodcastProps, from Senior Consultant Greg Loerts:
Primary Risk, hosted by Sedgwick Strategies.

A must-listen for anyone curious what actually goes into building major infrastructure: it’s about politics, personalities & risk.

#MajorProjects #Infrastructure #canpoli #cdnpoli #publicaffairs

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Sep 2

Today's #BlueskyBookClub brings you an 'old skool' pick from Consultant Leah Young: "On Liberty" by John Stuart Mill.

Civil liberties, free thought, and resisting the “tyranny of the majority", Mill still delivers.

#BlueskyReads #OnLiberty #ClassicReads #PoliticalPhilosophy #BestPoliticalReads

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Aug 28

Today's #BlueskyPodcastProps comes from VP Digital @backroomb.bsky.social: The Spy Who

This one is a smart, gripping series for anyone who loves real-world spy stories and the politics behind them.

#TheSpyWho #EspionagePodcast #SmartListening #BlueskyListens #history

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Aug 27

#BlueskyBookClub pick from Lt-Gen. (Ret’d) Mike Hood: "The Last Lion" by William Manchester & Paul Reid

A powerful, three-part biography of Churchill that spans nations, wars, and the essence of leadership.

#BlueskyReads #TheLastLion #Churchill #BestPoliticalReads #Leadership

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Aug 26

Today's #BlueskyPodcastProps comes from Consultant @emilysze.bsky.social: Wealthsimple TLDR

This one is finance, simplified.

It’s short, sharp, relevant and genuinely useful. And it's entertaining!

#BlueskyListens #PodcastProps #WealthsimpleTLDR #SmartMoney #MoneyMadeSimple

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Aug 25

#BlueskyBookClub pick from Consultant Manuela Boeira today is, "A Small Place" by Jamaica Kincaid.

Colonialism. Tourism. Power. Place. This is a beautifully written, brutally honest book that stays with you long after you finish it.

#BlueskyReads #PoliticalReads #publicaffairs

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Aug 21

Today's #BlueskyPodcastProps is from Principal & Co-Founder Susan Smith: The Headlines, a @nytimes.com podcast.

With clear, credible, and calm coverage of the most vital news of the moment, it is a great way to start your day informed.

#BlueskyListens #TheHeadlines #currentevents #publicaffairs

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Aug 20

#BlueskyBookClub pick from EVP Stuart McCarthy:
The Crisis of Canadian Democracy by Andrew Coyne

A sharp, principled reflection on how our institutions are faltering, and what we must do to restore democratic balance.

#BlueskyReads #CanadianDemocracy #BestPoliticalReads #PublicAffairs #canpoli

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Aug 19

#BlueskyPodcastProps today is from VP Rafi Brass: The Numbers

Hosted by @ericgrenier.bsky.social & @338canada.bsky.social this pod digs into the polls behind the politics.

Smart, focused & essential if you want to understand what Canadians are thinking.

#PoliticalPolling #BlueskyListens #canpoli

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Aug 18

Bluesky Book Club starts the week with, Sovereignty by Bertrand de Jouvenel

Picked by Consultant Nolan Pratt, this one is a foundational read on power, legitimacy, and responsibility.

#BlueskyBookClub #PoliticalPhilosophy #PowerAndPolitics #BestPoliticalReads

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Aug 15

#BlueskyPodcastProps is from Vice-President Jordan Paquet: Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend

Part comedy, part therapy, and all Conan.

“Hilarious, honest, and always surprising,” says Jordan.

#BlueskyPodcastProps #ConanObrien #SmartListening #BlueskyListens

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Aug 13

#BlueskyBookClub pick from Angelo Bakoulas: Hard Choices by Hillary Clinton

A high-stakes view of foreign policy and the pressure of global leadership.

#BlueskyReads #BookClub #PoliticalMemoirs #HardChoices

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Aug 12

#BlueskyPodcastProps is from Financial Controller Pat Howes: The Great Composers Podcast

Rich storytelling and deep research bring to life the legacies of music’s greatest minds, from Bach to Mahler.

#BlueskyPodcastProps #GreatComposers #ClassicalMusic #SmartListening #BlueskyListens

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Aug 12

#BlueskyPodcastProps is from Financial Controller Pat Howes: The Great Composers Podcast

Rich storytelling and deep research bring to life the legacies of music’s greatest minds, from Bach to Mahler.

#BlueskyPodcastProps #GreatComposers #ClassicalMusic #SmartListening #BlueskyListens

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Aug 7

#BlueskyPodcastProps is from VP Geoff Turner: Good Talk with Peter Mansbridge

Featuring political insight from Chantal Hébert & Bruce Anderson, it is one of the smartest political panels in Canadian media.

#BlueskyPodcastProps #CanadianPolitics #PoliticalPodcasts #BlueskyListens #canpoli #cdnpoli

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Aug 6

Our #BlueskyBookClub pick today is from Senior Consultant @alysonfair.bsky.social: At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage, by Carol Off

It's a powerful reminder that civil discourse isn’t just nice, it’s necessary.

#BlueskyReads #BestPoliticalReads #ConversationMatters #canpoli

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Aug 5

Principal & Co-Founder @timbarberottawa.bsky.social brings us today's #BlueskyPodcastProps: The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Part media critique, part leadership playbook, always unfiltered.

#ProfGPod #ScottGalloway #LeadershipPodcast #SmartTakes #BlueskyListens @profgalloway.com

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Aug 4

#BlueskyBookClub pick #6, from Sr. Consultant Greg Loerts:
Gardeners vs Designers by Brian Lee Crowley

A sharp take on Canada’s political fault lines:
- Gardeners = gradual change
- Designers = engineered reform

#BlueskyReads #CanadianPolitics #BrianLeeCrowley #BestPoliticalReads

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Jul 31

Today's #BlueskyPodcastProps is from @angelowiths.bsky.social: Front Burner

Canada’s news, explained, in 30 minutes or less.

Smart, consistent, and sharp... daily!

#SmartListening #CBCPodcasts #PoliticalPodcasts #PublicAffairs #BlueskyListens #canpoli #cdnpoli @jaymepoisson.bsky.social

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Jul 30

Today's #BlueskyBookClub pick, from the Hon. Joe Jordan:

Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Trump

A political biography from inside the Trump family. It's a striking study of character, legacy, and the politics of personality.

#BlueskyReads #MaryTrump #PoliticalBiographies #BestPoliticalReads

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Jul 29

#BlueskyPodcastProps today is brought to you by Manuela Boeira.

Her pick: The Majority Report with @samseder.bsky.social

Daily political news, smart interviews, zero spin.

#MajorityReport #PoliticalPodcasts #BlueskyListens #politics #publicaffairs #canpoli

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Jul 28

Today's #BlueskyBookClub pick is from @backroomb.bsky.social: Paris 1919 by Margaret MacMillan

What happened after WWI didn’t just end a war, it remade the world. This book is essential to understanding why our current geopolitical map looks the way it does.

#BlueskyReads #BestPoliticalReads

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · Jul 24

Today's #BlueskyPodcastProps pick from Consultant Leah Young is, The Basement Yard

Hosts Joe & Frank go from snack debates to absurd deep dives — and it’s absolutely hilarious. Add it to your playlist for guaranteed laughs.

#BlueskyPodcastProps #TheBasementYard #ComedyPodcasts #BlueskyListens

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