The Backbench
When the group chat’s spiraling and your For You Page is a trainwreck, it’s hard to know what’s real — or what matters. Canadaland Politics (formerly The Backbench) cuts through the noise with bold questions, sharp analy...
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On the show
- Nate Erskine-Smith1 ep
- Matthew Holmes1 ep
- Adam Sadinsky1 ep
Also: Ryan Broderick, Heather McPherson, Nick Taylor-Vaisey
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Back-catalog monthly reach
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- 🇻🇳VN · Politics#18313K to 157K
- Per-Episode Audience
No new episodes in 90+ days
—🎙 Sporadic cadence·234 episodes·Last published 11mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
13K to 157K🇺🇸71%🇻🇳29% - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
2.6K to 31K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/17/25 | anti-Jew hatredanti-zionism+4 | — | CANADALANDThe Canadian Jewish News | Canada | anti-Jew hatredantisemitism+4 | — | 4m 23s | ||
| 10/20/25 | Canadian newssupport journalism+3 | — | CANADALANDAcast | — | Canadian newssupport+3 | — | 13m 23s | ||
| 7/17/25 | podcast transitionmedia criticism+3 | — | CANADALANDThe Backbench | — | The BackbenchCANADALAND+5 | — | 2m 16s | ||
| 7/8/25 | podcast transitionCanadaland+3 | — | CANADALAND | — | The BackbenchCanadaland+3 | — | 2m 58s | ||
| 6/24/25 | politicsgovernment+4 | Nate Erskine-Smith | Assembly of First NationsCANADALAND+1 | — | Bill C-5Nate Erskine-Smith+5 | DouglasFREE Sleep Bundle | 6m 14s | ||
| 6/17/25 | G7Trump+5 | Matthew Holmes | CANADALAND | CanadaAlberta | G7Trump+7 | DouglasCANADALAND | 36m 17s | ||
| 6/10/25 | Bill C-2surveillance+3 | Adam Sadinsky | Canada PostLiberals+5 | — | Bill C-2surveillance+5 | DouglasFREE | 39m 10s | ||
| 6/3/25 | political dividesfriendship+3 | Ryan Broderick | NPRBBC+1 | — | politicsfriendship+5 | DouglasCANADALAND | 31m 18s | ||
| 5/27/25 | NDPpolitics+4 | Heather McPherson | NDPThe Globe and Mail+2 | — | NDPJagmeet Singh+5 | DouglasFREE | 30m 12s | ||
| 5/20/25 | governmentpolitics+3 | Nick Taylor-Vaisey | Canadian PressCBC News+2 | — | Mark CarneyPierre Poilievre+5 | FizzCODE | 33m 20s |
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Chart history for The Backbench
Peaked at #183 in VN, currently #183 in VN.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| VN | — | #183 | #183 | — |
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.