Location:
United States
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.cjad800.com
Episodes
Is the Mark Carney coronation on pause? Plus: Should Donald Trump be banned from Canada?
2/27/2025
Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada. and political analyst Karim Boulos.
Duration:00:24:40
The coronation has hit a snag - Mark Carney’s charisma. Plus: Hard caps for foreign students in Quebec.
2/26/2025
Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, reporter and manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
Duration:00:24:04
Liberal candidates can’t stop agreeing with each other. Plus: Quebec’s Justice Minister takes aim at the Federal government over crime
2/25/2025
Elias Makos is joined by Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Big 5.
Duration:00:22:31
Montrealers losing patience over snow removal. Plus: Stripping Elon Musk of Canadian citizenship.
2/24/2025
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
Duration:00:22:42
Great game, terrible anthem - Canada beats the U.S. Plus: Stephen Harper warns the country.
2/21/2025
Elias Makos ends the week accompanied by Sue Smith, Montreal journalist and broadcaster, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
Duration:00:24:33
Is the United States a friend, or an enemy? Plus: Is $50,000 enough for living through a plane crash?
2/20/2025
Elias Makos is joined by Neil Drabkin, lawyer and former chief of staff in the Harper government, and Akil Alleyne, Reporter and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program.
Duration:00:23:14
Montreal’s snow removal struggle. Plus: All aboard the high-speed train to Toronto!
2/19/2025
Elias Makos is joined by Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance.
Duration:00:24:50
Canada’s rapid decline in happiness. Plus: How snowstorms bring us together.
2/18/2025
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, strategic consultant and former city councillor and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour on CJAD.
Duration:00:32:05
Montreal gets walloped by record snow and opens a new French language bureau. Plus: Canadian hockey patriotism!
2/17/2025
Elias Makos kicks the week off with Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
Duration:00:23:08
Canada’s Premiers paid a lot of money for their White House meet & greet. Plus: We tackle government waste.
2/14/2025
Elias makos caps off the week with Akil Alleyne, Reporter and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program. and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS.
Duration:00:24:58
Are 24-hr Walmarts, oil and gas projects in Quebec’s future? Plus: Pro-fun and anti-fun forces battle on snow day.
2/13/2025
Elias Makos is joined by Political analyst Karim Boulos, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
Duration:00:21:59
The Ex-PMs want you to fly Canada’s flag. Plus: How much do Mark Carney’s sneakers cost?
2/12/2025
Elias Makos is joined by Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.
Duration:00:23:49
Canadians hate Elon Musk and his DOGE. Plus: Your GST tax cut ends soon!
2/11/2025
Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, strategic consultant and former city councillor and Sue Smith, a Montreal journalist and broadcaster on The Big 5,
Duration:00:24:13
Donald Trump’s threats make a comeback at the Super Bowl. Plus: Are you shaming your friends for buying American?
2/10/2025
Elias Makos starts the week with Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD 800, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.
Duration:00:23:34
Time to prove your loyalty to Canada and boycott the Super Bowl. Plus: 40% of Canadians report Mark Carney Fever.
2/7/2025
Elias Makos caps off the week with Neil Drabkin, lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and chief of staff in the Harper government, and Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS.
Duration:00:23:53
The Canadian War on Drugs. Plus: The Liberal brand gets a boost from Donald Trump.
2/6/2025
Elias Makos welcomes back Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy.
Duration:00:22:53
Trump’s “brutal economic attack” could cost 100,000 Quebec jobs. Plus: The U.S. wants to own Gaza.
2/5/2025
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 Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Duration:00:24:57
Canada’s long Trade War nightmare is over… for now.
2/4/2025
Elias Makos is joined by Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program and Justine McIntyre, strategic consultant and former city councillor on The Big 5.
Duration:00:23:15
The Great Canada-U.S. Trade War of 2025
2/3/2025
Elias Makos begins the week with Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor, and Sue Smith, a Montreal journalist and broadcaster.
Duration:00:23:34
Forget the United States, let’s join the European Union! Plus: The anti-fun brigade targets children in Saint-Lambert
1/31/2025
Elias Makos caps off the week with Meeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the PR and content firm TNKR Media and host of the Inspiring Business Hour - Saturdays at noon on CJAD 800.
Duration:00:32:14