The Missing Middle Podcast
Welcome to the Missing Middle, a podcast about why the middle class in Canada is disappearing. We hope to help you understand why life is becoming unaffordable for so many in this country, and what can be done to reverse course.
Podcasting since 2023 • 158 episodes
The Missing Middle Podcast
Latest Episodes
The Giant Planning Error That Destroyed Housing Supply
For decades, housing planners have assumed that seniors would eventually downsize, freeing up family homes for the next generation. But that hasn’t happened.In this episode, Cara Stern and Mike Moffatt explore why most seniors choose to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 157
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17:49
If We’re Not in a Recession… Why Does It Feel Like One?
If Canada isn’t in a recession, why does it feel like one for so many Canadians?In this episode of Classonomics from The Missing Middle, hosts Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt dig into one of the biggest contradictions in today’s econom...
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Season 1
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Episode 156
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17:43
Is “Buying Canadian” Actually a Luxury for the Rich?
Is boycotting American products a patriotic duty, or a luxury belief most Canadians can’t afford?In this episode of The Missing Middle, Cara Stern and Mike Moffatt unpack the growing generational divide in Canada, and why older Canadian...
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Season 1
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Episode 155
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15:43
You’re “Middle Class” on Paper. So Why Do You Feel Broke?
If $130,000 is the new poverty line… what does that make you?In this episode of Classonomics, we tackle the viral argument that the middle class isn’t struggling — it’s being mismeasured. On paper, incomes are up and unemploymen...
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Season 1
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Episode 154
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18:44
The Disappearing "Third Place": Why Making Friends Is Getting Harder
Why is it so hard to make friends once you leave school? In this episode of The Missing Middle, Cara Stern and Mike Moffatt dive into the "Loneliness Epidemic" and the disappearing concept of the Third Place – those vital social hubs that aren'...
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Season 1
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Episode 153
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23:34
