Weekend Listen: Did the US midterms change anything for Canadian businesses?
The Big Story

Weekend Listen: Did the US midterms change anything for Canadian businesses?

B2Upper-intermediateNovember 7, 202616 min
  • Interview
  • Business & money

Enjoy this special feed drop of our sister show "In This Economy?!" Just a few days after a U.S. midterm that ended with heavy losses for U.S. President Donald Trump's Republican party, many Canadians are hoping the new Democratic congress might be able to put a check on Trump's tariff agenda. The levies have helped to re-define trade across the border, and put tremendous pressure on Canadian businesses, no matter the size. Host Mike Eppel is speaking with Steve Freedman, the owner and President of The Chesterfield Shop, a small business in Toronto, about how...

Play episode

Opens the player: the full transcript, every word clickable, with translation and flashcards.

Try it: tap any word

Real sentences from the start of this episode. Every word is marked with its level.

Sentence 3 of 12 · 0:15

Hey everybody, welcome to In This Economy. My name is Mike Epple. We are now post-US

.

Senate in the United States. A roadblock for US President Donald Trump, who of course

Hear this sentence

Tap a word to see its meaning in your language.

Do you know these words?

8 harder words from this episode. Tap one to see what it means, then mark it.

  • B20:15
  • B23:10
  • B24:44
  • B26:24
  • C19:15
  • B211:14
  • C113:21
  • B214:56

Mark a few words and we'll tell you how this episode fits your level.

Is this episode right for you?

B2

B2 · Upper-intermediate

Comfortable if you already follow TV news

A1 31%A2 36%B1 17%B2 15%C1 2%
  • 83% of the words are B1 or easier.
  • 155 words a minute: a natural pace.
  • 65 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.

Transcript

The opening of the episode. The whole transcript is in the player.

0:00

frequency podcast network. Stories that matter. Podcasts that resonate. Hey everybody, welcome to In This Economy. My name is Mike Epple. We are now post-US midterm elections. The Democrats sweeping and taking control of the Congress and the Senate in the United States. A roadblock for US President Donald Trump, who of course

0:25

in his first two years back in office brought in sweeping tariffs and really upset the trade file with Canada. Had a lot of pressure on Canadian businesses both large and small. Joining me today on the podcast is Steve Friedman. He is the owner and president of the Chesterfield shop in Toronto. It's got six locations in the GTA and I want to bring Steve on to talk about how the trade file

0:51

has affected local businesses with tariffs and all the other things that that has implied for the Canadian economy. Steve, thank you very much for joining me.

That was the opening. The rest of the episode (16 min) is in the player: every word clickable, with translation, saved words and flashcards.

Continue in the player

Automatically generated from the audio. May contain errors. Audio belongs to its publisher and is played from their feed. Rights holders can request removal — copyright & takedown policy