Rebel News Podcast: Best of The Ezra Levant Show in 2025

Podcast Host: Ezra Levant
Date: January 1, 2026

Episode Overview

This special episode compiles highlights from The Ezra Levant Show throughout 2025, focusing on confrontational journalism, political accountability, immigration debates, media transparency, and elite financial maneuverings. The selections emphasize Rebel News' investigative approach, direct confrontation with powerful figures and institutions, and coverage of contentious issues such as ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investing, mass immigration, government censorship, and the political establishment in Canada and abroad.

Key Topics & Discussions

1. Confronting Corporate Power & ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance)

• Timestamp: 00:19–02:55
• Ezra Levant and team question BlackRock's Larry Fink about ESG policies, DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), and alleged lack of accountability in the wake of Donald Trump's presidency.
• Questions are met with evasion and physical attempts to avoid media scrutiny.
• Concerns are raised about ESG ideology overriding shareholder interests and influencing politics beyond traditional corporate responsibilities.
• Levant presses, "Which makes more money for you? War in Ukraine or peace in Ukraine?" (01:11)
• Notable moment: Journalists express feeling intimidated as they are photographed by BlackRock staff.

Memorable Quote:
"BlackRock really is the opposite of Donald Trump in so many ways. You're authoritarian, you're anti-populist, you're top down. Are you going to change at all?"
— Ezra Levant (00:29)

2. Grassroots vs. Organized Activism & Community Safety

• Timestamp: 03:39–07:03
• Coverage of anti-migrant hotel protests in small UK towns, addressing community concerns about public safety and cultural change.
• Contrasts between grassroots demonstrations and professionally organized activism (e.g., ANTIFA and pro-Palestinian/Hamas sides).
• Emphasis on residents' fears following reported crimes linked to migrants and broader concerns of government neglect.

Memorable Quote:
"So the fact that you feel compelled to do this tells me that ... things have gotten serious and things are different now. ... You don't feel safe."
— Ezra Levant (03:56)

3. Tensions & Confrontations Around Identity, Antisemitism, and the Far Right

• Timestamp: 07:29–10:51
• Ezra confronts Justin Barrett, an Irish far-right figure, over antisemitic remarks.
• Barrett refuses to speak due to Ezra's Jewish identity, voicing openly bigoted statements.
• Levant calls out Barrett publicly, calling his views a "disgrace to Ireland" and suggests such extremism discredits legitimate movements.

Memorable Exchange:
"I think you're a discredit to this movement."
— Ezra Levant (08:04)

“You crucified our Lord Jesus Christ.”
— Justin Barrett (07:55)

4. Irish Protests, Media Blackout & Citizen Journalism

• Timestamp: 10:53–18:25
• Focus on mass rallies in Dublin against immigration and government policy.
• Protesters lament lack of media and political representation; many identify only citizen journalists as reliable.
• Citing censorship and authoritarian tendencies, Levant equates the "regime media" with suppression of dissent and advocates for everyone to take up journalism using their phones.
• Commentary on Tommy Robinson as a persecuted figure ahead of mainstream discourse.

Memorable Quote:
"If you have a cell phone with a video camera, you can be a journalist."
— Ezra Levant (15:18)

5. Canadian Political Maneuvers & Tax Avoidance Allegations

• Timestamp: 19:16–52:20
  • Levant scrutinizes Canadian MPs for alleged betrayal of constituents by switching parties and "hiding from their own people" (21:58).
  • Investigative travel to the Isle of Man and Bermuda to uncover shell companies tied to Mark Carney and accusations of tax avoidance by Brookfield Asset Management.
  • Encounters with locals reveal little knowledge or involvement, highlighting the complexity and secrecy around international finance.

Memorable Quote:
"What I care about is that he lied. He said this is the principal executive offices of those $25 billion in managed asset funds so that he could avoid paying taxes in Canada."
— Ezra Levant (46:41)

6. Violent Protest Policing in Dublin

• Timestamp: 54:33–57:03
  • Reporters recount being pepper-sprayed by riot police at Irish protests.
  • Allegations of indiscriminate use of force on women, children, and journalists.
  • Levant points out the lack of institutional support for protestors: “There’s no political party in the Irish Parliament or the Senate that represents these people. There’s no mainstream media organization that represents these people.”

7. Canadian Oil, Pipelines & Carbon Policy—An Interview with Alberta Premier

• Timestamp: 57:03–63:52
  • Discussion of Alberta’s negotiations with Ottawa over carbon taxes and oil pipelines.
  • Debate over the credibility of federal promises; skepticism about supposed change in environmental policy.
  • Balanced acknowledgment of necessary compromise in policymaking.

Memorable Quote:
"You don't always get 100% of what you want. But we addressed seven out of the nine bad laws that I'd put on the table to I think what will be the satisfaction of Albertans."
— Alberta Premier/Sasra (59:29)

Noteworthy Quotes & Moments

• On Media Exclusion and Censorship:
  “Once every four years, we're allowed to put a couple of questions to these high priests of politics. And there's a total freak out in the press gallery.”
  — Ezra Levant (32:41)

• On Resilience & Patriotism:
  “No, I love. This is my home. ... I'm not going to give it up without a fight. We fought during the COVID lockdowns ... Remember the Canadian truckers, they came and they broke the fever and they set an example for the world.”
  — Ezra Levant (25:51)

Timeline of Key Segments

| Timestamp | Topic / Segment | |------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:19–02:55| Confrontation with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink on ESG, DEI, Trump | | 03:39–07:03| Grassroots activism vs organized protest; community fears about migrants | | 07:29–10:51| Antisemitic confrontations; Ezra with Justin Barrett | | 10:53–18:25| Irish protests, media blackout, citizen journalism, Tommy Robinson | | 19:16–25:21| Canadian politics: MPs switching parties, trying to reach Brookfield ‘shell’ owners | | 25:29–27:12| Ezra on not giving up, Canadian patriotism, COVID/protest history | | 32:11–37:52| Scrumming with mainstream media at press events, challenges with press gallery, CBC convo | | 46:41–52:20| Brookfield Asset Management offices tour; Mark Carney tax avoidance allegations | | 54:33–57:03| Police violence at Dublin protest, journalists pepper-sprayed | | 57:03–63:52| Alberta Premier on carbon taxes, oil, pipelines, politics |

Final Thoughts

This episode exemplifies The Ezra Levant Show’s confrontational and skeptical style, often setting itself against mainstream political and media narratives. With on-the-ground reporting, direct scrutiny of power, and a focus on citizen-driven journalism, it highlights contentious developments in Canada, Ireland, and the UK throughout 2025. The tone remains combative, urgent, and unapologetically adversarial to establishment consensus.

For the full context and all nuances, listeners are encouraged to refer to individual segments matching their interests.