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You know what a politician sounds like on the job. But once they leave office, that’s when they can share what’s truly on their minds. Join host Sabreena Delhon as she speaks with former Members of Parliament, to hear, in their own words, what this job is really like. Their stories are woven together in a six-part series that explores an MPs path to politics, why they left, and what it cost them to serve their communities.
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Humans of the House is also a valuable resource for university educators teaching in a variety of disciplines.
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The Samara Centre for Democracy partnered with the Social Studies Educators Network of Canada/Réseau pour l’enseignment des sciences sociales du Canada (SSENC/RESCC) to create curriculum-connected resources based on our podcast Humans of the House.
Humans of the House has earned national media coverage and topped the Government chart on Apple Podcasts where it was also featured as a New & Noteworthy series. The show has also been featured on Amazon Music as a Best Podcast This Week and as essential listening during the 2025 federal election.
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The Samara Centre has been studying the experience of federal parliamentarians since 2008. Humans of the House is part of the MP Exit Interview Project, the first ever systematic series of exit interviews with former Canadian parliamentarians. To date over 160 MPs have been interviewed and their insights have been shared in numerous publications, most notably in the best-selling Tragedy in the Commons and Real House Lives.
Humans of the House is now available for Law Society of British Columbia members through their portal. The podcast series is approved for 4.35 hours of continuing professional development.
Lawyers and paralegals in Ontario can also listen to Humans of the House in partial fulfillment of their continuing professional development requirement. The Law Society of Ontario has accredited the podcast for 1 hour and 50 minutes of Professionalism Content and 2 hours and 45 minutes of EDI Professionalism Content.
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Humans of the House is produced by Media Girlfriends. It is funded by the Government of Canada and Rosamond Ivey.
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