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The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Trump and Canada, How ‘Resist and Unsubscribe’ Affects Scott’s Investments, and the Power of Focus

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Vox Media Podcast Network

Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship

4.45.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Scott weighs in on Trump’s escalating rhetoric toward Canada, explains why he’s unsubscribing from Uber, Amazon, and other Big Tech platforms, and argues that the biggest competitive advantage most people ignore is ruthless focus. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to officehours@profgmedia.com, or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:03.0

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0:08.0

We help you handle the have-to-dos so you can focus on the can't-wait-to-dos.

0:13.0

It's a new workday.

0:19.0

Welcome to Office Hours with Prof G. This is the part of the show where we answer your questions about business, big tech entrepreneurship, and whatever else is on your mind.

0:27.7

If you'd like to submit a question for next time, you can send a voice recording to Office Hours of Proptgmedia.com.

0:33.0

Again, that's Office Hours at Propttymedia.com. Or post your question on the Scott Galloway subreddit,

0:37.8

and we just might feature it in our next episode.

0:41.0

Our first question comes from Diane Brooks I on Instagram.

0:44.7

They say,

0:45.6

Why do you think Trump is so focused on belittling Canada?

0:51.8

The honest answer is I don't know because they're close or because it's like that movie in Wall Street where Charlie Sheen asked Michael Douglas, why did you have to break this company? And it goes, because it was breakable. So Canada's our largest trading partner. So I could see how he might zero in and all right. He asked for a list of our biggest trading partners.

1:12.1

It's not China.

1:14.1

Mexico and Canada are actually tied.

1:16.1

What was interesting is a colleague of mine at Stern,

1:19.6

a guy in Pankaj, Jem-a-watt,

1:22.6

did, he's an expert on trade.

1:25.1

And his big insight, which I found fascinating, is that if you look all over the world,

1:31.1

trade is a function of proximity, and that is 80, 90% of the nations in the world,

1:35.6

their biggest trading partner, they share a border with.

1:37.8

And it makes sense.

1:38.6

Logistically, it's just easier.

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