The Munk Debates Podcast
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The Munk Debates podcast is an extension of the main stage events - in subject, speaker selection, tone and format. It will introduce the iconic brand - and its engaging debates about significant issues of our time. Audiences will hear strong and passionate arguments from both sides of an issue so they will have enough information to make up their own minds about where they stand.
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Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The show features Janice Gross Stein, the founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and bestselling author, in conversation with Rudyard Griffiths, Chair and moderator of the Munk Debates.
Rudyard and Janice begin today's show trying to make sense of Trump's tariff policy. Rudyard argues that Trump is not concerned with stock market losses if it means keeping promises to his voter base and reworking the American economy so it benefits blue collar workers, but tariffs are not going to bring their jobs back and will end up making everyone poorer.
On the second half of the show Ruydyard and Janice turn to Canadian politics and the election of Mark Carney as Liberal Party leader, thus becoming Prime Minister of Canada. As much as we criticize politics in the US, here we have a PM who does not have a parliamentary seat, was not elected by the Canadian public, and is now representing Canada on the world stage. Meanwhile Canada's premiers are stepping in to negotiate trade deals with Washington while Ottawa takes a backseat. What is happening here?
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This podcast is a project of the Munk Debates, a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to fostering civil and substantive public dialogue.
More information at www.munkdebates.com.
Previous episodes
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799 - Friday Focus: Trump's on-off-on tariffs and a new Canadian Prime MinisterFri, 14 Mar 2025
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798 - Munk Debates Podcast: Trump's trade wars with Jared Bernstein and Oren CassFri, 07 Mar 2025
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797 - Friday Focus: Trump's plan to weaken Canada so he can annex itFri, 07 Mar 2025
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796 - Friday Focus: Zelensky clashes with Trump and Canada faces tariff threats - againFri, 28 Feb 2025
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795 - Munk Debates Podcast: Stephen Walt and Evelyn Farkas on Trump's plan for Ukraine and the changing world orderFri, 28 Feb 2025
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794 - Friday Focus: Trump attacks Zelensky and Xi Jinping sees an opportunityFri, 21 Feb 2025
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793 - Be it Resolved, don't trust mainstream mediaThu, 20 Feb 2025
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792 - Friday Focus: Plans to end the war in Ukraine and momentum for Mark CarneyFri, 14 Feb 2025
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791 - Munk Debates Podcast: Gaza, tariffs, and a constitutional showdownWed, 12 Feb 2025
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790 - Friday Focus: Tariff reversal and Trump's shocking plan for GazaFri, 07 Feb 2025
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789 - Be it resolved, liberalism gets the big questions rightWed, 05 Feb 2025
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788 - Friday Focus Special Episode: Day One of The Canada-U.S. tariff warSun, 02 Feb 2025
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787 - Friday Focus: Canada needs a better response to Trump's tariffsFri, 31 Jan 2025
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786 - Munk Debate Podcast: Elon Musk embraces the far-right and Trump ends DEIThu, 30 Jan 2025
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785 - Friday Focus: Trump doubles down & Canada prepares for tariffsFri, 24 Jan 2025
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784 - Be it Resolved: Politics as Usual Isn't Working. It's Time for a RevolutionWed, 05 Feb 2020
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783 - Be it Resolved: Religion is a Force for Good in the WorldWed, 29 Jan 2020
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782 - Be it Resolved: Donald Trump Has Committed High Crimes and MisdemeanoursWed, 22 Jan 2020
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781 - Be it Resolved: Social Media is a Force for Good in the WorldWed, 15 Jan 2020
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780 - Be it Resolved: Liberal Democracy Will Not Survive the 21st CenturyWed, 08 Jan 2020
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779 - Be it Resolved: Tariffs Are TerrificWed, 01 Jan 2020
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778 - Be it Resolved: The Next Recession is Sooner Than You ThinkWed, 25 Dec 2019
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777 - Be it Resolved: The Capitalist System is Broken - It's Time to Try Something DifferentWed, 18 Dec 2019
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776 - Be it Resolved: Trump’s Sanctions Regime is the Right Response to Iran’s Regional AmbitionsWed, 11 Dec 2019
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775 - Be it Resolved: China Poses an Existential Threat to the United States and the Idea of FreedomWed, 04 Dec 2019
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774 - Be it Resolved: Anti-Zionism is Anti-SemitismWed, 27 Nov 2019
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773 - Introducing The Munk Debates Podcast with Rudyard GriffithsMon, 04 Nov 2019
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772 - Be it resolved: It's in America’s interest for Joe Biden to continue Trump’s China policyWed, 16 Dec 2020
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771 - Be it resolved: Distance learning is a disasterWed, 09 Dec 2020
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770 - Be it resolved: The end is in sight for fossil fuels. The future of energy is renewables.Wed, 02 Dec 2020
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769 - Be it resolved: We should embrace, not fear, populist politicsWed, 25 Nov 2020
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768 - Be it resolved: The public health response to COVID-19 should focus on protecting the old and letting the young get on with living normal livesWed, 18 Nov 2020
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767 - How could the mainstream media and their pollsters once again get the U.S. election results so wrong?Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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766 - James Carville on the likely outcomes of the U.S. ElectionMon, 02 Nov 2020
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765 - Newt Gingrich on President Trump’s first term and the future of U.S. politicsWed, 28 Oct 2020
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764 - Robert Reich On COVID-19 And Its Shakeout Of The Global EconomyTue, 20 Oct 2020
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763 - Michael Eric Dyson On The Politics Of Race And The U.S. ElectionWed, 14 Oct 2020
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762 - Maggie Haberman On Trump’s High Stakes Re-election BidWed, 07 Oct 2020
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761 - Be It Resolved: America’s Pandemic Response Can And Will Only Improve When Biden Is PresidentWed, 30 Sep 2020
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760 - Be It Resolved: Don't Count Out President Trump’s Re-election Bid. He Has A Compelling Path To Victory On November 3.Wed, 23 Sep 2020
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759 - Be It Resolved: No One Is IllegalWed, 16 Sep 2020
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758 - Be It Resolved: The Scientific Community Has Overreacted To The Threat Of COVID-19 And The Data Prove ItWed, 09 Sep 2020
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757 - Be It Resolved: Sweden Is The Model For How To Fight This Pandemic And The NextWed, 02 Sep 2020
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756 - Be It Resolved: Men Are ObsoleteWed, 26 Aug 2020
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755 - Be it resolved: The future of Western politics is populist not liberalWed, 19 Aug 2020
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754 - Be it resolved: The reintroduction of shutdowns needs to be considered in U.S. states where COVID-19 infections are surging.Wed, 12 Aug 2020
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753 - Be it resolved: The COVID-19 bailout of financial markets and big business will end up hurting not helping the economic recoveryWed, 05 Aug 2020
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752 - Be it resolved: Debt and deficit fears are overblown as advanced economies address the COVID-19 pandemicWed, 29 Jul 2020
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751 - Be it Resolved: COVID-19 spells the end of the big city boomWed, 22 Jul 2020
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750 - Be it Resolved: The #MeToo movement has gone too farWed, 15 Jul 2020
