Podcast Episodes

Friday Focus: Important lessons from Mamdani's victory and a U.S. government shutdown holds the public hostage

This special episode of Friday Focus was recorded in front of a live audience at the Hot Docs Curious Minds Festival and the full length edition being made available to all paying and non-paying subs…

Published on 17 hours ago

An uninspiring budget and Carney's government inches closer to a majority

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After weeks of hype M…

Published on 2 days, 12 hours ago

Friday Focus: Munk Debate on the Two-State Solution and China's chokehold on the U.S.

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Rudyard and Janice preview our upcoming 2025 autumn mainstage …

Published on 1 week ago

Trump's trade tantrum and will Mark Carney's first federal budget meet the moment?

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Rudyard and Andrew tr…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

Friday Focus: Trump cancels trade talks with Canada and targets Russia with sanctions

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 dire…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Putin's hold over Trump and Pierre Poilievre makes a stunning accusation

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Rudyard and Andrew be…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Friday Focus: Hamas's public executions and Zelensky presses Trump for Tomahawk missiles

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 dire…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Trump's Middle East diplomacy and why Canada should re-evaluate its auto sector subsidies

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Should Donald Trump w…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Friday Focus: Trump's Gaza deal, the details that could derail it, and the Middle East's new power players

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 dire…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Trump sends in the National Guard (again) and Mark Carney goes to Washington

Rudyard and Andrew react to the deployment of U.S. National Guard troops to American cities, specifically guards from red states being sent into blue states. This is a watershed moment, speeding up A…

Published on 1 month ago