Podcast Episodes

Friday Focus: Kamala's "vibes" and a final push for a ceasefire deal

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 1 year, 4 months ago

Be it Resolved, Bibi is the best Prime Minister for an Israel at war

Israel is facing an existential crisis on all fronts. A devastating war in Gaza. Nonstop rocket attacks from Hezbollah in Lebanon. Drone attacks from the Houthis in Yemen. And the very real possibili…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Friday Focus: The Middle East on tenterhooks and Putin's military blunder

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 1 year, 4 months ago

Be it Resolved, Kamala Harris is the Democrats' best hope to defeat Donald Trump

Within hours of Joe Biden’s announcement that he was bowing out of the presidential race Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee. With the full weight of the Democratic party behind h…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Friday Focus: Israel waits for Iran's response and Ukraine's surprising offensive into Russia

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 1 year, 4 months ago

Be it resolved, the gentle parenting ethos raises happier children

If you're a new parent, you've probably heard the term 'gentle parenting'. It's the latest trend that has taken hold among millennials who reject the authoritative principles under which they themsel…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Be it Resolved, Ukraine should be admitted to NATO

“We will continue to support Ukraine on its irreversible path to NATO membership”. It was this statement by NATO members at a recent summit in Washington that sent shockwaves through the foreign poli…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Munk Dialogue with Jeff Weaver: a new race for the White House

Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race sent shockwaves across the US - and indeed much of the world - as the Democrats are scrambling to figure out their next move just three month…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Be it Resolved, journalism schools are bad for journalism

We have never been more polarized. Echo chambers promote information that confirms people’s preconceived notions, regardless of whether the facts presented are true. Which is why journalists are so i…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Be it Resolved, Joe Biden must step down

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Joe Biden’s disastrous performance in his debate against Donald Trump has convinced leading Democrats that B…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago