Podcast Episodes

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 6

Season 2 Episode 6

This is a sample of the Munk Members-Only Podcast. The program provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving news and current events. The show …

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Lisa Feldman Barrett Dialogue

Season 2 Episode 64

Lisa Feldman Barrett joins us for a far-reaching discussion on the science of emotions: in the battle between thoughts and feelings, which determines human behaviour? 

QUOTES:

LISA FELDMAN BARRETT

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Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 5

Season 2

This is a sample of the Munk Members-Only Podcast. The program provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving news and current events. The show …

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Be it resolved: America is on the brink of civil war

Season 2 Episode 63

The United States has long been admired as the world’s most stable and enduring democracy. However, many experts now believe there is a growing and real risk the country could plunge into civil war. …

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 4

Season 2

This is a sample of the Munk Members-Only Podcast. The program provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving news and current events. The show …

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Be it resolved: Animals don't belong on our plates

Season 2 Episode 62

Vegetarianism, Veganism, Pescetarianism, Flexitarianism. Never before have there been so many ways to define how and what we eat.  But are these choices simply a matter of personal taste, or do they …

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 3

Season 2

This is a sample of the Munk Members-Only Podcast. The program provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving news and current events. The show …

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Steven Pinker Dialogue

Season 2 Episode 61

Steven Pinker joins us for a thought-provoking, members-only discussion on how sectarian solidarity and our pursuit of self-interest has led to the demise of objectivity, truth, and collective ration…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 2

Season 2 Episode 2

This is a sample of the Munk Members-Only Podcast. The program provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving news and current events. The show …

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Be it resolved: Legalize all drugs

Season 2 Episode 60

2020 was a deadly year for North America’s substance abusers. Over 6,000 Canadians and 93,000 Americans died from opioid related deaths, a significant increase from 2019. And while cannabis recently …

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago