Podcast Episodes

Be it Resolved: Religion is a Force for Good in the World

Season 1 Episode 10

Is God Great?

This week we are airing a special edition of the Munk Debates Podcast—a rebroadcast of a classic debate that launched our series on the world stage. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair and…

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

Be it Resolved: Donald Trump Has Committed High Crimes and Misdemeanours

Season 1 Episode 9

Should Donald Trump be removed from office?

On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, The Atlantic's David Frum and The Wall Street Journal's Kimberly Strassel debate the motion Be it resolved, Do…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Be it Resolved: Social Media is a Force for Good in the World

Season 1 Episode 8

Is social media a force for good?

On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, Open Web advocate Jeff Jarvis squares off against Wired Magazine and former New York Times columnist Noam Cohen to debat…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Be it Resolved: Liberal Democracy Will Not Survive the 21st Century

Season 1 Episode 7

Will Liberal Democracy survive the century?

On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, historian Niall Ferguson and academic Michael Ignatieff debate the motion be it resolved, liberal democracy wi…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Be it Resolved: Tariffs Are Terrific

Season 1 Episode 6

Is Trump winning the global trade war?

One this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, Jason Furman squares off against Alan Tonselson to debate the motion be it resolved, tariffs are terrific.

SOURCES…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Be it Resolved: The Next Recession is Sooner Than You Think

Season 1 Episode 5

Are we headed for a recession?

On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, economist David Rosenberg and former Bush economic advisor Pippa Malmgren debate the motion be it resolved, the next recess…

Published on 6 years ago

Be it Resolved: The Capitalist System is Broken - It's Time to Try Something Different

Season 1 Episode 4

Is capitalism broken?

On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, David Brooks and Arthur Brooks square off against Yanis Varoufakis and Katrina vanden Heuvel to debate the motion be it resolved, th…

Published on 6 years ago

Be it Resolved: Trump’s Sanctions Regime is the Right Response to Iran’s Regional Ambitions

Season 1 Episode 3

Will Trump's 'maximum pressure' campaign against Iran force them back to the bargaining table, or are increased sanctions destabilizing the region and making the world a more dangerous place?

In this…

Published on 6 years ago

Be it Resolved: China Poses an Existential Threat to the United States and the Idea of Freedom

Season 1 Episode 2

Is China the greatest threat to liberal international order today? On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, Steve Bannon, former White House Chief Strategist, debates Ian Bremmer, President and F…

Published on 6 years ago

Be it Resolved: Anti-Zionism is Anti-Semitism

Season 1 Episode 1

From college campuses to the UN to the US Congress, it's one of the big debates of our time: is anti-Zionism anti-Semitism? Introducing the first episode of the Munk Debates podcast, featuring Pulitz…

Published on 6 years ago