Podcast Episodes

Be it Resolved, don't trust mainstream media

On this special edition of the Munk Debates podcast, we are bringing you the best moments from the Munk Debate on media bias, which took place in the fall of 2020 in front of a crowd of 3,000 people …

Published on 10 months ago

Friday Focus: Plans to end the war in Ukraine and momentum for Mark Carney

Season 1

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 10 months, 1 week ago

Munk Debates Podcast: Gaza, tariffs, and a constitutional showdown

Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle and Vox senior correspondent Zack Beachamp unpack President Trump's plans for Gaza, closing USAID, and what we can expect from a constitutional showdown betwee…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Friday Focus: Tariff reversal and Trump's shocking plan for Gaza

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 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Be it resolved, liberalism gets the big questions right

Liberal democracy has long been credited with the West’s economic development, social tolerance, personal freedoms, and the rule of law.

And yet, in recent years, it's been blamed for everything from…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Friday Focus Special Episode: Day One of The Canada-U.S. tariff war

The following is a special episode of Friday Focus featuring Janice and Rudyard in conversation with The Hub’s editor-at-large Sean Speer. They discuss the impact of U.S. tariffs on Canada, the Canad…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Friday Focus: Canada needs a better response to Trump's tariffs

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 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Munk Debate Podcast: Elon Musk embraces the far-right and Trump ends DEI

On the first episode of our new series on politics and culture, Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle and Vox senior correspondent Zack Beachamp debate Elon Musk's embrace of far-right political pa…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Friday Focus: Trump doubles down & Canada prepares for tariffs

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 11 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 11 months ago