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The Munk Debates Podcast

The Munk Debates podcast is an extension of the main stage events - in subject, speaker selection, tone and format. It will introduce the iconic brand - and its engaging debates about significant issues of our time. Audiences will hear strong and passionate arguments from both sides of an issue so they will have enough information to make up their own minds about where they stand.

Friday Focus: Autumn of Discontent – Rocket Man

24 mins; November 04, 2022

Be it resolved Let’s engineer a better human being

43 mins; November 03, 2022

Friday Focus: Round The World – Cuban Missile Crisis

24 mins; October 28, 2022

Munk Dialogue with Dmitri Trenin: the threat of nuclear war

49 mins; October 27, 2022

Friday Focus: Bond Vigilantes – Dr. K

21 mins; October 21, 2022

Munk Dialogue on the bivalent COVID-19 booster: do the benefits outweigh the risks?

48 mins; October 21, 2022

Friday Focus: Truss Tumble – Xi Ascendant

23 mins; October 14, 2022

Be it resolved: The Federal Reserve needs to fight inflation aggressively or risk its own credibility

51 mins; October 12, 2022

Friday Focus: OPEC Surprise – Xi Ascends

20 mins; October 07, 2022

Be it resolved: Ageing is a reversible disease

43 mins; October 06, 2022

Friday Focus: Financial Turmoil – Robert Kaplan

24 mins; September 30, 2022

Munk Dialogue: What do we owe the future?

39 mins; September 28, 2022

Friday Focus: Double Down

20 mins; September 23, 2022

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

47 mins; September 22, 2022

Friday Focus: Democracy Debate

18 mins; September 16, 2022

Friday Focus: Its Official. The Munk Member’s Podcast Has A New Name!

20 mins; September 09, 2022

Munk Dialogue - Professor Rob Reich - Do We Need To Reboot Our Relationship With Technology?

46 mins; September 09, 2022

Munk-Members Only Pod: Returning To Work - The Liberal International Order

23 mins; September 02, 2022

Munk Dialogue: Understanding The Great State of China

40 mins; August 31, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: End of Abundance – Antisemitism

19 mins; August 26, 2022

David Broder Dialogue - Is The Future Of Western Democracy Fascism?

44 mins; August 24, 2022

Victor Gao Munk Dialogue - The "One China" Policy is Under Attack

44 mins; August 17, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Mar-a-Lago Raid – Fall Politics

26 mins; August 12, 2022

Dr. Eric Topol Dialogue - Variants And The Future of Covid-19

41 mins; August 11, 2022

Angry Dragon

25 mins; August 05, 2022

Be it resolved: Populism is the Future of Conservatism

50 mins; August 03, 2022

Sack of Rome – Harper’s Endorsement

23 mins; July 29, 2022

Jan-Werner Mueller Dialogue

49 mins; July 26, 2022

Turbine Politics – News Sources

25 mins; July 22, 2022

Be It Resolved: We Need More Nuclear Energy Now

39 mins; July 21, 2022

Rogers Blackout – Biden Trip

19 mins; July 15, 2022

Kathryn Judge Dialogue

41 mins; July 13, 2022

Summer Reads

18 mins; July 08, 2022

Be it resolved: Humans have free will

48 mins; July 05, 2022

Happy Canada Day!

16 mins; July 01, 2022

Joseph Nye Dialogue

54 mins; June 29, 2022

Donbas Falls? - Biden Presidency

18 mins; June 24, 2022

Be it Resolved: A Society that Allows Billionaires to Exist is Immoral

40 mins; June 21, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 26

21 mins; June 17, 2022

Ian Morris Dialogue - Geography is Destiny

29 mins; June 16, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 25

15 mins; June 10, 2022

Be it Resolved: Cut Public Spending for Universities. It's a Waste of Time and Money.

41 mins; June 07, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 24

11 mins; June 03, 2022

Be it Resolved, it’s time to return to the office

42 mins; May 31, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 23

16 mins; May 27, 2022

Be it Resolved, ending the world’s worst geopolitical crisis in a generation starts with acknowledging Russia’s security interests

100 hours 46 mins; May 26, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 22

9 mins; May 20, 2022

Be it Resolved, workers of the world, unite!

43 mins; May 17, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 21

14 mins; May 13, 2022

Be it Resolved, the Ukraine War has accelerated the rollback of globalization

44 mins; May 11, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 20

25 mins; May 06, 2022

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Dialogue

60 hours 36 mins; May 05, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 19

15 mins; April 29, 2022

Be it Resolved: what you call censorship, I call power struggle

48 mins; April 28, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 18

18 mins; April 22, 2022

Be it Resolved: it's time we cancelled Winston Churchill

45 mins; April 19, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 17

13 mins; April 15, 2022

Julia Galef Dialogue

59 mins; April 12, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 16

18 mins; April 08, 2022

Be it resolved: We are living in a simulation

47 mins; April 05, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 15

15 mins; April 01, 2022

Be it resolved: The Federal Reserve needs to fight inflation aggressively or risk its own credibility

51 mins; March 29, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 14

20 mins; March 25, 2022

Daniel Dennett Dialogue

53 mins; March 22, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 13

27 mins; March 18, 2022

Be it resolved: NATO is partly responsible for Russian aggression in Ukraine

60 hours 46 mins; March 16, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 12

23 mins; March 11, 2022

Be it resolved: Prince Charles is unfit to be King of England

42 mins; March 08, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 11

22 mins; March 04, 2022

Munk Members Pod, Ukraine Invasion Special Edition: Season 2, Episode 10

31 mins; March 01, 2022

Gad Saad Dialogue

61 hours 13 mins; March 01, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 9

21 mins; February 25, 2022

Be it resolved: COVID-19 is everywhere, it’s time to lift all restrictions for good

56 mins; February 23, 2022

Munk Members Pod, Ukraine Crisis Special Edition: Season 2, Episode 8

36 mins; February 22, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 7

26 mins; February 21, 2022

Be it resolved: Modern universities are a threat to democratic freedoms

47 mins; February 15, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 6

14 mins; February 11, 2022

Lisa Feldman Barrett Dialogue

66 hours 58 mins; February 08, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 5

22 mins; February 04, 2022

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

48 mins; February 01, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 4

21 mins; January 28, 2022

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

42 mins; January 25, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 3

21 mins; January 21, 2022

Steven Pinker Dialogue

56 mins; January 18, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 2

18 mins; January 14, 2022

Be it resolved: Legalize all drugs

46 mins; January 11, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Season 2, Episode 1

43 mins; January 07, 2022

Be it resolved: Humans have free will

48 mins; January 04, 2022

Munk Members-Only Pod: Episode 52

11 mins; December 31, 2021

Be it Resolved: The #MeToo movement has gone too far

43 mins; December 28, 2021

Munk Members-Only Pod: Episode 51

13 mins; December 24, 2021

Be it resolved: The west should intervene militarily to defend Ukraine from Russia

46 mins; December 22, 2021

Munk Members-Only Pod: Episode 50

17 mins; December 17, 2021

Be it resolved: Don't fear declining birth rates

45 mins; December 14, 2021

Munk Members-Only Pod: Episode 49

18 mins; December 10, 2021

Be it resolved: Autonomous weapons will make warfare more humane

50 mins; December 07, 2021

Munk Members-Only Pod: Episode 48

11 mins; December 03, 2021

Be it resolved: Let’s engineer a better human being

43 mins; November 30, 2021

Munk Members-Only Pod: Episode 47

15 mins; November 26, 2021

Be it resolved: People have the right to choose how and when to die

46 mins; November 23, 2021

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