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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.

Be it resolved: It's in America’s interest for Joe Biden to continue Trump’s China policy

54 mins; December 16, 2020

Be it resolved: Distance learning is a disaster

41 mins; December 09, 2020

Be it resolved: The end is in sight for fossil fuels. The future of energy is renewables.

46 mins; December 02, 2020

Be it resolved: We should embrace, not fear, populist politics

49 mins; November 25, 2020

Be it resolved: The public health response to COVID-19 should focus on protecting the old and letting the young get on with living normal lives

46 mins; November 18, 2020

How could the mainstream media and their pollsters once again get the U.S. election results so wrong?

50 mins; November 10, 2020

James Carville on the likely outcomes of the U.S. Election

41 mins; November 02, 2020

Newt Gingrich on President Trump’s first term and the future of U.S. politics

42 mins; October 28, 2020

Robert Reich On COVID-19 And Its Shakeout Of The Global Economy

42 mins; October 20, 2020

Michael Eric Dyson On The Politics Of Race And The U.S. Election

42 mins; October 14, 2020

Maggie Haberman On Trump’s High Stakes Re-election Bid

42 mins; October 07, 2020

Be It Resolved: America’s Pandemic Response Can And Will Only Improve When Biden Is President

45 mins; September 30, 2020

Be It Resolved: Don't Count Out President Trump’s Re-election Bid. He Has A Compelling Path To Victory On November 3.

43 mins; September 23, 2020

Be It Resolved: No One Is Illegal

43 mins; September 16, 2020

Be It Resolved: The Scientific Community Has Overreacted To The Threat Of COVID-19 And The Data Prove It

42 mins; September 09, 2020

Be It Resolved: Sweden Is The Model For How To Fight This Pandemic And The Next

42 mins; September 02, 2020

Be It Resolved: Men Are Obsolete

54 mins; August 26, 2020

Be it resolved: The future of Western politics is populist not liberal

58 mins; August 19, 2020

Be it resolved: The reintroduction of shutdowns needs to be considered in U.S. states where COVID-19 infections are surging.

47 mins; August 12, 2020

Be it resolved: The COVID-19 bailout of financial markets and big business will end up hurting not helping the economic recovery

42 mins; August 05, 2020

Be it resolved: Debt and deficit fears are overblown as advanced economies address the COVID-19 pandemic

42 mins; July 29, 2020

Be it Resolved: COVID-19 spells the end of the big city boom

40 mins; July 22, 2020

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

43 mins; July 15, 2020

Be it Resolved: It is time to defund police and reimagine public safety in our communities

41 mins; July 08, 2020

Be it Resolved: The COVID-19 pandemic proves that globalization is a failed experiment

42 mins; June 30, 2020

Be it Resolved: China’s ability to defeat Covid-19 proves its system of governance is a better model than liberal democracy

43 mins; June 24, 2020

Victor Gao on China’s role after COVID-19

57 mins; June 16, 2020

Ian Bremmer on growing civil unrest and the future of the global economy after COVID-19

53 mins; June 09, 2020

David Brooks on the future of politics and community after COVID-19

54 mins; June 02, 2020

Scott Gottlieb on the future of pandemics and public health after COVID-19

56 mins; May 26, 2020

Kara Swisher on rise of Big Tech and Silicon Valley after COVID-19

50 mins; May 19, 2020

Niall Ferguson on history's lessons for the world after COVID-19

57 mins; May 12, 2020

Samantha Power on the future of international institutions after COVID-19

46 mins; May 05, 2020

Mohammed El-Erian on future of global economy after COVID-19

52 mins; April 28, 2020

Fareed Zakaria on the future of geopolitics after COVID-19

60 hours 58 mins; April 21, 2020

Malcolm Gladwell on the future of society after COVID-19

55 mins; April 14, 2020

Be it Resolved: Ending Climate Change Requires the End of Capitalism as We Know It.

47 mins; April 10, 2020

Be it Resolved: There is No Scenario for Reopening the Economy That Prioritizes Economic Growth Over Public Health

40 mins; April 03, 2020

Be it Resolved: We Are Making High-Stakes Decisions About the COVID-19 Pandemic Without Reliable Data

58 mins; March 27, 2020

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

41 mins; March 18, 2020

Be it Resolved: Joe Biden is the Democratic Party's Best Hope of Winning in 2020

46 mins; March 11, 2020

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

40 mins; March 04, 2020

Be it Resolved: Baby Boomers Have Ruined the Future for Millennials

32 mins; February 26, 2020

Be it Resolved: Bernie Sanders is a Compelling Candidate to Beat Donald Trump in the 2020 US Presidential Election

41 mins; February 19, 2020

Be it Resolved: Justice Demands the Payment of Reparations for the Victims of Slavery and their Descendants

37 mins; February 12, 2020

Be it Resolved: Politics as Usual Isn't Working. It's Time for a Revolution

40 mins; February 05, 2020

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

39 mins; January 29, 2020

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

43 mins; January 22, 2020

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

40 mins; January 15, 2020

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

40 mins; January 08, 2020

Be it Resolved: Tariffs Are Terrific

38 mins; January 01, 2020

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

39 mins; December 25, 2019

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

55 mins; December 18, 2019

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

47 mins; December 11, 2019

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

40 mins; December 04, 2019

Be it Resolved: Anti-Zionism is Anti-Semitism

38 mins; November 27, 2019

Introducing The Munk Debates Podcast with Rudyard Griffiths

1 min; November 04, 2019

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