The Munk Debates Podcast

Canadian current affairs discussions and debates AI summary

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The Munk Debate podcasts is home to two of the most popular Canadian current affairs podcasts: Friday Focus with Janice Gross Stein and Munk Dialogues with Andrew Coyne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2026 Antica Productions and Bell Media

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Latest episodes

  1. 2026-11-13 · 27 min

    Rudyard and Janice begin with a recap of last night’s Munk Debate, America’s Liberal Reckoning, featuring Fareed Zakaria and Patrick Deneen. The debate highlighted growing fractures within the Republican coalition, with…

  2. 2026-11-10 · 24 min

    Rudyard and Andrew examine the aftershocks of the U.S. midterm elections, with Trump refusing to take responsibility for the Republicans’ heavy losses and some of his most loyal allies beginning to distance themselves.…

  3. 2026-11-06 · 28 min

    Rudyard and Janice examine the midterm results through the lens of the Iran conflict. Tehran may be the biggest beneficiary: a wounded U.S. president, a vice-president openly citing the war as a factor in the…

  4. 2026-11-04 · 32 min

    Andrew joins Rudyard to break down the U.S. election results and what they mean for the future of the Trump presidency—and for Canada. As a lame-duck president, will Trump moderate his behaviour or become even more…

  5. 2026-10-30 · 23 min

    Benjamin Netanyahu has emerged with the largest party in the Knesset, but the result is a hung parliament and an uncertain path to forming a government. Why did the polls and political analysts get his prospects so…

  6. 2026-10-28 · 28 min

    Rudyard and Andrew examine a series of elections, from British Columbia and Toronto to Brazil and Israel, and the common thread connecting them: strong voter turnout, particularly among younger voters. How are young…

  7. 2026-10-23 · 29 min

    Rudyard and Janice survey a world in turmoil, from protests across Europe and rising oil prices to Starshield disruptions in Ukraine and signs of possible renewed U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran. Are developed…

  8. 2026-10-21 · 21 min

    Rudyard and Andrew examine the social unrest sweeping across France. Andrew argues that while protest is deeply embedded in French political culture, the current wave of demonstrations is being fuelled by political…

  9. 2026-10-16 · 25 min

    Rudyard and Janice begin today’s show with Russia and Ukraine exchanging strikes following a brief, Trump-brokered energy ceasefire that lasted just 48 hours. Is Zelensky’s open defiance of Trump connected to Starlink…

  10. 2026-10-13 · 28 min

    Andrew and Rudyard begin today’s show with Trump’s decision to waive sanctions on Russian diesel in an effort to bring down fuel prices ahead of the midterms. Trump is once again putting Putin’s interests ahead of…

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Publisher details

Owner
iHeartRadio Podcasts
Oldest episode in feed
11/2019 · over 7 years
Typical length
34 min
Format
Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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