# The Munk Debates Podcast

A podcast by Munk Foundation / iHeartRadio. 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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## Latest episodes

- [Friday Focus: developed democracies are in crisis and the dangerous power of Elon Musk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/22d2b4088a02) (2026-10-23, 30 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6adb9c2c7a86417c113564cd/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: France’s unrest and the West’s growth problem](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/9f5814f85015) (2026-10-21, 22 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6ad90c27b70db6724449b6d1/media.mp3
- [Friday Focus: Trump tilts the war in Putin's favour and the growing threat of rogue AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/99b7d43212f2) (2026-10-16, 25 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6ad278edb5580df63b267395/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump's gift to Putin and Alberta's grievance referendum](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/11073540ca92) (2026-10-13, 28 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6ace8ade4fe9a819e8b03241/media.mp3
- [Friday Focus: Iran on the brink and the politicization of the Nobel Peace Prize](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/c3e520a25bc8) (2026-10-09, 28 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6ac92fb0f7345bcdac5471a7/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Canada’s separatist moment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/93caa927d5d7) (2026-10-06, 19 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6ac4572675d5e88280ae28ba/media.mp3
- [Friday Focus: Trump's pre-midterm warning to Tehran and Israel's high-stakes election](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/1d6c5c7e07c1) (2026-10-02, 20 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6abfffaed101ed64890fa4b6/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Is Mark Carney governing like a Conservative?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/3c8918ebf657) (2026-09-28, 18 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6abafc99eff334d2b9b1d398/media.mp3
- [Friday Focus: the danger of Canada’s “war” rhetoric](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/445902b8698e) (2026-09-25, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6ab6a91a4a0a687295e214d0/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Is Carney’s momentum pointing to a spring election?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/32c6bd42a66f) (2026-09-22, 33 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6ab2bee3e6c8408d7bd43b6c/media.mp3
- [Friday Focus: Trump's latest threats carry no weight and AI leaders sound the alarm](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/86fd1bda650e) (2026-09-18, 24 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6aad6246369bc10229fa0f63/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Carney opens Canada for business and courts a new European alliance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/145c17c150c6) (2026-09-16, 15 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6aaaee4c52ab8388c6a19d27/media.mp3
- [Friday Focus: Canada's trade war heats up and the Iranians escalate to de-escalate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/53954f800e7c) (2026-09-11, 24 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6aa446b96c8c0b8c4f7d1cef/media.mp3
- [Be it resolved, religion is a force for good in the world](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/fd900a8eb08b) (2026-08-31, 101 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a95aa8ee13a1ab858afa593/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Is Canada prepared for the long fight?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/167f9cd506cc) (2026-08-28, 18 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a91c60039eae49ed614dbfe/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Carney walks away from Trump and turns his Davos speech into action](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/cd8299535435) (2026-08-24, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a8cc072504ce85aa005949c/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: how far is Carney willing to bend for Trump?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/5f98559ec56d) (2026-08-21, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a88bb53e8078327f0da53a8/media.mp3
- [Be it resolved, anti-Zionism is antisemitism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/64029c91dd05) (2026-08-17, 101 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a832a231c8ec0b0375e7911/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: the Canada-US trade deadline looms and Iran calls Trump's bluff](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/ee050382000c) (2026-08-14, 21 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a7f64f79d04c15a5eebe8b7/media.mp3
- [Be it Resolved, let’s engineer better human beings](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/eb69dd1d1ff9) (2026-08-11, 98 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a7b6c8c100ce00a18f64f1d/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Carney considers concessions to Trump as U.S. power wanes abroad](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/3c5ba69c4a2b) (2026-08-07, 17 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a76298d3e1dc1305f9f40b9/media.mp3
- [Be it Resolved, liberalism gets the big questions right](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/e64292ce579c) (2026-08-04, 89 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a7206a73760e857e22b77f8/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Canada's two competing priorities and the new U.S. Fed Chair signals compliance to Trump](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/e4fd133f93ea) (2026-07-31, 25 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a6cd2beb357c8a9a183e8e2/media.mp3
- [Be it Resolved, don't trust mainstream media](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/1572941ac7db) (2026-07-28, 90 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a68be10c71aa92c6157c7b2/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump doubles down on the Iran war and tariffs, and an AI model escapes the lab](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/bee42177849b) (2026-07-24, 25 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a638775ea161a26615b40b2/media.mp3
- [Be it Resolved, this is America's golden age](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/31528773eb24) (2026-07-21, 30 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a5fbfd628299605736996f2/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump undermines his own party and the crisis of Canadian conservatism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/1de8e562161b) (2026-07-17, 18 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a5a79a900c93364eb3c1dea/media.mp3
- [Be it Resolved the capitalist system is broken, it's time to try something different](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/0f5f4a46e3f5) (2026-07-13, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a55037e27e3e4b33752ed39/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: the Iran-U.S. ceasefire unravels and Alberta pulls ahead while Ontario and Quebec fall behind](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/7705041f0938) (2026-07-10, 22 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a510562aedeef92f1ee9b0a/media.mp3
- [Be it resolved, it is in Israel’s interest to support a two-state solution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/d267097a0920) (2026-07-06, 98 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a4bc52eb5e4477d08f21000/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: The American Experiment at 250 and Canada's pipeline gamble](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/0e811a180cbc) (2026-07-03, 23 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a480290c3efcc17c0b0a142/media.mp3
- [Friday Focus: Iran tests America's resolve and anti-Zionism becomes a winning strategy in New York](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/327e4bc6f99e) (2026-06-26, 24 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a3eda60a61e3ab7f56a4b0b/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump loses his bargaining power and has Mark Carney's “elbows up” promise delivered?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/b723c1d738e0) (2026-06-23, 20 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a39e4677b077e11503107b0/media.mp3
- [Friday Focus: Iran flexes its leverage and Ukraine goes on the attack](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/22da3fd1528e) (2026-06-19, 23 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a359f8694a703f555a77456/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Janice Gross Stein: $300 Billion for Iran and and a huge leap of faith](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/4c9f00768e7c) (2026-06-17, 23 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a32f82f909f322c9c9358f2/media.mp3
- [Friday Focus: Trump abandons his red lines for a deal with Iran](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/bd4ebfa9ccb2) (2026-06-12, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a2c4c50e58922e03bb373e6/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: are we in a recession - or a growth trap?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/be28b112aa45) (2026-06-09, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a28459ebc40e83a481ff797/media.mp3
- [Friday Focus: America's security guarantee is tested, while Canada's AI strategy comes up short](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/27aac649d241) (2026-06-05, 17 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a231e3398f51ad5c3d9d2f5/media.mp3
- [Friday Focus: The hidden cost of a deal with Iran — and the Pope sounds the alarm on AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/fa2c1c5843c2) (2026-05-29, 23 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/6a19cee4ad55909da6c8b5bc/media.mp3
- [Munk Debate on Foreign Wars: opening statements](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/6049ae25666f) (2026-05-25, 30 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/4ce95cb7-49c7-4c41-aeb6-b455014959e4/media.mp3
- [Bonus Episode: behind the scenes at The Munk Debate on Foreign Wars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/7d178c60e036) (2026-05-22, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/7b9e7d74-7e03-4cb5-9a75-b4520149475f/media.mp3
- [Friday Focus: America and Iran inch toward a deal as Trump’s corruption hits new depths](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/bc2d2627f93f) (2026-05-22, 26 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/68504b43-6344-46dc-bb56-b452013e3f5e/media.mp3
- [Friday Focus: No winners in the Middle East — and Xi warns Trump against falling into the Thucydides Trap](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/eee861be8261) (2026-05-15, 24 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/4de5d6d9-0cb2-4b05-aebc-b44b0131f3ef/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: A weakened President needs China's help and a debate over the new Governor General](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/8c02fc68ce29) (2026-05-12, 20 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/f7e187ed-d126-4759-824d-b44800145ed8/media.mp3
- [Friday Focus: Trump faces pressure from Gulf States, Britain's populist parties get a boost, and Canada's new GG is plucked from the Laurentian elite](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/a44d78200bc7) (2026-05-08, 22 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/0aa292d1-96cf-45bf-8d2a-b444011904c7/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: America and Iran inch closer to war, Ukraine proves itself worthy of NATO, and Canada moves closer to Europe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/5e9ef5cdda89) (2026-05-05, 22 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/b54142eb-010e-4fcb-87ea-b4410009250e/media.mp3
- [Friday Focus: Iran's window of maximum leverage and a new AI model puts financial systems at risk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/119aef3fb39b) (2026-05-01, 19 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/5b50f0c6-a777-49e2-b626-b43d012bf295/media.mp3
- [Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Mark Carney's new sovereign wealth fund is a solution in search of a problem down](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/eccdc1554584) (2026-04-28, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/74bb5e56-d0f7-4527-ac9e-b43a011aa6f4/media.mp3
- [Friday Focus: Munk Debate on Foreign Wars, a shaky ceasefire with Iran, and Carney braces for tough trade talks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/f3c60d75e678) (2026-04-24, 27 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/2a90cfc9-2af8-43ac-bc42-b436013af23c/media.mp3
- [Friday Focus: A landmark Israel–Lebanon ceasefire and the erosion of party loyalty in Canada](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902/a12c236af8f9) (2026-04-17, 17 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/955879d4-0563-45be-a7cd-b42f0139c497/media.mp3

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