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.
Latest episodes
Jul 29, 2020 • 42min
Be it resolved: Debt and deficit fears are overblown as advanced economies address the COVID-19 pandemic
The economic fallout from COVID-19 has compelled governments around the world to launch the largest fiscal and monetary aid programs in living memory, incurring massive deficits in the process. This is happening at the same time as a radical, new approach to economic policy making is gaining momentum: Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Its proponents believe that governments that issue their own currencies are not limited by revenues when it comes to spending. What governments choose to spend money on is a political, not an economic decision. Opponents of MMT and deficit spending argue that there are no free lunches in modern economics. Too much government spending leads to slow growth, devalued currencies and wasteful, politicized public expenditures. On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, Stephanie Kelton, author of the new bestseller, The Deficit Myth, and Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, from the Peterson Institute, debate the essence of these two competing arguments.SOURCES: CBC, ABC, CNN, Bloomberg, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Fox Business
Jul 22, 2020 • 40min
Be it Resolved: COVID-19 spells the end of the big city boom
COVID-19: Have we seen the last of the big city boom?On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, renowned urbanists Richard Florida and Joel Kotkin argue the motion Be it resolved COVID-19 spells the end of the big city boom.SOURCES: KHOU 11, CBS Miami, New York State, WGN News, Fox Business, CTV News, BBC News
Jul 15, 2020 • 43min
Be it Resolved: The #MeToo movement has gone too far
Has #MeToo gone too far?On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, Harvey Weinstein’s attorney, Donna Rotunno, and Jane Manning, a former sex crimes prosecutor, argue the motion Be it resolved the #MeToo movement has gone too far.SOURCES:MSNBC, Global News, thedailybeast, ABC News, CBSN
Jul 8, 2020 • 41min
Be it Resolved: It is time to defund police and reimagine public safety in our communities
Is it time to defund police?On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, Minneapolis City Council Member Alondra Cano and Retired Deputy Chief Wayne Harris argue the motion Be it resolved it is time to defund police and reimagine public safety in our communities. SOURCES:Lexington Herald Leader, ABC News, Reuters, CBC Television, ABC10, Global News, CBSN
Jun 30, 2020 • 42min
Be it Resolved: The COVID-19 pandemic proves that globalization is a failed experiment
COVID-19: Is globalization a failed experiment?On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, former World Bank VP, Ian Goldin, and economics commentator Marshall Auerback argue the motion Be it resolved the COVID-19 pandemic proves that globalization is a failed experiment.SOURCES:Sky News, Global News, Politico, The Whitehouse, Yahoo Finance, Deutsche Welle, France 24, RT America
Jun 24, 2020 • 44min
Be it Resolved: China’s ability to defeat Covid-19 proves its system of governance is a better model than liberal democracy
COVID-19: Is China’s system of governance better than liberal democracy?On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, Chinese scholar Zhang Weiwei and Oxford professor Timothy Garton Ash argue the motion Be it resolved, China’s ability to defeat Covid-19 proves its system of governance is a better model than liberal democracy.SOURCES: CNBC, CNN, PBS Newshour, Fox News, Bloomberg News, BBC, NDT Television.
Jun 16, 2020 • 58min
Victor Gao on China’s role after COVID-19
On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, VP of the Center for China and Globalization, Victor Gao on China’s role in global affairs post pandemic.
Jun 9, 2020 • 54min
Ian Bremmer on growing civil unrest and the future of the global economy after COVID-19
On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, political scientist Ian Bremmer on rising U.S.-China tensions, the global economy, and growing civil unrest in the U.S. and around the world.
Jun 2, 2020 • 54min
David Brooks on the future of politics and community after COVID-19
On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, NYT columnist David Brooks on political and social changes post pandemic.
May 26, 2020 • 56min
Scott Gottlieb on the future of pandemics and public health after COVID-19
On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb on the future of pandemics, public health, and their effects on the economy.
