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Friday Focus provides listeners with a focused, half-hour masterclass on the big issues, events and trends driving the news and current events. The show features Janice Gross Stein, the founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and bestselling author, in conversation with Rudyard Griffiths, Chair and moderator of the Munk Debates.

The following is a sample of the Munk Debates\\u2019 weekly current affairs podcast, Friday Focus.

On this edition of the\\xa0Friday Focus\\xa0podcast, Janice and Rudyard start the show with a discussion of the week\\u2019s remarkable events in Israel. After months of protests, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu passed the first in a series of sweeping \\u201cjudicial reform\\u201d laws aimed at curbing the power of Israel\\u2019s supreme court. Is this the beginning of the end of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state? On the back half of the program, Janice shares her suggestion for a great summer read in the form of the new book\\xa0Radical Uncertainty: Decision Making Beyond Numbers. Enjoy!

To access full-length editions of the Friday Focus podcast consider becoming a donor\\xa0to the Munk Debates for as little as $25 annually, or\\xa0$.50 per episode. Canadian donors receive a charitable tax receipt.

This podcast is a project of the Munk Debates, a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to fostering civil and substantive public dialogue.

More information at www.munkdebates.com.