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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.\\xa0
\\nThe following is a sample of the Munk Debates\\u2019 weekly current affairs podcast, Friday Focus. \\xa0
\\nOn this week\\u2019s edition of the Friday Focus podcast, Janice and Rudyard start the program with a catch-up on an action-packed week of news on the Ukraine War. Heavy tanks are now on their way to Kiev. Could this be a turning point in the war? The second half of the show features a discussion about kids and how the trend of programming children\\u2019s schedules down to the hour is impacting young people.\\xa0\\xa0
\\nTo 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.
\\nThis podcast is a project of the Munk Debates, a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to fostering civil and substantive public dialogue.
\\nMore information at www.munkdebates.com.
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