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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, Janice and Rudyard look at the year that was. Who is the person who made the biggest difference in global affairs in the last twelve months? Which event will go down in history as a turning point in 2023? What surprised Janice and Rudyard this year? And what did they get right and wrong in their predictions and analysis as the year unfolded?
\\nTo access the 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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