Global Conversations

About Global Conversations

Ideas are meant to be shared. Through the promotion of discourse we can better understand the world we live in, and learn how to change it. Join Master of Global Affairs candidates at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy in Toronto, Canada as they debate and discuss the future of globalization featuring special guests and practitioners. Topics covered include: Business & Finance, Development, Health, Human Rights, Politics, Security, and more!

Publisher

Global Conversations

Category

arts · government · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Jan 2020

Latest episode

3 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Apr 2025

   Bitter Sweet: The Power of Sugar in Globalization

   Drawing from Sidney Mintz’s influential book Sweetness and Power, University of Toronto anthropologist Professor Shirley Yeung explains in an interview with Julia Chapman how sugar transformed from a luxury good to a global commodity intertwined with colonialism, labour exploitation, and economic systems.

2. 

   28 Feb 2024

   Black Excellence in Canada

   In this episode co-produced with Munk School Black Students Association (MSBSA), Adhithya and Dan focused on four monumental Black Canadians: Lincoln Alexander, Jean Augustine, Desmond Cole, and Viola Desmond. Following this, Faith and Amie from MSBSA interviewed Kofi Hope about his accomplishments and impacts in Toronto. Tune in for more empowering stories and join us in celebrating Black History Month!

3. 

   2 Feb 2024

   Liberal Constitutional Democracy Under Duress

   Adhithya and Dan discuss what a liberal constitutional democracy is and why it may be on the decline worldwide. This episode features Peter Biro, a liberal constitutional democracy activist and founder of Section1.ca. Listen now!

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

4,020

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

32

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

32

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Books guests

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