Podcast Episodes

Africa's right to development — Mo Ibrahim

Season 4 Episode 1

Mo Ibrahim, a Sudanese-British entrepreneur, founded one of the largest mobile phone companies that operated on the African continent. In 2006, he es…

4 years ago

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The pursuit of liberty and prosperity along a narrow corridor — Daron Acemoglu

Season 3 Episode 26

In the bestselling book – Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (2012), Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson ask why some nati…

4 years, 7 months ago

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Can fixing dinner fix the planet? — Jessica Fanzo

Season 3 Episode 25

A complex web of factors affects our ability not only to meet nutritional needs, but also our efforts to sustain biodiversity and protect the environ…

4 years, 7 months ago

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The Life You Can Save — Peter Singer

Season 3 Episode 24

Peter Singer — one of the world’s most influential philosophers —  is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. Peter has wri…

4 years, 7 months ago

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Roadblock Politics — Peer Schouten

Season 3 Episode 23

In many parts of the African continent, there are so many roadblocks that it is indeed very hard to find a road that does not have one. But what is t…

4 years, 7 months ago

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Russia Resurrected: Its Power and Purpose in a New Global Order — Kathryn Stoner

Season 3 Episode 22

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already caused untold suffering to millions of people and upended the global order as we know it. The international …

4 years, 8 months ago

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The power of ideas and metaphors in international development policy – Desmond McNeill

Season 3 Episode 21

In global development, ideas have power and some ideas or concepts such as social capital, human development, the informal sector, and sustainable de…

4 years, 8 months ago

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Breaking Bad: Understanding Backlash Against Democracy in Africa — Lise Rakner

Season 3 Episode 20

There is a great deal of attention these days on the backlash against democracy around the world. In a forthcoming book, Democratic Backsliding in Af…

4 years, 8 months ago

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A world of insecurity — Pranab Bardhan

Season 3 Episode 19

Pranab Bardhan is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He has undertaken pioneering research on…

4 years, 8 months ago

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Do morals matter? — Joseph S. Nye

Season 3 Episode 18

Joseph S. Nye is the University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus and former Dean of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

H…

4 years, 8 months ago

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