Podcast Episodes

China’s evolving role in global development finance | Hong Bo

Season 6 Episode 10

As globalization gives way to fragmentation, the politics of finance and development are shifting fast. Tariffs, trade wars, and geopolitical rivalri…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Power, policy, and the future of global development | Rachel Glennerster

Season 6 Episode 9

In this episode of In Pursuit of Development, Dan Banik sits down with Rachel Glennerster, President of the Center for Global Development (CGD), to d…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Democracy against the odds | Happy Kayuni

Season 6 Episode 8

Malawi has once again gone to the polls, reaffirming its reputation as one of Africa’s most enduring democracies. In September 2025, former president…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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The protest that changed Serbia | Nemanja Džuverović

Season 6 Episode 7

One year after a deadly train-station collapse in Novi Sad that killed sixteen people, Serbia’s student-led protests have become a powerful challenge…

11 months, 4 weeks ago

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Why choosing sides is out of style | Jorge Heine

Season 6 Episode 6

In this episode, Dan Banik speaks with Jorge Heine, a seasoned diplomat, former Minister of State, and Chile’s ambassador to China, India, and South …

1 year ago

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Who gains from AI? Human development in a divided world | Pedro Conceição

Season 6 Episode 5

In this episode of In Pursuit of Development, Dan Banik speaks with Pedro Conceição, Director of the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Dev…

1 year ago

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Africa’s pulse: Listening to citizens in an age of uncertainty | Joseph Asunka

Season 6 Episode 4

As global politics shifts and economic pressures mount, understanding what citizens actually think — not what outsiders assume they think — has never…

1 year ago

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Bangladesh: How a ‘basket case’ became a development pioneer | Naomi Hossain

Season 6 Episode 3

Bangladesh is often described as one of the great development success stories of recent decades. Poverty has fallen sharply, life expectancy has rise…

1 year ago

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How to Save the United Nations from Financial Meltdown | Ronny Patz

Season 6 Episode 2

The United Nations is facing its worst financial crisis in decades. Compared to its 2023 peak, total UN spending has fallen by almost one-third.
While…

1 year ago

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From crisis to possibility | Dan Banik

Season 6 Episode 1

In the first episode of In Pursuit of Development Season 6, host Dan Banik returns after an unexpected year-and-a-half hiatus following a serious hea…

1 year ago

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