Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGoing Back in Time to Soviet Central Asia's Boogie Nights
Today we take a break from the serious and often depressing international news beat to bring you the sound's of Soviet Central Asia in the 1970's and…
1 year, 2 months ago
Mexico and Canada React to U.S. Tariffs; Ukraine Adjusts to Losing U.S. Support
The Trump administration has made good on it's threat to apply 25% tariffs to the two biggest U.S. trading partners, Mexico and Canada. China also ha…
1 year, 2 months ago
A Political Dilemma for Israel's Prime Minister
Our correspondent takes a look at the near future of the the war with Hamas in Gaza through the eyes of Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. …
1 year, 2 months ago
Price of Palestinian prisoner release, and gridlock hell in Lagos
A Palestinian man serving 18 life sentences for a pair of bus bombings in 2004 speaks to NPR days after his release. And, the average person in Lagos…
1 year, 3 months ago
An abrupt departure as USAID workers return to clear their desks at DC headquarters.
The Trump administration has been dismantling the US Agency for International Development, and the headquarters have been closed for weeks. But, on T…
1 year, 3 months ago
Oscar-nominated Brazilian film sparks debate about country's past
Brazilians are flocking to the theaters to see its Oscar-nominated film I'm Still Here. It tells the story of a family devastated by the military dic…
1 year, 3 months ago
A Syrian Jewish leader returns from exile to a sanction crippled country
During the Assad regimes, Western nations placed crippling economic sanctions on the country. Some have been lifted, but most are still in place, so …
1 year, 3 months ago
New German leader; Ukraine war toll
The man poised to become Germany's new Chancellor says the US administration doesn't care about the fate of Europe. And, on the third anniversary of …
1 year, 3 months ago
Remembering a Musical Giant in Mexico
We remember Paquita la del Barrio, who sang about romantic heartbreak and the pain of infidelity, spitting out insults with relish, and empowering a …
1 year, 3 months ago
How Will the New Syria Be Governed?
After 14 years of a devastating civil war, Syria is in the process of reinventing itself. One big question is how the country will be governed now th…
1 year, 3 months ago