Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
What is it like to return to Gaza?
According to the 20-point peace plan for Gaza brokered by President Trump, “No one will be forced to leave Gaza, and those who wish to leave will be …
3 months, 1 week ago
Trump inaugurates his 'Board of Peace. Experts try to pinpoint his global doctrine
President Trump announced billions of dollars to rebuild Gaza at the meeting of his newly created organization in Washington, D.C. Foreign policy exp…
3 months, 1 week ago
Palestinians see Israel's new West Bank security wall cutting off their farmland
Israel’s military says it’s planning a new barrier along the eastern border of the occupied Palestinian territory of the West Bank. Palestinian farme…
3 months, 1 week ago
Ice fishing is a peaceful retreat for war-weary Ukrainians
Kyiv residents venture onto the city’s frozen Dnipro River for a favorite past-time of ice fishing. The activity is a much-needed respite in Ukraine…
3 months, 1 week ago
Street markets light up for Ramadan in Cairo and the Lunar New Year in Beijing
In Old Cairo, shoppers prepare for the holy month of Ramadan, a time of fasting and prayer. In Beijing, the Lunar New Year brings the Year of the Fir…
3 months, 1 week ago
Storied newspaper makes deep cuts, and closes many international bureaus
The Washington Post laid off most of its foreign correspondents, including some of the last American and Western journalists working in authoritarian…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
NATO coordinates Arctic defense plan. Japan’s teary goodbye to last pair of pandas.
NATO launches the mission in response to Russian and Chinese ambitions in the high North, and to President Trump’s threat of a US takeover of Greenla…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Syria’s New Government Returns Property to Syrian Jews Who Left Decades Ago
Syria’s Jewish community fled the country’s repressive Assad regime. Now, a new government is encouraging their return by giving back ownership of sy…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
US oil blockade roils life in Cuba. Venezuelans test new freedoms
Cuba hasn’t received an oil shipment since December. The shortage has grounded air travel, and disrupted food production, hospitals and schools. Ven…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The special phrase helping Cubans to get by
Cuba is in economic crisis. Its ally, Venezuela, is no longer sending oil, and the Trump administration is applying pressure. Life for Cubans is har…
3 months, 2 weeks ago