Podcast Episodes

France Lurches Right

Alice Barbe, a French political and social activist, shares her concerns and expectations for the second round and beyond.

Much to everyone’s surprise, France’s President Macron recently decided that…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Arctic Heat

The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet. Tero Mustonen, recently back from the Arctic, offers a firsthand debrief.

That the Arctic is warming is not exactly breakin…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

India Votes!

Vishakha Desai unpacks India's recent election and its consequences.

Like everything else about India, its democracy is complicated. Recent parliamentary elections—more than 640 million people voted …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Deal of the Century?

Neil Quilliam discusses a U.S.-backed peace agreement between Saudi Arabia and Israel as a potential solution to Middle Eastern turmoil.

It’s been an amazing, terrifying eight months in the Middle Ea…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Truth, and Nothing But

Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat, explains how his team uses online open-source investigation to distinguish fact from fiction.

We live in a world where facts are everywhere, recorded and shared …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

War Lessons

The Hamas-Israel conflict, sparked by Hamas actions, has evolved into a broader war with global ramifications, explored by journalist Armin Rosen

Almost seven months ago, Hamas terrorists stormed int…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Re-thinking Education for Migrant Children

Pashtana Durrani, Lala Lovera, & Caroline Kronley discuss how it’s possible to deliver quality education even under the most complicated circumstances.

We live in an era of mass migration. Millions o…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

SPOTLIGHT: “tis the mind that makes the body rich”

Rafa Yuste and Jared Genser advocate for safeguarding our "neuro rights", and are achieving success in various states and countries.

What do Shakespeare, neuroscientist Rafa Yuste, and human rights l…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Worth Repeating: A Visionary Leader

Andrew Bastawrous, the 2023 Prize winner, discusses the transformative power of innovative thinking in eye care.

Andrew Bastawrous solves problems. As a well-trained, highly skilled ophthalmologist h…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Things Are Never So Bad They Can’t Get Worse…

Nabil Fahmy advocates for immediate peace efforts between Palestinians and Israelis.

Both of the following statements are true:

The surprise October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel was brutal, outrageou…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago