Podcast Episodes

Congo: The Real-Life ‘Vibranium’ Wars

For decades, Congo’s minerals have been coveted by the rich and powerful. You might not know much about the Democratic Republic of Congo, but its natural resources are quietly central to your daily l…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Why Do People Move?

Today, there are more displaced people in the world than at any other time in history. It is a humanitarian crisis on a global scale.  

But rather than seeking humane solutions to this crisis, many go…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sportswashing Explained

In late 2024, the international football association (FIFA) announced that Saudi Arabia would host the 2034 World Cup. This means the world’s largest sporting event will be taking place in a countr…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Can the ICC Survive 2025?

The International Criminal Court (ICC) was created to try the worst crimes in the world – war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide. Established in 1998 following the brutal civil war in Yugoslav…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

A Year of Reckoning, World Report 2025

We’ve bid farewell to 2024, but a lot of us are asking: What in the world just happened? Every January, Human Rights Watch publishes a World Report examining the human rights events of the previous y…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

"The Sacrifice Zone," Redux - According to AI

When Robert Taylor bought land and began to build a home in St. John Parish in Louisiana, he envisioned a compound that would house his family for generations to come. But living in this 85-mile stre…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Now What?

Donald Trump built his reelection campaign off big promises – among them, the mass deportation of migrants, retaliation against political opponents, deploying the military to crush dissent, and allow…

Published on 11 months ago

There's No Such Thing as a Virginity Test

Gen. Sri Rumiati served as a policewoman in Indonesia for decades, but her life’s work became centered around protesting a policy of the state security forces. When she was summoned for military serv…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Paradise Lost

In the late 1960s, the United Kingdom made a deal allowing the US to build a military base on Diego Garcia, one of 58 islands that make up the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The UK, which ha…

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

There is No Safe Place

Finn Lau, a Hong Kong activist, was taking his daily walk along London’s River Thames when Chinese government thugs beat him up. Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was filing paperwork at a Saudi consu…

Published on 1 year ago