How Corruption Destroys Democracy
Ambassador Mark Schneider, former director of the Peace Corps and an expert on corruption in the Western Hemisphere unpacks the August election in Guatemala. Juan José Arévalo was elected on an anti-...
7 Des 202335min
A Win for Democracy in Poland!
The authoritarian government of Poland has just been voted out through free and fair elections. Dan Fried, former US Ambassador to Poland and Assistant Secretary of State for Europe, has met with the...
30 Nov 202346min
Thanksgiving with Thievery Corporation: Unity, Love, Positivity
Jeffrey Franca, the drummer for DC's own world music icon Thievery Corporation - the band that generously allows us to use its music to open our show each week - shares with us the value of unity, lov...
23 Nov 202334min
Dissent and Its Consequences
What do you do if you have a severe crisis of conscience over a policy that you cannot support? Do you speak up? Or do you keep your head down and do your job? If you use State's established Dissent C...
15 Nov 202327min
Barbados Agreement - Venezuela and the US
Ambassador Larry Gambiner joins us to discuss a new deal in which President Maduro of Venezuela agreed to democratic reforms, including free and fair elections, in exchange for a reduction in US sanct...
9 Nov 202339min
What's Your Exit Strategy?
Admiral Mike LeFever and Roderick Jones's new book End Game First talks about collaborating with diplomats to rebuild Pakistan after the 2005 earthquake. Effective strategy means having a vision for a...
2 Nov 202341min
Problems Without Passports
Says Richard Verma, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, his job is to help create "the most effective, capable, inclusive, diverse department so that we can deliver for the America...
27 Okt 202346min
Permanent Rage: Palestine and Israel
The atrocities are breathtaking. But once Israel starts picking up the bodies in the smoking rubble of whatever is left of Gaza, then what? Will Gaza return to Israeli occupation? Will there be som...
19 Okt 202337min
