
Desiree, Encore!
We're refreshing one of our earlier (and best!) episodes from the early days, before anyone had heard of us. But now you have! And so we offer you the joy you may have missed, of learning what it is...
4 Sep 201937min

Rock On, AmDip!
We love music. We love it almost as much as we love listening to our friends tell stories about life overseas. So here's our end-of-summer look back on some of our favorite music in the series. Enj...
29 Aug 201931min

I'm Goin' to Kathmandu
Larry Dinger regales us with tales of tires on fire, pollution, trekking, and one of the most bizarre episodes in monarchy in the world. Now Laura wants to join the Foreign Service and all of us want...
21 Aug 201928min

Freedom for Ethiopian Jews
It's 1991 in Ethiopia. President Mengistu and the rebels are at war. Drought and famine are killing thousands. As Charge d'Affaires in Addis Ababa, Bob Houdek oversees the evacuation of 14,000 Ethiopi...
12 Aug 201930min

Think About a Career in Public Service
Bill Burns says it best: "This is exactly the moment when you need to attract the best in our society to lives in public service, whether it's in the State Department, the US military or elsewhere. I ...
5 Aug 201930min

Bill Burns - The Back Channel
Burns shares stories from his engaging new book, The Back Channel.
1 Aug 201933min

Glamping with the Masters of the Desert
Plus, a few good works. Vicki Huddleston gets around in the Sahara, and even gets the women a place inside the tent. So where did all these terrorists come from?
23 Jul 201929min

Mali - Most Dangerous Peacekeeping Mission on Earth
Vicki Huddleston, our ambassador in Mali (not to be confused with Bali), helps us understand the Sahel, the Sahara, and their vast range of inhabitants. Everyone got along so well, so how did this la...
18 Jul 201937min



















