American UnExceptionalism: Resisting religious nationalism in Sri Lanka and Myanmar
This week we’re featuring an episode from American UnExceptionalism, a limited podcast series that examines the intersection of authoritarianism and religious fundamentalism around the world – looking...
9 Des 20251h 4min
The antidote to polarization may be hiding in plain sight
In the last decade, the field of peace-building has turned its eye toward the United States, as polarization has gotten worse, and political violence has increased. Our guest Peter T. Coleman is a par...
25 Nov 202535min
Shining a light on veterans and their children
“ Military children serve alongside their parents, except they're invisible.” – Harold Kudler, M.D. Millions of American children have had parents serve in Iraq, Afghanistan, or other wars following ...
11 Nov 202534min
How immigrant and ethnic news media are fighting disinformation
In our time when rumors and lies spread across the internet with lightning speed, journalists play a vital role in debunking misinformation and disinformation.Media outlets run by and for non-white au...
28 Okt 202537min
Could Northern Ireland's lessons help shape the future of Israel, Gaza?
Our guest Megan K. Stack began a recent op-ed in the New York Times describing a contentious debate about anti-immigration riots in the Northern Ireland Assembly, “each speaker straining to upstage th...
14 Okt 202536min
How Viktor Orbán hacked Hungary’s democracy
Since his election in 2010, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has transitioned Hungary from a democracy into a quasi-authoritarian country, and provided a blueprint for Project 2025 in the United ...
30 Sep 202530min
In Modi's India, journalists must fall in line or risk jail time
When we first read Suchitra Vijayan’s reporting on the media in India we were shocked to learn that much of the press in the world’s largest democracy, had fallen in line with Narendra Modi’s authorit...
16 Sep 202530min
Far from Home: Human Library
This episode comes to us from independent journalist Scott Gurian. In the Nørrebro neighborhood of Copenhagen, there's a small building with a garden and wooden seats. At first glance, it looks like s...
2 Sep 202538min
