Episode 35: Scott Guggenheim
Scott Guggenheim is the most influential development expert that you've never heard of. The writer Rebecca Hamilton sits in for Mark today and interviews Guggenheim about his pioneering model of commu...
6 Okt 201435min
Somaly Mam, in her own words
Somaly Mam is on the line today. She is the Cambodian anti-sex trafficking activist who came to prominence a few years ago as celebrities in the west rallied around her and her organization. That all ...
2 Okt 201419min
How the UN Helps Fight Terrorism
The Security Council will hold an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday, chaired by President Obama, dedicated to stemming the flow of foreign fighters to the Syrian battlefield. The meeting demonstrates...
23 Sep 201418min
The Big UN Climate Summit
Hundreds of world leaders are descending on the United Nations for a one day meeting on climate change. This is a big deal for the United Nations, for diplomacy, and possibly for the planet. So who is...
17 Sep 201423min
Episode 33: Ruth Messinger
Ruth Messinger cut her teeth in New York City politics. She was a long serving member of the city council and one-time candidate for Mayor. She made the move from municipal politics to global affairs ...
15 Sep 201442min
The Crisis in the Central African Republic
The Central African Republic is far from the headlines these days, which is unfortunate. Things are bad, but there's a potential that the situation may improve in the coming weeks as the current Afric...
11 Sep 201420min
Obama's Syria Dilemma
It looks increasingly likely that the United States will expand its military operations against ISIS to Syria. Mark speak with William McCants of the Brookings Institution about the prospects and pitf...
4 Sep 201415min
The Fear of Ebola
In many ways, the fear of ebola is more deadly and consequential than the virus itself. Jina Moore of BuzzFeed just returned from a reporting trip to Liberia where she detailed how the outbreak is tra...
28 Aug 201424min
