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20 Years in Afghanistan: Was it Worth it?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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US military forces have occupied Afghanistan for almost 20 years and now, President Biden says it’s time to end the war. But Afghanistan is still f...

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  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Dispatch 382 - COVID Twitter Wave
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A "reminder" from India's Chamber of Commerce, Credit: Sandip Roy
As India’s second wave of COVID-19 batters India, Twitter is becoming the go to for communication.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Can We Vaccinate 7.9 Billion People?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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If you live in the United States, there’s a good chance you’ve already been vaccinated, or at least have an appointment booked, but people who live...

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  • Added: Apr 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
The World Doesn’t Revolve Around You
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we look at what happens when you think you know what you’re doing and don’t listen to the people you are trying to help. Our guest...

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  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Vax Fest India
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Screen shot from India Today
Apparently Indians pay attention to nothing unless it’s turned into a festival. Sandip Roy wonders if that may help stop COVID-19.

  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
From Nobel Peace Prize to Civil War
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we talk with Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations Michelle Gavin about how this happened, Amnesty ...

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  • Added: Apr 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Dispatch 379 - A Song of Democracy
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Trucks blasting political songs in Kolkata, Credit: Sandip Roy
American’s are no stranger to election songs, but in India election songs are a different ballgame. Though there are plenty of songs, Bollywood and...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Exporting America's Gun Problem
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, journalists J Brian Charles and Ioan Grillo join us to talk about how complicated gun violence is, and how tighter gun laws could ...

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Filibuster or Bust
From: Jennifer Bassett
Series: Talking Feds
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Senator Whitehouse, Bill Kristol, and Jennifer Rubin, join Harry to break down the most important and challenging topics on the Senate’s plate, inc...

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  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 50:29
  • Purchases: 1
Syrians Reflect on Ten Years of War
From: Mateo Schimpf
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The Syrian people are caught in the crossfire and have essentially lost their country. A decade of war has killed an estimated 600,000 people and d...

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  • Added: Mar 24, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Namaste Alabama
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: The yoga pose Gajasana, hand-drawn illustration in Sritattvanidhi, 19th century Mysore Palace manuscript, Credit: Unknown palace artist in Sritattvanidhi, 19th century (before 1868) - Own scan of Sjoman, Norman E. (1999). The Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace. Abhinav Publications
The Alabama house of representatives recently voted to let school officials decide if they want yoga to be allowed in public schools. But there’s ...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Israel Heads to the Polls Again, But What About the Palestinians?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this week’s episode, we get two perspectives on the Middle East's political transitions, one Israeli and one Palestinian.

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  • Added: Mar 17, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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Why They’re Protesting in Burma
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Burma was supposed to be a transitioning democracy, and the power-sharing agreement between its military and civilian leadership was regarded as on...

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  • Added: Mar 10, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Dispatch #375 - Implicitly Explicit
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Joe Pugliese/Harpo Productions
The casual racism of starchy royals was never particularly secret, but in all the debates about whether the Royals are racist or whether Harry and ...

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  • Added: Mar 08, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Why the Solarwinds Cyberattack Was Inevitable
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week on WorldAffairs, New York Times reporters David Sanger and Nicole Perlroth join us to talk about the threat of cyberwarfare, how the Unit...

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  • Added: Mar 03, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Dispatch #374 - An Ode for Lawrence Ferlinghetti
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A photo of Lawrence Ferlinghetti at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco, Credit: Sandip Roy
Over a decade ago Sandip Roy was called to service…. By Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Why Farmers are Fighting in Modi's India
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we talk with experts and journalists about India’s new agricultural reforms, why farmers don’t like it, and how platforms like Fa...

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Dispatch #373 - India's COVID Mystery
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A crowded Kolkata subway, Credit: Sandip Roy
India’s COVID-19 numbers of late have shown great promise, what’s going on?

  • Added: Feb 23, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Democracy in Peril + A Resurgent Russia
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we’re partnering with the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University to talk about the state of dem...

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  • Added: Feb 17, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Yemen's Hunger Ward
From: Mateo Schimpf
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After more than five years of civil war, Yemenis are bracing for what could be the worst famine the world has seen in decades. Hunger Ward, a new d...

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2021
  • Length: 17:30
  • Purchases: 2
Security in an Uncertain World: How Intelligence Fights Far-Right Extremism
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, Ray Suarez talks with two intelligence agents, one in Germany and the other in the United States. What have they learned in their ...

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  • Added: Feb 10, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Celebs and Farmer Protests
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A Still from the video "RiRi" by Diljit Dosanjh, Credit: Sandip Roy
More and more celebrities are tweeting about the farmer protest in India, and while this is about the backbone of India but it’s not the farmers wh...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Unraveling the Brexit Divide
From: Mateo Schimpf
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As the UK’s new trade deal with the EU rattles the country’s economy, Teresa Cotsirilos talks with two political activists on opposite sides of the...

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  • Added: Feb 05, 2021
  • Length: 21:23
  • Purchases: 1
Brexit: What Happens Now?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we talk with Irish Times columnist Fintan O’Toole and two political activists on opposite sides of the Brexit debate.

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  • Added: Feb 03, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Dispatch 370 - Something Funny's Going On
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Faruqui and Khamra's twitter headings
Something funny happened on the way to the comedy club in India but no-one is laughing.

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1

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