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War Games: The High Stakes of North Korea’s Nuclear Armament
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Does anyone win in nuclear war?

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  • Added: Apr 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
How Long Can Ukraine Hold On?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we look at the remarkable resilience of Ukraine, and the complex geopolitical stakes for Russia, the US, and China as Putin’s war drags on.

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  • Added: Mar 09, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
January 6th and the Global Far Right Revival
From: Mateo Schimpf
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When President Trump incited his followers to storm the US Capitol, he punctured a 220-year-old tradition in the United States of America. Two year...

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:45
  • Purchases: 4
Women, Life, and Freedom for Iran, with Reza Aslan and Golnaz Esfandiari
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Two stories about Iranians' struggle for freedom...100 years apart.

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  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The New Nuremberg? Cambodia’s Genocide Tribunal
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Why did it take so long to prosecute war crimes in Cambodia?

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  • Added: Dec 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Misinformation and Activism: Lessons for a Post-Roe World
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Can Poland’s fight over abortion offer lessons for an uncertain future? And as Americans continue to grapple with a post-Roe future, how should tho...

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  • Added: Dec 15, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
How Technology Fights – and Fuels – Misinformation
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this week’s episode of On Shifting Ground, we look at the global relationship between misinformation, war, and peace.

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  • Added: Nov 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
All Eyes on Sudan: Putin, Biden, and the Fight for Democracy
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week's episode, we look at where Sudan stands three years after a revolution ousted longtime dictator Omar Al-Bashir.

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Larry Brilliant on Stopping The Next Pandemic
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode of “On Shifting Ground,” epidemiologist Larry Brilliant joins Ray Suarez to break down what the global pandemic response com...

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Taiwan and the US-China Tug of War
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, Ray takes a close look at Taiwan: its colonial past, vibrant democratic tradition, and what recent disputes over independence could mean...

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  • Added: Nov 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Price Shock: The World Economy, Upside Down
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In light of rising inflation, we revisit a conversation with filmmaker Rupert Russell about his book and film, “Price Wars: How the Commodities Mar...

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
White Supremacist Terrorism: From Christchurch to Buffalo
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Ray Suarez invites Daniel Byman, author of Spreading Hate: The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism, to discuss the roots of the global white...

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  • Added: May 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The End of Neutrality? Finland’s NATO Bid
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode of WorldAffairs, we tackle the question, how does a country–or an individual–survive the threat of Russian aggression?

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  • Added: May 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Can China Erase History in Hong Kong
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week's episode, we hear about the various ways that Beijing is tightening the screws on Hong Kong's freedom of expression, speech, and press.

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  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Refugee Stories from Kyiv to Tripoli
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we hear stories from people seeking refuge, and how war and immigration policy impact people on the ground.

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  • Added: Apr 07, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
How Commodity Traders Cause Global Chaos
From: Mateo Schimpf
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WorldAffairs host Ray Suarez talks with Rupert Russell about his new book and film, “Price Wars: How the Commodities Markets Made Our Chaotic World.”

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  • Added: Feb 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Framing the Games: China’s Human Rights Problem
From: Mateo Schimpf
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What's the calculation for an Olympic athlete determined to make a protest statement at the games? And how has China's treatment of Uyghurs in Xinj...

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Making Sense of A Disaster in Haiti
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we feature an audio diary from an English teacher living in Les Cayes, Haiti. Then we speak with former US Ambassador to Haiti, Pa...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Why is Mexico Suing US Gun Makers?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Journalist Ioan Grillo, and author of Blood Gun Money: How America Arms Gangs and Cartels, helps us analyze Mexico’s unprecedented lawsuit against ...

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  • Added: Sep 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Colombian Military Complex
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we’re looking at Colombia, its increasingly tenuous peace process, and how US intervention has shaped the country, for better or for worse.

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
600,000 Dead. For What?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this week’s episode of the podcast we revisit a program about Syria’s war. We explore what was accomplished after 10 years of bloodshed and what...

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  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
How Has COVID-19 Changed Education?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we look at the lasting effects of the pandemic on education around the world.

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
IE: Inside Europe, 5/21/2021
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW
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This week on the show: Life gets back to almost normal in the UK, but has Britain opened up too quickly? Tensions between Morocco and Spain lead ...

  • Added: May 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
IE: Inside Europe, 2/19/2021
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW
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This week on the show: Critics say proposed legislation in France will stigmatize Muslims. Turkey slams the US after the bodies of 13 Turks are fou...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
World in Progress 01212021
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: As countries all over the world start vaccinating their populations against the novel coronavirus, will there be enough fo...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2021
  • Length: 30:00