The Nile Just Keeps Flowing
Dan Kurtzer, Ambassador to both Egypt and Israel, parses this complex part of the world from his experience on the ground. Why was Anwar Sadat killed? What social forces produced the revolution of Feb...
21 Tammi 202144min
The Merchant of Death
The worst of the worst: Victor Bout, Russian arms dealer, is not the only one. A a host of other nogoodnicks invest their nefarious proceeds in American cities such as Louisville, Dallas, Cleveland, u...
14 Tammi 202130min
The Dirty Money Tracker
What exactly is dirty money, and how is it laundered? How much of it flows through the world, and the United States in particular? And how does it impact regular Americans going about our daily live...
7 Tammi 202131min
Hiatus Post - More with Gina Winstanley
For some even better discussion with Gina, here's our second of two with her: Religious police stop Gina and terrorists attack the consulate general in Jeddah. See you next week with new original co...
31 Joulu 202047min
Hiatus post: Gina Winstanley's Adventures in the Middle East
Bet you haven't heard this one! We recorded this story when we began the show a few years ago and no one knew about us yet. Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley regales, in her first of two episodes. Do you k...
26 Joulu 202026min
Hiatus Post - Pete Goes Native
Pete visits the Huarani Indians, botches up a boar hunt, drinks the mystery drink chicha, and receives upon his departure a marriage proposal, ambiguously addressed either to himself one of the other ...
17 Joulu 202032min
Hiatus Repost - Cowboys and Indian at the Embassy
In this adventure tale in two parts, Pete visits the Huarani tribe in the Amazon jungle while serving as US Ambassador to Ecuador. Today, in light of Covid, Pete feels remorse. We promise that no one ...
10 Joulu 202037min
Hiatus Post - Foreign Service Test? Quiz Show? You Decide.
You've heard a zillion stories of adventures in Foreign Service. How did all of these regular people become such erudite heroes of public service? They took the Foreign Service Test. And so, for your ...
3 Joulu 202040min
