Freedom for Ethiopian Jews
It's 1991 in Ethiopia. President Mengistu and the rebels are at war. Drought and famine are killing thousands. As Charge d'Affaires in Addis Ababa, Bob Houdek oversees the evacuation of 14,000 Ethiopi...
12 Elo 201930min
Think About a Career in Public Service
Bill Burns says it best: "This is exactly the moment when you need to attract the best in our society to lives in public service, whether it's in the State Department, the US military or elsewhere. I ...
5 Elo 201930min
Bill Burns - The Back Channel
Burns shares stories from his engaging new book, The Back Channel.
1 Elo 201933min
Glamping with the Masters of the Desert
Plus, a few good works. Vicki Huddleston gets around in the Sahara, and even gets the women a place inside the tent. So where did all these terrorists come from?
23 Heinä 201929min
Mali - Most Dangerous Peacekeeping Mission on Earth
Vicki Huddleston, our ambassador in Mali (not to be confused with Bali), helps us understand the Sahel, the Sahara, and their vast range of inhabitants. Everyone got along so well, so how did this la...
18 Heinä 201937min
Sandinismo 2.0
Now that Ortega is back, how is the revolution going? Nicaraguans are being shot, hauled off and denied medical services, while the president's coffers swell. A how-to kit, on how to steal democracy.
11 Heinä 201934min
Liberation Day, Nicaragua!
We have Independence Day, and for Nicaraguans Liberation Day is just as important. Celebrated July 19, this is the day the Sandinistas overthrew the Somoza dynasty in 1979. But what really is a Sand...
3 Heinä 201920min
Ajani Husbands, Dreadlock Diplomat
Grass to tree roots: Ajani helps us understand how the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott in 1955 impacts lives today in Eritrea and the area that is now South Sudan.
27 Kesä 201931min
