Barbecue Earth, Episode 1: Hog Country
In the United States, agriculture plays by a different set of rules than other sectors. With its lax child labor laws and lack of environmental restrictions, the American farming industry operates in ...
20 Feb 202432min
Behind Closed Doors, Episode 3: Trouble in the Blue House
The third episode, "Trouble in the Blue House," dissects the corruption scandal often called "South Korea's Watergate." When former President Park Geun-hye was first elected in 2013, she held widespre...
31 Jul 202338min
Behind Closed Doors, Episode 2: Seeing the Monster
The second episode, "Seeing the Monster," explores what some call the biggest corruption scandal in history—Brazil's Lava Jato scandal. The story begins at a small gas station in southern Brazil, wher...
27 Jul 202343min
Behind Closed Doors, Episode 1: If Men Were Angels, We Wouldn't Need Government
What is corruption in democracies? How has it changed over time? And, in what forms does it emerge in our society today? Episode 1, 'If Men Were Angels, We Wouldn't Need Government,' answers these que...
18 Jul 202334min
The State of World Hunger
The global hunger crisis has reached unprecedented levels. Violent conflict, economic shocks from the war in Ukraine, and accelerating climate change have exacerbated food shortages in many parts of t...
13 Jul 202345min
Evading Sanctions 101
Since President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its allies have imposed tough global sanctions against Russia. Numerous sectors, individuals, and entities have b...
15 Jun 202341min
Moldova’s Moment
Since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine last year, the Eastern European nation of Moldova has been one of the countries most vulnerable to the war spilling over its borders. With the threat of Russia loomin...
1 Jun 202331min
Türkiye’s Election: The End of Erdoğan?
On May 14th, Türkiye will have its presidential and parliamentary elections. It will be a pivotal moment in Turkish politics with implications for the world concerning NATO, the war in Ukraine, Syrian...
4 Mai 202336min
