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Each week, Foreign Policy’s Laura Rosbrow-Telem will recommend one podcast from around the world and play an excerpt.
The curated show is designed to help listeners interested in the things we are—great stories, compelling interviews, and cogent analysis on international affairs—sort through the overwhelming variety of podcasts out there and find the best ones. And occasionally you’ll hear audio from our own newsroom.
FP Playlist replaces our flagship podcast First Person. You can download a new episode each Wednesday on Apple, Spotify, and all the other usual places.
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Laura Rosbrow-Telem is a podcast producer at Foreign Policy. She previously worked as a reporter and host at Public News Service and WRFI, and a print and online editor at the Jerusalem Post and Mic. Her reporting has appeared on Radiolab, the Atlantic, and Business Insider.
Lead Producers: Zamone Perez, Maria Ximena Aragon | Lead Editor: Rosie Julin | Managing Editor: Rob Sachs
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