Foreign Policy recommends: The Council on Foreign Relations’ Why It Matters.
In Foreign Policy Playlist’s first episode of 2021, we highlight Why It Matters, a podcast from the Council on Foreign Relations that focuses on breaking down important issues through conversations with leading thinkers.
One episode discusses the implications of solar geoengineering, a newly proposed solution to try to slow down climate change. Our host, Foreign Policy’s Jonathan Tepperman, talks to the show’s host, Gabrielle Sierra, about what her show discovered about risks of the alternative technique.
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About Foreign Policy Playlist: Each week, Foreign Policy’s national security and intelligence reporter Amy Mackinnon 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. Love podcasts just as much as we do? We’d love to feature your favorite foreign-policy podcasts on Foreign Policy Playlist. Reach out to us by clicking on the link here. See All Episodes
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What a Generation Sounds Like
This week on FP Playlist, we feature an episode from “The Europeans.”
Fleeing Kyiv: Svetlana’s Story
In this episode, host David Greene sits down with Svetlana to hear what happened as she and her family tried to flee Kyiv.
The History of Ukraine’s Identity
In this episode, we explore the history of Ukraine’s national identity and how it formed over the course of centuries.
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