Podcasts
Geopolitical turmoil. A warming planet. Authoritarians on the rise. We live in a chaotic world that’s rapidly shifting around us. “On Shifting Ground with Ray Suarez” explores international fault lines and how they impact us all. Each week, NPR veteran Ray Suarez hosts conversations with journalists, leaders and policy experts to help us read between the headlines – and give us hope for human resilience.
- Listen about Blood and Butter: Why Russia’s Economy is Falling Faster Than Prigozhin’s Plane
Blood and Butter: Why Russia’s Economy is Falling Faster Than Prigozhin’s Plane
September 11, 2023 — What will happen to Wagner without Prigozhin? And can Russia continue to isolate itself from the…
- Listen about Putin’s Prigozhin Trap, with Anne Applebaum
Putin’s Prigozhin Trap, with Anne Applebaum
September 4, 2023 — On August 23rd, Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a mysterious plane crash just 60 days after…
- Listen about China’s Dream of Global Dominance
China’s Dream of Global Dominance
Aug. 28 — The aftermath of the Chinese surveillance balloon saga reveals a growing diplomatic divide between the US and…
- Listen about QAnon’s German Blitz
QAnon’s German Blitz
August 24, 2023 — Groups like the Reichsbürger and Sovereign Citizens are not new, but the ways in which they…
- Listen about Trump-ing Tradition: American Democracy at the Crossroads
Trump-ing Tradition: American Democracy at the Crossroads
August 21, 2023 – When former President Trump incited his followers to storm the US Capitol, he punctured a 220-year-old…
Featured Episodes
Jinho’s Journey
Snap Judgment
A hip-hop artist from Oakland leaves his mic behind to join the police force and fight for justice from the inside.
Rolling With The Putins
Foreign Policy
The first in a series about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s consolidation of power in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Fighting Fire With Fire
Reveal
As climate change continues making wildfires worse, how do we learn to live with fire?
