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 Falling (Communist) Blocs and the Rise of Tetris
Falling (Communist) Blocs and the Rise of Tetris
July 13, 2023 — Screenwriter Noah Pink tells Ray Suarez how he discovered the true story behind “Tetris,” from the…
- Listen about A Twitter Coup? Pics or Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Mutiny Didn’t Happen
A Twitter Coup? Pics or Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Mutiny Didn’t Happen
July 10, 2023 — Putin may have won the “battle” against Wagner’s Yevgeny Prigozhin, but he’s losing the meme war.…
- Listen about Yemen’s Long Road to Peace: What a Saudi-Iran Deal Means
Yemen’s Long Road to Peace: What a Saudi-Iran Deal Means
July 6, 2023 — Peace is a process, not an outcome. And in the case of Yemen, Saudi Arabia’s meddling…
- Listen about Money Talks, Kingdom Walks: Global Finance and Saudi Politics
Money Talks, Kingdom Walks: Global Finance and Saudi Politics
July 3, 2023 — Can a single gathering of world leaders really pull billions of people out of poverty? Eric…
- Listen about PlateGate: The Conspiracies About What We Eat
PlateGate: The Conspiracies About What We Eat
June 29, 2023 — Conspiracy communities that once promoted QAnon and anti-vaccine theories have now sunk their teeth into an…
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?
