podcast – Elliott360

What podcasts are Elliott School students listening to? An informal survey turned up both international affairs standbys as well as other podcasts that provide a humorous or non US-centric analysis for your next listen. So, if you are looking for more international affairs content, here are some global affairs focused podcasts recommended by Elliott students for Elliott students.

War on the Rocks

Discussions over drinks with security, defense and foreign policy insiders and experts.

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Pod Save the World

On this weekly podcast that drops every Wednesday, Pod Save America Co-Host Tommy Vietor, and his fellow former Obama staffer Ben Rhodes, discuss the largest events in world politics without fear of straying from the professional vernacular.

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Foreign Policy Playlist

The sporadic releases of this podcast correlates directly with the sporadic discussion of topics on this playlist: Name anything in International Affairs, and it is likely that host Amy Mackinnon has discussed it at some point.

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The President’s Inbox

With a 5-Star rating on Spotify, this IA podcast looks at the world from the United States’ perspective surveying how global events impact the US.

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Lowy Institute: Live Events

Looking for a break from the American based IA conversation? The Australian based Lowy institute often posts live events covering international issues to their podcast.

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ESPN FC

Sometimes we all need a break from politics, and ESPN FC can provide that. This daily podcast gives discussion of the ‘World’s Sport’ from leagues and clubs all over the globe. Plus, knowing a thing or two about football won’t hurt for networking either.

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The World: Latest Stories

Looking for a quick listen that tells you what you need to know about a certain topic? The World: Latest Stories drops shows multiple times a day that are mostly under 10 minutes giving you the stories you need to know.

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The Daily Show with Trevor Noah: Ears Edition

The famous political satire TV show also has a podcast that drops shows daily. To get a great laugh and a break from the American perspective, Trevor Noah is the place to go.

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Foreign Policy Talks

Despite host Noto Suoneto’s area of expertise in East Asian Affairs, this international affairs podcast speaks bi-weekly on the biggest issues around the world.

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Global Dispatches- World News that Matters

The longest running podcast on International Affairs has a series of high profile guests and covers the biggest topics in world news. It was even named a “podcast to make you smarter” by the Guardian.

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Eyes on Southeast Asia

With the global rise of China, we all know the importance of Southeast Asia in World Affairs, and this Podcast gives a look specifically into this often overlooked part of the world.

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Making a Killing

Making a Killing explores how corruption is reshaping global politics, and fueling some of the most deadly security threats facing the world today— from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, to terrorist networks, nuclear proliferation, drug trafficking and other organized crime.

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Press the Button

How can we prevent nuclear war? Defense experts Michelle Dover and Tom Collina discuss one of the most pressing issues today by exploring current events in North Korea, Iran, and foreign policy.

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The World Unpacked
Hosted by Douglass Farrar, this podcast breaks down the most pressing issues with journalists, experts, and policymakers to understand what is really happening out there.

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Media Roots Radio

Controversial and explicit, siblings Abby Martin and Robbie Martin critically examine US foreign policy and political partisanship. Independent from the mainstream, this podcast will definitely provide you with a different perspective.

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A Rock and A Hard Place

Every week Dr. Saleem Ali and Thomas Hale speak with themselves and experts about the presence and importance of the roles of minerals in our modern world.

Listen here to A Rock and A Hard Place

International affairs and international development graduate Emma Anderson ’20 sees money through a different lens than others.

A longtime champion of gender equity, women’s rights and domestic and sexual violence prevention, Ms. Anderson believes allocating and mobilizing financial resources can be a means to redistributive justice. That’s exactly how she approaches her current role as a grants and programs officer for the International Rescue Committee (IRC), focused primarily on Somalia.

“We’re getting money from governments and big organizations that have historically failed women and other marginalized populations, and we’re directly giving women and local partners that money and those funds to do what they need in order to better their own lives,” Ms. Anderson said.

Working with the IRC since August, Ms. Anderson is particularly drawn to the organization’s commitment to implementation. If it gets a grant or contract, Ms. Anderson said, it doesn’t give the money to a think tank or consulting firm. Instead, the IRC invests in schools, hospitals, domestic violence shelters and water wells, among other things, all while hiring a local workforce.

That’s the type of work that most motivates Ms. Anderson, who further cemented her passion for helping others at GW. She was involved in the Women’s Leadership Program on campus, in addition to Students Against Sexual Assault.

“Those were such a critical part of my GW experience,” said Ms. Anderson, who also co-hosted the Elliott School podcast, Foreign Affairs Inbox, as a student. “I’m really proud to be an alum.”

She also appreciated the opportunity to study abroad at GW, doing so both in South Africa and Jordan. Ms. Anderson, who grew up in Nyack, New York, said those cultural immersions were eye opening, so much so that she’ll set up shop abroad again in January. She will be stationed in Nairobi, Kenya working for the IRC.

Ms. Anderson always had a drive to make a difference, and GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs was a perfect place to carve out a path where she feels fit to do just that.

“GW is really what you make of it,” Ms. Anderson said. “You can come out of it with such a wealth of experiences and knowledge if you really want to. You get it out of it what you put into it.”

And thanks to Ms. Anderson’s work with the IRC, others in need across the globe are reaping the benefits of what she put into GW.

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