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An African vision for freedom
Author Howard French is one of the best narrators of recent African history in book form. We discuss his latest book, on Kwame Nkrumah—an African…
Sep 5
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Jeremy Goldkorn
4
1
51:35
August 2025
Lysenko: RFK Jr.'s Soviet predecessor
William de Jong Lambert is a historian of science whose work on Trofim Lysenko illuminates the quackery of Trump's Health Secretary.
Aug 28
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Jeremy Goldkorn
and
Maria Repnikova
7
1
34:37
American concentration camps
Andrea Pitzer—author of 'One Long Night'—on mass internment and other human rights abuses in Trump's America.
Aug 24
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Jeremy Goldkorn
2
52:28
A mathematician looks at Trump's authoritarian takeover
Why and how Trump is attacking the Smithsonian Institution, universities, science, and medical expertise—a conversation with Christina Pagel.
Aug 22
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Jeremy Goldkorn
7
35:07
Africa's most famous dictator, Idi Amin, and Donald Trump
Professor Derek Peterson has written a new book on Idi Amin's Uganda.It's a fascinating glimpse into Africa's most notorious dictator, whose rule and…
Aug 15
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Jeremy Goldkorn
4
47:45
Iran's past and the future of America
A discussion with author Arash Azizi: From misogyny and religious conservatism to political apathy amongst the electorate—the United States and the…
Aug 11
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Jeremy Goldkorn
and
Maria Repnikova
2
1:05:14
Why the U.S. is now a developing country
Journalist Richard Poplak talks about the U.S. as seen from South Africa, after six months of Trump.
Aug 1
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Jeremy Goldkorn
3
33:46
July 2025
Balkan wars and culture wars, from Slobodan Milošević to Trump
Misha Glenny is the author of numerous books on the Balkans and on organized crime, both subjects that help us understand Trump's America.
Jul 22
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Jeremy Goldkorn
1
57:12
The surveillance state in China and America
Journalist Megan K. Stack on cameras, cash apps, and being tracked by machines on both sides of the Pacific.
Jul 14
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Jeremy Goldkorn
4
43:30
Five decades in Russia: From the Era of Stagnation to the invasion of Ukraine
Maria Lipman is a Muscovite, veteran journalist, and scholar of Russian politics. This conversation is a crash course in what it's been like to be a…
Jul 7
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Jeremy Goldkorn
and
Maria Repnikova
3
1:02:29
June 2025
Modi and the rise of the Hindu Right
Author and scholar Rohit Chopra discusses Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India's lurch to Hindu nationalism, and what it tells us about Trump's America.
Jun 30
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Jeremy Goldkorn
and
Maria Repnikova
4
51:05
The horrors of European history and today's America
Marci Shore is a scholar and author of books about Central and Eastern European history—and not the fun parts. She has much to say about the current…
Jun 24
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Jeremy Goldkorn
1
43:15
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