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Foreign Exchanges is a newsletter that helps you stay on top of important stories happening around the world. Our companion podcast aims to understand the contemporary world by looking to the past. Join host Derek Davison as he interviews writers and scholars whose work sheds light on world history. www.foreignexchanges.news
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What if instead of being on the brink of disaster, we’re on the cusp of a better world? No one can deny the challenges the world faces, from pandemics to climate change to authoritarianism. But pessimism and despair are too easy a response. Each week, Progress Network Founder Zachary Karabell and Executive Director Emma Varvaloucas convene a diverse panel of experts to discuss the central issues of our era, including sustainability, polarization, work, and the economy, and make the case for ...
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The big names, the big fights, the big stories... it’s the podcast that packs a punch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Fight Night Extra-Sheeraz statement, Usyk vs Dubois next!
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56:08Gareth A Davies is alongside leading trainer Dave Coldwell ahead of a huge night at Wembley this weekend! Before all that we relive a big week of fights in New York as Katie Taylor put an end to her rivalry with Amanda Serrano by winning their third and final fight We also discuss what next for Hamzah Sheeraz following his statement win over Edgar …
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A Historian’s Look Into America’s Future with Garrett Graff
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48:00What can Americans look forward to despite today's lack of trust in the government? Zachary and Emma welcome Garrett Graff, journalist, historian, and author of several books, including Pulitzer finalist Watergate: A New History. He also hosts the Long Shadow podcast, which covers topics from 9/11 to American far right extremists. Garrett discusses…
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Usyk v Dubois - Fight Night Daily Podcast
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34:43Welcome to the latest edition of the Fight Night Daily Podcast with Gareth A Davies and Spencer Oliver where the boys sit down with Frank Warren, Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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E219 - The History of America’s Entrepreneurial Work Ethic w/ Erik Baker
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1:04:00Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our content! Pull yourselves up by your bootstraps, rise ‘n grind, and find your calling as we welcome historian Erik Baker to the program to talk about his book Make Your Own Job: How the Entrepreneurial Work Ethic Exhausted America. The group explores the Protestant work ethic and Jeffersonian yeoman f…
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Bonus - Politics in Korea and the United States w/ E. Tammy Kim (Preview)
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9:25Subscribe now for the full episode. Danny and Derek welcome back to the show E. Tammy Kim, contributing writer at The New Yorker, to talk about current Korean politics as well as some domestic issues. They get into the transitional moment of America’s relationship with East Asia, the changeover from President Yoon to Lee in South Korea, the effect …
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Usyk v Dubois preview - Don Charles, Frank Warren, Anthony Yarde, Jazza Dickens
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1:02:46Welcome to the latest edition of the Fight Night Podcast with Adam Catterall and Gareth A Davies. This week the boys look ahead to the huge undisputed Heavyweight title fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois. The boys were also joined by a host of top guests including Frank Warren, Don Charles, Anthony Yarde and Jazza Dickens Hosted on Acas…
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News - Houthis Resume Red Sea Attacks, New IDF Strikes in Lebanon, Deadly Kenya Protests
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52:03Remember that today is the last day to order our limited edition “Robo Washington Crossing the Delaware” poster! Paid subscribers get a 50% discount! AP’s retirement account is entirely tied to copper, so we’re not sure how long we have to do this. In this week’s news: Yemen’s Houthi/Ansar Allah fighters have resumed attacks on commercial ships in …
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The Progress Report: Clean Up on Aisle Everest
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15:36On this week’s episode of The Progress Report, Zachary and Emma dig up the good news buried beneath the usual headlines, celebrating Costa Rica’s leap into high-income status and the upward mobility of Cape Verde and Samoa, marveling at Paris’s historic $1.4 billion effort to make the Seine swimmable again for local residents, highlighting a Suprem…
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Fight Night Extra- Fury pours cold water over AJ fight
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50:41Gareth A Davies is alongside the managing editor of the Ring Magazine Tom Gray to unpack all the latest from the world of boxing! They get stuck into the comments from Tyson Fury suggesting he will be happy to return to boxing IF he gets a chance at revenge over Oleksandr Usyk! We ask if that has categorically put an end to a potential super fight …
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What Makes Societies Thrive? with Johan Norberg
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55:59What made history’s golden ages thrive? Zachary and Emma speak with Johan Norberg, historian, documentary filmmaker, and author of Peak Human: What We Can Learn from the Rise and Fall of Golden Ages. Johan discusses what special societal qualities produced golden ages across history, as well as why these civilizations declined, what we can learn fr…
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Stories from Israel-Palestine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ukraine, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribeBy Derek Davison
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E218 - The Human Cost of Economic Sanctions w/ Mark Weisbrot
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56:58Subscribe now to skip the ads. Get your limited edition "Robo Washington" poster now. Subscribers get a 50% discount! Economist and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Mark Weisbrot joins the show to talk about economic sanctions and how they affect people’s lives. They discuss the effect of sanctions on migration f…
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Special - Where Things Stand After the Iran-Israel War w/ Sina Azodi
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44:21Subscribe today to skip the ads and for access to all of our special episodes. Derek speaks with Sina Azodi, assistant professor of Middle East Politics at the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University, to reflect on where things stand after the recent Iran-Israel war. They talk about the tactics used by both sides…
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How to Invent a Renaissance, with Ada Palmer
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1:25:27Hello Foreign Exchanges fans and welcome to another entry in our podcast series! Today I’m very pleased to welcome to the show Dr. Ada Palmer, Associate Professor of Early Modern European History and the College at the University of Chicago. We’ll be discussing her latest book, Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age. Join us for a wide…
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Stories from Israel-Palestine, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribeBy Derek Davison
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Bonus - Demolition Man, Batman Returns, and the Security State w/ Daniel Waters (Preview)
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11:42Subscribe now for the full episode. Get your limited edition "Robo Washington" poster now. Subscribers get a 50% discount! Danny and Derek speak with writer and director Daniel Waters about the films Demolition Man and Batman Returns, both screenplays of his. They discuss the state of screenwriting now vs. when Daniel first arrived in Hollywood, th…
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News - DRC-Rwanda Peace Deal, PKK Disarmament, US Airstrikes in Somalia
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45:56Subscribe now to skip the ads and get more content. Order our limited edition "Robo Washington Crossing the Delaware" poster now. Paid subscribers get a 50% discount! Our news roundups are sometimes big, but never beautiful. This week: the PKK to begin its disarmament in Turkey (1:17); Iran suspends its cooperation with the IAEA (4:30), but remai…
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The Progress Report: A Robot Saved My Heart
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13:08This week on The Progress Report, Zachary and Emma bring more uplifting headlines you won’t find in your usual news feed. America’s prison population is dropping fast, thanks to a dramatic decrease in youth incarceration. The first fully robotic heart transplant in the U.S. marks a giant leap for medical innovation, eliminating the need for open-ch…
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Climate Change's Agriculture Problem with Michael Grunwald
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57:26Can we feed the world without destroying it? Zachary and Emma speak with Michael Grunwald, award-winning journalist and author known for his work on the environment and national politics. He is currently a senior writer for Politico Magazine and author of We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate. Michael discuss…
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Jarrell Miller reveals AJ talks & Roy Jones Jr shock comeback
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29:41The latest edition of the Fight Night Daily podcast was hosted by Spencer Oliver and Paul Smith in Istanbul. They were joined by Nico Ali Walsh, Shannon Briggs, Viddal Riley, Roy Jones Jr, Jarrell Miller, Liam Smith & Callum Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Special - The DRC-Rwanda Ceasefire w/ Jason Stearns (Preview)
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10:01Subscribe now for the full episode and access to all news specials. Derek welcomes back to the show Jason Stearns, associate professor at Simon Fraser University and author of The War That Doesn't Say Its Name: The Unending Conflict in the Congo, to talk about the state of play between the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group and the Democratic Republic …
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Fight Night Extra-Eubank Jnr vs Benn 2 signed for September
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46:02Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies unpack all the latest boxing news from around the world! They reflect on a return to the ring for Deontay Wilder who picked up his first win since 2022, is now the time for him to step in with Antony Joshua? Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn will meet again later this year, their rematch has been confirmed for Septembe…
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E217 - The Continued Assault on Gaza and the West Bank w/ Dalia Hatuqa
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1:08:41Subscribe now to skip the ads and get more content! Get our "Welcome to the Crusades" miniseries! Derek welcomes back to the show Dalia Hatuqa, a journalist specializing in Israeli/Palestinian affairs and regional Middle East issues, to talk about the situation in Gaza and the West Bank. They recap what has been happening to Palestinians in Gaza wh…
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Stories from Israel-Palestine, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribeBy Derek Davison
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Bonus - Reading the Right w/ Richard Beck (Preview)
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8:57Subscribe now for the full episode. Don’t forget to purchase our “Welcome to the Crusades” series before the price increases next week. Subscribers get a 25% discount! Richard Beck, senior writer at n+1 and author of Homeland: The War on Terror in American Life, joins the program to talk about the rise of interest in studying the far right since 20…
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Fight Night - Wilder Returns, Usyk vs Dubois 3 weeks away and Canelo vs Crawford heats up!
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32:07Gareth A Davies and former three weight world champion Duke McKenzie discussed some of boxings hottest topics this week! Deontay Wilder returns to the ring, Usyk vs Dubois is just three weeks away and things between Canelo and Crawford are heating up. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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News - Iran Strikes and Ceasefire, Nato Ups Defense Budgets, Supreme Court Okays Government Trafficking Migrants
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43:34Don’t forget to purchase our “Welcome to the Crusades” series before the price increases next week. Paid AP subscribers get a 20% discount, so subscribe today! Danny and Derek broadcast from an undisclosed resort location. This week: an update on the conflict with Iran, including the ceasefire (2:34), Trump’s disagreement with US intelligence asses…
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The Progress Report: FDA Approves HIV Prevention Gamechanger
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19:53On this week's Progress Report, Zachary and Emma spotlight the stories that prove the world is moving forward, from Ireland’s bold move to end coal power to major U.S. brands ditching synthetic food dyes to breakthrough HIV prevention. They also cover how aviation safety is getting a high-tech upgrade as airlines roll out new cockpit alert systems …
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Special - Reflections on Mamdani’s Victory plus the View from Tehran w/ Eli Clifton (Preview)
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11:10Subscribe now for the full episode and access to all of our breaking news specials. Investigative journalist Eli Clifton is back on the show, this time to share his thoughts on Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York's Democratic mayoral primary. Eli also just got back from Iran and analyzes where things stand amid a tenuous ceasefire. Learn more abou…
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Are High-Achieving Families Born or Made? with Susan Dominus
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50:04Can sibling rivalries shape success? Zachary and Emma speak with Susan Dominus, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. She is the author of The Family Dynamic: A Journey Into the Mystery of Sibling Success. Susan shares case studies about high-achieving families and how siblings can be powerful motivators…
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Stories from Iran, Myanmar, Romania, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribeBy Derek Davison
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