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In our podcast “Think. Debate. Inspire.“, Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar of the Robert Bosch Academy invite one Richard Weizsäcker Fellow every month to discuss some of the most pressing global challenges of our times. The conversations revolve around a wide range of issues, such as foreign policy, global governance, climate change, health, and education. The podcast presents ideas and approaches for joint global responses to international problems.

Moderators: Henry Alt-Haaker, Pradnya Bivalkar
Publisher: Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH

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In our podcast “Think. Debate. Inspire.“, Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar of the Robert Bosch Academy invite one Richard Weizsäcker Fellow every month to discuss some of the most pressing global challenges of our times. The conversations revolve around a wide range of issues, such as foreign policy, global governance, climate change, health, and education. The podcast presents ideas and approaches for joint global responses to international problems.

Moderators: Henry Alt-Haaker, Pradnya Bivalkar
Publisher: Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH

    Dennis Shirley and Rana Dajani talk about education, identity and wellbeing

    Dennis Shirley and Rana Dajani talk about education, identity and wellbeing

    In this special episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire." Henry Alt-Haaker speaks with Dennis Shirley, a professor for Education and Rana Dajani, a molecular biologist. The conversation focuses on various aspects of education, the interconnection between reading, identity and wellbeing.

    References:

    We Love reading: https://welovereading.org/ ;

    Sophie's World: https://www.amazon.de/Sophies-World-History-Philosophy-Classics/dp/0374530718 ;

    Not ideas about the thing, but the thing itself by Wallace Stevens: https://poets.org/poem/not-ideas-about-thing-thing-itself;

    The Rights of the Reader by Danielle Pinnock: https://www.amazon.de/Rights-Reader-Daniel-Pennac/dp/1406300918 ;

    Rio Grande by Gabriel DeLayne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rf_ycBMV-0 ;

    • 47 min
    Fiona Hill talks about impacts of post-industrialization on societies, the rise of populism and the distribution of power

    Fiona Hill talks about impacts of post-industrialization on societies, the rise of populism and the distribution of power

    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with the highly popular foreign policy expert Fiona Hill from the United States. The conversation focuses on the impacts of post-industrialization on societies and the rise of populism across the world.

    There is nothing for you here. Finding opportunity in the 21st century. By Fiona Hill. https://www.amazon.de/There-Nothing-You-Here-Opportunity/dp/0358574315

    A Christmas Carol. By Charles Dickens: https://www.amazon.de/Christmas-Carol-Weihnachtsgeschichte-engl-Ausgabe/dp/0553212443

    Trump's Erbe(n): https://www.daserste.de/information/reportage-dokumentation/dokus/sendung/trumps-erben-100.html

    • 53 min
    Obiageli Ezekwesili talks about the changing world order and relations between Africa and the West

    Obiageli Ezekwesili talks about the changing world order and relations between Africa and the West

    In this episode of “Think, Debate, Inspire”, Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with the renowned economic policy expert and transparency and good governance activist Obiageli Ezekwesili from Nigeria. The conversation focuses on changing world order, challenges for democracies across Africa and last but not least, the recently concluced Nigerian elections.

    #FixPolitics Intiative: https://www.fixpolitics.org/

    School of Politics, Policy and Governance: https://thesppg.org/our-story/

    The Good State. On the principles of Democracy by A.C. Grayling : https://www.amazon.de/Good-State-Principles-Democracy/dp/1786077183

    • 48 min
    Ekaterina Schulmann talks about domestic politics in Russia

    Ekaterina Schulmann talks about domestic politics in Russia

    In this episode of “Think, Debate, Inspire.” Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with the renowned political scientist Ekaterina Schulmann from Russia. The conversation focusses on domestic politics in Russia, taking a pulse of the Russian society and its impact on the ongoing war in Ukraine.

    References:

    Levada Center: https://www.levada.ru/en/2021/10/12/trust-in-public-institutions/

    Dedovshchina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedovshchina

    Watership Down by Richard Adams: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watership_Down

    Toy Story 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_3

    • 48 min
    Kumi Naidoo talks about Climate Justice

    Kumi Naidoo talks about Climate Justice

    In this episode of “Think, Debate, Inspire”, Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with the renowned climate and human rights activist Kumi Naidoo from South Africa. The conversation focusses on the climate justice, successes and failures of the COP27 in Egypt as well as the need for a stronger global cooperation.

    YouTube link to Kumi’s favorite song “Stay Shining” by Riky Rick: https://youtu.be/lK9VujaDRJo

    • 32 min
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Frank, friendly discussions with real depth of content

The first two episodes have been really fascinating. They let their guests speak at length and be very frank.

The first one was from a climate activist with some good discussion of access vs influence and whether activism achieves anything at all.

The newest one is from a Russian Poli scientist who is teaching me a lot about the last year.

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