World Policy On Air

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World Policy On Air is a podcast from the pages and website of World Policy Journal featuring former Newsweek On Air host David Alpern and conversations with experts and journalists from around the globe.

  1. World Policy On Air, Ep. 154: "The Rights of Indigenous Peoples"

    01/26/2018

    World Policy On Air, Ep. 154: "The Rights of Indigenous Peoples"

    When Indigenous representatives began to draft a U.N. document enshrining the right to self-determination, many states worried that their proposals would open the door to secession. On today's episode of World Policy On Air, University of Alaska professor Dalee Sambo Dorough discusses the lengthy process of overcoming these concerns and securing support for the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. World Policy On Air Archive

    41 min
  2. World Policy On Air, Ep. 153: "Protest & Community at Standing Rock"

    01/19/2018

    World Policy On Air, Ep. 153: "Protest & Community at Standing Rock"

    Photographer Josué Rivas spent months on the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, documenting not only the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, but also the culture that developed among the participants. This week, he joins World Policy On Air to discuss his photoessay in the winter issue of World Policy Journal. World Policy On Air Archive

    31 min
  3. World Policy On Air, Ep. 152: "Native Voices"

    01/12/2018

    World Policy On Air, Ep. 152: "Native Voices"

    Last year marked the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the first international treaty to recognize Indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination. On today’s episode of World Policy On Air, editor Jessica Loudis discusses the new issue of World Policy Journal, which features Native contributors from across the globe. World Policy On Air Archive

    17 min
  4. World Policy On Air [Encore]: "Kill The Indian, Save the Man"

    01/05/2018

    World Policy On Air [Encore]: "Kill The Indian, Save the Man"

    On this week's episode of World Policy On Air, we revisit our conversation with documentary photographer Daniella Zalcman about the painful history and legacy of Canada's Indian Residential Schools, which separated Indigenous children from their families in an effort to eradicate their culture and language. The discussion in this episode was originally published on Oct. 13, 2016. World Policy On Air Archive

    25 min
  5. World Policy On Air [Encore]: "Innovation at the Arctic Council"

    12/28/2017

    World Policy On Air [Encore]: "Innovation at the Arctic Council"

    This week on World Policy On Air, we revisit our conversation with Nadine Fabbi, the head of the Arctic Fellows program at the University of Washington, who discusses the progress the Arctic Council has made after 30 years of operation. This episode is an encore of the episode originally published on Aug. 25, 2017. World Policy On Air Archive

    41 min
  6. World Policy On Air, Ep. 151: "The Kremlin's Revolution Problem"

    12/22/2017

    World Policy On Air, Ep. 151: "The Kremlin's Revolution Problem"

    Russian state media marked the centenary of the Bolshevik revolution this year by airing new television dramas, launching interactive websites, and live tweeting. On today's episode of World Policy On Air, Moscow-based journalist Amie Ferris-Rotman discusses the current government's conflicted relationship with the country's Soviet past. World Policy On Air Archive

    19 min
  7. World Policy On Air, Ep. 150: "Budapest's Drug Scare"

    12/15/2017

    World Policy On Air, Ep. 150: "Budapest's Drug Scare"

    The Hungarian government has taken a law-and-order approach to address a rise in drug use, often targeting poor and minority communities in police raids. On today's episode of World Policy On Air, drug-policy expert Peter Sarosi discusses the social issues, from structural racism to a lack of affordable housing, that contribute to high rates of drug use and are largely ignored by policymakers. World Policy On Air Archive

    27 min
  8. World Policy On Air, Ep. 149: "Turkey's Imperiled Press"

    12/08/2017

    World Policy On Air, Ep. 149: "Turkey's Imperiled Press"

    As Erdoğan's Turkey becomes increasingly polarized and intolerant of political opposition, a 1943 novel by Sabahattin Ali demonstrates how literature can introduce dissident themes in ways newspapers cannot. On this week's episode of World Policy On Air, president of English PEN Maureen Freely discusses the state of Turkish media culture today. World Policy On Air Archive

    33 min
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World Policy On Air is a podcast from the pages and website of World Policy Journal featuring former Newsweek On Air host David Alpern and conversations with experts and journalists from around the globe.

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  • Creator
    World Policy Institute
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2018
  • Episodes
    156
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © World Policy Institute
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