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The Cosmopolitan

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A curated playlist of the best new podcasts on international affairs. Powered by The Syllabus. (To see the articles, books, reports and videos that are also part of the Cosmopolitan, check out our site: the-syllabus.com)

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00:57:23

Manzanar Diverted: When Water Become Dust: From...

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2021/11/09

Podcast: American Indian AirwavesEpisode: Manzanar Diverted: When Water Become Dust: From Payahuunadu (Owens Valley, CA) to Tongva (LA)Pub date: 2021-10-28Parts 1 and 2: From the majestic peaks of the snow-capped Sierras to the parched valley of Payahuunadü, “the land of flowing water,” (Owens Valley, CA) Manzanar Diverted: When Water Become Dust is a brand new film recounting more than 150 years of history, showing how Payahuunadu (Owens Valley, CA) is tied to the city of Los Angeles and how the

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00:53:10

How US-imposed austerity and privatization schemes...

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2021/11/09

Podcast: Moderate Rebels (LS 53 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: How US-imposed austerity and privatization schemes are crushing Puerto RicoPub date: 2021-10-30Ben Norton speaks with Ángel Rodríguez Rivera, president of the Puerto Rican Association of University Professors, about the devastating neoliberal economic policies forced on Puerto Rico. Washington imposed an unelected fiscal control board, called the junta, to control Puerto Rico's finances. Now it is pushing through so-called

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00:40:08

Katrina Northrop on the Evergrande Debt Crisis

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2021/11/02

Podcast: The Lawfare Podcast (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Katrina Northrop on the Evergrande Debt CrisisPub date: 2021-10-26Evergrande is a massive Chinese real estate company that has found itself with more than $300 billion in liability and no real idea of how to get out of debt. Its financial problems have come to a head in recent months, and concerns have grown about the potential of Evergrande’s debt problems to threaten the Chinese economy. It's a financial story, but one

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00:58:27

#119 Agustin Mario: MMT In Latin America &...

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2021/11/02

Podcast: The MMT Podcast with Patricia Pino & Christian Reilly (LS 44 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: #119 Agustin Mario: MMT In Latin America & Argentina’s Jefes Y Jefas ProgramPub date: 2021-10-27Patricia & Christian talk with Argentinian economist and author of “Modern Monetary Theory And The Employer Of Last Resort” Agustin Mario about Argentina’s economic history, and its employer of last resort program - Plan Jefes y Jefas de Hogar Desocupados (Program for Unemployed Male and Female

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00:37:11

Understanding Emptiness in Postsocialist Eastern...

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2021/11/02

Podcast: The Know Show Podcast (LS 29 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Understanding Emptiness in Postsocialist Eastern Europe and Russia: The Changing Relationships Between People, Places and the State - Dr. Dace DzenovskaPub date: 2021-10-26https://www.patreon.com/user?u=31723331 Dr. Dace Dzenovska is an Associate Professor in the Anthropology of Migration at the University of Oxford. In this episode of The Know Show Podcast she discusses her incredible research that interrogates what we

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01:24:48

How Taiwan propelled China’s economic rise, with...

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2021/10/26

Podcast: Sinica Podcast (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: How Taiwan propelled China’s economic rise, with Shelley RiggerPub date: 2021-10-14This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Shelley Rigger, Brown professor of political science at Davidson College and author of the new book The Tiger Leading the Dragon: How Taiwan Propelled China’s Economic Rise. Shelley recounts Taiwan’s rise as an export-led powerhouse and one of the Asian Tigers, and explains the wave of Taiwanese SMEs (small

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01:02:22

Jihad in the City, (Dis)courtesy Bias, and Morocco's...

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2021/10/26

Podcast: POMEPS Middle East Political Science Podcast (LS 31 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Jihad in the City, (Dis)courtesy Bias, and Morocco's Election (S. 11, Ep. 6)Pub date: 2021-10-14Raphael Lefevre of University of Oxford discusses his latest book, Jihad in the City: Militant Islam and Contentious Politics in Tripoli, with Marc Lynch on this week's podcast. The book shows how militant Islamist groups are impacted by their grand ideology as much as by local contexts – with crucial

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00:56:01

Jonathan Tran and Tina Nguyen: Asian Americans and...

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2021/10/26

Podcast: Faith Angle (LS 37 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: Jonathan Tran and Tina Nguyen: Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial CapitalismPub date: 2021-10-19This week on the Faith Angle podcast, we are joined by Jonathan Tran of Baylor University and Tina Nguyen of Puck News, who explore themes of Asian American identity, political engagement, and religious formation in the United States. They discuss the development and distortions of the "model minority" myth, the impact of racial

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00:54:19

Discussing Orientalism, Colonialism and Israeli...

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2021/10/19

Podcast: The Know Show Podcast (LS 29 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Discussing Orientalism, Colonialism and Israeli Culture - Prof. Yaron PelegPub date: 2021-10-07https://www.patreon.com/user?u=31723331 In this episode of The Know Show Podcast, Prof. Yaron Peleg talks to Hussain about his work that focuses on modern Hebrew literary history, Israeli cinema and Israeli culture more generally. Prof. Yaron Peleg is a Kennedy Leigh Professor in Modern Hebrew Studies at the University of

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00:32:47

Canadians as a Cigarette Nation, 1930 to 1975

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2021/10/19

Podcast: Witness to Yesterday (The Champlain Society Podcast on Canadian History) (LS 34 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: Canadians as a Cigarette Nation, 1930 to 1975Pub date: 2021-10-07In this podcast episode, Greg Marchildon interviews Daniel J. Robinson,. He is the author of Cigarette Natio: Business, Health, and Canadian Smokers, 1930–1975 published by McGill-Queen’s University Press in 2021. Robinson’s account illustrates how smoking became a habit for over half of Canadians, both men

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01:01:35

397: Briceño, Antioquia: An Uncomfortable Peace

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2021/10/19

Podcast: Colombia Calling - The English Voice in Colombia (LS 42 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: 397: Briceño, Antioquia: An Uncomfortable PeacePub date: 2021-10-12Alexander Diamond joins the Colombia Calling podcast from Briceño, Antioquia to tell us about his research which has kept him in the rural Colombian town for 24 months so far. Briceño is a so-called "peace laboratory," designated as a principal site for coca crop substitution after the signing of the peace accords between the

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01:17:25

13 - Linkscrutch (Die Linke analysis w/ Alex Brentler...

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2021/10/12

Podcast: Spaßbremse (LS 29 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: 13 - Linkscrutch (Die Linke analysis w/ Alex Brentler and Loren Balhorn)Pub date: 2021-10-09What's behind Die Linke's abysmal 4.9% result in Germany's latest federal election? Michelle (@shhellgames) and Ted (@ted_knudsen) conduct their own post-mortem with Alex Brentler (@full_enjoyment) and Loren Balhorn (@fraubalhorn) from Jacobin Germany. Sources: Alex Brentler with an election post-mortem for Die Linke Loren Balhorn on Die

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00:53:19

Gideon Fujiwara, "From Country to Nation:...

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2021/10/12

Podcast: New Books in Anthropology (LS 38 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: Gideon Fujiwara, "From Country to Nation: Ethnographic Studies, Kokugaku, and Spirits in Nineteenth-Century Japan" (Cornell UP, 2021)Pub date: 2021-10-05From Country to Nation: Ethnographic Studies, Kokugaku, and Spirits in Nineteenth-Century Japan (Cornell UP, 2021) tracks the emergence of the modern Japanese nation in the nineteenth century through the history of some of its local aspirants. It explores

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00:27:45

Roots And Traces Of Contemporary Cultural Life In...

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2021/10/12

Podcast: Maghrib in Past & Present | Podcasts (LS 28 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Roots And Traces Of Contemporary Cultural Life In TangierPub date: 2021-09-30Episode 131: Roots And Traces Of Contemporary Cultural Life In Tangier In this discussion at Youmein 2021: Roots and Traces, anthropologist George Bajalia and journalist Aida Alami explore the roots and traces of contemporary cultural life in Tangier, especially as they relate to northern Morocco’s border regions. From questions

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00:29:57

Whither China?

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2021/10/05

Podcast: David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles (LS 54 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Whither China?Pub date: 2021-09-23In this episode of ACC, Prof. Harvey examines what is happening in China today, the many changes taking place within (the formation of a billionaire class, uneven geographical development between metropolitan cities and rural areas, a cultural revolution), and highlights its impact on and relationship to the global economy.The podcast and artwork embedded on this

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00:45:47

India’s Suffragettes

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2021/10/05

Podcast: History Extra podcast (LS 70 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: India’s SuffragettesPub date: 2021-09-22Between 1917 and 1947, a group of Indian women fought for their right to vote. Sumita Mukherjee discusses their campaign, and reveals how Suffragettes were connected both to India’s wider struggle for independence, and women’s suffrage movements across the world. (Ad) Sumita Mukherjee is the author of Indian Suffragettes: Female Identities and Transnational Networks(Oxford

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01:13:30

255. Suchitra Vijayan with Dr. Amrita Ghosh: Intimate...

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2021/10/05

Podcast: Town Hall Seattle Civics Series (LS 25 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: 255. Suchitra Vijayan with Dr. Amrita Ghosh: Intimate stories from India’s disputed borderPub date: 2021-09-29India’s border meanders over 9,000 miles from Pakistan to Myanmar, crossing desert, fertile plains, rivers, and snow-capped mountains. India’s border is also the site of a massive crisis of statelessness, with hundreds of thousands of people stripped of their citizenship and entangled in the region’s

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01:14:48

Dafydd Fell, "Taiwan's Green Parties: Alternative...

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2021/09/28

Podcast: New Books in Political Science (LS 40 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Dafydd Fell, "Taiwan's Green Parties: Alternative Politics in Taiwan" (Routledge, 2021)Pub date: 2021-09-21Examining the Green Party Taiwan (GPT) since its establishment through the aftermath of the most recent national elections in January 2020, Dafydd Fell’s Taiwan’s Green Parties: Alternative Politics in Taiwan (Routledge, 2021) focuses on Taiwan’s most important movement party over the last two and a half

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01:21:38

New Orality in the African Mediascape, with Dr....

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2021/09/28

Podcast: The Podcast Studies PodcastEpisode: New Orality in the African Mediascape, with Dr. Reginold RoystonPub date: 2021-09-16Welcome to the first episode of the new season of The Podcast Studies Podcast (formerly New Aural Cultures). We are absolutely delighted to have Dr. Reginold Royston on the show, whose article Podcasts and New Orality in the African Mediascape is the focus of the discussion. A transcript of this episode is available. Dr. Royston is a media anthropologist and digital

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00:21:21

Writing on Kingdom Walls: Practices, Narratives and...

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2021/09/21

Podcast: Maghrib in Past & Present | Podcasts (LS 28 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Writing on Kingdom Walls: Practices, Narratives and Visual Politics of Graffiti and Street Art in Jordan and MoroccoPub date: 2021-09-09Episode 130: Writing on Kingdom Walls: Practices, Narratives and Visual Politics of Graffiti and Street Art in Jordan and Morocco Soufiane’s focus is a comparative study on cultural practices and narratives related to art production and its entanglement with resistance and

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