Since modern podcasting emerged in 2004, the medium has boomed. By 2021, nearly 40 percent of Americans reported listening to a podcast in the previous month, and over 43 million total episodes had been released. Carnegie Corporation of New York and its grantees have been part of this growth, with the Corporation’s International Peace and Security program in recent years steering additional support toward podcasts that highlight important voices and topics on international peace and security.
Learn more about Corporation-supported podcasts by region:
Euro-Atlantic and Asia
🎙 SRB Podcast
The weekly SRB Podcast solves the riddle and unwraps the mystery of the enigma that is Russia and the wider Eurasia with an eclectic mix of topics from punk rock to Putin, and everything in-between. Host Sean Guillory leads listeners through lively and informative interviews with scholars, policymakers, and journalists on the history, politics, and culture shaping Eurasia.
🎙 KennanX
KennanX host Jill Dougherty is on a never-ending quest to understand Russia and the surrounding region. From nuclear arms deals and cyber intrusions to Russian cuisine and the Putin Generation, listeners leave every monthly episode with a more open mind and greater curiosity for the region. Hosted by the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center.
🎙 The Russia File
Each month, Russia File hosts Maxim Trudolyubov and Izabella Tabarovsky build on their blog posts and explore the country’s history, politics, culture, society, and relations with its neighbors, the United States, and beyond. Published by the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center.
🎙 Geopolitics on the Move
As a six-episode limited-run series, Geopolitics on the Move features interviews with top Russian, European, and American thinkers on how great power relationships were shifting amid the initial shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. In both English and Russian, hosts Sean Guillory and Fyodor Lukyanov explore Russian and U.S. perspectives on nationalism, memory wars, and democracy. Geopolitics on the Move is produced by Russia in Global Affairs; the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey; and the Center for Russian, Eastern European, & Eurasian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh.
🎙 PONARS Eurasia
The PONARS Eurasia podcast features informal conversations with experts on a wide range of Russian issues, from domestic politics and civic activism to media, health care, and parenting. Hosted by Maria Lipman, the twice monthly show offers a rich and nuanced picture of Russia that is hard to find in mainstream media. It is affiliated with the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies and the Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia at George Washington University.
🎙 ChinaPower
ChinaPower dissects critical issues underpinning China’s emergence as a global power and its relationship with the rest of the world. Host Bonnie Glaser and leading experts on China and international politics uncover insights into both the challenges and opportunities presented by China’s rise. Hosted by CSIS.
The Middle East & Africa
🎙 POMEPS Middle East Political Science Podcast
Each week, host Marc Lynch tests the conventional wisdom on what is happening in the Middle East by discussing the latest news and innovations with those who know it best – the political scientists and expert authors from the region itself – on the POMEPS Middle East Political Science Podcast. Hosted by George Washington University.
🎙 Maghrib in Past & Present
Based on live lectures and recordings at universities across North Africa, Maghrib in the Past & Present is a forum for scholars to share their social science and humanities research on and in the region.
🎙 Status Hour / Status/الوضع
Every week, Status Hour features interviews, on-the-scene reports, book reviews, and lectures held around the world in the Middle East and North Africa. A diverse group of rotating hosts interview activists, journalists, scholars, and citizens with a specific attention to new research and knowledge, and how that information is shared with the public. Status Hour is produced primarily in Arabic and English.
🎙 TCF World Podcast
Every other week, host Thanassis Cambanis explores the most pressing issues in the Middle East and international policy on the TCF World Podcast. Activist and analyst guests discuss a world order in unprecedented flux, an international system with decreasing U.S. influence, and a Middle East region increasingly destabilized by external meddling. Produced by the Century Foundation.
🎙 The Horn
The Horn of Africa – Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia – remains a playground for great power competition — with terrible consequences. The region is grappling with crises including troubled transitions and cross-border jihadism. Every two weeks, host Alan Boswell and his guests delve into these issues on The Horn and explore ways to bring peace and stability to the region. Produced by the Crisis Group.
🎙 Ufahamu Africa
Ufahamu Africa is a podcast about life and politics on the African continent, cohosted by Kim Yi Dionne, professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside, and Rachel Beatty Riedl, professor of government at Cornell University. Each Saturday, a new episode highlights what is happening in African news, followed by an interview with a diverse thinker or innovator who is deeply ingrained in the life, culture, and politics of the continent.
Global
🎙 A Most Terrible Weapon
A Most Terrible Weapon takes listeners on a biweekly journey back to the dawn of the nuclear age. Host Usha Sahay examines the dilemmas nuclear weapons posed for Cold War leaders, introduces a fascinating cast of characters trying to prevent Armageddon, and helps listeners make sense of the many atomic mysteries that have yet to be solved. Hosted by War on the Rocks.
🎙 Nukes of Hazard
Each month, Geoff Wilson, host of Nukes of Hazard, tackles all things nuclear and the threats nuclear weapons pose to humanity, doing so with stories on pop culture, human interest, policy, and technicalities. Hosted by the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.
🎙 Things that Go Boom
Things That Go Boom brings you biweekly stories about the ins and outs of what keeps us safe. Hosted by Laicie Heeley, Things That Go Boom takes an unconventional look at critical global and national security issues, including the Iran nuclear deal, shifting great power politics, and how economic incentives and domestic policies intertwine with war. Hosted by PRX and Inkstick Media.
🎙 The World: Latest Edition
Every weekday, host Marco Werman brings current international affairs to Americans through human-centered journalism, connecting the global to the local with empathy for people around the world on The World: Latest Edition. Published in partnership with PRX and WGBH.
🎙 Diplomatic Immunity
Each week, frank and candid conversations on Diplomatic Immunity shine light on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision makers globally. Hosted by the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University.
🎙 Global Dispatches
Since 2013, Global Dispatches has interviewed journalists, experts, and policymakers on foreign policy and world affairs. With multiple episodes dropping each week, guests like Fareed Zakaria, Mary Robinson, Kevin Rudd, and more offer in-depth analysis of news, ideas, and trends shaping the world today. Global Dispatches is one of the longest-running independent podcasts about international affairs.
🎙 The Doorstep
The Doorstep invites listeners to consider international news in the context of an increasingly borderless world. Every two weeks, hosts Tatiana Serafin and Nikolas Gvosdev, professors of journalism and international relations, dive into how global developments are impacting ordinary peoples’ day-to-day concerns. Brought to you by the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.
🎙 Need to Know
Need to Know treats its audience like a rushed policymaker and answers the question: what do I need to know now? Every week, host Aaron Jones builds on his Capitol Hill experience to deliver 20-minute briefs through conversations with top experts from the Wilson Center and beyond on a range of pressing topics, getting listeners up to speed on foreign, domestic, and national security issues worthy of attention. Hosted by the Wilson Center.
🎙 UN-Scripted
UN-Scripted interviews diplomats, reporters, and other experts at the United Nations about them, their work, and behind-the-scenes negotiations. Twice monthly, PassBlue reporters and hosts Kacie Candela and Stephanie Fillion cover pressing UN issues of the day, starting with their monthly column on the Security Council Presidency. Produced by PassBlue.