Foreign Exchanges: the Podcast

Foreign Exchanges: the Podcast

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

Episodes

August 10, 2025 18 mins

Stories from Azerbaijan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ukraine, and elsewhere



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Stories from Israel-Palestine, Ethiopia, Russia, and elsewhere



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August 3, 2025 17 mins

Stories from Syria, China, Ivory Coast, and elsewhere



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July 29, 2025 17 mins

Stories from Iran, Thailand, Sudan, and elsewhere



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July 27, 2025 19 mins

Stories from Israel-Palestine, Thailand, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and elsewhere



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July 22, 2025 18 mins

Stories from Israel-Palestine, Mali, Ukraine, and elsewhere



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July 20, 2025 26 mins

Stories from Syria, Japan, Ukraine, and elsewhere



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July 8, 2025 18 mins

Stories from Israel-Palestine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ukraine, and elsewhere



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Hello 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-ranging conversation on the Renaissance and some of its more interesting character, ...

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July 6, 2025 20 mins

Stories from Israel-Palestine, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and elsewhere



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June 29, 2025 19 mins

Stories from Israel-Palestine, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, and elsewhere



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June 25, 2025 19 mins

Stories from Iran, Myanmar, Romania, and elsewhere



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June 22, 2025 18 mins

Stories from Iran, Mali, Spain, and elsewhere



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June 17, 2025 19 mins

Stories from Iran, Uganda, Brazil, and elsewhere



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June 15, 2025 20 mins

Stories from Iran, China, El Salvador, and elsewhere



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June 10, 2025 20 mins

Stories from Israel-Palestine, China, Sudan, and elsewhere



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June 8, 2025 20 mins

Stories from Israel-Palestine, China, Ukraine, and elsewhere



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June 3, 2025 16 mins

Federal funding cuts and attacks on academic freedom are imperiling area studies programs. It’s important to understand what they are, and aren’t—and what will be lost if they disappear.



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June 1, 2025 21 mins

Stories from Iran, China, Russia, and elsewhere



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May 27, 2025 23 mins

Stories from Israel-Palestine, Sudan, Russia, and elsewhere



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