The Borgen Project Podcast

The Borgen Project Podcast

Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor. Clint Borgen and team provide an entertaining look at global issues, politics and advocacy. From a humanitarian perspective The Borgen Project discusses issues like war, famine, genocide, refugees, poverty and hunger. The podcast covers global hotspots like Gaza, Ukraine, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Haiti and other countries experiencing major challenges. Learn more at borgenproject.org.

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May 7, 2025 22 mins
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest humanitarian developments.

Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.
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Director Laura Warner discusses her Ukraine War documentary, The Cranes Call and what she's learned traveling to over 100 countries. Warner has covered Libya, Iraq and many of the hardest hit places in the world. Her latest documentary, The Cranes Call follows war crimes investigators from the Clooney Foundation (Anya Neistat and Solomiia Stasiv) who interview survivors and document human rights abuses. The film is backed by Hillar...
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March 19, 2025 50 mins
Africa is a major focus of Chinese foreign policy. Yun Sun, Director of the China Program at the Stimson Center discusses what to expect now that the U.S. is cutting humanitarian aid to Africa.
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March 14, 2025 25 mins
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest developments.

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Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest developments in Ukraine and eight strategies for ending poverty.

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Josephine Guilbeau, a former U.S. Army Intel Analyst discusses her approach to activism. Elon Musk and DOGE attack USAID.

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February 12, 2025 31 mins
Dr. Ayesha Khan recently worked in Gaza and was on Capitol Hill with The Borgen Project. Dr. Khan specializes in Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Take Action: Urge Congress to meet with American doctors who served in Gaza.

Mentioned: Read the letter U.S. doctors sent to Congress.

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White House locks USAID employees out and shuts down the U.S. agency that handles aid to world's poorest. The Borgen Project back from DC.

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Qutaiba Idlbi discusses Syria and his personal journey. Qutaiba Idlbi is a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's Middle East Programs where he leads the Council's work on Syria.
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Dr. Feroze Sidhwa discusses Gaza with Clint Borgen. Dr. Sidhaw is a Trauma Surgeon, based in California, with experience in Gaza, Ukraine, the West Bank, Zimbabwe, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Burkina Faso. He received his Masters in Public Health from Harvard and his Medical Degree from the University of Texas Medical School.

Take Action: Urge Congress to meet with American doctors who served in Gaza.

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Dr. Feroze Sidhwa discusses Gaza with Clint Borgen. Dr. Sidhaw is a Trauma Surgeon, based in California, with experience in Gaza, Ukraine, the West Bank, Zimbabwe, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Burkina Faso. He received his Masters in Public Health from Harvard and his Medical Degree from the University of Texas Medical School.

Take Action: Urge Congress to meet with American doctors who served in Gaza.

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December 30, 2024 29 mins
CEO Hope for Ukraine, Yuriy Boyechko discusses the situation in Ukraine.
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December 26, 2024 31 mins
Clips from earlier interview with Ambassador David Scheffer and Professor Omer Bartov. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.
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Mohsin Mohi-Ud-Din, the Founder of #MeWeIn discusses how stories shape our lives.

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Iraq Special Forces Veteran Alan Shebaro Discusses Gaza and the West Bank with Clint Borgen. 

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Juliette Touma, Mahmoud Muna and Matthew Teller discuss their new book Daybreak in Gaza with Clint Borgen. Jayyab Abusafia is also coauthor of Daybreak in Gaza but wasn't able to attend this interview. 

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"This was Gaza. A place of humanity and creativity, rich in culture and industry. A place now pulverised and devastated, its entire population displaced by a seemingly endless onslaught. 
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Jonathan Fowler provides an update on UNRWA. Nadia Ali and Alisa Kireeva of Kinder Relief discuss the challenges of evacuating injured children from Gaza.

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November 15, 2024 46 mins
Just back from the West Bank, Clint Borgen shares what he saw in the region. Borgen visited refugee camps, schools and medical clinics operated by UNRWA.

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November 12, 2024 37 mins
Nina Ng was born and raised in New York City and after working in many warzones, she launched Help Me Live USA to assist people impacted by war.

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Back from Gaza, Dr. Mimi Syed and Dr. Myles Dickason discuss what they witnessed and the wars horrible impact on civilians.

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