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Foreign Exchanges: the Podcast
Hosted by Derek Davison · EN
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.
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World roundup: June 2 2026
Yesterday00:18:05Tap to summarizeStories from Iran, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cuba, and elsewhereGiveDirectly is raising funds to help families affected by the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. If you’re able to contribute, please do so! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
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World roundup: May 26 2026
1w ago00:20:53Tap to summarizeStories from Iran, Senegal, Ukraine, and elsewhereGiveDirectly is raising funds to help families affected by the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. If you’re able to contribute, please do so! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
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World roundup: May 19 2026
2w ago00:19:52Tap to summarizeStories from Iran, Mali, Honduras, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
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World roundup: May 11-12 2026
3w ago00:20:34Tap to summarizeStories from Iran, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mexico, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
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World roundup: May 9-10 2026
3w ago00:18:27Tap to summarizeStories from Iran, Thailand, Cuba, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
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The IMF and the Limits of Sovereigntism
4w ago00:21:30Tap to summarizeThe Sahelian juntas have separated themselves from much of the Western establishment, with one glaring exception. A different story is playing out in civilian-ruled Senegal. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
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World roundup: May 5 2026
4w ago00:20:38Tap to summarizeStories from Iran, Ethiopia, Romania, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
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World roundup: May 2-3 2026
May 400:17:15Tap to summarizeStories from Iran, Mali, Germany, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
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World roundup: April 28-29 2026
Apr 3000:22:47Tap to summarizeStories from the United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Ukraine, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
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World roundup: April 25-26 2026
Apr 2700:18:20Tap to summarizeStories from Mali, Bulgaria, Colombia, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
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