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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: July 8 2025
Jul 9, 202500:18:57Tap to summarizeStories from Israel-Palestine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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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How to Invent a Renaissance, with Ada Palmer
Jul 7, 202501:25:27Tap to summarizeHello 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, but also about the formation of historical narrative and the challenge in overcoming it when new evidence complicates the picture, how our perceptions of time affect how understanding of history, and why people are so fascinated with the idea of a “Golden Age.” Enjoy!Many thanks to Jake Aron of American Prestige for producing the show, and as always our music is Cambodian Odyssey by Kevin Macleod (CC by 3.0).Please pick up Dr. Palmer’s book, available now in hardback, ebook, and audiobook forms, and check out her other work including her sci-fi and fantasy writing at her website! Also, if you haven’t checked out Foreign Exchanges please do that too.Thanks for listening! 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: July 4-6 2025
Jul 7, 202500:20:58Tap to summarizeStories from Israel-Palestine, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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: June 28-29 2025
Jun 30, 202500:19:15Tap to summarizeStories from Israel-Palestine, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, 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: June 24 2025
Jun 25, 202500:19:34Tap to summarizeStories from Iran, Myanmar, 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: June 21-22 2025
Jun 23, 202500:18:01Tap to summarizeStories from Iran, Mali, Spain, 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: June 17 2025
Jun 18, 202500:19:47Tap to summarizeStories from Iran, Uganda, Brazil, 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: June 14-15 2025
Jun 16, 202500:20:16Tap to summarizeStories from Iran, China, El Salvador, 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: June 9-10 2025
Jun 11, 202500:20:31Tap to summarizeStories from Israel-Palestine, China, Sudan, 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: June 7-8 2025
Jun 9, 202500:20:55Tap to summarizeStories from Israel-Palestine, China, 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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