Podcast
Shifting Borders
Hosted by Princeton University Journalism · EN
A Holocaust survivor from Budapest resists WWII revisionism in Hungary. Swiss Muslim women push back against gendered Islamophobia. Teen girls in Norway fight to prevent the deportation of their Afghan classmate. An Iranian refugee disillusioned by multiculturalism joins a far-right party in Sweden. An Iraqi refugee who lost his family to war finds new purpose in Germany. These are just some of the stories featured in Shifting Borders, a five-part podcast series examining how the forces of nationalism and identity shape people around the world. The episodes are hosted by Princeton University students who reported, scripted and produced the podcast during a Spring 2021 journalism course on international news. (Logo by Juliana Wojtenko)
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Shifting Borders, Episode 5
Jun 21, 202100:41:00Tap to summarizeCo-hosts Sam Harshbarger and Sophia Winograd on temporary havens becoming something more, featuring stories set in Germany and Turkey. With Ferris Professor of Journalism and NPR international correspondent Deborah Amos, reporter Francesca Block and series host Luc Maurer.
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Shifting Borders, Episode 4
Jun 21, 202100:37:58Tap to summarizeCo-hosts Dev Jaiswal and Esha Mittal on the alliances we choose to thrive — or survive, featuring stories about Kosovo and Sweden. With series host Luc Maurer.
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Shifting Borders, Episode 3
Jun 21, 202100:50:33Tap to summarizeHost Francesca Block on nationalists revising the past to influence the present and future, featuring stories from China and Hungary. With series host Luc Maurer and violinist Sophia Winograd.
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Shifting Borders, Episode 2
Jun 21, 202100:36:43Tap to summarizeCo-hosts Anna Lyubarskaja and Sophie Singletary on the homes we seek and the ones we leave behind, featuring stories about Norway, Senegal and Spain. With series host Luc Maurer.
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Shifting Borders, Episode 1
Jun 21, 202100:38:05Tap to summarizeCo-hosts Srishti Ghosh and Regina Lankenau on how nationalists target something personal to control public opinion, featuring stories set in France and Switzerland. With nationalism researcher Sophia Winograd and series host Luc Maurer.
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