🌎 This episode of the Global Citizen podcast presents a thought-provoking conversation on the significance of interfaith dialogue and religious coexistence. As global divisions rise based on religious and cultural differences, the importance of fostering understanding and cooperation across faiths cannot be overstated. 🗣️ Today’s guest is Mohammd Taher Gholi Tabar, a distinguished academic and…
🌎 This episode of The Global Citizen podcast presents an insightful discussion on the importance of multilateralism and institutional reforms in addressing global challenges. 🗣️ Today’s guest is Kerstin Leitner, an experienced former UN official and senior advisor with extensive experience in global governance and sustainable development. Dr. Leitner shares her perspectives on whether multilateralism…
🌎 This episode of the Global Citizen podcast presents an intimate account of a years-long battle between a young French activist working working with refugees in Calais, and the French state, which pressed criminal defamation charges against him for the apparent crime of posting a picture of policemen with a funny caption. 🗣️ Today’s guest…
The end of the second world war ushered in a new era of change for humanity. Having tested out all of their new, shiny weapons on each other, the nation-states of Europe decided to tone things down for a while and to focus on rebuilding their war-ravaged continent. A key factor for the success of…
The planet is on fire metaphorically (and unfortunately, quite often literally). As a young human in their mid-20s, I’ve slowly and painfully learned, as I’m transitioning into adulthood, that the world I’m living in, and one day maybe my children, is on a downhill spiral of environmental degradation and that increasingly tougher times are ahead. …
Since the beginning of our species, the one key factor that has allowed us to survive and thrive is the ability to communicate. With advanced communication comes advanced cooperation – enabling us to achieve feats much greater than any human can pull off alone. This critical skill has helped us with everything from surviving in…
Part 2 of our talk with Ipsita Chatterjee, a human geographer interested in the economic, cultural, and geopolitical impacts of globalization. Ipsita is also a prolific author, and her latest book “The Alt-Right Movement: Dissecting Racism, Patriarchy, and Anti-immigrant Xenophobia” served as the basis of our discussion. To help me better understand this phenomenon, she took…
To help me cope with my existential dread (and also provide incredible value to you, our listeners), Kerstin Leitner joined me on the podcast. Kerstin has 30 years of experience as a UN official, and she has lived in numerous places around the world, like Africa, China, and the United States. Today she lives in…
Today’s guest is Ipsita Chatterjee, a human geographer interested in the economic, cultural, and geopolitical impacts of globalization. Ipsita is also a prolific author, and her latest book “The Alt-Right Movement: Dissecting Racism, Patriarchy and Anti-immigrant Xenophobia” served as the basis of our discussion. To help me better understand this phenomenon, she took me through…
In this episode, we had the privilege of learning about climate activism specifically in the Middle East and North Africa region by one of the most important players in that space: Neeshad Shafi! 🗣️ Neeshad is an environmentalist, speaker, and social change advocate from Qatar. He has over 5 years of experience in analyzing Global…
