Month: June 2023

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Federalist Radio Hour - China, Russia, And The Global Spy War

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Calder Walton, a historian at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the state of global intelligence and how the spy war between Eastern nations like Russia and China and Western powers like the U.S. and U.K. will shape international relations for decades to come.

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The Government Huddle with Brian Chidester - The One with the IBM Center for the Business of Government Leader

Daniel Chenok, Executive Director of the IBM Center for the Business of Government and a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration joins the show to discuss the latest trends in government innovation including a program the center has coined “Future Shocks,” which is looking at other events that could completely upend our way of thinking. We are also going to dig into his career in government and the IBM Center’s Anniversary Challenge Grant Program.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: Secret Chinese Spy Station in Cuba, UFOs in Vegas, A Saturn Moon is Habitable

The US confirms China has operated a spy station right off the coast of Cuba since at least 2019. A 911 call leads to a bizarre encounter in Las Vegas. New studies reveal Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, may be habitable. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.

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Focus on Africa - Greece boat disaster: Nine men charged

Nine Egyptian nationals suspected of involvement in the sinking of a boat carrying hundreds of migrants off the Greek coast last week have pleaded not guilty after appearing in court. The men were arrested on suspicion of people smuggling and other offences following the disaster, which saw at least 78 people killed. We talk to someone who has been involved in migrant boat rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea.

Also in the pod: The effect of power shortages on South Africa's water supply.

And 10 years of K-Pop in Africa.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Meeting the Chinese

Today's podcast questions the meaning and the results of the trip by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to China, where he engaged in two days of talks intended to ratchet down tensions between our two countries. But should tensions be ratcheted down if that means we don't confront China about its reckless behavior? And what does William Barr's condemnation of Donald Trump's actions mean politically? Give a listen.

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CBS News Roundup - 06/19/2023 | World News Round Up

The United States' top diplomat and the leader of China meet face to face. A holiday weekend -- marred by mass shootings. Extreme storms slam the South. Correspondent Deborah Rodriguez has the CBS World News Roundup for Monday, June 19, 2023:

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Two Chicagoans Work To Introduce More Black People To The Outdoors

Almost 70% of visitors to national parks in the U.S. are white, and Black people are the most underrepresented group to visit them. Reset meets Chevon Linear and Kameron Stanton, the Chicago couple working to change that through their popular TikTok account Black People Outside and through meet-up events.