Amharic:
MIInDs Ethiopia: This podcast features a discussion of contemporary Ethiopian social, political and economic issues.
Arabic:
Other Dimension: conducted by Muntaha Al-Ramahi who is an experienced talk show presenter with a history of conducting important interviews with Arab and foreign presidents and leaders. Her show focuses on contemporary issues and invites influential figures such as thought leaders, politicians, and senior executives to discuss topics that are important to public opinion. Through her platform, Al-Ramahi provides a forum for important discussions that impact society
Khara’it al-Lamakan: This podcast, “Blank Maps,” is produced by the independent consortium Sowt, based in Amman, Jordan. Their two seasons of podcasts explore the experiences of refugees in the Middle East. Listen to the episode from Season 1, “Accidentally Stateless: A Kurdish Voice from Syria,” that explains why some Syrian Kurds have citizenship and others are stateless. The podcast is good practice for multiple registers of Arabic, the narration is in Modern Standard and most of the interviews are in colloquial dialects.
Al-Mostajad: This weekly news podcast, also published by the Jordan-based Sowt consortium, takes its name from the Arabic word for new, or novel.
Chinese:
The Politics and Economy of China: Uncensored (政經最前線 無碼看中國): This bi-weekly Taiwan-based podcast focuses on China’s influence in the world. It doesn’t shy away from its pro-Taiwan bent. It has episodes on topics such as Strait unification, potential of nuclear war on Taiwan, Chinese vaccine leadership, etc. Start with a recent episode that discusses a potential armed conflict in the Taiwan Strait.
Farsi:
Man O To TV: This is a news-oriented podcast channel featuring domestic, cultural, and international news.
Streets of Rage: This podcast focuses on human rights issues in Iran,with a particular focus on tracking human rights violations and protests against the regime.
French:
Comprendre le Monde: Produced by Pascal Boniface, director of The French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs, this is an approximately monthly podcast which features discussion of geopolitical issues affecting France.
Conflits: A bi-weekly podcast on global security published by the Paris-based journal of the same name. Episodes focus on the study of war from contemporary and historical perspectives. Consider a recent episode, “Afghanistan: l’échec américain,” that features an interview with General Vincent Desportes, who is the former director of France’s military academy, l’Ecole de guerre.
Far West: l’Amérique de Joe Biden: Journalist Magali Barthès offers a French perspective on U.S. politics for France’s LCI channel (La Chaîne Info). Listen to Episode 12, which analyzes the challenge that the Middle East poses for the new administration.
Greek:
Kathimerini: The podcast focuses on pressing domestic sociopolitical matters as well as foreign affairs. It occurs weekly and introduces several guests and invitees that specialize in the areas of discussion brought by the host Notis Papadopoulos. This podcast is sponsored by a primary Greek media outlet.
Italian:
Globally: A weekly podcast from the Institute for International Political Studies discussing geopolitical issues and crises.
Radio Radicale: A podcast on China in the context of Italian politics.
I podcast dello Istituto Affari Internazionali: An independent Rome-based think tank, the Institute of International Affairs publishes a regular podcast on European politics, international affairs, and global security.
Japanese:
Tetsu Machida’s Economic News (町田徹の経済ニュースカウントダウン！): A weekly podcast on domestic/global politics and economy published by Nikkei Radio. An economic journalist, Tetsu Machida, selects the latest important political and economic news each week and analyzes them from his perspective. Listen to the recent episode, “The Biden Administration’s Decoupling Policy toward China – Will Japan’s Options be Limited?” that discusses how Biden’s decoupling policy toward China may pose global challenges and impact the U.S.-China competition as well as Japan’s political and economic choices.
Korean:
Chun Geun Lee’s International Politics (이춘근의 국제정치학): This podcast focuses on international affairs and politics with a particular focus on Korea, China, and the United States. A South Korean political scientist, Chun Geun Lee, provides his in-depth analysis of current news. One of the recent episodes discusses the current trilateral relationship between the United States, China, and Russia, followed by the U.S.-Russia Summit held in June 2021.
Russian:
Radio Kosmopolskaya Pradva “Bovt Knows”: The political scientist Georgy Bovt dissects current political phenomena in an effort to clearly depict Russian events.
Radio Kosmopolskaya Pradva “In Fact”: The well-known publicist, historian and writer Nikolai Starikov expresses his view on everything that happens in Russia and the world and draws historical parallels on what rake we can again step on.
Spanish:
El Hilo: From the creators of NPR’s Radio Ambulante and Vice News, El Hilo (“the thread”), is a weekly news podcast that addresses the most important political issues of our time from a Latin American perspective. Consider a recent episode, “‘Don’t Come’: Biden and Immigration Policy, Six Months Later.”
Esto También es Política: focuses primarily on Spanish news, politics and history. The hosts are fun and informal but very thorough. There are episodes about the political management of the coronavirus, as well as episodes that uncover some of the best-known corruption cases in Spain.
Swahili:
SBS Swahili: It is part of the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a public broadcasting network in Australia. SBS Swahili provides news, current affairs, and cultural programs to the Swahili speaking community in Australia and around the world. The program covers a wide range of
topics, including politics, economics, health, education, and entertainment. It also features interviews with experts and commentators, as well as music and other cultural content.
Tagalog:
Facts First with Christian Esguerra: This podcast deals with pressing political and governance issues in the Philippines
Thai:
Suthichai Online Academy: A podcast episode featuring discussion of Thailand-China relations.
Turkish:
Analiz ve görüşler: This podcast discusses foreign policy, security, and international politics topics and is produced by Anadolu Agency, a state-run news agency known for its support for the current administration in Turkey.
Vaşington raporu: This podcast is also produced by Anadolu Agency, yet strictly discusses American politics and foreign policy. It is an interesting podcast where one can explore what the Turkish government might be thinking about specific developments in the United States. It’s called the “Washington Report”.
Ahval: Ahval, or “events”, is a media company funded by the United Arab Emirates that primarily produces content in Turkish. Their coverage is seen as critical of the Turkish government. The AhvalPod offers regular podcasts in Turkish (as well as English). It offers analysis on Turkish and international politics.
Vietnamese:
International Studies: The official podcast channel of the International Studies Project for listeners interested in current international issues.
VOV-Issues and Discussions: This is the podcast of VOV1 – Voice of Vietnam. With sub-categories such as “Commentary”, “News stories”, “Frankly speaking”, “Issues and discussions”, “International issues”, “International issue profile”, … will provide listeners with comprehensive and accurate views of hot issues taking place in Vietnam as well as around the world.
World News-VOA: Latest news and special categories with interviews and reports by Vietnamese-language reporters on issues related to Vietnam and the world.
