Open Society Foundations Podcast

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Talking Nonsense (and Benefiting from it): A Conversation with Jamie Holmes Jan 26, 2016

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Jamie Holmes discusses his book, Nonsense: The Power of Not Knowing, on navigating the increasingly ambiguous and uncertain modern world. Speakers: Leonard Benardo, Jamie Holmes. (Recorded: Jan 13, 2016)

City of Thorns: A Conversation with Ben Rawlence Jan 19, 2016

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Human rights activist and writer Ben Rawlence speaks about his new book, City of Thorns, which deals with daily life and the struggle for survival in the world’s largest refugee camp. Speakers: Howard French, Ben Rawlence. (Recorded: Jan 06, 2016)

The Impact of Drug Policy on the Environment Dec 15, 2015

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Leading up to the 2016 UN General Assembly Special Session on drugs, a panel of researchers looks at how drug control policies perversely harm the natural environment. Speakers: Kate Horner, Kendra McSweeney, Guillermo Ospina, Nazih Richani, Brian Winter. (Recorded: Dec 09, 2015)

Strategic Litigation Impacts: Global Narratives About Social Change Nov 17, 2015

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An international panel of advocates discusses the possibilities and limitations of deploying strategic litigation as a tool for social change. Speakers: James Goldston, Colin Gonsalves, Dmitri Holtzman, Sherrilyn Ifill. (Recorded: Oct 26, 2015)

Drugs and the Death Penalty: Capital Punishment and Global Drug Control Nov 10, 2015

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The Open Society Global Drug Policy Program and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty convene a panel of experts to discuss capital punishment in the context of international law and global drug control. Speakers: Scott Bernstein, Patrick Gallahue, Faraz Sanei, Elizabeth Zitrin. (Recorded: Oct 07, 2015)

Provocateur, Genius, Scoundrel: A Frank Discussion with the Inimitable Gleb Pavlovsky Nov 03, 2015

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Gleb Pavlovsky, the mastermind behind much of the Kremlin’s ideological character and a prime architect of Putin’s “managed democracy,” takes part in this conversation on Russia. Speakers: Stephen Holmes, Gleb Pavlovsky. (Recorded: Sep 14, 2015)

Quo Vadis: Ukraine? A Conversation with Two Leading Experts Oct 27, 2015

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Oleksandr Sushko and Balazs Jarabik discuss the state of reforms in Ukraine today. Speakers: Leonard Benardo, Balázs Jarábik, Oleksandr Sushko. (Recorded: Sep 15, 2015)

Lords of Secrecy: The National Security Elite and America’s Stealth Warfare Sep 08, 2015

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Scott Horton discusses his new book, Lords of Secrecy, which explores national security debates including the turn to private security contractors, sweeping surveillance methods, and the use of robotic weapons such as drones. Speakers: Scott Horton, Amrit Singh. (Recorded: May 21, 2015)

Whistleblowing, Classification, and the U.S. Public Interest: What Reforms Are Possible? Aug 18, 2015

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Under current U.S. law, national security whistleblower Edward Snowden has no recourse to a public interest defense. This event discusses options for reform. Speakers: Steven Aftergood, Sandra Coliver, Beatrice Edwards, Morton Halperin, Bill Leonard, Anna Myers. (Recorded: Jul 15, 2015)

Modern Albania: From Dictatorship to Democracy Jul 28, 2015

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Fred Abrahams, author of the new book Modern Albania, will give an inside account of the fall of communism in Albania and efforts to rebuild after decades of labor camps, thought police, and one-party rule. Speakers: Fred Abrahams, Aryeh Neier. (Recorded: Jun 09, 2015)

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