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If Myanmar’s history has been a long march towards democracy, the Southeast Asian nation faced a major setback earlier this year. The military recently ousted the de facto leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, and has begun a crackdown on its ow
Understanding and sparring with Russia has been a goal of American diplomacy since the 1950's. But Putin has brought his country to a new level of post-Soviet grandeur. The largest nation in the world is making its presence felt by the ex-KGB m
Asked what's wrong with the country, many Lebanese will say "mafi dawla," there is no state. Princeton University Associate Professor of History and Near Eastern Studies Max Weiss on sectarianism in Lebanon following last year's deadly explosio
This is a vaccine you've never heard about. University of Cambridge Professor of Social Psychology Sander van Der Linden on inoculating the public against misinformation, and the battle for truth in climate change, the pandemic, and American po
Is genocide the crime of all crimes? UNC Chapel-Hill Distinguished Professor of Global Human Rights History Dirk Moses on the Problems of Genocide, the symmetry of warfare, and permanent security in America. Plus, a French suburb for artists in
In America, regulation is often pitted as the enemy of economic growth. But Dr. Graciela Chichilnisky (that's two PhD's to be exact) disagrees. The author of over 300 publications and 15 books, the designer of the first ever global carbon mark
The final frontier has long fascinated humanity. Why humans are exploring, how emperor penguins breathe, how the Big Bang happened, and what a year in space feels like, on this installment of Extempore, featuring the 2006 Nobel Laureate in Phys
Guess who didn't cause this climate change problem? The places with the highest population growth. They didn't do it- it was me. Dawn King is the Director of Undergraduate Studies and a Senior Lecturer in the Institute for Environment and Socie
Is there such thing as a perfect climate? Will we ever solve climate change? What even is climate change? Oh, and how did it enable Donald Trump to get elected? Mike Hulme, Professor of Human Geography and Fellow of Pembroke College at Cambridg
On August 20th, one of the largest and oldest public universities in the United States, the University of Georgia, opened its doors to 50,000 students and staff. Spotlighting student and faculty advocates, and featuring interviews from our in-h
As with every cycle, this is the most consequential election of our lifetime. But this time, it actually is. Mail-in voting during a pandemic, voter disenfranchisement, technology for waiting in line, and the census, are all on this episode of
Yemen is the world's worst humanitarian crisis. And the US is playing a major role. Gregory Aftandilian is a former Pentagon and State Department Middle East expert and currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at George Mason, Boston, and Ameri
These next few months are going to decide the future of America for generations. Former State Representative and current Democratic candidate for Georgia House Seat 119, Jonathan Wallace, is on this installment of Heritage. In Part 2, we have c
Courage is on the ballot this year. It's also on this episode of The Finch. Former State Representative and current Democratic candidate for Georgia House Seat 119, Jonathan Wallace, is on this installment of Heritage. In Part 1, we discuss env
Two interviews. Three months apart. On this special episode, the last of the COVID-19 series (for now), Alex and Will talk with Dr. Neal Priest, Chief of Emergency Medicine at St. Mary's in Athens, Georgia about this pandemic- what has and hasn
Her race is back on. Deborah Gonzalez, a former state representative for Georgia House District 117, took on the Governor- and won. This is the story of how she got back on the ballot, her platform, and the seat she is seeking. The ACLU calls t
Dr. Biao He is an internationally-acclaimed expert in parainfluenza viruses leading an effort at the University of Georgia to create a Trojan horse vaccine: using part of an old MERS vaccine and equipping it with COVID-19 components. On this Se
It's a long road to getting a vaccine on the market. Kim Fowler, Director of the Human Research Protection Program at the University of Georgia, is our guide. On this episode we talk about human challenge trials, discuss the ethics behind exped
We are entering an unprecedented time in economic history. Unemployment rate is at an all time high, the most progressive stimulus bills in modern history are on the table, and standards of industry and competition are being dismantled in a fre
John Q. Williams has served as a dispatcher, instructor, resource officer, police officer, and investigator. Now he's running for sheriff. On this fourth installment of our Heritage series, Alex and Will talk with John about his platform to ref
Society will forever be changed. Just how much is the question we asked Dr. Diana Graizbord, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Georgia. On this episode of The Finch, we draw parallels
Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, John Rappaport, talks about qualified immunity, unions, and police liability insurance. Associate Professor of Public Policy at the University of Virginia, Dr. Brian Williams, discusses p
Dr. David Bradford discusses the flaws within America’s healthcare system, the future of minimum wage, the likeliness of inflation, the length of the recession, and the economic and public health ramifications of reopening prematurely. The vi
Peter Dale is an Athens-native half-Greek Ecuadorian award-winning chef and owner of The National, Seabear, Condor, and Maepole. Alex, Will, and Peter talk about the farm-to-table movement, Gambas al Ajillo, the future of pandemic dining, and t
Peter Dale is an Athens-native half-Greek Ecuadorian award-winning chef and owner of The National, Seabear, Condor, and Maepole. Alex, Will, and Peter talk about the farm-to-table movement, Gambas al Ajillo, the future of pandemic dining, and t
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