Open Society Foundations Podcast

Inside North Korea with Ishimaru Jiro

North Korea expert Ishimaru Jiro discusses the situation inside North Korea, two years into Kim...

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Austerity: A Failed Experiment on the People

Martin McKee examines the intellectual underpinnings of European austerity, its alarming health...

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Promoting Resilience or Repression? Support for Central Asian Security Forces

Dmitry Gorenburg and a panel of experts look at the long-term impact of external support for...

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Accountability in Guatemala: The Role of Forensic Anthropology

This event examines how forensic anthropology played a critical role in the landmark genocide...

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Addressing the Global Food Crisis: Maize, Food Security, and Climate Change

Open Society Fellow Timothy A. Wise takes a detailed look at how public policy impacts access to...

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Project Prevention, Child Welfare, and Junk Science

A panel of experts examine how the war on drugs is undermining the health and well-being of...

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Central-American Domestic Workers and the Case of ASTRADOMES

This conversation looks at the work of ASTRADOMES (Association of Domestic Workers), which has...

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After Westgate: Security and Human Rights in Kenya

Following the terrorist attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, can Kenyan security forces get...

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Why Cities Provide Services to Undocumented Migrants

Open Society Fellow Sarah Spencer and NYC Commissioner for Immigrant Affairs Fatima Shama discuss...

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Brazil, Foreign Policy, and Human Rights

This discussion with Lucia Nader of Conectas examines how Brazil’s recent economic slowdown has...

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Surveillance, Privacy, and Freedom of Expression

Human rights advocates from the UN, the ACLU, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation discuss...

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From the Frontlines of LGBTI Rights Advocacy in Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia

This discussion focuses on on-the-ground dynamics and how advocates can best support the struggle...

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Ungrievable Lives and Unintended Consequences: Pakistan, the U.S., and the “War on Terror”

How has Pakistan experienced the “war on terror”? What have been the long-term implications of...

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The American Way of Poverty

Sasha Abramsky and Bob Herbert discuss Abramsky’s new book, The American Way of Poverty: How the...

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Brazil’s Vinegar Revolt

Denis Mizne discusses how recent mass protests in Brazil fit into the wider wave of social...

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Managing Illicit Economies in East Africa

Open Society Fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown discusses her research on illicit economies including...

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Racial Differences in Arrests: Are Community–Police Partnerships a Solution?

A conversation with two leading experts on race and community–police partnerships: Baltimore’s...

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Mass Surveillance and the U.S. National Security Agency

This discussion explores recent revelations about the U.S. National Security Agency’s...

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Civil Society and Human Rights in the USA

Open Society Fellow David Cole explores the role of civil society organizations in defending...

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Restless Valley: Revolution, Murder, and Intrigue in the Heart of Central Asia

Award-winning journalist Philip Shishkin discusses his new book, an on-the-ground account of...

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