Podcasts about America Abroad

Americans are being warned by their government that before they leave the country they need to check their luggage for any "stray ammo" or weaponry that they might have stashed in there. Is the world getting sick of America's nonsense? Europe is ending its golden visa program, Turks & Caicos has Americans under arrest for trying to bring guns etc on vacation, and Venice is now charging entry fees for disembarking from the foul cruise ships. Jessa and Nico contemplate the American "the world is my oyster" entitlement. Also: campus protests, the cruise ship essay, Salman Rushdie got stabbed by a guy from Jersey, and more. This week's sponsor: http://betterhelp.com/culturewedeserve http://theculturewedeserve.substack.com

Join Haymarket Books and the Economic Hardship Reporting Project for a conversation celebrating the launch of the anthology Going for Broke. Join Alissa Quart in conversation with Alex Miller, Annabelle Gurwitch, Katha Pollitt and Ray Suarez, to celebrate the launch of the anthology Going for Broke, a collaboration between Haymarket Books and the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. Get a copy of Going For Broke: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/... Check out the podcast series “Going for Broke” hosted by Ray Suarez in partnership between EHRP, The Nation and NPR: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/11683107... You can read Alex's latest article here: https://www.wired.com/story/tech-vide... Read this powerful op-ed from Annabelle: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outloo... Submit pitches to EHRP at info@economichardship.org Donate to EHRP at: https://economichardship.org/donate-t... Speakers: Alissa Quart is the author of Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream and executive director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. She has written for many publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Time. Her honors include an Emmy Award, the SPJ Award, and a Nieman Fellowship. She is the author of four previous books of nonfiction, including Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America and Branded: The Buying and Selling of Teenagers, and two books of poetry, most recently Thoughts and Prayers. Alex Miller, a reporting journalism fellow for EHRP, is a navy veteran and native Chicagoan. He's been published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Esquire, and Wired. In addition, he has also been featured in the anthologies The Byline Bible and The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook. He lives in New York and is writing a mid-grade memoir about his experience of going to school for the first time at eleven years old. Annabelle Gurwitch is a New York Times bestselling author of five books, a Thurber Prize for American Humor Writing finalist, and an actress. Her writing frequently appears in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and Los Angeles Magazine. This essay, which was awarded an Excellence in Journalism citation by the Los Angeles Press Corp, is included in a longer form in her most recent collection of essays, You're Leaving When? Adventures in Downward Mobility, a New York Times Favorite Book for Healthy Living 2022. Ray Suarez (@RaySuarezNews) was a senior correspondent for PBS News- Hour and host of the public radio show America Abroad. He is host of EHRP's podcast Going for Broke and co-hosts the program and podcast WorldAffairs for KQED-FM and the World Affairs Council. Katha Pollitt, the author of Virginity or Death!, is a poet, essayist, and columnist for The Nation. She has won many prizes and awards for her work, including the National Book Critics Circle Award for her first collection of poems, Antarctic Traveller, and two National Magazine Awards for essays and criticism. She lives in New York City. This event is co-sponsored by Haymarket Books and the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. Watch the live event recording: https://youtube.com/live/tFRHrFqF8ls Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

In this episode, we look back and pick our favorite classical and jazz recordings from 2022.   The Adult Music Podcast is featured in: Feedspot's Best 60 Jazz Podcasts   Episode 95 Deezer Playlist   Classical  Episode 48: “Crafty Complications” “C.P.E. Bach: Sonatas & Rondos” (Hyperion) Marc-André Hamelin https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68381/2   Episode 50: ”1st Anniversary Renaissance Men” “The Florentine Renaissance” (Hyperion) Orlando Consort https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68349   Episode 64: ”Ménage à Trio” “Bargiel: Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2” (Hyperion) Leonore Piano Trio https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68342   Episode 66: “Keyboard Seasoning” “Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No 1 & Moments musicaux” (Hyperion) Steven Osborne https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68365   Episode 71: “A Breeze from Brazil” “Vivaldi & Piazzolla: The mandolin seasons” (Hyperion) Jacob Reuven, Omer Meir Wellber, Sinfonietta Leipzig https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68357 https://music.apple.com/it/album/vivaldi-piazzolla-the-mandolin-seasons/1607499987?l=en    Episode 73: “Heavy Hitters” “Paul Wranitzky: Symphonies” (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin / Bernhard Forck https://open.spotify.com/artist/1R1hwKrqqLqYiD53NtXEBJ/discography/album?pageUri=spotify:album:5rBtcOg7G3zwG7EKIUQC75 https://music.apple.com/us/album/paul-wranitzky-symphonies/1612818411   Episode 75: “Rags & Other American Riches” “Peter Boyer: Balance of Power [Orchestral Works]” (Naxos) London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Boyer    https://open.spotify.com/artist/0zIZLForXyrKVqxoM0MNPU/discography/all?pageUri=spotify:album:0hJrgKIhOczrFuIMyNnX0o https://music.apple.com/us/album/peter-boyer-balance-of-power-other-orchestral-works/1628848675   Episode 77: “Poetry Passport” “Flamenco - Pasado Y Presente” (Naxos World) Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde  https://open.spotify.com/album/0vO9ZPWxvFtMeD8gG8zbev https://music.apple.com/id/album/flamenco-pasado-y-presente/1627035723   Episode 82: “‘Bone Appétit” “Tomasi, Jolivet & Others: French Trumpet Concertos” (BIS) Håkan Hardenberger, Roland Pöntinen, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Fabien Gabel https://open.spotify.com/album/4iNTRs5QTtOt6IuTQOhgs2 https://music.apple.com/us/album/tomasi-jolivet-others-french-trumpet-concertos/1623463102   Episode 83: “Beefy Beethoven & Big Band” “Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 & Brett Dean: Testament” (BSO Recordings) Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Vladimir Jurowski https://open.spotify.com/album/1n2WXsdRdRaYjT02U2C0So https://music.apple.com/us/album/brett-dean-beethoven-orchestral-works-live/1632668767   Episode 75: “Rags & Other American Riches” “Bolcom: The Complete Rags” (Hyperion) Marc-André Hamelin https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68391/2   Episode 94: “Something is Swinging in Denmark” “Les frères Francœur” (Alpha) Justin Taylor & Théotime Langlois de Swarte https://open.spotify.com/album/65SkWELmRKnzQZch5h4sfR https://music.apple.com/us/album/les-frères-francœur/1642170708   Episode 80: “Chamber Made” “Ries: Piano Trio & Sextets” (Hyperion) The Nash Ensemble https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68380   Episode 88: “Horns of Plenty” “Origins” (Decca) Lucie Horsch https://open.spotify.com/album/41YdsQmyG0O3zQEoyVbLm1 https://music.apple.com/us/album/origins/1630378109   Episode 85: “Joy and Meditations” “Haydn 2032, Vol. 12: Les jeux et les plaisirs” (Alpha) Basel Chamber Orchestra / Giovanni Antonini https://open.spotify.com/album/6QlQD1Tvn7tgzfW3o9wPSS https://music.apple.com/iq/album/haydn-2032-vol-12-les-jeux-et-les-plaisirs/1626058453   Episode 61: “Mallet Maestros” “Drone Mass” (Deutsche Grammophon) ACME & Theatre of Voices / Paul Hillier https://open.spotify.com/album/4iHSwI7eFt2OfFbS33Anqo https://music.apple.com/us/album/jóhannsson-drone-mass/1603845983   Episode 90: “Mostly Made in Germany” “Weinberg: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 7” (Deutsche Grammophon) Kirill Gerstein, Marie-Christine Zupancic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla https://open.spotify.com/album/5o3HiFn83tJQDi6gWlyCJh https://music.apple.com/us/album/weinberg-symphonies-nos-3-7-flute-concerto-no-1/1639331262   Episode 94: “Something Is Swinging in Denmark” “Hemsi: Chamber Works” (Chandos) ARC Ensemble https://open.spotify.com/album/1uuuyCOsAZ99LYfcMs10XJ https://music.apple.com/us/album/hemsi-chamber-works/1639872891   Episode 62: “Karmic Clarinets” “Flow” (Pentatone) Annelien Van Wauwe, NDR Radiophilharmonie / Andrew Manze https://open.spotify.com/album/4cfHBh31qsL102qz5JRYJq https://music.apple.com/us/album/flow/1613616722   Episode 93: “Subtle Sonics” “Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jésus” (Erato) Bertrand Chamayou https://open.spotify.com/album/5syP59hNRd9GJxTsnLk0cl https://music.apple.com/us/album/messiaen-vingt-regards-sur-lenfant-jésus/1625775125   Episode 87: “Fall Frets” “Lost & Found” (Pentatone) Sean Shibe https://open.spotify.com/album/2IwRPoM4pqAfv10x8YDiSt https://music.apple.com/us/album/lost-found/1628136472   Jazz Episode 58: “The Ladies Sing” “Send for Me” (Dot Time Records) Catherine Russell https://open.spotify.com/album/4Ey2JHKRLc0Qy03MvBuPiZ https://music.apple.com/us/album/send-for-me/1603657000   Episode 71: “A Breeze from Brazil” “Cadência Verde e Amarela” (Gateway Music) Morten Ankarfeldt, Edu Neves, Caio Marcio Santos, Bernado Aguiar, Gabriel Poli https://open.spotify.com/album/48RChE59aR0lOOOWlFc4Av https://music.apple.com/it/album/cadência-verde-e-amarela/1609626618?l=en   Episode 60: “Saxy Ladies” “Barionda” (Jazzwerkstatt) Helga Plankensteiner https://open.spotify.com/album/47oT3gDcN1F3OeHWvvOnxL https://music.apple.com/mv/album/barionda-feat-rossano-emili-massimiliano-milesi-giorgio/1617895218   Episode 55: “America Abroad and Wranitzky Wreleases” “Indigo” (Vision Fugitive) Jean-Marc Foltz, Stephan Oliva         https://open.spotify.com/album/4uln6q9yCsUZ7qWvQDBYFF https://music.apple.com/us/album/indigo/1609265981   Episode 69: “All Greek to Me” “Broken Blue” (Odradek Records) Spiral Trio https://open.spotify.com/album/33y9tsuWeTjtansJsA5xCX https://music.apple.com/us/album/broken-blue/1614837174   Episode 64: “Menage a Trio” “Safe Place” (Iakovos Symeonidis) Jako Organ Trio https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jMKc4XHrrGNTh8svcKmbv/discography/all?pageUri=spotify:album:6SohH3yGk3xkvuZrsVT2Ty https://music.apple.com/ng/album/safe-place/1616001523   Episode 73: “Heavy Hitters” “My Father's Hands” (Highnote) Cyrus Chestnut https://open.spotify.com/artist/319U6LVt3j3iT9oAEzrpRO/discography/all?pageUri=spotify:album:7kiKrduG08XVXYeVIB7n5g https://music.apple.com/us/album/my-fathers-hands/1626147227   Episode 80: “Chamber Made” “Organic Earfood” (JazzSick Records) Organic Earfood, Bernie Senensky, Peter Baumgärtner, Stefan Bauer https://open.spotify.com/album/2IffvZqLYqIxXdigASABHV https://music.apple.com/us/album/organic-earfood-feat-bernie-senensky-peter-baumgärtner/1639110694   Episode 90: “Mostly Made in Germany” “I Loves You Porgy” (JazzJazz) Matthias Strucken       https://open.spotify.com/album/2BMUvcyqiBEgL9z9r4cbnv https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-loves-you-porgy/1642183040   Episode 93: “Subtle Sonics” “New Beginnings” (Cellar Live) Jason Marshall https://open.spotify.com/album/2adC3n8OxTK2MxoLZtFME5 https://music.apple.com/us/album/new-beginnings/1644388209   Episode 65: “Action-Packed Sax” “The Message” (Posi-Tone Records) Doug Webb     https://open.spotify.com/artist/7qaEouOBt2Vs1yjhZPGJ1r/discography/all?pageUri=spotify:album:4hkVxHA4mTXsdjK7O52MSG https://music.apple.com/us/album/triple-play-feat-walt-weiskopf-joel-frahm-brian-charette/972293478   Episode 50: ”1st Anniversary Renaissance Men” “A Change Is Gonna Come” (Savant) Bill O'Connell https://open.spotify.com/album/1LpG8V1Vtya5RcTzPZRxFj https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-change-is-gonna-come/1596800919   Episode 57: “The Ravelution Will Not Be Organ-ized” “Cold as Weiss” (Colemine Records) Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio https://open.spotify.com/album/39wAzMaFzTVEN0yqJXYyzK https://music.apple.com/us/album/cold-as-weiss/1597919684   Episode 63: “Piano Paisans” “Something Tomorrow” (Storyville Records) Enrico Pieranunzi https://open.spotify.com/album/2MDgqeWW7IJot1PPNKN2at https://music.apple.com/us/album/something-tomorrow/1615393724   Episode 66: “Keyboard Seasoning” “Tricks” (Hunnia Records) Gábor Horváth Trio https://open.spotify.com/album/5N0DFqyP8mvKY6WvX5r85t https://music.apple.com/us/album/tricks/1617658252   Episode 66: “Keyboard Seasoning” “Swing On This” (Criss Cross) Opus 5 https://open.spotify.com/album/2uMqLMKwv3049IpdeIjCZ3 https://music.apple.com/us/album/swing-on-this/1618802988   Episode 67: “A Trumpet Trist” “Silver Needle” (Stunt Records) Tobias Wiklund           https://open.spotify.com/album/1YS1pLb5x8Ot6OgSaQA04N https://music.apple.com/us/album/silver-needle/1616501351   Episode 68: “Keep Frenching Me, Baby!” “Involutions” (We See Music) Matthieu Marthouret & Springbok https://open.spotify.com/album/43o3upRkpQGHRhtbFB51LH https://music.apple.com/us/search?term=involutions%20Matthieu%20Marthouret%20   Episode 70: “Summer Vibes” “Life” (Giotto Music) Marco Pacassoni https://open.spotify.com/album/2DdgfyOBVpqX4OJYUOuS6g https://music.apple.com/us/album/life-feat-john-patitucci-antonio-sanchez/1619906308   Episode 73: “Heavy Hitters” “Oak Tree” (Highnote) Tom Harrell https://open.spotify.com/artist/3YO63Be7QxrxqBQtgKc4Oc/discography/all?pageUri=spotify:album:5Cu82tv24KrXK43kyjH2dr https://music.apple.com/us/album/oak-tree/1625809415   Episode 74: “Italian Explosion” “Shiny Hearts & Dusty Souls” (DDE Records) Cesare Mecca https://open.spotify.com/album/0ob9cfubQIYXZuLAWnFK8B https://music.apple.com/us/album/shiny-hearts-dusty-souls-feat-alfredo-ponissi/1628326372   Episode 75: “Rags & Other American Riches” “Best Next Thing” (Posi-Tone Records) Michael Dease https://open.spotify.com/album/3phyeASbmGNSIhDxpQygbV https://music.apple.com/us/album/best-next-thing/1627529286   Episode 76: “Essential Organs” “Reboot” (Blue Note) Ronnie Foster https://open.spotify.com/album/7fIQ7XeqTD0FqsvyTohyrY https://music.apple.com/us/album/reboot/1625214121   Episode 77: “Poetry Passport” “In The Valley” (Stricker Street Records) Todd Marcus https://open.spotify.com/album/4Zb8xvtlEYrcU4Of6yODsU https://music.apple.com/id/album/in-the-valley/1620784648   Episode 81: “Summer Strummin'” “Blue Keys” (Wide Hive Records) Calvin Keys https://open.spotify.com/album/3Z9uDO0cSfAgKDhwHHh2mQ https://music.apple.com/cz/album/blue-keys/1634834443   Episode 82: “Bone Appétit” “Generations” (Smoke Sessions Records) Steve Turre https://open.spotify.com/album/4SpdeJD5lcATDheZhpxBKN https://music.apple.com/us/album/generations/1636041345   Episode 83: “Beefy Beethoven & Big Band” “Convergency” (Origin Records) Dave Slonaker Big Band https://open.spotify.com/album/2IJEqaBRCAiRFjyfLlzmaf https://music.apple.com/us/album/convergency/1632772977   Episode 84: “Cerebral Keys” “Orange Sea” (Yellowbird Records) 1 Matthias Bublath https://open.spotify.com/album/6Dvj8ssB0RIknMIQ5Fe0YM https://music.apple.com/us/album/orange-sea/1647635493   Episode 85: “Joy and Meditations” “The Latin Side of Mingus” (Savant) Conrad Herwig https://open.spotify.com/album/1xYPOJzZr9OxIsLBrLWRWy https://music.apple.com/iq/album/the-latin-side-of-mingus/1640315361 https://www.prestomusic.com/jazz/products/9370103--the-latin-side-of-mingus   Episode 87: “Fall Frets” “View with a Room” (Blue Note) Julian Lage https://open.spotify.com/album/0bxXAO9Vxpx20fidIJc4va https://music.apple.com/us/album/view-with-a-room/1629539688   Episode 88: “Horns of Plenty” “We Wonder” (WM Italy) Fabrizio Bosso            https://open.spotify.com/album/71CMymeBvpaShC37XxIEMS https://music.apple.com/us/album/we-wonder-feat-julian-oliver-mazzariello-jacopo-ferrazza/1637894263   Episode 89: “Swingers” “Linger Awhile” (Verve) Samara Joy https://open.spotify.com/album/1TZ16QfCsARON0efp6mGga https://music.apple.com/it/album/linger-awhile/1637144888?l=en   Episode 89: “Swingers” “Tadd's All, Folks” (SteepleChase) Gary Smulyan https://open.spotify.com/album/0haNdQSDRCh0Nz4cKMTuoT https://music.apple.com/it/album/tadds-all-folks/1650212893?l=en   Episode 91: “Low String Theory” “Ashanti” (Jojo Records) Santi Debriano, Arkestra Bembe https://open.spotify.com/album/4tN43R2qus79a4w4wyQJhm https://music.apple.com/us/album/ashanti/1650081861   Episode 92: “Christmas Music: Yule Be Merry” “Winter Awhile - Cool Twists on Holiday Classics” (Velocity Records) Robert Hicks https://open.spotify.com/album/6jEyOQZX8eaLGx7ehlFPDF https://music.apple.com/us/album/winter-awhile/1659104200https://roberthicks1.bandcamp.com/album/winter-awhile-cool-twists-on-holiday-classics   Episode 93: “Subtle Sonics” “The Sonic Sessions” (Eclipse Music - Supersounds Music Oy) Aleksis Liukko Trio https://open.spotify.com/album/2eoim1wGHdEd6tDvjZk9pL https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-sonic-sessions/1655146802   Be sure to check out these other podcasts:  "SOMETHING came from Baltimore"   Jazz, blues, and R&B interviews from Tom Gouker. Famous Interviews and Neon Jazz  Features a wide range of artists, musicians, writers, creatives and business folks from around the globe.   "Same Difference: 2 Jazz Fans, 1 Jazz Standard" Johnny Valenzuela and Tony Habra look at several versions of the same Jazz standard each week, play snippets from each version, discuss the history of the original and the different versions.          

Biden Trashes America Abroad…Pensacola Independence Day Blue Angels Air Show.  Gene opens the show with a low flight routine demonstrating the ICON A5 amphibious characteristics.   Financial downfall nationwide, tests whether China will take advantage of the USA.  China is suffering from the downturn as well.  Will China invade Taiwan?   Biden trashes the Supreme Court, disrespecting the USA on the world scene.  The illegal invaders of our southern border appreciate America more than some ‘woke', spoiled, unemployed, misguided, poorly-parented youth, demanding another stay-at-home check.  Supreme Court scolds the EPA and limits their power and authority.  SCOTUS says the Administration and Congress can no longer use the sub-agencies of government as a scapegoat to drive policy.  The agencies of the United States are mere extensions of the Administration and Congress.  Authority stems from the elected officials, not the agencies.Originally Aired: WMXI Radio on Friday, July 1, 2022 at 7:15am CSTSeason 1, Episode 57Learn more at: https://genevalentino.com/in-the-news/#pri Click Here to Share this important message with a fellow patriot: Download the Audio MP3 Now!Special thanks to the following source(s) for the image(s) used in this article:https://www.pexels.com/photo/an-elderly-couple-holding-american-flags-8805529/A Special Message from Gene Valentino ValentinoDoing “the right thing” is not always easy. It's not always thought to be wise, most profitable, or popular. Doing the right thing has more to do with “COURAGE”; forged from the principles and beliefs given to you by your parents. There's an ole' saying I've adopted, “The Politician will tell you what you want to hear. The Leader will tell you what you need to know.” And, telling you what you need to know may not be popular”. So, my Accomplishments here do not show you things I've walked away from. As a result, I left A LOT of money on the table. However, God is good! He rewarded me with more wealth than I can speak of with a conscience that is pure and clear. I sleep well at night. I wish for you the same!”

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Wranitzky: Works for Oboe” by the Wranitzky Kapelle / Marek Štilec, “America” by Daniel Hope & the Zürcher Kammerorchester, “Hans Abrahamsen: Schnee” by the Lapland Chamber Orchestra / John Storgårds, “Indigo” by Jean-Marc Foltz & Stephan Oliva, “In This Moment” by Sam Kirmayer, and “I Hope to My Never” by Matt Hall.   The Adult Music Podcast is featured in: Feedspot's Top 40 Jazz Podcasts   Episode 55 Deezer Playlist   “Wranitzky: Works for Oboe” (Arco Diva) Vilém Veverka (oboe), Filip Dvořák (harpsichord), Sylvie Schelingerová (flute) Wranitzky Kapelle, Marek Štilec https://open.spotify.com/album/3zAb9ivUgFAWHnoRNgxLoe https://music.apple.com/us/album/wranitzky-works-for-oboe/1610357366 For more information about the composer Paul Wranitzky, check out: The Wranitzky Project Our interview episode with Daniel Bernhardsson (The Wranitzky Project)  and Marek Štilec (conductor)   “America” (Deutsche Grammophon) Zürcher Kammerorchester, Daniel Hope (violin) https://open.spotify.com/album/4s9avSHrTQWXFYuEy0IfNZ https://music.apple.com/us/album/america/1598570168   “Hans Abrahamsen: Schnee” (Dacapo) Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds https://open.spotify.com/album/7HHohykxnhMhFH8bwNDmzY https://music.apple.com/us/album/abrahamsen-schnee/1605834135   “Indigo” (Vision Fugitive) Jean-Marc Foltz, Stephan Oliva             https://open.spotify.com/album/4uln6q9yCsUZ7qWvQDBYFF https://music.apple.com/us/album/indigo/1609265981   “In This Moment” (Cellar Live) Sam Kirmayer https://open.spotify.com/album/6RFjScO74VBTN6PLMrAbNy https://music.apple.com/us/album/in-this-moment/1599607403   “I Hope to My Never” (Summit Records) Matt Hall https://open.spotify.com/album/0tHt5BXYHrEHSrwQ2x1zG7 https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-hope-to-my-never/1605826900

In this episode, Mace and Leah have on Danny to discuss how America is viewed outside of its territory, Ranked choice voting in action and more.

Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt discusses his career in the State Department as the American ambassador to Ukraine and Greece and how you can develop leadership skills on the international level.

Pete Weichlein, CEO of the Association of Former Members of Congress, speaks about his work facilitating dialogue among legislators and between the public and their elected officials with the goal of... Good hearts make the world a better place

One of the most divisive issues in US politics is foreign policy. America's military and diplomatic involvement since World War II has left profound changes around the world. For many, this has meant chaos and violence. But for Jayant Bhandari, the world should be more thankful of US peace-keeping efforts. An Indian engineer, political analyst, and investor in natural resources, he believes that in many parts of the world, US intervention has prevented bloodshed. Nevertheless, the United States has embarked on an impossible mission to change cultures so different, he argues, and she should start pulling out of those countries where repercussions are unlikely to affect US interests. Show notes: http://goldnewsletter.com/podcast/in-defense-of-america-abroad/

As the Trump administration begins ironing out its strategy in the Middle East, America Abroad examines what may lie ahead regarding Israel, Syria, Iran, and the fight against ISIS.

What is the proper global role for the United States in the 21st Century? Since World War II, the United States, as the most powerful state, has chosen to be deeply engaged in the world. It has assumed responsibility for global peace and stability, guaranteed the security of dozens of foreign nations, promoted free trade, and posed as the policeman of the world by intervening in distant disputes with little direct relevance for core U.S. interests.The bi-partisan consensus in support of this role has recently shown signs of wear. President Donald Trump criticized it, and won. Public opinion polls for the first time in recent years show significant support for pulling back from this activist foreign policy and pursuing a more modest, less costly approach to the world.In America Abroad: The United States’ Global Role in the 21st Century, Stephen G. Brooks and William C. Wohlforth make a powerful case that America should continue its strategy of deep engagement. But what are the merits of an alternative approach, a grand strategy of restraint? Please join us as we discuss competing ideas about the future of U.S. foreign policy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

President Trump's declarations on Asia have caused much uncertainty in the region. To better understand the hopes, fears, and concerns on both sides of the Pacific, America Abroad convened a bi-national town hall bringing together audiences and experts in both Honolulu and Tokyo.

In this hour of America Abroad, we look at the state of the US relationship with Russia. We explore Russia's use of cyberspace and propaganda, Vladimir Putin's domestic political strategy and how it shapes Russia's foreign policy, and Russia's relationship with NATO.

A decade and a half of exhausting wars, punishing economic setbacks, and fast-rising rivals has called into question America’s fundamental position and purpose in world politics. Will the US continue to be the only superpower in the international system? Should it continue advancing the world-shaping grand strategy it has followed since the dawn of the Cold War? Or should it “come home” and focus on its internal problems? The recent resurgence of isolationist impulses has made the politics surrounding these questions increasingly bitter. In America Abroad: The United States’ Global Role in the 21st Century (Oxford University Press, 2016), Stephen G. Brooks (Dartmouth College) and William C. Wohlforth (Dartmouth College) take stock of these debates and provide a powerful defense of American globalism. They stress that world politics since end of World War Two has been shaped by two constants: America’s position as the most powerful state, and its strategic choice to be deeply engaged in the world. Ever since, the US has advanced its interests by pursuing three core objectives: reducing threats by managing the security environment in key regions; promoting a liberal economic order to expand global and domestic prosperity; and sustaining the network of global institutions on terms favorable to US interests. While there have been some periodic policy failures, America’s overall record is astounding. But how would America’s interests fare if the United States chose to disengage from the world and reduce its footprint overseas? Their answer is clear: retrenchment would put core US security and economic interests at risk. And because America’s sole superpower status will long endure, the US will not be forced to turn inward. While America should remain globally engaged, it also has to focus primarily on its core interests: reducing great power rivalry and security competition in Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East; fostering economic globalization; and supporting a multilateral institutional system that advances US interests. Pursuing objectives beyond this core runs the risk of overextension. A bracing rejoinder to the critics of American globalism, America Abroad is a powerful reminder that a robust American presence is crucial for maintaining world order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A decade and a half of exhausting wars, punishing economic setbacks, and fast-rising rivals has called into question America’s fundamental position and purpose in world politics. Will the US continue to be the only superpower in the international system? Should it continue advancing the world-shaping grand strategy it has followed since the dawn of the Cold War? Or should it “come home” and focus on its internal problems? The recent resurgence of isolationist impulses has made the politics surrounding these questions increasingly bitter. In America Abroad: The United States’ Global Role in the 21st Century (Oxford University Press, 2016), Stephen G. Brooks (Dartmouth College) and William C. Wohlforth (Dartmouth College) take stock of these debates and provide a powerful defense of American globalism. They stress that world politics since end of World War Two has been shaped by two constants: America’s position as the most powerful state, and its strategic choice to be deeply engaged in the world. Ever since, the US has advanced its interests by pursuing three core objectives: reducing threats by managing the security environment in key regions; promoting a liberal economic order to expand global and domestic prosperity; and sustaining the network of global institutions on terms favorable to US interests. While there have been some periodic policy failures, America’s overall record is astounding. But how would America’s interests fare if the United States chose to disengage from the world and reduce its footprint overseas? Their answer is clear: retrenchment would put core US security and economic interests at risk. And because America’s sole superpower status will long endure, the US will not be forced to turn inward. While America should remain globally engaged, it also has to focus primarily on its core interests: reducing great power rivalry and security competition in Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East; fostering economic globalization; and supporting a multilateral institutional system that advances US interests. Pursuing objectives beyond this core runs the risk of overextension. A bracing rejoinder to the critics of American globalism, America Abroad is a powerful reminder that a robust American presence is crucial for maintaining world order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A decade and a half of exhausting wars, punishing economic setbacks, and fast-rising rivals has called into question America’s fundamental position and purpose in world politics. Will the US continue to be the only superpower in the international system? Should it continue advancing the world-shaping grand strategy it has followed since the dawn of the Cold War? Or should it “come home” and focus on its internal problems? The recent resurgence of isolationist impulses has made the politics surrounding these questions increasingly bitter. In America Abroad: The United States’ Global Role in the 21st Century (Oxford University Press, 2016), Stephen G. Brooks (Dartmouth College) and William C. Wohlforth (Dartmouth College) take stock of these debates and provide a powerful defense of American globalism. They stress that world politics since end of World War Two has been shaped by two constants: America’s position as the most powerful state, and its strategic choice to be deeply engaged in the world. Ever since, the US has advanced its interests by pursuing three core objectives: reducing threats by managing the security environment in key regions; promoting a liberal economic order to expand global and domestic prosperity; and sustaining the network of global institutions on terms favorable to US interests. While there have been some periodic policy failures, America’s overall record is astounding. But how would America’s interests fare if the United States chose to disengage from the world and reduce its footprint overseas? Their answer is clear: retrenchment would put core US security and economic interests at risk. And because America’s sole superpower status will long endure, the US will not be forced to turn inward. While America should remain globally engaged, it also has to focus primarily on its core interests: reducing great power rivalry and security competition in Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East; fostering economic globalization; and supporting a multilateral institutional system that advances US interests. Pursuing objectives beyond this core runs the risk of overextension. A bracing rejoinder to the critics of American globalism, America Abroad is a powerful reminder that a robust American presence is crucial for maintaining world order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A decade and a half of exhausting wars, punishing economic setbacks, and fast-rising rivals has called into question America’s fundamental position and purpose in world politics. Will the US continue to be the only superpower in the international system? Should it continue advancing the world-shaping grand strategy it has followed since the dawn of the Cold War? Or should it “come home” and focus on its internal problems? The recent resurgence of isolationist impulses has made the politics surrounding these questions increasingly bitter. In America Abroad: The United States’ Global Role in the 21st Century (Oxford University Press, 2016), Stephen G. Brooks (Dartmouth College) and William C. Wohlforth (Dartmouth College) take stock of these debates and provide a powerful defense of American globalism. They stress that world politics since end of World War Two has been shaped by two constants: America’s position as the most powerful state, and its strategic choice to be deeply engaged in the world. Ever since, the US has advanced its interests by pursuing three core objectives: reducing threats by managing the security environment in key regions; promoting a liberal economic order to expand global and domestic prosperity; and sustaining the network of global institutions on terms favorable to US interests. While there have been some periodic policy failures, America’s overall record is astounding. But how would America’s interests fare if the United States chose to disengage from the world and reduce its footprint overseas? Their answer is clear: retrenchment would put core US security and economic interests at risk. And because America’s sole superpower status will long endure, the US will not be forced to turn inward. While America should remain globally engaged, it also has to focus primarily on its core interests: reducing great power rivalry and security competition in Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East; fostering economic globalization; and supporting a multilateral institutional system that advances US interests. Pursuing objectives beyond this core runs the risk of overextension. A bracing rejoinder to the critics of American globalism, America Abroad is a powerful reminder that a robust American presence is crucial for maintaining world order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A decade and a half of exhausting wars, punishing economic setbacks, and fast-rising rivals has called into question America’s fundamental position and purpose in world politics. Will the US continue to be the only superpower in the international system? Should it continue advancing the world-shaping grand strategy it has followed since the dawn of the Cold War? Or should it “come home” and focus on its internal problems? The recent resurgence of isolationist impulses has made the politics surrounding these questions increasingly bitter. In America Abroad: The United States’ Global Role in the 21st Century (Oxford University Press, 2016), Stephen G. Brooks (Dartmouth College) and William C. Wohlforth (Dartmouth College) take stock of these debates and provide a powerful defense of American globalism. They stress that world politics since end of World War Two has been shaped by two constants: America’s position as the most powerful state, and its strategic choice to be deeply engaged in the world. Ever since, the US has advanced its interests by pursuing three core objectives: reducing threats by managing the security environment in key regions; promoting a liberal economic order to expand global and domestic prosperity; and sustaining the network of global institutions on terms favorable to US interests. While there have been some periodic policy failures, America’s overall record is astounding. But how would America’s interests fare if the United States chose to disengage from the world and reduce its footprint overseas? Their answer is clear: retrenchment would put core US security and economic interests at risk. And because America’s sole superpower status will long endure, the US will not be forced to turn inward. While America should remain globally engaged, it also has to focus primarily on its core interests: reducing great power rivalry and security competition in Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East; fostering economic globalization; and supporting a multilateral institutional system that advances US interests. Pursuing objectives beyond this core runs the risk of overextension. A bracing rejoinder to the critics of American globalism, America Abroad is a powerful reminder that a robust American presence is crucial for maintaining world order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A decade and a half of exhausting wars, punishing economic setbacks, and fast-rising rivals has called into question America's fundamental position and purpose in world politics. Will the US continue to be the only superpower in the international system? Should it continue advancing the world-shaping grand strategy it has followed since the dawn of the Cold War? Or should it “come home” and focus on its internal problems? The recent resurgence of isolationist impulses has made the politics surrounding these questions increasingly bitter. In America Abroad: The United States' Global Role in the 21st Century (Oxford University Press, 2016), Stephen G. Brooks (Dartmouth College) and William C. Wohlforth (Dartmouth College) take stock of these debates and provide a powerful defense of American globalism. They stress that world politics since end of World War Two has been shaped by two constants: America's position as the most powerful state, and its strategic choice to be deeply engaged in the world. Ever since, the US has advanced its interests by pursuing three core objectives: reducing threats by managing the security environment in key regions; promoting a liberal economic order to expand global and domestic prosperity; and sustaining the network of global institutions on terms favorable to US interests. While there have been some periodic policy failures, America's overall record is astounding. But how would America's interests fare if the United States chose to disengage from the world and reduce its footprint overseas? Their answer is clear: retrenchment would put core US security and economic interests at risk. And because America's sole superpower status will long endure, the US will not be forced to turn inward. While America should remain globally engaged, it also has to focus primarily on its core interests: reducing great power rivalry and security competition in Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East; fostering economic globalization; and supporting a multilateral institutional system that advances US interests. Pursuing objectives beyond this core runs the risk of overextension. A bracing rejoinder to the critics of American globalism, America Abroad is a powerful reminder that a robust American presence is crucial for maintaining world order.

A decade and a half of exhausting wars, punishing economic setbacks, and fast-rising rivals has called into question America’s fundamental position and purpose in world politics. Will the US continue to be the only superpower in the international system? Should it continue advancing the world-shaping grand strategy it has followed since the dawn of the Cold War? Or should it “come home” and focus on its internal problems? The recent resurgence of isolationist impulses has made the politics surrounding these questions increasingly bitter. In America Abroad: The United States’ Global Role in the 21st Century (Oxford University Press, 2016), Stephen G. Brooks (Dartmouth College) and William C. Wohlforth (Dartmouth College) take stock of these debates and provide a powerful defense of American globalism. They stress that world politics since end of World War Two has been shaped by two constants: America’s position as the most powerful state, and its strategic choice to be deeply engaged in the world. Ever since, the US has advanced its interests by pursuing three core objectives: reducing threats by managing the security environment in key regions; promoting a liberal economic order to expand global and domestic prosperity; and sustaining the network of global institutions on terms favorable to US interests. While there have been some periodic policy failures, America’s overall record is astounding. But how would America’s interests fare if the United States chose to disengage from the world and reduce its footprint overseas? Their answer is clear: retrenchment would put core US security and economic interests at risk. And because America’s sole superpower status will long endure, the US will not be forced to turn inward. While America should remain globally engaged, it also has to focus primarily on its core interests: reducing great power rivalry and security competition in Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East; fostering economic globalization; and supporting a multilateral institutional system that advances US interests. Pursuing objectives beyond this core runs the risk of overextension. A bracing rejoinder to the critics of American globalism, America Abroad is a powerful reminder that a robust American presence is crucial for maintaining world order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America Abroad collaborates with The Takeaway for an international town hall in front of live audiences in New York, Berlin and Cairo. A New York-based panel discusses topics including from international trade and the economy, the threat of terrorism and instability in the Middle East, and how the world sees the role of American leadership in international affairs.

Sep. 5, 2015. Ray Suarez, Erika Lee & Tom Gjelten present a dynamic portrait of America as the world's melting pot at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Ray Suarez is a broadcast journalist and currently the host of the daily program "Inside Story" on Al Jazeera America. He has been a senior correspondent for PBS "NewsHour," host of the international news program "America Abroad," host of the NPR program "Talk of the Nation" and a correspondent for CNN. His book "Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation" explores the rich history of one of the largest minorities in the United States and chronicles the personal struggles and successes of Latino immigrants, poets, soldiers and other individuals who have influenced American history. Suarez lives with his family in the District of Columbia. Speaker Biography: Author and scholar Erika Lee is the granddaughter of Chinese immigrants who entered the United States through both Angel Island and Ellis Island. She teaches history at the University of Minnesota, where she is also the Rudolph J. Vecoli Chair in immigration history and director of the Immigration History Research Center. She is an active public speaker who has received various fellowships and awards for her research, teaching and leadership. Lee's scholarly specialties include migration, Asian Americans, immigration law, public policy and transnational U.S. history. She is the author of "Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America" and her new book, "The Making of Asian America: A History." Speaker Biography: Tom Gjelten has been a correspondent at NPR since 1986 and currently reports on issues of religion, faith and belief. He has received a Peabody Award and has covered social and political strife and war in Central America, South America, the former Yugoslavia and Eastern Europe. He is the author of "Professionalism in War Reporting: A Correspondent's View" and "Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause," which is a history of Cuba focusing on the Bacardi rum family. His latest book is "A Nation of Nations: A Great American Immigration Story," which explores the effect of the 1965 Immigration Act. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6889

The Keystone XL pipeline has been a controversial project in both the United States and Canada. On this edition of America Abroad, audiences in Lincoln, Nebraska and Calgary, Canada engaged in a cross border discussion about how the oil sands industry and the building of the Keystone XL pipeline directly affects their lives. Participants debated the environmental safety of the pipeline, the economic costs and benefits, the legal suits brought by Nebraskan landowners and complaints against it brought by Canada’s First Nation’s tribes and the ways in which it might alter the US global energy position. This program is a joint production of America Abroad and CBC Alberta and is co-moderated by America Abroad's Hari Sreenivasan in Lincoln, Nebraska and the CBC's Donna McElligot in Calgary, Alberta.

Author and journalist Ray Suarez explored the rich history of Latinos in the U.S., encompassing experiences such as the early European settlements to Manifest Destiny, the Wild West, the Cold War, the Great Depression, globalization, and more. Speaker Biography: Ray Suarez, is an American broadcast journalist and host of Inside Story on Al Jazeera America. Suarez joined the PBS NewsHour in 1999 and was a senior correspondent for the evening news program on the PBS television network until 2013. He is also host of the international news and analysis public radio program America Abroad from Public Radio International. He was the host of the National Public Radio program Talk of the Nation from 1993-1999. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6274

As America draws down troops from Afghanistan, cuts back on military spending and the size of its military, many worry that America’s leadership in the world and ability to protect its allies is eroding. On this edition of America Abroad we travel to Estonia, Japan, and Saudi Arabia to speak with US allies as well as officials and experts in Washington to understand how America’s defense cuts are perceived around the world.

In this short documentary, Joseph Braude recounts the history of Islamist movements, from their beginnings in the early 20th century to the present. It weaves together narration, expert voices, and rare recordings from key moments in Islamism's development. The program first aired on Public Radio International's "America Abroad."

This mini-documentary by Joseph Braude brings together music, interviews, and reporting from the streets of Casablanca to tell the story of Nas al-Ghiwan, the greatest rock band in the history of North Africa. It first appeared on the Public Radio International program America Abroad. For more information, follow @josephbraude or visit www.josephbraude.com.