Podcast appearances and mentions of Joshua Keating

Vox's Joshua Keating explains why the US government can't have a big, beautiful breakup with Elon Musk. And now that he's left DOGE, Elaine Kamarck from Brookings explains what happens to it. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy with help from Denise Guerra, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Further reading: Why Trump probably can't cut Musk loose Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaking alongside President Trump in the Oval Office. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

India and Pakistan announced a ceasefire Saturday, after days of fighting along their shared border and in the contested region of Kashmir. While the agreement between the two nuclear powers appeared to be holding, both sides blamed the other for violating the deal. The latest conflict was ignited by a terrorist attack last month in the section of Kashmir controlled by India, but the two countries have been fighting over the disputed region for decades, since the end of British rule and the 1947 partition. Joshua Keating, senior correspondent for Vox covering national security and foreign policy, explains why this latest round of conflict is different.And in headlines: President Donald Trump ordered pharmaceutical companies to voluntarily lower their U.S. drug prices, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley blasted his party over its plans to slash hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid, and the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily slash their tariffs.Show Notes:Check out Joshua's article – www.vox.com/world-politics/412332/india-pakistan-crisis-escalationSubscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday

President Trump says he wants to buy Greenland — the Danish say it's not for sale. Joshua Keating is a senior correspondent at Vox covering foreign policy and world news with a focus on the future of international conflict. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the idea that the U.S. could take Greenland – possibly by force – and why that has international leaders worried about the potential for future land grabs. His article is “The real danger of Trump's Greenland gambit.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Vox's Joshua Keating explains how Trump's foreign policy will influence some of the world's biggest conflicts. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, Amanda Lewellyn and Hady Mawajdeh, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Matryoshka dolls featuring President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo by Misha Friedman/Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been one year since Hamas attacked Israel and started a war in Gaza. Israelis and Palestinians look back, and Vox's Joshua Keating says Israel's occupation is looking permanent. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Haleema Shah, edited and fact-checked by Matt Collette, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Rob Byers, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members A woman in Tel Aviv mourning the Oct 7 deadly Hamas attack. Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Houthis, a rebel group from Yemen, are seizing cargo ships in retaliation for the war in Gaza. Vox's Joshua Keating explains how the pirates are expanding the Israel-Hamas war into the Red Sea — and your wallet. This episode was produced by Haleema Shah and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How many Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine? What we know, how we know it and what it really means. The estimates range from 1,351 and 43,000, but this much is clear: Russia has a manpower problem. Joshua Keating, global security reporter with Grid had joined Pat to discuss.

Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment. Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by co-host of the Affable Chat podcast, Affable Joey, to discuss Barry Levinson's 1997 political satire, WAG THE DOG... NOTE: this episode was recorded not long in advance of the tragic passing of Anne Heche, therefore she is referenced without that context. RIP. Next time on Partisan, guest Trevor Gumbel joins us to discuss Martin Scorsese's debut 1967 picture, WHO'S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR? Host / Editor / Producer Tony Black Guest Affable Joey SHOW NOTES Interviews: Dustin Hoffman for Film Scouts: http://www.filmscouts.com/scripts/interview.cfm?File=dus-hof Barry Levinson for Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/wag-dog-director-barry-levinson-sees-trump-era-comparisons-q-a-993067/amp/ Mark Knopfler interview: https://www.amarkintime.org/forum/index.php?topic=6230.0 Documentary with interviews in two parts: https://youtu.be/h5CwVqlVyYM https://youtu.be/8p5-qWsi0Kk Analysis: Watching Wag the Dog in 2020 Is Almost Comforting by Joshua Keating: https://slate.com/culture/2020/01/wag-the-dog-revisited-iran-trump-movie.html Too Bad ‘Wag the Dog' Isn't Fiction; Or, What It's Like to Live in 2020 by Cassandra Luca: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/11/30/wag-the-dog-retrospective/ Wag the Dog: A Study on Film and Reality in the Digital Age by Eleftheria Thanouli: https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/29691/1000254.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Barry Levinson's 'Wag the Dog' Was Prophetic at the Wrong Time by Liam Gaughan: https://collider.com/barry-levinson-wag-the-dog-prophetic-wrong-time/ Wag the Dog: The Cynical Movie Americans Deserve by Megan Garber: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2016/10/wag-the-dog-the-cynical-movie-americans-deserve/622981/ Like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/partisanpod Follow us on Twitter: @partisanpod Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon: www.patreon.com/wemadethis We Made This on Twitter: @we_madethis wemadethisnetwork.com Title music: Progressive Progress (c) Howard Harper-Barnes via epidemicsound.com

Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by co-host of the Affable Chat podcast, Affable Joey, to discuss Barry Levinson's 1997 political satire, WAG THE DOG...NOTE: this episode was recorded not long in advance of the tragic passing of Anne Heche, therefore she is referenced without that context. RIP.Next time on Partisan, guest Trevor Gumbel joins us to discuss Martin Scorsese's debut 1967 picture, WHO'S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR?Host / Editor / ProducerTony BlackGuestAffable JoeySHOW NOTESInterviews:Dustin Hoffman for Film Scouts: http://www.filmscouts.com/scripts/interview.cfm?File=dus-hofBarry Levinson for Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/wag-dog-director-barry-levinson-sees-trump-era-comparisons-q-a-993067/amp/Mark Knopfler interview: https://www.amarkintime.org/forum/index.php?topic=6230.0Documentary with interviews in two parts:https://youtu.be/h5CwVqlVyYMhttps://youtu.be/8p5-qWsi0KkAnalysis:Watching Wag the Dog in 2020 Is Almost Comforting by Joshua Keating: https://slate.com/culture/2020/01/wag-the-dog-revisited-iran-trump-movie.htmlToo Bad ‘Wag the Dog' Isn't Fiction; Or, What It's Like to Live in 2020 by Cassandra Luca: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/11/30/wag-the-dog-retrospective/Wag the Dog: A Study on Film and Reality in the Digital Age by Eleftheria Thanouli: https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/29691/1000254.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=yBarry Levinson's 'Wag the Dog' Was Prophetic at the Wrong Time by Liam Gaughan: https://collider.com/barry-levinson-wag-the-dog-prophetic-wrong-time/Wag the Dog: The Cynical Movie Americans Deserve by Megan Garber: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2016/10/wag-the-dog-the-cynical-movie-americans-deserve/622981/Like our Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/partisanpodFollow us on Twitter:@partisanpodSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made This on Twitter: @we_madethiswemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: Progressive Progress (c) Howard Harper-Barnes via epidemicsound.com

The Meta History Museum uses unique NFT's to help fund the restoration of historical sites in Ukraine, as well as military supplies to help fight the Russian invasion. The NFT's are an act of historical preservation - daily events in Ukraine are chronicled on the blockchain as unique works of art. We speak with Alisa Fursa live from Kyiv, Ukraine to learn more about how this new tech is being used in War. Plus, the crash of Crypto has drained thousands of US investors... but what about the global impacts? From evading sanctions to replacing national currencies... we speak with Benjamin Powers and Joshua Keating from Grid News to learn why some foreign governments lean heavily into Crypto, and how the crash has impacted their motives.  Lastly, WEB3 opportunities aren't just reshaping Silicon Valley and Wall Street! Robert Richardson from Disrupt Art is the founder of Midwest Con, the first NFT conference coming to the midwest. He joins the show to tell Shira why he's bringing Web3 to the Midwest, and what attendees can expect to see there.  00:01 - Welcome 00:40- Weekly Headlines 05:00 - Benjamin Powers + Joshua Keating Writers at Grid - International Impact of the Crypto Crash 12:00 - Alice Fursa - The Meta History Museum  20:27 - Robert Richardson of Disrupt Art + Creator of MidwestCon - The first NFT Conference coming to the Midwest  

We've spoken about Ethiopia's early days and how it contributed to victory at Adwa in the 19th Century. Today, we cover the three monarchs who shaped modern-day Ethiopia, the Battle of Adwa and the legacy of Ethiopia's victory. Sources: Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban, UK museum to return lock of hair of Ethiopia's Emperor Tewodros I(March 2019) Alistair Boddy-Evans, Countries in Africa Considered Never Colonized (September 2020) Anke Wanger, The Biblical Canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (2012) David M Perry and Matthew Gabriele, A New History Changes the Balance of Power Between Ethiopia and Medieval Europe (June 2021) Donald Crummey, Tewordros as Reformer and Modernizer (1969) Gareth Austin, Sub-Saharan Africa in, Joerg Baten A History of the Global Economy – From 1500 to the President (2016) Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott "Aithiops". Iris Gerlach, The Great Temple of Yeha (Ethiopia) (November 2017) Joshua Keating, Lessons from the Uncolonized (April 2013) Marjolein ‘t Hart – Why was Ethiopia not colonized during the late-nineteenth-century ‘Scramble for Africa'? in Joerg Baten A History of the Global Economy – From 1500 to the President (2016) Mohammed Girma, The Ethiopian king who shot himself rather than be captured by the British(March 2019) Overly Sarcastic Productions, History Summarized: Ethiopia (March, 2020) Raymond Jonas, The Battle of Adwa: African Victory in the Age of Empire (2011) Taye Assefa, Tewodros In Ethiopian Historical Fiction(July 1983) Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes, The Battle of Adwa: an Ethiopian victory that ran against the current of colonialism (February 2020)

Let's talk about Ethiopia; the only empire in which the sun has never set. With a history dating back to the Bible, and a legacy of thwarting colonial ambition, it's time we recognise the Lion of Africa. Support this Podcast: https://anchor.fm/utajuahujui/support | Instagram: @utajuahujui.pod Sources: Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban, UK museum to return lock of hair of Ethiopia's Emperor Tewodros I (March 2019) Alistair Boddy-Evans, Countries in Africa Considered Never Colonized (September 2020) Anke Wanger, The Biblical Canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (2012) David M Perry and Matthew Gabriele, A New History Changes the Balance of Power Between Ethiopia and Medieval Europe (June 2021) Donald Crummey, Tewordros as Reformer and Modernizer (1969) Gareth Austin, Sub-Saharan Africa in, Joerg Baten A History of the Global Economy – From 1500 to the President (2016) Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott "Aithiops". Iris Gerlach, The Great Temple of Yeha (Ethiopia) (November 2017) Joshua Keating, Lessons from the Uncolonized (April 2013) Marjolein ‘t Hart – Why was Ethiopia not colonized during the late-nineteenth-century ‘Scramble for Africa'? in Joerg Baten A History of the Global Economy – From 1500 to the President (2016) Mohammed Girma, The Ethiopian king who shot himself rather than be captured by the British (March 2019) Overly Sarcastic Productions, History Summarized: Ethiopia (March, 2020) Raymond Jonas, The Battle of Adwa: African Victory in the Age of Empire (2011) Taye Assefa, Tewodros In Ethiopian Historical Fiction (July 1983) Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes, The Battle of Adwa: an Ethiopian victory that ran against the current of colonialism (February 2020)

Why does FIFA not allow the participation of some national teams? How many national football teams are there? What is the relationship between football & politics? Here is our latest episode, where we discuss the above questions, with this week's guest Sasha Düerkop. Recommended literature Blood and Circuses: A Football Journey Through Europe’s Rebel Republics by Rober O’Connor CONIFA: Football for the Forgotten: The Untold Story of Football’s Alternate World Cup by James Hendicott Forgotten Nations: The Incredible Stories of Football in the Shadows by Chris Deeley. One Football No Nets by Justin Walley. Invisible Countries: Journies to the edge of Nationhood by Joshua Keating

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Slate’s Joshua Keating to talk about the NBA’s China kerfuffle. ESPN’s Sam Miller also joins to discuss the baseball playoffs and David Epstein assesses Alberto Salazar’s doping suspension and the world track and field championships in Qatar. NBA and China (02:02): How Daryl Morey’s tweet about the Hong Kong protests instigated an international incident and what the NBA should do about it. MLB playoffs (17:29): Does the Nationals’ bullpen strategy make sense? Can anyone beat the Astros? Salazar and Qatar (35:42): Why the legendary track coach got suspended, and what to make of the hot and poorly attended world track and field championships. Afterballs (55:26): Stefan on carrying jockstraps and Josh on a DVR patent war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Slate’s Joshua Keating to talk about the NBA’s China kerfuffle. ESPN’s Sam Miller also joins to discuss the baseball playoffs and David Epstein assesses Alberto Salazar’s doping suspension and the world track and field championships in Qatar. NBA and China (02:02): How Daryl Morey’s tweet about the Hong Kong protests instigated an international incident and what the NBA should do about it. MLB playoffs (17:29): Does the Nationals’ bullpen strategy make sense? Can anyone beat the Astros? Salazar and Qatar (35:42): Why the legendary track coach got suspended, and what to make of the hot and poorly attended world track and field championships. Afterballs (55:26): Stefan on carrying jockstraps and Josh on a DVR patent war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES AND ACTIONS FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2019 Opening: What do Hong Kong, Kashmir, El Paso and the someday-state of New South Illinois have in common? Tom thinks about borders and ambiguity after reading Joshua Keating’s Slate article, "The Grim Worldview Behind Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Push, the Hong Kong Protests, and the Kashmir Crisis." Find it here http://bit.ly/31ZHJHy. Segment: This week, a conversation about the current president’s cruel immigration policy, the horror of gun violence, and how the two collided tragically recently in El Paso, a town that holds special meaning to this week’s guest, Congressman Chuy Garcia. Tom and the Congressman talk about immigration, sensible gun policy, how the honeymoon may be over for Mayor Lightfoot, the state of the 2020 presidential race, and more.

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, novelist Elliot Ackerman and memoirist Anuradha Bhagwati talk about how the military has—and hasn't—changed during Donald Trump's time as Commander in Chief. They also discuss their own experiences as Marines, the history of the American military, and how its future may affect the country and the world. To hear the full episode, subscribe to the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (make sure to include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Guests:Elliot AckermanAnuradha Bhagwati Readings for the Episode:Waiting for Eden: a novel, by Elliot Ackerman Places and Names: On War, Revolution, and Returning, by Elliot Ackerman Dark at the Crossing: A Novel, by Elliot Ackerman Green on Blue: A Novel, by Elliot Ackerman Unbecoming: A Memoir of Disobedience, by Anuradha Bhagwati “What to Make of Military Endorsements,” by Elliot Ackerman, The New Yorker, Sept. 8, 2016 “A Former Marine Looks Back on Her Life in a Male-Dominated Military,” by V. V. Ganeshananthan, The New York Times, April 21, 2019 The Good Lieutenant, by Whitney Terrell“Donald Trump's ‘Salute to America' Was Not a Complete Authoritarian Nightmare,” by Joshua Keating, July 4, 2019, Slate.comFields of Fire by Jim WebbThe Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As violence erupts on the Venezuelan border, Vice President Mike Pence makes his way to Colombia to reaffirm American support for the opposition leader, Juan Guaido. How far is the U.S. willing to go? And will this be remembered as the weekend everything changed? Guest: Ana Vanessa Herrero, reporter at the New York Times. Joshua Keating, international editor at Slate. Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sending an email to whatnext@slate.com. Follow us on Instagram for updates on the show. Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As violence erupts on the Venezuelan border, Vice President Mike Pence makes his way to Colombia to reaffirm American support for the opposition leader, Juan Guaido. How far is the U.S. willing to go? And will this be remembered as the weekend everything changed? Guest: Ana Vanessa Herrero, reporter at the New York Times. Joshua Keating, international editor at Slate. Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sending an email to whatnext@slate.com. Follow us on Instagram for updates on the show. Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when a libertarian, a conservative hawk, and a constitutional powers specialist walk into a podcast studio? 'Net Assessment' happens. Welcome to the hottest new national security podcast hosted by Melanie Marlowe, Christopher Preble, and Bryan McGrath. This is a show about competing visions of America's role in the world. In each episode, they will be discussing a featured article, airing their grievances, and giving attaboys.  In the first episode of this bi-weekly series, our hosts introduce themselves and their hopes for this podcast. They tackle this episode's featured article, Adrian Lewis' "The Ivory Tower and Academic Ignorance of What the Armed Forces Actually Do," published by Task & Purpose. They also discuss the role of American seapower and, of course, Twitter feuds. Don't forget to subscribe to Net Assessment on your podcast app of choice.    Adrian Lewis, “The Ivory Tower And Academic Ignorance Of What The Armed Forces Actually Do,” Task and Purpose, September 20, 2018. Ken Buck, “Congress, Take Your War Powers Back,” Wall Street Journal, September 24, 2018. Dion Nissenbaum, “Top U.S. Diplomat Backed Continuing Support for Saudi War in Yemen Over Objections of Staff,” Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2018. Nicholas Kristof, “Be Outraged by America’s Role in Yemen’s Misery,” New York Times, September 26, 2018. Claudia Grisales and Corey Dickstein, “Vice Adm. Faller: 'I Was Cleared of All Wrongdoing' in 'Fat Leonard' Case,” Stars and Stripes, September 25, 2018. Chico Harlan, “Vatican and China Reach ‘Provisional’ Deal on Appointment of Bishops,” Washington Post, September 22, 2018. Corey Dickstein, "House Lawmakers Confused over US Military’s Goals in Syria as Pentagon Maintains Focus on ISIS," Stars and Stripes, September 26, 2018. Joshua Keating, “Why John Bolton is So Obsessed with the International Criminal Court," Slate, September 10, 2018 Base Redevelopment Forum, Association of Defense Communities, Portland, Maine, October 8-10, 2018. The Hell of Good Intentions: America’s Foreign Policy Elite and the Decline of U.S. Primacy by Stephen M. Walt, Book Forum with the author, Cato Institute, October 17, 2018.   Music and Production by Tre Hester.

What happens when a libertarian, a conservative hawk, and a constitutional powers specialist walk into a podcast studio? 'Net Assessment' happens. Welcome to the hottest new national security podcast hosted by Melanie Marlowe, Christopher Preble, and Bryan McGrath. This is a show about competing visions of America's role in the world. In each episode, they will be discussing a featured article, airing their grievances, and giving attaboys.  In the first episode of this bi-weekly series, our hosts introduce themselves and their hopes for this podcast. They tackle this episode's featured article, Adrian Lewis' "The Ivory Tower and Academic Ignorance of What the Armed Forces Actually Do," published by Task & Purpose. They also discuss the role of American seapower and, of course, Twitter feuds. Don't forget to subscribe to Net Assessment on your podcast app of choice.    Adrian Lewis, “The Ivory Tower And Academic Ignorance Of What The Armed Forces Actually Do,” Task and Purpose, September 20, 2018. Ken Buck, “Congress, Take Your War Powers Back,” Wall Street Journal, September 24, 2018. Dion Nissenbaum, “Top U.S. Diplomat Backed Continuing Support for Saudi War in Yemen Over Objections of Staff,” Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2018. Nicholas Kristof, “Be Outraged by America’s Role in Yemen’s Misery,” New York Times, September 26, 2018. Claudia Grisales and Corey Dickstein, “Vice Adm. Faller: 'I Was Cleared of All Wrongdoing' in 'Fat Leonard' Case,” Stars and Stripes, September 25, 2018. Chico Harlan, “Vatican and China Reach ‘Provisional’ Deal on Appointment of Bishops,” Washington Post, September 22, 2018. Corey Dickstein, "House Lawmakers Confused over US Military’s Goals in Syria as Pentagon Maintains Focus on ISIS," Stars and Stripes, September 26, 2018. Joshua Keating, “Why John Bolton is So Obsessed with the International Criminal Court," Slate, September 10, 2018.   Base Redevelopment Forum, Association of Defense Communities, Portland, Maine, October 8-10, 2018. The Hell of Good Intentions: America’s Foreign Policy Elite and the Decline of U.S. Primacy by Stephen M. Walt, Book Forum with the author, Cato Institute, October 17, 2018.   Music and Production by Tre Hester.

Joshua Keating, staff writer at Slate, talks with Markos Kounalakis, visiting fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, about his new book, Invisible Countries: Journeys to the Edge of Nationhood. The book explores the global quest for self-determination, challenging historical boundaries and the very notion of a nation state. We want to hear from you! Please take part in a quick survey to tell us how we can improve our podcast: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PWZ7KMW

It's not so easy to create a whole new country, and the world map is much more fixed than it used to be. While there are many secessionist and independence movements around the globe, the truth is that international powers are extremely reluctant to redraw borders. Where are the unrecognized states in the world, and what commonalities do they share? What happens when our normal understanding of "sovereignty" breaks down? In this conversation with FSI Deputy Director Kathryn Stoner, Joshua Keating shares stories from his new book, Invisible Countries: Journey’s to the Edge of Nationhood. Keating is a foreign policy analyst and a staff writer at Slate.

It's not so easy to create a whole new country, and the world map is much more fixed than it used to be. While there are many secessionist and independence movements around the globe, the truth is that international powers are extremely reluctant to redraw borders. Where are the unrecognized states in the world, and what commonalities do they share? What happens when our normal understanding of "sovereignty" breaks down? In this conversation with FSI Deputy Director Kathryn Stoner, Joshua Keating shares stories from his new book, Invisible Countries: Journey’s to the Edge of Nationhood. Keating is a foreign policy analyst and a staff writer at Slate.

While most of the coverage of the President’s joint press conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland on Monday focused on what was widely perceived as Trump’s deference towards the Russian President, the former KGB officer was hardly a shrinking violet. In this week’s “TrumpWatch” on WBAI, host Jesse Lent takes a deep dive on Putin’s comments in Helsinki with Joshua Keating, a staff writer for Slate and the author of the July 16 article “What Putin Was Really Saying in Helsinki: Trump was there to make friends. Putin had a different agenda.” He also wrote the new book “Invisible Countries: Journeys to the Edge of Nationhood.”

While most of the coverage of the President's joint press conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland on Monday focused on what was widely seen as Trump's deference towards the Russian president, the former KGB officer was hardly a shrinking violet when his time came to take the microphone. On this week's TrumpWatch, Joshua Keating, a reporter for Slate and author of the book “Invisible Countries: Journeys to the Edge of Nationhood,” takes a deep dive on what Putin could be trying to say with his comments in Helsinki.

While most of the coverage of the President's joint press conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland on Monday focused on what was widely seen as Trump's deference towards the Russian president, the former KGB officer was hardly a shrinking violet when his time came to take the microphone. On this week's TrumpWatch, Joshua Keating, a reporter for Slate and author of the book “Invisible Countries: Journeys to the Edge of Nationhood,” takes a deep dive on what Putin could be trying to say with his comments in Helsinki.

Like me, my guest today Joshua Keating, loves maps. His new book "Invisible Countries: Journeys to the Edge of Nationhood" is about borders we see on maps and the borders we don't see.  Josh Keating is a longtime foreign affairs journalist and now an editor at Slate. And in this book he takes readers to places that are not quite countries. This includes places like Abkhazia, Somaliland, the Akwesasne nation between New York and Ontario. He makes an argument that we are currently in a period of what he calls Cartographical stasis--that is, we are in an era in which not many new countries are being created, at least compared to other eras in recent history.  Though, he posits, this period may be coming to an end.     I first go wind of Josh's new book when I read an article he wrote about a soccer tournament for countries that are not quite countries--think of it as the World Cup for quasi countries. And the book kicks off by referencing this tournament. So that is where we begin our conversation.   Support the show! 

On The Gist, the “When did you stop beating your wife?” question in the White House press briefing.  In the interview, Iran may have shelved its nuclear ambitions, but the Middle East is still in trouble. Slate’s Joshua Keating wonders if the Iran deal was worth it.  In the Spiel, the world of the FEMA scammer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Gist, the “When did you stop beating your wife?” question in the White House press briefing.  In the interview, Iran may have shelved its nuclear ambitions, but the Middle East is still in trouble. Slate’s Joshua Keating wonders if the Iran deal was worth it.  In the Spiel, the world of the FEMA scammer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Joshua Keating. Topic: EWI CEO and President Cameron Munter speaks with Joshua Keating, staff writer and author of the World blog at Slate, on his upcoming book Invisible Countries. In his book, Keating explores possible reasons why the map of the world, unexpectedly, has remained relatively static in the last 25 years. Referring to cases of states with limited recognition in the international community—Abkhazia, the Mohawk Indian Reservation, Somaliland, Kurdistan and Kiribati—Keating argues for more flexibility in how we define the parameters of what makes a state a recognized country in the modern world.

In the final episode, our Slate Academy tries to determine how historical examples of fascism help us understand the present. Joshua Keating, Rebecca Onion, and June Thomas talk to NYU historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an expert in Fascist Italy and a guest on our first episode. This is a free preview from Fascism: A Slate Academy. To hear the rest of the series, sign up at slate.com/fascism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of Extended Play, Bill Press talks to Slate's Joshua Keating about how different Trump's strategy for fighting ISIS is than Obama's, the lack of concern for killing civilians, the four wars the US is involved in, & the foreign policy implications of Brexit.

Bill Press welcomes Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY), Clare Foran, & Joshua Keating to discuss the repeal of President Obama's Internet privacy protections, how essential Democrats will be in improving Obamacare, Devin Nunes' fear of an open hearing on Russia, & how Trump's approach to war is far different than Obama's - all the big highlights from this Thursday edition of the Bill Press Show

In the first episode of Fascism: A Slate Academy, Slate writers Rebecca Onion, June Thomas, and Joshua Keating ask what the term fascism means. As Kevin Passmore writes, “How can we make sense of an ideology that appeals to skinheads and intellectuals; preaches revolution while allying with conservatives; adopts a macho style yet attracts many women; calls for return to tradition yet is fascinated by technology; idealizes the people yet is contemptuous of mass society, and advocates both violence and order?” Then they talk to historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, author of Fascist Modernities: Italy, 1922-1945. Did Mussolini have any ideology beyond the acquisition of power? Who did his fascism benefit, and who were its victims? This abridged version of the first episode of Fascism: A Slate Academy is being made available as a preview. The full episode is only for Slate Plus members. To hear the rest of the series, sign up at Slate.com/fascism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s Underreported, Foreign Policy’s Joshua Keating discusses “The Stories You Missed in 2011,” including India’s military buildup and the shrinking supply of camel meat in Saudi Arabia.