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Open Society Foundations Podcast
The Open Society audio podcast features recordings of panel discussions, talks, book launches, and more. Brought to you by the Open Society Foundations, working to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens.
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316 episodes
Talking About Race: A Conversation with Beverly Tatum and Sonja Santelises
Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises talks with Beverly Tatum about the role race plays in schools today and the relevance of Tatum’s wo...
The Failures and Future of the International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court in The Hague is facing fundamental questions about its performance at every level. What might reform might look like?...
Women in Prison: The Devastating Impact of Rising Incarceration in the Americas
A panel of experts explores innovative strategies being launched to counter rising incarceration rates among women in the Americas. Speeakers: Soheila...
Madness and Human Rights: Ideas about the Past and Future of Mental Health Treatment
John Trainor explores how learning from society’s past reactions to mental illness can lead to better treatment strategies for the future. Speakers: J...
Celebrating 20 Years of Open Society Institute–Baltimore with Patrick Gaspard and the 2018 Open Society Institute Community Fellows
In the last of Open Society Institute-Baltimore's 20th Anniversary special events, Open Society Foundations president Patrick Gaspard discusses the ch...
Book Launch—American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear
Khaled A. Beydoun’s new book considers the history of Islamophobia in the United States and the ways anti-Muslim rhetoric is rooted in the U.S. legal...
Education in Emergencies: Exploring Innovation, Opportunities, and Challenges
Governments, philanthropies, the private sector, and civil society organizations need to urgently prioritize education in conflict-affected countries—...
Is the Human Rights Movement in Crisis?
Samuel Moyn and Aryeh Neier debate the human rights movement’s response to economic inequality: is this a fight that must be taken on, or is it one th...
Reimagining Drug Policy Through Artistic Expression: Museums, Marches, and More
A panel of activists and artists will discuss creative ways to push for reform through immersive events and imaginative experiences. Speakers: Reginal...
Book Launch—Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship
At a moment when hate speech is on the rise, Nadine Strossen’s timely new book presents powerful arguments about how to best protect both freedom and...
Book Launch—Some Kind of Justice: The ICTY’s Impact in Bosnia and Serbia
Legal scholar Diane Orentlicher discusses her new book on the impact of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia with a panel of...
The Future of Coca Industrialization in Colombia: A Pathway to Development and Peace
A new report looks at the coca leaf as a legal agricultural product and presents challenges, opportunities, and parameters for a legal system to expan...
The Global Pain Crisis: Narrowing the Gap in Access to Palliative Care
The Global Pain Crisis: Narrowing the Gap in Access to Palliative Care. A panel of health experts discuss fighting for better access to pain relief fo...
Aftershock—A Journey into Eastern Europe’s Broken Dreams: John Feffer in Conversation with Tina Rosenberg
Speaking with Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Tina Rosenberg, John Feffer discusses his new book on Central and Eastern Europe’s multiple transforma...
Images and Democracy: Photography and Shaping Contemporary South African Culture
Market Photo Workshop’s Lekgetho Makola, artist Lebohang Kganye, and Africa is a Country’s Sean Jacobs discuss the role of photography in shaping memo...
Collateral Repair Project on the Refugee Crisis in Jordan—Stories from the Field
Amanda Lane provides a deep dive into the refugee crisis in Jordan, drawing on her work with Collateral Repair Project, a small community-based organi...
The Rise of Fake News and Social Media Manipulation in Latin American Politics
Brexit and the 2016 U.S. elections shed light on the alarming rise of post-truth politics, fueled by fake news, media manipulation, and populist movem...
Book Launch—The Peacemaker’s Paradox: Pursuing Justice in the Shadow of Conflict
Priscilla Hayner’s new book explores the dilemmas that arise when peacemakers seem to have to choose between settling an armed conflict and holding ac...
Book Launch—International Scholarships in Higher Education: Pathways for Social Change
A new book examines international scholarships from their design to evaluation—and their relationship to social change. Speakers: Joan Dassin, Amini K...
Righting Carceral Feminism’s Wrongs in a #MeToo Era
The #MeToo movement is beginning to address the wrongs of carceral feminism through a more democratized process. Panelists discuss potential opportuni...
The Wall and the Gate: Israel, Palestine, and the Legal Battle for Human Rights
Michael Sfard has long worked to hold Israel accountable for rights abuses in its occupation of Palestinian land. His new book asks if legal action ag...
Drugs and the Darknet: Challenges and Opportunities
A conversation about how darknet markets, or “cryptomarkets,” are changing the way that people buy, sell, use, and make drugs around the world. Speake...
Saving Bosnia: Looking Back at George Soros’s $50 Million Intervention After 25 Years
In 1993, George Soros made a bold move to help the besieged inhabitants of Sarajevo survive. On the 25th anniversary of the $50 million gift that made...
Incitement on Trial: Prosecuting International Speech Crimes
Richard Ashby Wilson joins a panel of legal experts to discuss his new book, which explores how hate-filled media campaigns can fuel mass atrocities,...
Human Rights and the Rise of Populism in Europe
The director of the European Union Agency on Fundamental Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, joins a discussion with Felice Gaer, a distinguished U.S. human r...
The Collapse of Cambodian Democracy and the Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Join the Open Society Justice Initiative for a discussion of the options for the international supporters of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal, as Prime...
Policing Black Bodies: Do Black Lives Matter? A Conversation about Policing in Brazil and the United States
Join the Open Society Human Rights Initiative and Justice Roundtable for a conversation about racial justice and policing in the United States and Bra...
Policing the Black Man: A Conversation with Angela J. Davis and Sherrilyn Ifill
Davis and Ifill discuss a new collection of essays on the impact of the criminal justice system on African American boys and men. Speakers: Angela J....
Locking Up Our Own: James Forman Jr. in Conversation with Khalil Gibran Muhammad
A lunchtime conversation about James Foreman Jr.'s acclaimed new book on race and criminal justice, which traces the zero-tolerance approach to crime...
Impacts of Strategic Litigation on Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights
A conversation launches an Open Society Justice Initiative report that draws on interviews with community members, litigators, and activists from Keny...
Talking About Race—Rethinking Crime and Punishment in Black America: A Conversation with James Forman Jr.
Yale legal scholar and former public defender James Forman Jr. talks about his new book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America. Sp...
Corruption, Jobs, and the Arms Trade: Indefensible Book Launch and Panel Discussion
An expert panel discusses the risks and tradeoffs of the Trump administration’s proposed military buildup and budget rebalancing away from internation...
Public Health in a Populist Moment
A panel discussion on how right-wing populist politics are shaping the debate about public health. Speakers: Jonathan Cohen, Chloë Cooney, Gregg Gonsa...
Talking About Race—Civil Rights in the Trump Era: Lessons from History
Taylor Branch, author and Open Society Institute Baltimore Advisory Board member, discusses what today's activists can learn from the African-American...
Assassination of a Saint
Matt Eisenbrandt joins a panel of experts to discuss his new book, which tells the story of the investigation into the killing of Archbishop Óscar Rom...
Getting Respect: Responding to Stigma and Discrimination in the United States, Brazil, and Israel
Michèle Lamont discusses her most recent book, which examines the extent to which racial identity overshadows the daily experiences of stigmatized gro...
The Politics of Evidence-Based Policymaking
Paul Cairney discusses his new book, which investigates widespread and dangerous gaps between scientific evidence and reasonable policymaking response...
Five Ideas to Fight For: How Our Freedom Is Under Threat and Why It Matters
Leading human rights lawyer Anthony Lester discusses his new book, which presents a powerful account of what’s needed to protect our hard-won rights a...
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
Rosa Brooks discusses her new book, which examines what happens when the ancient boundary between war and peace is erased. Speakers: Rosa Brooks, Arye...
Fueling Economic Advancement and Empowerment Through Land Rights
This discussion examines the importance of land rights to open society priorities, how land rights create a foundation for other interventions, and th...