The Borgen Project Podcast
by The Borgen Project
Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor. Clint Borgen and team provide an entertaining look at global issues, politics and advocacy. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to give an informative and humorous look at the biggest issues facing the world. From a humanitarian perspective The Borgen Project Podcast discusses issues like war, famine, genocide, refugees, poverty and hunger. The podcast covers global hotspots like Gaza, Ukraine, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Haiti and other countries experiencing major challenges. Learn more at borgenproject.org.
Episodes
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NAZA, Global Multidimensional Poverty, Countries Eliminating Diseases, Zambia Health
Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project and Chief of Staff, Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.…
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Russia Bombs Textbooks, New Map, 47 Countries Stopped Malaria, UAE Warned Netanyahu of Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7th, War on Terror Stats
Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project and Chief of Staff, Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.…
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Global Diseases Explained with Dr. Nour Sharaf
Dr. Nour Sharaf provides insight into global diseases and war injuries. Dr. Sharaf is an Emergency Medicine Doctor from Dallas and serves on The Borgen Project's Board of Directors. She has done three medical missions to Gaza during the war. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an…
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What's Right in the World: Global Good News
Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project and Chief of Staff, Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.…
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U.S. Already Spent More on Iran War than the Estimated Cost of Ending World Hunger
Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project and Chief of Staff, Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.…
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How Many Kids Did Elon Musk and DOGE Kill with Cuts to USAID?
Clint Borgen's quick take on the Elon Musk interview with the Economist. Despite shutting down the largest humanitarian agency in the world, Musk continues to deny anyone was killed. The Borgen Project Podcast provides a humourous look at the biggest global issues. borgenproject.org Official...
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Global Good News, War Drones, Lebanon
Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project and Chief of Staff, Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.…
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Ebola 101 - Why Experts are Worried About the Outbreak and the Bundibugyo Strain of Ebola
Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project discusses the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Erica Tavares from the International Medical Corps provides insight into the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization…
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The Latest Global Issues
Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project and Chief of Staff, Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.…
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From Here to Timbuktu
Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project and Chief of Staff, Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.…
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Iran War, Lebanon Refugees, Israeli Knesset Passes Death Penalty Targeting Palestinians
Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project and Chief of Staff, Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news. The U.S. and Israel have attacked Iran, but the White House appears to have very little strategy. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at...
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John Oliver, USAID, Iran War, Rewilding Ukraine
Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project and Chief of Staff, Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news. The U.S. and Israel have attacked Iran, but the White House appears to have very little strategy. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at...
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Week After U.S. and Israel Attack Iran, White House Still Struggling to Explain Why
Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project and Chief of Staff, Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news. The U.S. and Israel have attacked Iran, but the White House appears to have very little strategy. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at...
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Of Mud and Blood: Cinematographer Jean-Gabriel Leynaud
Cinematographer Jean-Gabriel Leynaud latest documentary, Of Mud and Blood, covers the mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Numbi, a small village clinging to the mountains of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, silently powers the modern world. Under the shadow of the Nyiragongo...
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White House Aid Cuts Cause Headaches for Diplomats, Landmine Removal Success in Sri Lanka
Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project and Chief of Staff, Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news. Halo Trust doing great work in Sri Lanka. Judge rules Elon Musk must testify under oath about DOGE cuts to USAID. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international…
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Top Humanitarian Hotspots, World Inequality Report, Congress Funds International Programs
Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project and Chief of Staff, Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.…
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Post "Ceasefire" Gaza with Dr. Nahreen Ahmed
Dr. Nahreen Ahmed returns to the show after her fourth trip to Gaza. Dr. Nahreen is a critical care doctor based in Philadelphia and serves as a technical consultant for the Gates Foundation. Dr. Ahmed has extensive experience working in humanitarian disasters and warzones across the globe,...
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Dr. Thaer Ahmad on Gaza and Walking Out of a Meeting with Biden
Dr. Thaer Ahmad is a board-certified emergency medicine physician, global health leader, and humanitarian who has provided medical relief in some of the world’s most devastated conflict zones, including Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, Greece, Lebanon, and Kenya. Based in Chicago, he serves as…
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What's Right in the World
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to give an...
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How Much Does it Cost to End Global Poverty with Joshua Blumenstock
Dr. Joshua Blumenstock discusses the estimated cost of ending global poverty. Josh is the Co-director of the Global Opportunity Lab and the Center for Effective Global Action. He is also an Associate Professor at the School of Information at UC Berkeley. Learn about the cost of ending global...
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Zipline Drones Deliver Medicine in Africa, Tank Converted to Charging Station, Narco Dictator Pardoned, Sudan Kindergarten Attacked
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to give an...
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Dr. Nahreen Ahmed: Working in Yemen, Ukraine, Gaza and Other Humanitarian Disasters
Dr. Nahreen Ahmed is a critical care doctor based in Philadelphia and serves as a technical consultant for the Gates Foundation. Dr. Ahmed has extensive experience working in humanitarian disasters and warzones across the globe, including Sierra Leone, Yemen, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda,...
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Sudan 101
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss Sudan and the latest in Gaza. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to give an...
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The Wild Story Behind the Nobel Peace Prize
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and the man behind the Nobel Peace Prize. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and...
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Dr. Nour Sharaf, an ER Doctor from Dallas Discusses Working in Gaza
Dr. Nour Sharaf, an ER doctor from Dallas discusses working in Gaza. Dr. Sharaf was in Gaza during the height of hunger and shoots at the GHF site. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor. Clint Borgen and team provide an entertaining...
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The Good and Bad of the Gaza Peace Plan, USAID Funding Diverted to Polar Bears
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest humanitarian developments. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to...
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Was TikTok Ban about China? Freedom Flotilla, Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest humanitarian developments. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to...
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An American and a Serbian Walk Into a Podcast - Bonus Episode
Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to give an informative and humorous look at the biggest issues facing the world....
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UN Confirms Gaza is a Genocide, Positive Deviance & USAID
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest humanitarian developments. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to...
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Biker Gang at Food Sites, U.S. Ally Bombed by "U.S. Ally", Poverty Drops in Mexico
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest humanitarian developments. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to...
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Dr. Mimi Syed on Working in Gaza
Dr. Mimi Syed is an American board-certified emergency medicine physician, Dr. Syed served in Gaza from August 8 to September 5, 2024, and December 3 to December 31, 2024, at both Al-Aqsa Hospital and Nasser Hospital. Follow Dr. Mimi Syed on Instragram Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an...
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White House Burns $9.7 Million in Supplies Meant for Africa, Journalist Anas al-Sharif Killed by the IDF
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest humanitarian developments. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to...
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Human Rights Defender who Challenged the Pakistan Government - Gulalai Ismail
Women’s rights activist Gulalai Ismail is one of Pakistan’s most prominent human rights defenders and critics of the Pakistani security services. Authorities in Pakistan have falsely accused her of a litany of serious offences including sedition, financing terrorism and defaming state…
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Omer Bartov: I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It
Professor Omer Bartov recently wrote an op ed in The New York Times titled “I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.” The United States Holocaust Memorial Mueseum has cited him as one of the world’s leading specialist on genocide. Professor Bartov shares his insight. Omer Bartov Bio: Born...
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DOGE, USAID, IDF Bombs Gaza's Catholic Church, Francesca Albanese Report Calls out Major Companies Profiting off of Gaza Genocide
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest humanitarian news and developments. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. The Borgen Project Podcast...
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Weapons Expert Josh Paul on the War in Iran
Josh Paul is the Co-Founder, of A New Policy, which is focused on transforming American foreign policy toward the Middle East, to reflect American values of liberty, equality, democracy, and human rights. Paul was a Director at the State Department for 12-years and involved with sending weapons…
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Israel and U.S. Attack Iran, War Marketing 101, G7 Drops the Ball
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest humanitarian developments. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to...
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Freedom Flotilla, Bill Gates Goes Big, Bono vs. Musk, Joe Rogan Trillion Dollar USAID Math and Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest humanitarian developments. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to...
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Uyghurs 101 - Dr. Henryk Szadziewski, Director of Research at the Uyghur Human Rights Project
Dr. Henryk Szadziewski is Director of Research at the Uyghur Human Rights Project. He lived in the People's Republic of China for five years, including a three-year period in Uyghur-populated regions. Henryk Szadziewski studied modern Chinese and Mongolian at the University of Leeds, and…
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Tim Hanstad, Vice-Chair of the Chandler Foundation on Land Rights, Building Cultures of Integrity and Anti-Corruption Work
Tim Hanstad, Vice-Chair of the Chandler Foundation and Co-founder of the land rights organization Landesa and Catalyst Now, the world’s largest global network of social entrepreneurs and innovators. Guest Bio Tim Hanstad serves as the Vice-Chair of the Chandler Foundation’s Board of Directors....
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Dr. Feroze Sidhwa - Inside a Gaza Hospital During a Missile Attack
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa discusses Gaza with Clint Borgen. Dr. Sidhaw is a Trauma Surgeon, based in California, with experience in Gaza, Ukraine, the West Bank, Zimbabwe, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Burkina Faso. He received his Masters in Public Health from Harvard and his Medical Degree from the...
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Deadliest Creatures, Boko Haram Resurfaces, Nigeria Tries to Offset Cuts to Health Funding
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest humanitarian developments. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. borgenproject.org Official podcast…
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Director Laura Warner on Traveling to 100 Countries and Her Ukraine War Documentary, The Cranes Call
Director Laura Warner discusses her Ukraine War documentary, The Cranes Call and what she's learned traveling to over 100 countries. Warner has covered Libya, Iraq and many of the hardest hit places in the world. Her latest documentary, The Cranes Call follows war crimes investigators from the...
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China in Africa
Africa is a major focus of Chinese foreign policy. Yun Sun, Director of the China Program at the Stimson Center discusses what to expect now that the U.S. is cutting humanitarian aid to Africa. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor....
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Philippines, USAID, CIVICUS
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest developments. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. borgenproject.org Official podcast of The Borgen...
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8 Strategies for Ending Global Poverty and Update on Ukraine
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest developments in Ukraine and eight strategies for ending poverty. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and…
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Elon Musk Attacks the World's Poorest, U.S. Army Vets Approach to Activism
Josephine Guilbeau, a former U.S. Army Intel Analyst discusses her approach to activism. Elon Musk and DOGE attack USAID. Take Action: Urge Congress to Protect USAID Urge Congress to meet with American doctors who served in Gaza Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international…
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Dr. Ayesha Khan Back from Gaza and D.C.
Dr. Ayesha Khan recently worked in Gaza and was on Capitol Hill with The Borgen Project. Dr. Khan specializes in Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. Take Action: Urge Congress to meet with American doctors who served in Gaza. Mentioned: Read the letter U.S. doctors sent…
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USAID Under Attack, Borgen Project on Capitol Hill with Gaza Doctors
White House locks USAID employees out and shuts down the U.S. agency that handles aid to world's poorest. The Borgen Project back from DC. Take Action: Urge Congress to Protect USAID Urge Congress to meet with American doctors who served in Gaza Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an...
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From Syrian Prison to D.C. Think Tank: Mid-East Expert Qutaiba Idlbi
Qutaiba Idlbi discusses Syria and his personal journey. Qutaiba Idlbi is a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's Middle East Programs where he leads the Council's work on Syria. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor. Clint…
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About this show
Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor. Clint Borgen and team provide an entertaining look at global issues, politics and advocacy.
The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to give an informative and humorous look at the biggest issues facing the world.
From a humanitarian perspective The Borgen Project Podcast discusses issues like war, famine, genocide, refugees, poverty and hunger. The podcast covers global hotspots like Gaza, Ukraine, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Haiti and other countries experiencing major challenges.
Learn more at borgenproject.org.
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