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Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters

Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters

Global Dispatches

1,177 episodesEN

Show overview

Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters has been publishing since 2013, and across the 13 years since has built a catalogue of 1,177 episodes. That works out to roughly 610 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 25 min and 33 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 65 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Global Dispatches.

Episodes
1,177
Running
2013–2026 · 13y
Median length
29 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

The longest running independent international affairs podcast features in-depth interviews with policymakers, journalists and experts around the world who discuss global news, international relations, global development and key trends driving world affairs. Named by The Guardian as "a podcast to make you smarter," Global Dispatches is a podcast for people who crave a deeper understanding of international news.

UN Secretary General Candidate Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett

Aug 20, 202625 min

How Vali Nasr's Life Shaped His Understanding of Iran | From April 2017

Aug 17, 202643 min

What Cuba's Doctors Reveal About U.S. Policy Toward Havana

Aug 13, 202622 min

Helen Clark on Whether the World Is Ready for the Next Pandemic

Aug 10, 202625 min

Russia's War Economy Is Starting to Crack

Aug 6, 202628 min

What are the "Causes of Peace" Today? | Live from the Aspen Security Forum with the International Crisis Group

Aug 3, 202631 min

World Food Program Chief Carl Skau on the Perfect Storm Driving Up Global Food Prices

Jul 30, 202629 min

What Is the Future of US-China Relations? | Ambassador Nicholas Burns, Live from the Aspen Security Forum

Jul 27, 202619 min

UN Secretary-General Candidate María Fernanda Espinosa: The Interview

Jul 22, 202628 min

How Ukraine Turned the Tide of the War | Live from the Aspen Security Forum

Jul 20, 202620 min

How the Civil War in Myanmar Became the Deadliest Conflict in Asia

Jul 16, 202635 min

Josh Rogin on Iran, NATO, and the Latest in Trump Foreign Policy

Jul 13, 202640 min

The UN Just Held Its First-Ever AI Governance Meeting. Here's Why It Matters

Jul 9, 202630 min

Why The Status Quo in Gaza Can't Last Much Longer

Jul 6, 202627 min

Sudan Is on the Brink of Another Mass Atrocity

Jul 2, 202629 min

Thousands of Africans Are Being Lured to Fight in Russia's War on Ukraine

Jun 29, 202622 min

Colombia Takes a Hard-Right Turn: Who Is Abelardo de la Espriella?

Jun 25, 202626 min

How the UN Views the Iran-U.S. Ceasefire | To Save Us From Hell, Free Preview

Jun 22, 202619 min

The U.S.-Iran Ceasefire: What Happens Now? | With Gregory Brew

Jun 17, 202631 min

Why This Could Be the Worst Ebola Outbreak Ever — And How to Stop It

Jun 14, 202630 min