20 Best Foreign Policy Podcasts
Foreign Policy Podcasts
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'Pod Save America' cohost Tommy Vietor thought foreign policy was boring and complicated until he got the education of a lifetime working for President Obama's National Security Council. On 'Pod Save the World,' he and former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes break down the latest global developments and bring you behind the scenes with the people who were there. New episodes every Wednesday...MORE Hosts Ben Rhodes, Tommy Vietor
Producer/Network Crooked Media
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 30.3KInstagram 445.5K Avg Length 88 min Since Jan 2017 Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com . We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us
2. Fareed Zakaria GPS
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Fareed Zakaria GPS takes a comprehensive look at foreign affairs and global policies through in-depth, one-on-one interviews and fascinating roundtable discussions.
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Producer/Network CNN
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 40.6MTwitter 63.3MInstagram 20.6M Avg Length 44 min Since Apr 2017 Get Email Contact
3. Lowy Institute
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The Lowy Institute is a leading international think tank that looks at the world from Australia's perspective.This channel aggregates audio from across all of our event and podcast channels.
Producer/Network Lowy Institute
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 30.7KTwitter 74.4K Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact
4. One CA Podcast
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One CA Podcast is here to inspire anyone interested in traveling to work with a partner nation's people and leadership to forward U.S. foreign policy. We bring in current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences and give recommendations for working the 'last three feet' of foreign relations. The show is sponsored by the Civil Affairs Association.MORE Host Jack Gaines
Producer/Network Civil Affairs Association
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 3.5KTwitter 713Instagram 5.6K Avg Length 26 min Get Email Contact
5. The DSR Network
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This podcast will take you on a smart, direct, sometimes scary, sometimes profane, sometimes hilarious tour of the inner workings of American power and of the impact of our leaders and their policies on our standing in the world. Hosted by noted author and commentator David Rothkopf and featuring regulars Rosa Brooks of Georgetown Law School, Kori Schake of AEI, and Ed Luce of the Financial Times, the program will be the lively, smart dinner table conversation on the big issues of the day that you wish you were having...without the calories...MORE Host David Rothkopf
Producer/Network The DSR Network
Email ****@thedsrnetwork.com
Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 866Twitter 16.4K Avg Length 27 min Since Jun 2017 Get Email Contact
6. Foreign Podicy
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A national security and foreign policy podcast from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD).
Producer/Network FDD Podcasts
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 11.6KTwitter 78.4K Avg Length 55 min Since Nov 2017 Get Email Contact
7. The President's Inbox
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A rising China. War in Europe. A warming planet. The United States faces a complex and rapidly changing world. With more than four million downloads, The President's Inbox goes beyond the headlines as host James M. Lindsay speaks with leading experts about how the United States should respond to global challenges and opportunities that are shaping the future.MORE Host James M. Lindsay
Producer/Network CFR
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 441.7KTwitter 551.8KInstagram 90.5K Avg Length 36 min Get Email Contact
8. Foreign Policy Live
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Each week, Foreign Policy Live will feature a substantive conversation on world affairs. Host and FP editor in chief Ravi Agrawal will be joined by leading foreign-policy thinkers and practitioners to analyze a key issue in global politics, from the U.S.-China relationship to conflict and diplomacy. FP Live is your weekly fix for smart thinking about the world.Foreign Policy magazine subscribers can watch these interviews live and submit questions and suggestions by going to https://foreignpolicy.com/live/.MORE Host Ravi Agrawal
Producer/Network Foreign Policy
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Facebook 1.6MTwitter 16.4KInstagram 206K Avg Length 42 min Since Sep 2015 Get Email Contact
9. Power Problems
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Power Problems is a bi-weekly podcast from the Cato Institute. Host John Glaser offers a skeptical take on U.S. foreign policy, and discusses today's big questions in international security with distinguished guests from across the political spectrum. Podcast Hashtag: #FPPowerProblems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host John Glaser
Producer/Network Cato Institute
Email ****@antiwar.com
Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 347.6KTwitter 366KInstagram 47.2K Avg Length 46 min Since Sep 2017 Get Email Contact
10. Bombshell
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This is Bombshell, a bi-weekly podcast coming to you from Washington insiders to dissect today's foreign policy crises and tomorrow's security challenges. We'll talk military strategy, White House mayhem, and the best cocktails known to (wo)man. Brought to you by War on the Rocks.MORE Producer/Network War on the Rocks
Email ****@warontherocks.com
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 34.4KTwitter 160.9K Avg Length 53 min Since Jan 2017 Get Email Contact
11. Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
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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.MORE Host Mark Leon Goldberg
Producer/Network Global Dispatches
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 28 min Get Email Contact
12. Global Take with Black Professionals in International Affairs
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Welcome to Global Take, presented by Black Professionals in International Affairs. In each episode, we engage with a diverse range of ambassadors, diplomats, business executives, creatives, and academics. Our guests share their unique perspectives on the most pressing global issues, examining how these challenges affect communities both at home and abroad. Tune in for insightful conversations that connect global affairs to local impact.MORE Producer/Network Black Professionals in International Affairs
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1.3KInstagram 2.7K Avg Length 41 min Get Email Contact
13. Foreign Policy ProvCast
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Providence is a journal of Christianity and American foreign policy equipping the American mind to engage the real world.
Host Marc LiVecche
Producer/Network Providence Magazine
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 54.2KTwitter 11.6K Avg Length 44 min Since Nov 2016 Get Email Contact
14. CFR Events Audio
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Producer/Network CFR
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Apple Rating 3.8/5Facebook 441.7KTwitter 551.8KInstagram 90.5K Get Email Contact
15. ReThinking Foreign Policy
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Foreign policy analysis that challenges the DC blob, confronts bigotry and endless war, and advocates for progressive alternatives. I'll focus particularly on the Middle East, especially Israel and Palestine, but the discussion will range all over, sometimes even into domestic issues and DC politics. We might even occasionally talk about sports and entertainment.MORE Producer/Network Mitchell Plitnick
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 789Twitter 9K Avg Length 61 min Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact
16. Foreign Policy Focus
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Foreign Policy Focus is a podcast hosted by me, Kyle! It covers current events overseas and how those events affect you at home. While US military operations in the Middle East seem like they are on the other side of the world, they have real impacts on the everyday lives of Americans. Wars are the most costly of all US government actions and politicians use them to strip away rights of Americans. Knowing what your government is doing around the globe will give you insight into what they are doing at home.MORE Producer/Network Kyle
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Twitter 19 Avg Length 44 min Since Feb 2017 Get Email Contact
17. Foreign Policy Talks
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A podcast to gather and connect the ideas of foreign affairs and international relations, covering the most - pressing global and regional issues in relates to democracy, geopolitics, international political economy, state-business relationship, global governance, and world youth trends.MORE Producer/Network Noto Suoneto
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18. 15 Minutes in Canberra
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Have you ever wondered what it's like to work in foreign policy? Canberra is buzzing with seasoned foreign affairs and strategic policy experts, but for newcomers and mid-tier professionals, the 'Canberra bubble' can be tricky to navigate. Join host Hayley Channer on the ground as she speaks with colleagues from government, academia, and the private sector, to bring you their unique policy insights and career advice in a neat 15 minutes. Based in Canberra, Australia, Hayley Channer is a Senior Policy Fellow at the Perth USAsia Centre.MORE Producer/Network Perth USAsia Centre
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Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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Ben Rhodes | Co Host | crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-the-world | 1 | @brhodes | 554.4K | |
Tommy Vietor | Co Host | crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-the-world | 1 | @tvietor08 | 533K | |
Fareed Zakaria | Host | edition.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/fareed-zakaria-gps | 36 | @fareedzakaria | ||
Jack Gaines | Host | oneca.podbean.com | 1 | |||
David Rothkopf | Host | thedsrnetwork.com/category/deep-state-radio | 481 | |||
James M. Lindsay | Host | cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox | @jamesmlindsay | |||
Ravi Agrawal | Host | foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/first-person | 56 | @ravireports | ||
John Glaser | Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-problems/id1282100393 | 18 | @jwcglaser | 5.6K | |
Mark Leon Goldberg | Host | globaldispatches.org | @marklgoldberg | |||
Marc LiVecche | Host | providencemag.com/podcast | @mlivecche | |||
War On The Rocks | bombshell.libsyn.com/let-us-be-elegant-or-die | 20 | @warontherocks | 160.9K | ||
Noto Suoneto | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/foreignpolicynotosuoneto/episodes/EP-74-Updates-on-Korean-Peninsula-Peace-Process-e1erpl1 | 20 | @notosuoneto | 33 | ||
Mitchell Plitnick | anchor.fm/mitchell-plitnick9/episodes/UAE--Bahrain-and-Israel-Sign-Empty-Deals--Trumps-October-Surprise--and-Racist-NFL-Fans-ejok50 | 20 | @mjplitnick | 9K | ||
Kyle | foreignpolicyfocus.libsyn.com/coi10 | 20 | @kyaaale | 19 | ||
Fdd | fdd.org/category/analysis/podcasts/foreign-podicy | 18 | @fdd | 78.4K |
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