18 Best Foreign Policy Podcasts

1. Pod Save the World

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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
Email ****@crooked.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 27.2KFacebook 30.3KInstagram 609.2K Avg Length 92 min Format Extended Since Jan 2017 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

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.
Host Fareed Zakaria
Producer/Network CNN
Email ****@turner.com
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 4.1KTwitter 61.4MInstagram 23.3M Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Since Apr 2017 Get Email Contact

3. 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 Hosts Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar Plumb, Erin Simpson
Producer/Network War on the Rocks
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 771Facebook 34.4KTwitter 178KInstagram 2.1K Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Since Jan 2017 Get Email Contact

4. 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
Email ****@theird.org
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 26Facebook 53KTwitter 11.9K Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Since Nov 2016 Get Email Contact

5. The President's Inbox

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Each episode of The President's Inbox explores a foreign policy challenge facing the United States.
Host James M. Lindsay
Producer/Network CFR
Email ****@cfr.org
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 758Facebook 493.1KTwitter 567.5KInstagram 148K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. 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
Email ****@lowyinstitute.org
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 183Facebook 31KTwitter 75.4K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. 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
Email ****@ibpia.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9Facebook 1.4KInstagram 3.1K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 517 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. 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
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 1.9KFacebook 862Twitter 16.4K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2017 Get Email Contact

10. 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
Email ****@foreignpolicy.com
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 724Facebook 1.6MTwitter 17.2KInstagram 258.8K Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Since Sep 2015 Get Email Contact

11. FDD's Foreign Podicy

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A national security and foreign policy podcast from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD).
Email ****@fdd.org
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 22Facebook 18.2KTwitter 93.1K Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Since Nov 2017 Get Email Contact

12. CFR Events Audio

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Facebook 493.1KTwitter 567.5KInstagram 148K Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. 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
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 789Twitter 9.1K Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

14. 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
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 102Facebook 390.1KTwitter 374KInstagram 63.7K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Since Sep 2017 Get Email Contact

15. 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
Email ****@civilaffairsassoc.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 35Facebook 3.4KTwitter 713Instagram 5.4K Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form 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
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 40Twitter 19 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form 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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Twitter 32 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

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
Email ****@perthusasia.edu.au
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Apple Reviews 4Facebook 3.6KTwitter 4.3K Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact