The Lede

126 Episodes

1. Could the War in Gaza Change Global Politics?

   Published: 3/21/2025
2. The Reality Behind the Trump Show

   Published: 3/14/2025
3. After War, What Does Justice Look Like? — with Janine di Giovanni, Kareem Shaheen and Faisal Al Yafai

   Published: 3/7/2025
4. Ukraine’s Dilemma — with Mykhaylo Shtekel, Amie Ferris-Rotman and Kwangu Liwewe

   Published: 2/28/2025
5. AI Is Transforming Geopolitics — with Bruno Maçães and Faisal Al Yafai

   Published: 2/21/2025
6. Fakirs and Holy Men: Mysticism in America, Europe and the Middle East — with Raphael Cormack and Finbar Anderson

   Published: 2/14/2025
7. America’s Era of the Entrepreneur — with Erik Baker and Faisal Al Yafai

   Published: 2/7/2025
8. Alliances, Antagonism and Ambitions: Inside the BRICS Group — with Gustavo de Carvalho and Kwangu Liwewe

   Published: 1/31/2025
9. House and Home in Syria and in Exile — with Ammar Azzouz, Wendy Pearlman and Lydia Wilson

   Published: 1/24/2025
10. The Decline of the American Empire — with Robert Kaplan and Faisal Al Yafai

    Published: 1/17/2025
11. Looking Ahead in 2025 — with Kareem Shaheen, Lisa Goldman, Danny Postel and Faisal Al Yafai

    Published: 1/10/2025
12. How To End the Forever Wars — with Mary Kaldor and Lydia Wilson

    Published: 1/3/2025
13. Listen Again: Soccer’s Rising Stars of African Origin — with Ponga Liwewe, Segun Odegbami and Kwangu Liwewe

    Published: 12/27/2024
14. From Deadly Desserts to Hawaiian Pizza: Culinary Origin Stories and the 2024 Christmas Quiz — with Erin Brown, Ola Salem, Surbhi Gupta and Kareem Shaheen

    Published: 12/20/2024
15. The End of Assad and a New Era for Syria — with Kareem Shaheen, Rasha Elass and Faisal Al Yafai

    Published: 12/13/2024
16. Merkel and Memory in Modern Germany — with Katja Hoyer and Faisal Al Yafai

    Published: 12/6/2024
17. An Arresting Drama: Israel, the ICC and the International Order — with Itamar Mann, Kareem Shaheen and Kwangu Liwewe

    Published: 11/29/2024
18. The Islamic Influence on Europe’s Medieval Masterpieces — with Diana Darke and Lydia Wilson

    Published: 11/22/2024
19. The American Experiment From Outside and Within — with Hari Kunzru and Faisal Al Yafai

    Published: 11/15/2024
20. America’s Global Election: The Impact of Trump’s Win at Home and Abroad — with Danny Postel, Amie Ferris-Rotman, Kareem Shaheen and Faisal Al Yafai

    Published: 11/8/2024