The Borgen Project Podcast

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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.

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1

John Oliver, USAID, Iran War, Rewilding Ukraine

28:21 Mar 12, 2026

2

Week After U.S. and Israel Attack Iran, White House Still Struggling to Explain Why

32:45 Mar 6, 2026

3

Of Mud and Blood: Cinematographer Jean-Gabriel Leynaud

34:54 Mar 4, 2026

4

White House Aid Cuts Cause Headaches for Diplomats, Landmine Removal Success in Sri Lanka

21:07 Feb 11, 2026

5

Top Humanitarian Hotspots, World Inequality Report, Congress Funds International Programs

21:35 Jan 21, 2026

6

Post "Ceasefire" Gaza with Dr. Nahreen Ahmed

36:29 Jan 14, 2026

7

Dr. Thaer Ahmad on Gaza and Walking Out of a Meeting with Biden

40:39 Dec 30, 2025

8

What's Right in the World

38:13 Dec 24, 2025

9

How Much Does it Cost to End Global Poverty with Joshua Blumenstock

17:45 Dec 21, 2025

10

Zipline Drones Deliver Medicine in Africa, Tank Converted to Charging Station, Narco Dictator Pardoned, Sudan Kindergarten Attacked

29:35 Dec 10, 2025

11

Dr. Nahreen Ahmed: Working in Yemen, Ukraine, Gaza and Other Humanitarian Disasters

43:56 Nov 22, 2025

12

Sudan 101

29:49 Nov 14, 2025

13

The Wild Story Behind the Nobel Peace Prize

26:32 Nov 2, 2025

14

Dr. Nour Sharaf, an ER Doctor from Dallas Discusses Working in Gaza

45:14 Oct 29, 2025

15

The Good and Bad of the Gaza Peace Plan, USAID Funding Diverted to Polar Bears

25:23 Oct 16, 2025

16

Was TikTok Ban about China? Freedom Flotilla, Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms

29:36 Oct 3, 2025

17

An American and a Serbian Walk Into a Podcast - Bonus Episode

19:53 Sep 26, 2025

18

UN Confirms Gaza is a Genocide, Positive Deviance & USAID

23:25 Sep 21, 2025

19

Biker Gang at Food Sites, U.S. Ally Bombed by "U.S. Ally", Poverty Drops in Mexico

26:39 Sep 12, 2025

20

Dr. Mimi Syed on Working in Gaza

24:37 Sep 8, 2025

21

White House Burns $9.7 Million in Supplies Meant for Africa, Journalist Anas al-Sharif Killed by the IDF

28:07 Aug 12, 2025

22

Human Rights Defender who Challenged the Pakistan Government - Gululai Ismail

40:41 Aug 5, 2025

23

Omer Bartov: I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It

43:34 Jul 27, 2025

24

DOGE, USAID, IDF Bombs Gaza's Catholic Church, Francesca Albanese Report Calls out Major Companies Profiting off of Gaza Genocide

41:22 Jul 24, 2025

25

Weapons Expert Josh Paul on the War in Iran

25:58 Jun 25, 2025

26

Israel and U.S. Attack Iran, War Marketing 101, G7 Drops the Ball

38:19 Jun 24, 2025

27

Freedom Flotilla, Bill Gates Goes Big, Bono vs. Musk, Joe Rogan Trillion Dollar USAID Math and Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

25:24 Jun 6, 2025

28

Uyghurs 101 - Dr. Henryk Szadziewski, Director of Research at the Uyghur Human Rights Project

28:56 Jun 4, 2025

29

Tim Hanstad, Vice-Chair of the Chandler Foundation on Land Rights, Building Cultures of Integrity and Anti-Corruption Work

37:13 May 31, 2025

30

Dr. Feroze Sidhwa - Inside a Gaza Hospital During a Missile Attack

1:22:48 May 14, 2025

31

Deadliest Creatures, Boko Haram Resurfaces, Nigeria Tries to Offset Cuts to Health Funding

22:03 May 7, 2025

32

Director Laura Warner on Traveling to 100 Countries and Her Ukraine War Documentary, The Cranes Call

52:32 Apr 8, 2025

33

China in Africa

50:40 Mar 19, 2025

34

Philippines, USAID, CIVICUS

25:59 Mar 14, 2025

35

8 Strategies for Ending Global Poverty and Update on Ukraine

29:21 Mar 12, 2025

36

Elon Musk Attacks the World's Poorest, U.S. Army Vets Approach to Activism

36:56 Feb 22, 2025

37

Dr. Ayesha Khan Back from Gaza and D.C.

31:07 Feb 12, 2025

38

USAID Under Attack, Borgen Project on Capitol Hill with Gaza Doctors

22:46 Feb 5, 2025

39

From Syrian Prison to D.C. Think Tank: Mid-East Expert Qutaiba Idlbi

49:48 Jan 21, 2025

40

Dr. Feroze Sidhwa - Part 2 (Treating Patients in Gaza)

48:56 Jan 13, 2025

41

Dr. Feroze Sidhwa - Part 1 (Treating Patients in Gaza)

46:29 Jan 12, 2025

42

CEO of Hope for Ukraine, Yuriy Boyechko

29:29 Dec 30, 2024

43

Recap from Interviews with Genocide Experts

31:03 Dec 26, 2024

44

Mental Health in War with Mohsin Mohi-Ud-Din

59:43 Dec 7, 2024

45

Iraq Special Forces Veteran Alan Shebaro on Gaza and the West Bank

47:31 Dec 4, 2024

46

Authors of Daybreak in Gaza Reveal an Extraordinary Place and People

46:25 Nov 26, 2024

47

Jonathan Fowler of UNRWA + Founders of Kinder Relief Discuss Evacuating Injured Kids

51:26 Nov 22, 2024

48

Borgen Back from the West Bank

46:33 Nov 15, 2024

49

Traveling War Nurse, Nina Ng

37:27 Nov 12, 2024

50

Interview with U.S. Doctors Back from Gaza: Dr. Mimi Syed and Dr. Myles Dickason

1:04:11 Oct 19, 2024

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