Foreign Exchanges: the Podcast
Derek Davison
Foreign Exchanges is a newsletter that helps you stay on top of important stories happening around the world. Our companion podcast aims to understand the contemporary world by looking to the past. Join host Derek Davison as he interviews writers and scholars whose work sheds light on world history. www.foreignexchanges.news
Episodes
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Oct 14, 2025 • 13min
Sex and the Church
Review of Lower Than The Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity, by Diarmaid MacCulloch This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
Oct 13, 2025 • 16min
World roundup: October 11-12 2025
Stories from Israel-Palestine, Afghanistan, Madagascar, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
Oct 8, 2025 • 22min
World roundup: October 6-7 2025
Stories from Somalia, France, Venezuela, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
Oct 6, 2025 • 16min
World roundup: October 4-5 2025
Stories from Israel-Palestine, Japan, Russia, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
Oct 1, 2025 • 18min
World roundup: September 30 2025
Stories from Israel-Palestine, China, Ukraine, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
Sep 29, 2025 • 25min
World roundup: September 27-28 2025
Stories from Israel-Palestine, Somalia, Venezuela, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
Sep 17, 2025 • 19min
World roundup: September 16 2025
Stories from Israel-Palestine, Sudan, Colombia, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
Sep 16, 2025 • 10min
Thin Ice: The History of US Involvement in Greenland
Donald Trump's quest to acquire Greenland has a precedent in US Cold War history. We should consider it a cautionary tale. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
Sep 15, 2025 • 18min
World roundup: September 13-14 2025
Stories from Nepal, Libya, Russia, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
Sep 10, 2025 • 23min
World roundup: September 9 2025
Stories from Qatar, Nepal, Venezuela, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
