The Tea Leaves Podcast
The Asia Group
The Asia Group's Rexon Ryu and Tiffany Ma break down the Indo-Pacific through revealing interviews with policymakers, business leaders, journalists, and artists from the world's most dynamic and consequential region. Previous guests include Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA), and Washington Post Asia editor Ana Fifield.
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Jan 28, 2019 • 35min
Kristin Lord and Tina Sciabica
Kurt and Rich welcome Kristin Lord, the president and CEO of IREX, and Tina Sciabica, the executive director of READ Global, to the Tea Leaves studio. As leaders of two prominent non-profits with operations around the world,
Jan 14, 2019 • 28min
Evan Medeiros Pt. 2
Evan Medeiros, the former senior director for Asia at the National Security Council, returns to the studio to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the bilateral relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.
Jan 1, 2019 • 30min
Evan Medeiros Pt. 1
Evan Medeiros, the former senior director for Asia at President Barack Obama’s National Security Council, joins Kurt and Rich for a special New Year’s Day episode commemorating the 40th anniversary of the bilateral relationship between the United State...
Dec 5, 2018 • 32min
Sam Vinograd
CNN analyst Sam Vinograd, the former senior advisor to White House national security Tom Donilon, joins Kurt and Rich for a conversation about her career in foreign policy and her views on U.S. policy in Asia.
Nov 26, 2018 • 36min
Kishore Mahbubani
Kishore Mahbubani, a professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Singapore’s former permanent representative to the United Nations, joins Kurt and Rich for a conversation about Asia’s role in the international order. Mahbubani,
Nov 13, 2018 • 29min
Elizabeth Economy
Dr. Elizabeth Economy, the C. V. Starr senior fellow and director for Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Kurt for a conversation about her career and the way that Chinese domestic politics is shaping the country’s approach to its i...
Oct 29, 2018 • 34min
Tom Donilon
Former White House national security advisor Tom Donilon joins Kurt and Rich to discuss his experience serving as one of President Barack Obama’s closest advisors and the current challenges facing the United States.
Oct 15, 2018 • 34min
Jim Sciutto
As a journalist, CNN correspondent and anchor Jim Sciutto has travelled throughout Asia reporting on crises and geopolitical developments that have tested world leaders. He joins Rich for a discussion about his life as correspondent both at home in Was...
Oct 1, 2018 • 38min
Suhasini Haidar & Indrani Bagchi
Suhasini Haidar and Indrani Bagchi are two of India’s most prominent journalists writing about Indian foreign policy. Recording from New Delhi, Rich turns the table on Haidar, the diplomatic affairs editor of The Hindu, and Bagchi,
Sep 17, 2018 • 39min
Andrew Shearer
Having served as the national security advisor to two Australian prime ministers, Andrew Shearer brings his unique perspective to the Tea Leaves set, where he joins Kurt for a conversation about Australia and its role in the region and world.
