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#7 Two Giant Neighbors of the Pacific Islands: U.S.-China & the World
The US-China Podcast - March 29, 2024 17:25 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsU.S.-China & the World is an interview series investigating how the U.S.-China relationship impacts societies, economies, and policies around the globe. Through short interviews with local experts, this series takes a closer look at the countries and regions affected by and navigating through U...
In conversation with Dhivya O’Connor
Third Sector Podcast - March 28, 2024 14:54 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLucinda and Emily Burt are joined by Dhivya O’Connor, chief executive of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. Dhivya provides insight into her previous experiences as an interim chief executive, describing the pros and cons of holding a short-term leadership role, and stresses the importance ...
Cancel Student Debt: Braxton Brewington
Future Hindsight - March 28, 2024 09:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsBraxton Brewington is the Press Secretary of the Debt Collective. We discuss the origins of the Debt Collective in the Rolling Jubilee and its history in canceling student debt. Their example is a powerful model for canceling student debt, which continues to be important for all Americans in thi...
The End of Charity episode 2: Can MrBeast save humanity?
Third Sector Podcast - March 26, 2024 07:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMeet Jimmy Donaldson, perhaps better known as MrBeast – the 25-year-old YouTuber who some say is on the verge of sparking a revolution in online philanthropy. With more than 236 million YouTube subscribers and an estimated net worth of $500m, MrBeast has turned his focus from filling houses wi...
China’s Role in Red Sea Security
The US-China Podcast - March 25, 2024 20:11 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe United States and its allies have been combating Houthi attacks that have left vital Red Sea shipping lanes vulnerable. China, however, has contributed little to these international efforts. Tensions have risen amid calls for China to join the international effort, prompting discussions on t...
Where Will China’s Economy Go in 2024?
The US-China Podcast - March 22, 2024 16:02 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsChina’s economy is infused into every aspect of the U.S.-China relationship. With tighter U.S. export controls on chips, new technology developments in China, a slowdown in consumer activity, rising electric vehicle competition, and prickly government relations, the Chinese and American economie...
The hidden history of fundraising
Third Sector Podcast - March 22, 2024 11:23 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLucinda and Andy are joined by the fundraising historian Marina Jones to track the development of the fundraising profession and perceptions of charity fundraisers through the ages. Marina, who is leading a history project for the think tank Rogare, traces the roots of fundraising back to the t...
Employ Negative Partisanship: Rachel Bitecofer
Future Hindsight - March 21, 2024 09:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsRachel Bitecofer is a political scientist and election forecaster turned political strategist. Her most recent book is Hit ’Em Where it Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game. We discuss why it's time for Democratic Party candidates to embrace negative partisanship...
Perspectives on 2024’s Two Sessions
The US-China Podcast - March 19, 2024 20:51 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe annual meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), known as the “Two Sessions” (“Lianghui”), feature the gathering of political leaders in Beijing each spring to announce plans and goals for the coming year. In 2024, faced ...
The End of Charity episode 1: The food bank era
Third Sector Podcast - March 19, 2024 08:32 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLast year the UK food bank network the Trussell Trust distributed almost 3 million emergency food parcels, 1 million of which were for children, up from 50,000 a decade ago. How has the UK landed in such a severe hunger crisis – and can food banks ever be the solution? In episode one of The En...
How a Rusting Warship Became the Hotspot of the South China Sea
The US-China Podcast - March 15, 2024 16:01 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSecond Thomas Shoal, a feature in the South China Sea, is highly contested: both China and the Philippines claim sovereignty over this area and have confronted each other repeatedly around the shoal, stirring tensions that have escalated into a military confrontation between the two countries. ...
Charities’ use of artificial intelligence
Third Sector Podcast - March 15, 2024 11:38 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLucinda and Emily are joined by the digital specialist Zoe Amar and Karen Marter, head of technology strategy at the British Heart Foundation. Zoe outlines key developments in the AI space over the past year and how charities are reacting to them, including the use of virtual assistants in work...
A Real Right to Vote: Richard L. Hasen
Future Hindsight - March 14, 2024 09:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsRichard L. Hasen is Professor of Law and Political Science at UCLA and director of UCLA Law’s Safeguarding Democracy Project. We discuss his most recent book, A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy. A country that believes that its people are ...
Coming soon: The End of Charity
Third Sector Podcast - March 13, 2024 09:08 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn a world where need is spiralling out of control and new, radical forces are shaping the landscape for doing good, can charity be the answer to the world’s social and environmental problems? Lucinda Rouse presents The End of Charity, a new podcast series from the makers of Third Sector. Gui...
#6 Who are Serbia's partners? : U.S.-China & the World
The US-China Podcast - March 08, 2024 10:28 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsU.S.-China & the World is an interview series investigating how the U.S.-China relationship impacts societies, economies, and policies around the globe. Through short interviews with local experts, this series takes a closer look at the countries and regions affected by and navigating through U...
In conversation with the British Heart Foundation’s first female boss
Third Sector Podcast - March 08, 2024 09:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLucinda and Emily are joined by Charmaine Griffiths, chief executive of the British Heart Foundation, to reflect on the voluntary sector’s female-dominated workforce and the challenges facing women on their path to senior leadership positions. Charmaine stresses her conviction that charities ne...
Policing Equity and Justice: Phillip Atiba Solomon
Future Hindsight - March 07, 2024 10:20 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsPhillip Atiba Solomon is the chair and Carl I. Hovland Professor of African American Studies, Professor of Psychology at Yale University, and co-founder of the Center for Policing Equity. We discuss policing equity, investing in communities, and taking police out of the mental health crisis busi...
Voices from Yakama Nation
Zip Code Economies - March 06, 2024 00:11 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 84 ratingsOur latest conversations with members of Yakama Nation, a community on the eastside of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state, provided us with unique stories and perspectives on the interconnectedness of policy, place, and people. Hear from some of the Yakama Nation members we spoke with a...
Studying in China as a Black Man/How Black Musicians Brought Jazz to China
The US-China Podcast - March 01, 2024 15:14 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsPart 1 In 1997, Marketus Presswood was the only Black student in his language program in Beijing, China. His experience navigating race, culture, and identity between China and the U.S. shaped his current research into socio-cultural interactions between Africa, the African Diaspora and China ...
The world of legacy fundraising
Third Sector Podcast - March 01, 2024 11:16 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLucinda and Emily are joined by Anaish Yilma-Parmar, head of legacies at the British Red Cross, and Lucinda Frostick, director at Remember a Charity. Lucinda (Frostick) provides an overview of the legacy market, worth more than £4bn annually, and expectations for further growth in spite of curr...
Make Your Vote Pack a Punch: Sam Wang
Future Hindsight - February 29, 2024 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsSam Wang is the Director of the Electoral Innovation Lab and a professor of neuroscience at Princeton University. We discuss how we can better understand the current state of district maps across the US, and how they can be made more fair and representative of their constituents. Gerrymand...
#5 US & China's Power is Transforming Kenya: U.S.-China & the World
The US-China Podcast - February 23, 2024 18:32 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsU.S.-China & the World is an interview series investigating how the U.S.-China relationship impacts societies, economies, and policies around the globe. Through short interviews with local experts, this series takes a closer look at the countries and regions affected by and navigating through U...
Behind the scenes of a £300m fundraising appeal & Amnesty International UK CEO interview
Third Sector Podcast - February 23, 2024 11:21 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLucinda and Andy are joined by Liz Tait, fundraising director at Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, to discuss progress with the charity’s biggest and most ambitious fundraising appeal to date. Liz describes the planning process, including the use of campaign peaks to structure an...
Rural Democrat: Jess Piper
Future Hindsight - February 22, 2024 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsJess Piper is the Executive Director of Blue Missouri and the host of the Dirt Road Democrats podcast. We discuss the reality of living in rural Missouri, the state of education, and the dearth of Democratic candidates across the state. Rural candidates have little to no support from the s...
What is it like to study abroad in China as a Black student?
The US-China Podcast - February 16, 2024 17:26 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsNCUSCR staffers Elisabeth Fisher and Bailey Johnson discuss their experiences studying in China, how they balanced exploring a new culture and developing their own identities, and the importance of Black History Month through the study abroad experience. Find their bios here: https://www.ncus...
Maximising your online fundraising potential
Third Sector Podcast - February 16, 2024 10:12 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLucinda and Emily are joined by Suzy Edington, fundraising consultant at JustGiving, and Ellie Putt, senior participant experience manager at the Alzheimer’s Society. Suzy outlines the changes in fundraising behaviour on the JustGiving platform since the Covid-19 pandemic, with greater volumes ...
Patriotism vs. Extremism: Ken Harbaugh
Future Hindsight - February 15, 2024 10:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsKen Harbaugh is the host of the Burn the Boats podcast, a former United States Navy pilot, and executive producer of Against All Enemies, a documentary film that explores the critical role of military veterans in domestic violent extremist groups. We discuss why veterans are equally sought...
Episode 49: Time to ban Amazon!
EU Watchdog Radio - February 13, 2024 09:00 - 9 minutesAmazon is a frequent visitor to the EU Parliament. In January alone, it had nine meetings with MEPs. But when it refused to appear before the Employment Committee on a hearing on crucial issues concerning working conditions within its warehouses, it made MEPs from all party groups extremelly ang...
#4 Poland on the Edge of NATO: U.S.-China & the World
The US-China Podcast - February 10, 2024 02:44 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsU.S.-China & the World is an interview series investigating how the U.S.-China relationship impacts societies, economies, and policies around the globe. Through short interviews with local experts, this series takes a closer look at the countries and regions affected by and navigating through U...
Combatting toxic workplace culture and understanding new charity merger trends
Third Sector Podcast - February 09, 2024 10:39 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLucinda and Andy are joined by the organisational psychologist and author Dr Susan Hetrick to discuss the drivers of and barriers to workplace toxicity. Susan identifies unreasonable performance pressures as a key trigger for organisational toxicity. She explains the terms 'normalisation of dev...
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