Latest Mediafile Podcast Episodes

#14 - mRNA Vaccines

Long Time No See - May 16, 2021 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
After more than a year of constant, grim headlines, the story of mRNA vaccines provides some hope. The newly authorized technology has been decades in the making and could change the way we treat and prevent various diseases, from HIV to cancer. Doctors Drew Weissman, David Diemert, and Van Morr...

#13 - The Foreign Service

Long Time No See - February 09, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
After four years of a “hollowing out” of the State Department, the U.S. Foreign Service looks to the future. Many voices have come forward proposing solutions on how to bring the service into a new modern era. Ambassadors Marc Grossman and Eric Rubin give a rundown on how the Foreign Service got...

#12 - Hong Kong Protests

Long Time No See - July 13, 2020 03:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
After more than a year of sustained protests calling for democracy in Hong Kong, Beijing has cracked down on the movement, implementing a new national security law banning any actions associated with the protests. Protest posters have been torn down, prominent pro-democracy activists have fled t...

#11 - EARN IT Act

Long Time No See - July 06, 2020 17:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
The future of the internet is being decided upon in the Senate right now. In a time of growing use of end-to-end encryption and a heated debate over content moderation on websites like Facebook and Twitter, it is crucial to understand the laws that allow the internet to be an open and free platf...

#10 - UN SDGs

Long Time No See - June 01, 2020 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
For several years, the world has been on a positive path toward ending global hunger and poverty, among other goals. However, the current global pandemic has changed all of that. In the tenth episode of LTNS, Michael speaks with Shantanu Mukherjee, the chief of policy analysis at the Division fo...

#09 - Feeding America During a Pandemic

Long Time No See - April 20, 2020 21:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
In the second episode of Season 2 of LTNS, Michael sits down with Armando Elenes, secretary-treasurer of the United Farm Workers union. Elenes discusses the uphill battles that several farmworkers face in protecting themselves from the pandemic. Many farmworkers do not have a safety net to fall ...

#08 - March for Our Lives and Virtual Advocacy

Long Time No See - April 14, 2020 03:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
In the first episode of season two of LTNS, Michael Kohler (virtually) sits down with Eve Levenson, the policy and governmental affairs manager at March for Our Lives, to discuss what happens when public health crises intersect and how the organization is continuing to advocate for gun violence ...

Season Two Preview

Long Time No See - March 30, 2020 04:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
With media coverage now almost exclusively devoted to the coronavirus pandemic, countless stories may be left out of the media spotlight. Some stories, such as immigration or gun violence prevention, may not be getting as much attention, but may nevertheless have unique intersections with the pa...

#07 - Transgender Murder Crisis

Long Time No See - November 20, 2019 13:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
Violence against the transgender community has been a problem for a long time, but recently, the trend of violence specifically against trans women of color has emerged as a pressing threat to the safety of trans Americans. In Ep. #07 of Long Time, No See, Michael Kohler sits down with trans exp...

#06 - The Opioid Crisis, Part 2

Long Time No See - June 25, 2019 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
In Episode #04 of the pod, Michael sat down with Dr. Edwin Chapman to discuss the consequences of the Washington, DC Opioid Crisis. Now, in Episode #06, he discusses the political angle and the future of the crisis in DC with Dr. Chapman and DC Councilmember Vincent Gray. If you like this episo...

#05 - Equal Rights Amendment

Long Time No See - June 04, 2019 04:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
Today, June 4th, is the 100th anniversary of Congress's passage of the 19th Amendment. Despite this historic landmark, the 19th amendment doesn't go beyond voting rights. That's where the Equal Rights Amendment comes in. The ERA is a yet-to-be-ratified amendment to the constitution that would co...

#04 - The Opioid Crisis, Part 1

Long Time No See - May 22, 2019 06:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
When we think about the people most afflicted by the American opioid epidemic, we often think of white, rural communities. But new evidence suggests that most of the reporting and discussion around opioids is overlooking communities of color that are struggling with addiction. In the first of ...

#03 - War, Refugees and Reporting in Syria

Long Time No See - May 07, 2019 04:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
It's been eight years since the start of the civil war in Syria. Since then, we've seen the rise and fall of ISIS, proxy struggles between world powers, and history's largest refugee crisis. In this episode, Michael sits down with Chris Boian, spokesperson for the United Nations Refugee Agency...

#02 - Space Force

Long Time No See - April 09, 2019 04:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
Does anyone else remember when the President announced he was creating a 6th wing of the military, which he proudly dubbed the “Space Force?” This episode features an interview with Jacqueline Klimas, a National Defense reporter at Politico, who breaks down what Trump actually accomplished after...

#01 - Jamal Khashoggi

Long Time No See - March 26, 2019 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor and international journalist, was murdered last year - allegedly at the direction of the leader of Saudi Arabia. Many months later, Saudi Arabia has shifted accountability and avoided repercussions. In the first episode of Long Time, No See, Michael...

#00 - Preview

Long Time No See - March 06, 2019 05:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
In this world of 24-hour news cycles and constantly refreshing Twitter feeds, it is easy for important stories to become lost, to fall off our radar. In MediaFile’s newest podcast, Long Time, No See, we bring “re-breaking” news coverage to these stories, many of which still have significant impa...