Global Voices Podcast

“I think it's also a way of sort of placing you so that they can sort of continue with a conversation at a certain level...I feel it's for a particular purpose.”

“When I was fighting for my South African citizenship, the department told me, ‘There's nothing we can do for you. To us, basically, you don't even exist.’”

I started to realize that, actually, on some level, it made me feel quite terrible and quite alienated. And my own country did not have a space for me.

“I consider my birth home to be the Netherlands. ... But my chosen home in many ways used to be Hong Kong for many years until I no longer could be there.”

“Since the invasion started, I decided I don't want my kids to have a Russian identity.”

In each episode, we invite our guests to reflect on the assumptions that lie behind the question, “But where are you really from?“ and how they respond.

In each episode, we invite our guests to reflect on the assumptions that lie behind the question, “But where are you really from?“ and how they respond.

In this special episode that discusses an upcoming report on gender inequality in Georgia, Arzu Geybullayeva speaks to researchers Maya Talakhadze and Ekaterine Khositashvili and journalist Emmy Thume.

Central Asia Editor Zhar Zardykhan explains how the turmoil in Afghanistan and Ukraine are both affecting Central Asian countries.

Today we travel to the state of Queretaro in Mexico, and then to Australia.

This week, we head to China, India, Colombia, Indonesia and Serbia to hear from journalists and researchers about what challenges the media faces in those countries.

Travel to India, Nigeria and Mexico in this week's episode.

This week we dive into research from the Civic Media Observatory around Russian sentiment about the war in Ukraine.

This week we hear from Shanghai and Lahore, and find out about Green Voices.

This week we hear from Nanjala Nyabola, the Advox Director, about their latest research project, the Unfreedom Monitor.

Today we travel to Japan, Africa, and Turkey.

Today we visit Jamaica and Sri Lanka, and then heard about Latinas in different parts of the world.

What do people in these regions think about Russia's invasion of Ukraine? Do they expect their governments to do something or not? What are the long-term impacts?

In this podcast, a dozen Global Voices contributors take you to the latest Global Voices Summit and talk about their real life friendship, cross-cultural collaboration, and the value of community.

Two Venezuelan women who left their country at different times for different reasons. This is their story.

In this episode, we take you to Venezuela, Indian-administered Kashmir, Thailand, Nigeria, and Brazil.

Spend time with someone from a different country or who speaks a different language, and you'll soon realize you have more in common than you first thought.

We take you to Jamaica, Indonesia, Syria, Macedonia and Ethiopia for tales of remembering, revival and resurgence in this podcast.

In this episode, we take you to India, Japan, Australia, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago to introduce you to the Face of Resistance in a globalized world.

When we want to truly understand what’s going on in Syria, we, at Global Voices, always turn to Marcell Shehwaro.