Derek Davison

Foreign Exchanges: the Podcast

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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

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Derek Davison

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World roundup: November 11 2025 12.11.2025 16:55

Stories from Yemen, 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

World roundup: November 8-9 2025 10.11.2025 20:58

Stories from Iran, China, Nigeria, 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

Trump, Nigeria, and “Christian Genocide” 06.11.2025 16:58

Donald Trump is threatening to invade Nigeria on dubious claims of a genocide against the country's Christian community. Here's why the Christian Right has woven this narrative. 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

World roundup: November 4 2025 05.11.2025 24:15

Stories from North Korea, Nigeria, the Netherlands, 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

World roundup: November 1-2 2025 03.11.2025 19:01

Stories from Iran, Nigeria, 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

World roundup: October 27-28 2025 29.10.2025 19:12

Stories from Israel-Palestine, Afghanistan, Sudan, 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

World roundup: October 25-26 2025 27.10.2025 17:13

Stories from Israel-Palestine, Malaysia, Sudan, 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

World roundup: October 18-19 2025 20.10.2025 17:59

Stories from Israel-Palestine, Ukraine, 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

World roundup: October 13-14 2025 15.10.2025 18:54

Stories from Israel-Palestine, China, 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

Sex and the Church 14.10.2025 13:09

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

World roundup: October 11-12 2025 13.10.2025 16:25

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

World roundup: October 6-7 2025 08.10.2025 21:58

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

World roundup: October 4-5 2025 06.10.2025 16:06

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

World roundup: September 30 2025 01.10.2025 18:23

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

World roundup: September 27-28 2025 29.09.2025 25:00

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

World roundup: September 16 2025 17.09.2025 18:40

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

Thin Ice: The History of US Involvement in Greenland 16.09.2025 10:00

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

World roundup: September 13-14 2025 15.09.2025 17:40

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

World roundup: September 9 2025 10.09.2025 22:47

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

World roundup: September 2 2025 03.09.2025 23:20

Stories from Israel-Palestine, Thailand, 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

World roundup: August 26 2025 27.08.2025 19:19

Stories from Iran, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bolivia, 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

World roundup: August 23-24 2025 25.08.2025 17:00

Stories from Syria, Georgia, 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

World roundup: August 11-12 2025 13.08.2025 22:48

Stories from Israel-Palestine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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

World roundup: August 9-10 2025 11.08.2025 18:45

Stories from Azerbaijan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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

World roundup: August 4-5 2025 06.08.2025 23:45

Stories from Israel-Palestine, Ethiopia, 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