Derek Davison

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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: August 2-3 2025 04.08.2025 17:47

Stories from Syria, China, Ivory Coast, 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: July 29 2025 30.07.2025 17:43

Stories from Iran, Thailand, 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: July 26-27 2025 28.07.2025 19:22

Stories from Israel-Palestine, Thailand, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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: July 22 2025 23.07.2025 18:54

Stories from Israel-Palestine, Mali, 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: July 19-20 2025 21.07.2025 26:23

Stories from Syria, Japan, 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: July 8 2025 09.07.2025 18:57

Stories from Israel-Palestine, 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

How to Invent a Renaissance, with Ada Palmer 07.07.2025 1:25:27

Hello Foreign Exchanges fans and welcome to another entry in our podcast series! Today I’m very pleased to welcome to the show Dr. Ada Palmer, Associate Professor of Early Modern European History and the College at the University of Chicago. We’ll be discussing her latest book, Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age . Join us for a wide-ranging conversation on the Renaissance and some...

World roundup: July 4-6 2025 07.07.2025 20:58

Stories from Israel-Palestine, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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: June 28-29 2025 30.06.2025 19:15

Stories from Israel-Palestine, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, 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: June 24 2025 25.06.2025 19:34

Stories from Iran, Myanmar, Romania, 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: June 21-22 2025 23.06.2025 18:01

Stories from Iran, Mali, Spain, 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: June 17 2025 18.06.2025 19:47

Stories from Iran, Uganda, Brazil, 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: June 14-15 2025 16.06.2025 20:16

Stories from Iran, China, El Salvador, 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: June 9-10 2025 11.06.2025 20:31

Stories from Israel-Palestine, China, 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: June 7-8 2025 09.06.2025 20:55

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

The Decline and Fall of Area Studies 03.06.2025 16:09

Federal funding cuts and attacks on academic freedom are imperiling area studies programs. It’s important to understand what they are, and aren’t—and what will be lost if they disappear. 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: May 31-June 1 2025 02.06.2025 21:40

Stories from Iran, China, 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: May 27 2025 28.05.2025 23:17

Stories from Israel-Palestine, Sudan, 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

The American Maginot Line, Part 3 27.05.2025 16:05

The Gringo Dome and the Palestine-Mexico Border. 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: May 20 2025 21.05.2025 20:54

Stories from Israel-Palestine, 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: May 17-18 2025 19.05.2025 21:27

Stories from Israel-Palestine, Mozambique, Romania, 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: May 13 2025 14.05.2025 21:24

Stories from Syria, Myanmar, 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: May 10-11 2025 12.05.2025 19:57

Stories from Israel-Palestine, India, 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: May 6 2025 07.05.2025 19:30

Stories from Yemen, Pakistan, Germany, 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: May 3-4 2025 05.05.2025 17:35

Stories from Israel-Palestine, Australia, Romania, 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