The Borgen Project Podcast

Juliette Touma, Mahmoud Muna and Matthew Teller discuss their new book Daybreak in Gaza with Clint Borgen. Jayyab Abusafia is also coauthor of Daybreak in Gaza but wasn't able to attend this interview.  Book Description: "This was Gaza. A place of humanity and creativity, rich in culture and industry. A place now pulverised and devastated, its entire population displaced by a seemingly endless ons...

Jonathan Fowler provides an update on UNRWA. Nadia Ali and Alisa Kireeva of Kinder Relief discuss the challenges of evacuating injured children from Gaza. Read the letter U.S. doctors sent to Congress. Emailing Congress in support of a ceasefire in Gaza. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people i...

Just back from the West Bank, Clint Borgen shares what he saw in the region. Borgen visited refugee camps, schools and medical clinics operated by UNRWA. Read the letter U.S. doctors sent to Congress. Emailing Congress in support of a ceasefire in Gaza. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people im...

Nina Ng was born and raised in New York City and after working in many warzones, she launched  Help Me Live USA to assist people impacted by war. Read the letter U.S. doctors sent to Congress. Emailing Congress in support of a ceasefire in Gaza. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted b...

Back from Gaza, Dr. Mimi Syed and Dr. Myles Dickason discuss what they witnessed and the wars horrible impact on civilians. Read the letter U.S. doctors sent to Congress. Emailing Congress in support of a ceasefire in Gaza. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and pove...

Actress Michelle Twarowska and Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project discuss the latest global issues. In this episode... Polling shows Afghanistan men believe human rights for women is key to Afghanistan's future. Does your name determine your political views? Zimbabwe government kills elephants to address famine. Israel continues to bomb safe zones. Polio vaccination underway in Gaza. Of...

Dr. Adam Hamawy, a retired Lt. Colonel who served in Iraq, discusses what it's like working in Gaza's hosptials. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both of her legs in Iraq when a rocket-propelled grenade struck the helicopter she was piloting has credited Dr. Adam Hamawy with saving her life. Hamawy points out in normal warfare the patients are predominantly soldiers, but in Gaza it's overwhelmingly...

Chief of Staff Lynsey Alexander joins Clint Borgen to discuss Gaza. American doctors serving in Gaza are calling on the White House to stop providing weapons to Israel. The doctors cite the injuries they see daily aren't normal warfare, but the deliberate targeting of children and civilians. Read the letter U.S. doctors sent to Congress. Emailing Congress in support of a ceasefire in Gaza. Officia...

Actress Michelle Twarowska and Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project discuss the latest global issues. In this episode... NATO 101 Rats being used in Africa to detect landmines. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyau has been criminally charged by the ICC for starving millions of people and committing crimes against humanity in Gaza... so naturally the White House has decided to send him more 500...

Ewan Watson, Head of Global Communications for the United Nations refugee agency ( UNHCR ) discusses Sudan and South Sudan. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. Email Congress  in support of poverty-reduction legislation Remote volunteer ops  at The Borgen...

Marissa Vahlsing of EarthRights International discusses their big victory in efforts to bring justice for victims of banna killings. This month a jury in Florida found Chiquita liable for killings between 1997 and 2004 by a Colombian paramilitary group that the company provided millions of dollars to. The paramilitary group was designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. Department of State. L...

Actress Michelle Twarowska and Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project discuss the latest global issues. In this episode... A different perspective on impoverished and war-torn countries. There's much more to poor countries then meets the eye.  The stats are in... the college protests in support of Gaza were overwhelmingly peaceful.  Why did Congress invite Israeli Prime Minister Netanyau to...

What is the United Nations? Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the coolest organization that most people know very little about. From humanitarian assistances to prosecuting war crimes, the U.N. is instrumental in righting some of the world's biggest wrongs.  Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions...

Josh Paul was a Director at the State Department for 12-years and involved with sending weapons to foreign countries. In October of 2023, Paul publicly resigned citing concerns the U.S. wasn’t following its own laws and procedures when it came to supplying weapons to Israel. Paul noted that Israel was requesting a "variety of weapons that have no applicability to the current conflict.” Read Paul's...

Jonathan Fowler of UNRWA joins the podcast. UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.) is unique in terms of its long-standing commitment to one group of refugees. It has contributed to the welfare and human development of four generations of Palestine refugees.  Email Congressional leaders in support of a ceasefire in Gaza Official podcast of The Borge...

Professor Omer Bartov is considered one of the world's leading specialists on the subject of genocide. He is the Samuel Pisar Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University. Born in Israel and educated at Tel Aviv University and St. Antony's College, Oxford, Omer Bartov's early research concerned the Nazi indoctrination of the Wehrmacht and the crimes it committed in World War II,...

Actress Michelle Twarowska and Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project discuss the latest global issues.  Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. borgenproject.org Email Congress  in support of poverty-reduction legislation Remote volunteer ops  at The...

Clint Borgen interviews Dr. Paul Slovic. Dr. Paul Slovic is President of Decision Research and Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon. He is an expert in human judgment, decision making, risk perception and the go-to guy when trying to understand human perception toward the world’s most urgent problems, like war, genocides, nuclear weapons and pandemics. ( arithmeticofcompassion.org )...

Kharkiv is the second largest city in Ukraine and it’s only 25-miles from the border with Russia. Needless to say, it has been heavily targeted. Clint Borgen interviews Lina Sadovnycha from the Ukrainian based humanitarian organization Peaceful Heaven of Kharkiv. Learn more about Peaceful Heaven of Kharkiv -- Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the p...

Actress Michelle Twarowska and Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project discuss the latest global issues.  Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. borgenproject.org Email Congress  in support of poverty-reduction legislation Remote volunteer ops  at The...

Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. borgenproject.org Email Congress  in support of poverty-reduction legislation Remote volunteer ops  at The Borgen Project Donate Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the...

Actress Michelle Twarowska and Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project discuss the latest global issues. In today's episode, Alex Nowrasteh, Vice President of Economic and Social Policy Studies at the CATO Institute discusses the top myths about immigration. Read the Full Immigrations Myths Report -- The Borgen Project is an international organization that works at the political level to imp...

Actress Michelle Twarowska and Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project discuss the latest global issues.  Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. borgenproject.org Email Congress  in support of poverty-reduction legislation Remote volunteer ops  at The...

Clint Borgen, the President of The Borgen Project is joined by Chief of Staff Lynsey Alexander to discuss Gaza, Haiti, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Borgen Project is an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. borgenproject.org Email Congress  in support of poverty-reduction legis...

Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project and Actress Michelle Twarowska discuss global issues. In today's episode, they answer FAQ's about poverty, hunger and homelessness. The Borgen Project is an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. borgenproject.org Send questions to podcast@borgenproject.o...