Think. Debate. Inspire. A Podcast of the Robert Bosch Academy

In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire." Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Kamal Amakrane about climate emergency, its implications for the Atoll island nation states in the Pacific and what the global community needs to do. References: Rising Nations Initiative:  https://climatemobility.org/rising-nations-initiative/ ; Call to action:  https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en...

In this special episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire." Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Constanze Stelzenmüller on how the Transatlantic relations have evolved over the past decades, the upcoming presidential elections in the United States of America as well as the dynamics of a changing world order. References: The Americans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Americans ; The Diploma...

In this special episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire." Henry Alt-Haaker speaks with Dennis Shirley, a professor for Education and Rana Dajani, a molecular biologist. The conversation focuses on various aspects of education, the interconnection between reading, identity and wellbeing. References: We Love reading: https://welovereading.org/ ; Sophie's World: https://www.amazon.de/Sophies-World-History...

In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with the highly popular foreign policy expert Fiona Hill from the United States. The conversation focuses on the impacts of post-industrialization on societies and the rise of populism across the world. There is nothing for you here. Finding opportunity in the 21st century. By Fiona Hill. https://www.amazon.d...

In this episode of “Think, Debate, Inspire”, Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with the renowned economic policy expert and transparency and good governance activist Obiageli Ezekwesili from Nigeria. The conversation focuses on changing world order, challenges for democracies across Africa and last but not least, the recently concluced Nigerian elections. #FixPolitics Intiative: https://...

In this episode of “Think, Debate, Inspire.” Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with the renowned political scientist Ekaterina Schulmann from Russia. The conversation focusses on domestic politics in Russia, taking a pulse of the Russian society and its impact on the ongoing war in Ukraine. References: Levada Center: https://www.levada.ru/en/2021/10/12/trust-in-public-institutions/ Dedov...

In this episode of “Think, Debate, Inspire”, Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with the renowned climate and human rights activist Kumi Naidoo from South Africa. The conversation focusses on the climate justice, successes and failures of the COP27 in Egypt as well as the need for a stronger global cooperation. YouTube link to Kumi’s favorite song “Stay Shining” by Riky Rick: https://yout...

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