• Top Humanitarian Hotspots, World Inequality Report, Congress Funds International Programs
    Jan 21 2026
    Clint Borgen, President of The Borgen Project and Chief of Statff, Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news.

    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. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to give an informative and humorous look at the biggest issues facing the world.

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    Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor. Clint Borgen and team provide an entertaining look at global issues, politics and advocacy.

    Learn more at borgenproject.org.
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    22 min
  • Post "Ceasefire" Gaza with Dr. Nahreen Ahmed
    Jan 14 2026
    Dr. Nahreen Ahmed returns to the show after her fourth trip to Gaza. Dr. Nahreen is a critical care doctor based in Philadelphia and serves as a technical consultant for the Gates Foundation. Dr. Ahmed has extensive experience working in humanitarian disasters and warzones across the globe, including Sierra Leone, Yemen, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Bangladesh and Gaza.

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    Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor. Clint Borgen and team provide an entertaining look at global issues, politics and advocacy.

    Learn more at borgenproject.org.
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    36 min
  • Dr. Thaer Ahmad on Gaza and Walking Out of a Meeting with Biden
    Dec 30 2025
    Dr. Thaer Ahmad is a board-certified emergency medicine physician, global health leader, and humanitarian who has provided medical relief in some of the world’s most devastated conflict zones, including Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, Greece, Lebanon, and Kenya. Based in Chicago, he serves as an Assistant Program Director for his department’s emergency medicine residency program and is the director of global health. He is also an assistant clinical professor at the University of Illinois and at Wake Forest School of Medicine. In a widely publicized moment, Dr. Ahmad delivered a powerful firsthand account during a private briefing with President Biden in 2024 and walked out in protest after calling for an immediate ceasefire—a moment that was covered by major news outlets and amplified the voices of the most vulnerable victims in Gaza.

    Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor. Clint Borgen and team provide an entertaining look at global issues, politics and advocacy.

    Learn more at borgenproject.org.
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    41 min
  • What's Right in the World
    Dec 24 2025
    Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news.

    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. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to give an informative and humorous look at the biggest issues facing the world.

    borgenproject.org

    Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor. Clint Borgen and team provide an entertaining look at global issues, politics and advocacy.

    Learn more at borgenproject.org.
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    38 min
  • How Much Does it Cost to End Global Poverty with Joshua Blumenstock
    Dec 21 2025
    Dr. Joshua Blumenstock discusses the estimated cost of ending global poverty. Josh is the Co-director of the Global Opportunity Lab and the Center for Effective Global Action. He is also an Associate Professor at the School of Information at UC Berkeley.

    Learn about the cost of ending global poverty.

    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. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to give an informative and humorous look at the biggest issues facing the world.

    borgenproject.org

    Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor. Clint Borgen and team provide an entertaining look at global issues, politics and advocacy.

    Learn more at borgenproject.org.
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    18 min
  • Zipline Drones Deliver Medicine in Africa, Tank Converted to Charging Station, Narco Dictator Pardoned, Sudan Kindergarten Attacked
    Dec 10 2025
    Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss the latest global news.

    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. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to give an informative and humorous look at the biggest issues facing the world.

    borgenproject.org

    Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor. Clint Borgen and team provide an entertaining look at global issues, politics and advocacy.

    Learn more at borgenproject.org.
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    30 min
  • Dr. Nahreen Ahmed: Working in Yemen, Ukraine, Gaza and Other Humanitarian Disasters
    Nov 22 2025
    Dr. Nahreen Ahmed is a critical care doctor based in Philadelphia and serves as a technical consultant for the Gates Foundation. Dr. Ahmed has extensive experience working in humanitarian disasters and warzones across the globe, including Sierra Leone, Yemen, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Bangladesh and Gaza.

    borgenproject.org

    Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor. Clint Borgen and team provide an entertaining look at global issues, politics and advocacy.

    Learn more at borgenproject.org.
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    44 min
  • Sudan 101
    Nov 14 2025
    Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander discuss Sudan and the latest 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 poverty. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to give an informative and humorous look at the biggest issues facing the world.

    borgenproject.org

    Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor. Clint Borgen and team provide an entertaining look at global issues, politics and advocacy.

    Learn more at borgenproject.org.
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    30 min