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The Best International Feature Film Oscar has a strange set of nomination rules that have resulted in intrigue, controversies, and international soft power plays. To unpack this awards season enigma, host Anzhu Wei sits down with…
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Host Theo Shouse sits down with Matthew Rosenberg, a Pulitzer Prize–winning correspondent at the New York Times. They discuss the Afghanistan war, which Rosenberg reported on for many years, and the conflict between US forces and Iranian…
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La question de savoir si les cieux parisiens seront traversés par des eVTOLs dès cet été reste ouverte. Actuellement, l'incertitude plane quant à l'approbation finale du projet, mais l'intérêt manifeste pour cette technologie souligne son…
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Host Andrew Xu sits down with Will Stancil, a research fellow on the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity. They discuss the state of the US economy, concerns surrounding Biden's age, and the incentives of mainstream journalism.
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The maritime conflict between China and the Philippines, which reignited in October 2023 after a collusion in the South China Sea, shows how China's illegitimate presence in Exclusive Economic Zones belonging to Vietnam, Brunei, and the…
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In October of 2022, Han Yutao’s brother called him from China. Han, a student at Bellevue College in Washington State, had expressed support for the pro-democracy activist Peng Zaizhou. Peng is known as the “Stone Bridge Warrior,” a lone…
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Host Theo Shouse sits down with Nadim Houry, the executive director of the Arab Reform Initiative, a think tank advocating for social justice and democracy in the Middle East. They discuss Israel's offensive in Gaza, tensions between…
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From January 31st to February 2nd, 500 McGill students went on strike to oppose the Québec tuition hike. In this episode, host Anzhu Wei talks with striking students on the picket line and student leaders, to understand the situation.
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Why, despite living in some of the most densely populated urban areas that have ever existed, do people report feeling alarmingly high levels of loneliness, isolation, and alienation? 
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Le 5 septembre 2023, le conseil municipal de New York a adopté une loi interdisant la location à court terme de logements dans la ville. Cette loi, appelée Local Law 18, vient interdire « de facto » les opérations d’Airbnb dans la ville.
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