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Weekly review of Armenian News from https://groong.org. Keeping up with news related to Armenia and Armenians can be challenging; the sheer volume of news in the past few years has increased greatly, and the rise of the “Fake News” phenomenon contributing to the erosion of trust in the news media. The diversity of languages used by the worldwide Armenian community also poses a challenge for Armenian news; there is a significant portion of news that originates in Armenian, sometimes in Russia ...
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The Maverick Show: Remote Entrepreneurship and World Travel

Matt Bowles: Digital Nomad & Full-Time Traveler Since 2013

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Meet diverse travelers and digital nomads from every continent who share their personal journey to location-independence as well as their reflections on identity, the power dynamics that shape our world, and how we can be more thoughtful, conscious travelers as we move through it. Hosted by Matt Bowles—your typical Irish-American hip hop DJ turned human rights activist turned location-independent entrepreneur turned minimalist world-traveler and podcaster—these in-depth conversations take pl ...
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Keyman Podcast

Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program

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Conversations with scholars of contemporary Turkey about their academic work and its social and political implications. Host: Keyman Postdoctoral Fellow Deniz Duruiz
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Global Inquirer

Global Inquirer

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Using case studies that often go untouched in news media, we examine how global trends are impacting real lives and international politics. Global Inquirer is a production of the International Relations Organization at the University of Virginia. We are also affiliated with TEEJ.fm, the podcast network of the University of Virginia and Charlottesville. Music: Audissey https://open.spotify.com/artist/27PasEOltfafDKVv1TPTQR
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History Today Podcast

History Today

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History Today for the airwaves. Interviews with leading historians about their latest work, interspersed with long reads: articles specially selected from the magazine for an eclectic, fascinating and informative mix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Dublin Law and Politics Review is a non-profit student-led society based at Dublin City University. The goal of this podcast is to raise awareness and encourage conversation on current legal and political issues, both in Ireland and abroad. Furthermore, this podcast aims to provide a platform for early-career researchers to share their work.
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Matter File

W!ZARD Studios

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Matter File presents the stories of individual countries to help understand the context behind their current state. It is a journey through history to explore what led to their current geopolitical and socio-economic landscape; because each country is a story worth telling.
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Learn how volunteering, internships, and cultural exchanges abroad can transform your life & positively impact the world. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest…
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Kate Adie introduces stories from Sudan, Greenland, Lebanon, the Vatican and France. An estimated 3.5 million people have fled Khartoum since RSF rebels took control of the Sudanese capital two years ago - but it is now back under the control of the army. Barbara Plett-Usher joined a military convoy, travelling deep into a city devastated by war, b…
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Iran, US, Armenia, Fake Peace, Gyumri & Parakar Municipal Elections Groong Week in Review - March 30, 2025 Topics Iran Rejects US Offer of Direct Negotiations Iran and Armenia Ties Gyumri and Parakar Municipal Elections Artsakh Refugee Protests in Armenia Guest Arthur Khachatryan, MP - Hayastan Dashinq/ARF Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian E…
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Learn how to build your personal brand, be unique and authentic, grow your followers, and monetize your travel content. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest t…
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Week In Review - March 23, 2025 Topics: Trump’s Iran ultimatum explored Turkey’s protests seen as strategic Azerbaijan’s peace deal as smokescreen Armenia’s Westward drift analyzed Gyumri elections stir controversy Guest: Dziunik Aghajanian Host: Hovik Manucharyan Episode 423 | Recorded: March 25, 2025 Website: https://podcasts.groong.org/424 Video…
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Hear stories about Guatemala, Morocco, Arctic Snow Hotels in Lapland, Finland and music festivals in Cali, Colombia. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest trav…
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Kate Adie presents stories from Ukraine, Serbia, Guatemala, Kenya and the Philippines. Diplomatic efforts to end the fighting in Ukraine are continuing after initial attempts to secure a ceasefire stalled. Russia has refused to support a US-led plan for a 30-day ceasefire and demanded talks about its red lines first. James Landale has been in Kyiv …
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Week In Review - March 16, 2025 Topics: Armenia-Azerbaijan "Treaty" – Concessions, secrecy, opposition backlash Preconditions for Peace – OSCE Minsk dissolution, constitutional changes Ukraine War Talks – Jeddah negotiations, UAV attacks, Trump-Putin call Witkoff’s Baku Stop – Mysterious visit raising geopolitical questions Guest: Benyamin Poghosya…
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Learn how to experience the best of Tanzanian nightlife, food, music, beaches, mountains, safaris, history and culture. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest t…
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Kate Adie introduces dispatches from Mexico and the USA, Bangladesh, Syria and the Faroe Islands. Donald Trump has threatened Mexico with sanctions if it does not do more to halt the flow of deadly fentanyl into the US. Quentin Sommerville gained rare access to a Mexican drug smuggling operation, meeting the foot-soldiers of a prominent cartel as i…
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Conversations on Groong - March 12, 2025 Topics Ceasefire Terms: The Ukraine-U.S. proposal is a 30-day truce, contingent on Russia’s acceptance, with U.S. resuming military aid and intelligence-sharing. Negotiation Dynamics: Ukraine seeks breathing space, the U.S. aims for diplomatic progress, and Russia has yet to respond, keeping its options open…
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Learn the tactics to start a remote business from scratch and scale it to $40 million/year while traveling the world. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest tra…
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Kate Adie introduces dispatches from Egypt, Poland, the USA, Malaysia, and the Mekong River. Arab leaders convened in Egypt this week to draw up a post-war plan for Gaza - and to counter Donald Trump's proposal to turn it into the 'riviera of the Middle East'. Lyse Doucet travelled to Cairo to report on the new Arab resolve, but found herself being…
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Week In Review - March 2, 2025 Topics: Abkhaz Elections & Regional Implications – The second round of Abkhazia’s presidential elections, the impact of mass protests, and what Badra Gunba’s victory means for the region. Armenian Hostages in Baku – Ongoing trials of Armenian POWs and former Artsakh leaders, reports of torture, and international calls…
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Conversations on Groong - March 3, 2025 Topics: - US Foreign Policy Under Trump - Transactional Foreign Policy - Trump’s Cabinet & Policy Shifts - US-Armenia Relations Guest: - James W. Carden - Pietro Shakarian Hosts: - Hovik Manucharyan - Asbed Bedrossian Episode 420 | Recorded: February 27, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/420 Video: https://you…
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Lean why stillness and connection to nature are so important for a high-performance 8-figure remote business owner. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest trave…
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Jean-Daniel Ruch - Geopolitics, Justice and the Future World Order Conversations on Groong - March 1, 2025 Topics: Jean-Daniel Ruch’s Career & Background – His diplomatic career, key postings, and motivation for writing Crimes, Hate, and Tremors. The Role of Diplomacy in Conflict Resolution – Insights from his experiences in international negotiati…
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Kate Adie presents stories from Russia, the occupied West Bank, Bangladesh, South Africa and India US relations with its Western allies have been upended recently amid a rapprochement between Washington and Moscow. The BBC’s Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg reveals how the warming of relations has been feted in the pro-Putin press, while ordinary Russ…
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Ukraine Negotiations in Riyadh, Edgar Ghazaryan Harrassed by Gov, Robert Kocharyan Press Conference, Yerevan Bus Fares Groong Week in Review - February 23, 2025 Topics Ukraine Negotiations in Riyadh Edgar Ghazaryan Harassed by the Government Robert Kocharyan Press Conference Yerevan Bus Fares Guest Arthur G Martirosyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed…
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Learn about the “Women. Life. Freedom” protests against the Iranian regime and discovering solidarity in remote places. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest t…
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MPG Poll, and a Review of the Armenian Economy in 2024 Conversations on Groong - February 22, 2025 Topics MPG Poll Results Review of 2024 Economy Guest Hrant Mikaelian Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 417 | Recorded: February 12, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong…
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Kate Adie presents stories from Ukraine, the United States, The Gambia and Uzbekistan. Its three years since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, during which time hundreds of thousands of people have been killed or injured - though others have simply disappeared without trace. Sarah Rainsford travelled to Ukraine, where she met one wom…
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Groong Week in Review - February 16, 2025 Topics: World Politics – US-Russia relations, NATO tensions, and European reactions. Middle East Developments – Trump’s Gaza proposal. Plan, or No Plan? – Pashinyan’s acknowledgment of the 2019 OSCE MG peace plan. Corridor Talk – Armenia-Azerbaijan transit negotiations and their implications. Domestic Polit…
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Glenn Diesen’s Book: The Think Tank Racket: Managing the Information War with Russia Conversations on Groong - February 17, 2025 Topics Think Tanks: Defining the Problem Media Manipulation, NGOs, and Colored Coups Reforming the Think Tank Industry Guest Glenn Diesen Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 415 | Recorded: February 6, 2025 V…
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Hear stories from Balochistan, Afghanistan & Pakistan, and why Youshita wants to travel to every country in the world. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest tr…
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Russia, the US, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgian, and the New Global Order Conversations on Groong - February 16, 2025 Topics A New Détente? The Trump-Putin Call Russia’s Strategic Choices Russo-Armenian Relations Russo-Azerbaijani Relations Georgia’s Pragmatism Guest Fyodor Lukyanov (Фёдор Алекса́ндрович Лукья́нов) Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossi…
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In Saxony, our correspondent hears why young voters are increasingly supporting the AfD. The party is polling consistently in second place ahead of a snap election next Sunday LONG: Kate Adie presents stories from Germany, the US, Afghanistan, Spain and Morocco. Germany goes to the polls on 23rd February, with the conservative CDU party showing a s…
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Groong Week in Review - February 9, 2025 Topics Pashinyan in DC Trump Sanctions the ICC Azerbaijani Diplomacy in Action Workers Strike at Mining Co. Guest Anna Karapetyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 413 | Recorded: January 11, 2025 Video: https://youtu.be/CZEW8s2uups Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong…
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The Estrangement of Georgia and the West Conversations on Groong - February 10, 2025 Topics Effects of the Cutoff of USAID Georgia and the EU Georgian and the South Caucasus Guest Archil Sikharulidze Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 412 | Recorded: February 9, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong…
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Glenn Diesen & Arman Grigoryan - The Incoming Multipolar World | Ep 411, Feb 9, 2025 Conversations on Groong - February 9, 2025 Topics The Ongoing conflicts: Gaza, Syria, Ukraine Shifting Global Power and Alliances Small Countries in a Multipolar World Guest Glenn Diesen Arman Grigoryan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 411 | Recorde…
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Learn about growing up in Iran, being a refugee in Europe & ethical considerations when traveling to low income areas. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest tr…
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Kate Adie introduces stories from DR Congo, Israel, Ecuador, Malaysia and Germany. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in the DR Congo. Amid the violence, a clinic in Goma is helping civilian casualties recover and rehabilitate. Hugh Kinsella-Cunnigham met some of the people trying to rebuild their lives. Reg…
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Groong Week in Review - February 2, 2025 Topics MPG Poll: Pashinyan’s Rating Tanks Russia Azerbaijan Relations Deteriorating Armenia’s Strategic Geopolitical Balancing Azerbaijan and the “Zangezur Corridor” Guest Benyamin Poghosyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 410 | Recorded: February 3, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere y…
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Hear stories from traveling 2,500 miles across India by Rickshaw and driving a “Shoe-Baru” from the UK to Cape Town. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest trav…
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Kirk Kerkorian’s Benevolent Engagement with Armenia | Ep 409, February 2, 2025 Conversations on Groong - February 2, 2025 Topics Who was Kirk Kerkorian? How Kerkorian Discovered Armenia Investing in Armenia End of Investments and Death of Kerkorian Guest Harut Sassounian Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 409 | Recorded: January 22, 2…
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Kate Adie presents stories from the US, Mexico, Bangladesh, Guatemala and MalaysiaDonald Trump marked his return to the White House with a deluge of executive orders and announcements, which included an immigration crackdown, ending federal diversity programmes and withdrawing the US from the WHO. Anthony Zurcher travelled with the president on boa…
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Mirzoyan in Moscow, Kostanyan in Tehran, Mher Grigoryan on the Border, FIS Annual Report, Silence of the Lambs Groong Week in Review - January 26, 2025 Topics Mirzoyan in Moscow Vahan Kostanyan in Tehran Mher Grigoryan on the Border (concessions) FIS Annual Report 2025 The Silence of the Lambs Guest Arthur Khachatryan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed …
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In this episode, we dive into the fascinating political situation in El Salvador, where President Nayib Bukele—who has led the country’s transformation from the murder capital of the world to perhaps the safest country in the Americas—is implementing anti-democratic policies with seemingly broad public support. How sustainable is this, and is there…
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In this episode, we discuss the ongoing conflict and desperate humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We analyze how ethnic tensions, resource extraction, foreign intervention, and a variety of other factors have culminated in this devastating war, while also contemplating paths forward for the DRC. Executive Producer: Andrew …
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In this episode, we explore Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s blatant theft of his country’s 2024 presidential election, which evidence suggests he lost resoundingly to the most organized opposition in recent Venezuelan history. We discuss how we got here, what actually happened, and what this all means for Venezuela’s future. Executive Producer…
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In this episode, we interview two students with vastly differing opinions on the Israel-Palestine conflict. With little commentary from our staff, the podcast’s aim with this episode was simply to amplify student voices and address what is undoubtedly the most contentious ongoing conflict in geopolitics. Executive Producer: Andrew Chand Staff Corre…
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Russian-Iranian Partnership Pact | Ep 407, Jan 27, 2025 Conversations on Groong - January 27, 2025 Topics Russo-Iranian Partnership Treaty Implications of 🇷🇺- 🇮🇷 pact for Armenia Trump Back in Office: War or Peace? Guest Pietro Shakarian Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 407 | Recorded: January 25, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everyw…
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Learn how to plan your Tanzanian Safari, hire an ethical company, tip correctly, and have an amazing experience. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest travel g…
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Kate Adie present stories from Israel and Gaza, Syria, Denmark, Spain and Poland. After a faltering start, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect last Sunday. Fergal Keane has been reporting on the conflict from the outset and was on Israel's border with Gaza last weekend – here he reflects on the human cost of the war and what the…
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Groong Week in Review - January 19, 2025 Topics Trump Inauguration Russian-Iranian Strategic Partnership UK-Ukrainian 100-Year Partnership US-Armenian “Strategic Partnership” Guest Hrant Mikaelian Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 406 | Recorded: January 20, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong…
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New Leadership in Lebanon - New President, New Prime Minister | Ep 405, Jan 20, 2025 Conversations on Groong - January 20, 2025 Topics President Joseph Aoun Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam The Changing Face of the Middle East Armenian Community and Joseph Aoun Guest Yeghia Tashjian Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 405 | Recorde…
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Learn how to make a life pivot in your 30s, move abroad, reinvent yourself and become the person you really want to be. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest t…
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Kate Adie introduces stories from Los Angeles, Cambodia, Argentina, Nigeria and Washington DC. The Los Angeles wild fires have left thousands of people homeless, and caused damage costing billions of dollars. Among those Angelenos who narrowly escaped disaster there is an overwhelming sense of relief - and, for some, a sense of guilt. BBC LA corres…
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Groong Week in Review - January 12, 2025 Topics Incoming Trump Admin Armenia Azerbaijan Talks Stalled Iran Security Chief Visit Armenia’s Pro-West Signals Guest Tevan Poghosyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 404 | Recorded: January 14, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong…
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