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TWNW Presents: Summer Reading Special Episode
The World Next Week
06/17/21 • 48 min
In this special episode of The World Next Week, CFR Adjunct Senior Fellow Carla Anne Robbins joins James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon to discuss the books they recommend reading, the books they’re looking forward to reading, and the books they’re reading for fun.
Read more about Jim, Bob, and Carla’s picks on Jim’s blog, The Water’s Edge.
Jim’s Picks:
This is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arm Race, by Nicole Perlroth
Objects of Desire, by Clare Sestanovich
Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter—Then, Now, and Forever, by John McWhorter
Bob’s Picks:
Missionaries, by Phil Klay
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague, Geraldine Brooks
“Power of the Powerless” in Living in Truth, by Vaclav Havel
Carla’s Picks:
The Price of Peace: Money , Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes, by Zachary D. Carter
The Transparency of Time, by Leonardo Padura
George Smiley Novels, by John le Carré
Iran’s New President Takes Office, U.S. Debt Ceiling Drama, and More
The World Next Week
07/29/21 • 30 min
Iran’s next president, Ebrahim Raisi, takes office; the suspension of the United States’ debt ceiling ends; and the summer wildfire season sets new records.
TWNW Presents: Summer Reading Special Episode (Rebroadcast)
The World Next Week
08/05/21 • 49 min
In this special episode of The World Next Week, CFR Adjunct Senior Fellow Carla Anne Robbins joins James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon to discuss the books they recommend reading, the books they’re looking forward to reading, and the books they’re reading for fun. (This is a rebroadcast.)
Read more about Jim, Bob, and Carla’s picks on Jim’s blog, The Water’s Edge.
Jim’s Picks:
This is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arm Race, by Nicole Perlroth
Objects of Desire, by Clare Sestanovich
Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter—Then, Now, and Forever, by John McWhorter
Bob’s Picks:
Missionaries, by Phil Klay
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague, Geraldine Brooks
“Power of the Powerless” in Living in Truth, by Vaclav Havel
Carla’s Picks:
The Price of Peace: Money , Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes, by Zachary D. Carter
The Transparency of Time, by Leonardo Padura
George Smiley Novels, by John le Carré
EU–Western Balkans Summit, U.S. Budget Talks, and More
The World Next Week
09/30/21 • 27 min
European Union and Balkan leaders hold a summit amid rising Kosovo-Serbia tensions, the U.S. Congress reaches a critical budget deadline, and the postponed Expo 2020 kicks off in Dubai.
Trump’s Second Impeachment, Biden’s Inauguration, and More
The World Next Week
01/14/21 • 23 min
U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s second impeachment reverberates in Congress, Washington braces for President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration amid increased security concerns, and the incoming Biden team prepares to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Pompeo’s European Tour, Democrats’ Virtual National Convention, and More
The World Next Week
08/14/20 • 33 min
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wraps up his trip to Central Europe with a visit to Poland, the Democratic National Convention is set to take place virtually, and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is due to give its verdict on the killing of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.
TWNW Special: What to Read This Summer 2023
The World Next Week
07/06/23 • 48 min
In this special episode of The World Next Week, Rosa Brooks, the Scott K. Ginsburg Chair in Law and Policy and professor at Georgetown University Law Center, joins Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the books they recommend reading, the books they’re looking forward to reading, and other entertainment they’re enjoying this summer.
Mentioned on the Podcast
Carla’s Picks
Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, American Prometheus: The Triumph And Tragedy Of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Caitlin Doughty, From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
Bob’s Picks
Konstantin Paustovsky, translated by Douglas Smith, The Story of a Life
Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
“Jonathan GPT Swift on Jonathan Swift,” Conversations with Tyler
Rosa’s Picks
Alex Mar, Seventy Times Seven: A True Story Of Murder And Mercy
George Black, Empire of Shadows: The Epic Story of Yellowstone
John Linson and Taylor Sheridan, “Yellowstone”
Additional Books, Podcasts, Shows, and Games Mentioned on the Podcast
John Adams, Doctor Atomic
Edward Berger, “All Quiet on the Western Front”
Tyler Cowen, “Tyler Cowen's Ethnic Dining Guide”
Joan Didion, The White Album
Craig Mazin, “The Last of Us”
Sam Shaw, “Manhattan”
Frank Spotnitz, “The Man in the High Castle”
Fred Zinnemann, “From Here to Eternity”
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw-special-what-read-summer-2023
U.S. Presidential Transition, Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Deal, and More
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11/13/20 • 35 min
U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden begins a turbulent ten-week transition, Armenians and Azeris react to a Russia-brokered peace agreement, and the thirty-seventh summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) goes virtual.
U.S. Ballot Counting Continues, WTO Selects Director General, and More
The World Next Week
11/05/20 • 37 min
The world awaits the results of the close U.S. presidential election, the World Trade Organization (WTO) is scheduled to select a new director general, and Myanmar holds fraught elections.
10/15/20 • 32 min
The U.S. Senate votes on a COVID-19 relief bill; Bolivians head to the polls for a twice-postponed general election; and New Zealand, considered to have one of the most successful pandemic responses, also holds a general election.
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How many episodes does The World Next Week have?
The World Next Week currently has 255 episodes available.
What topics does The World Next Week cover?
The podcast is about News, Podcasts and Politics.
What is the most popular episode on The World Next Week?
The episode title 'Poland’s Rescheduled Election, One Year Since the Trump-Kim DMZ Meeting, and More' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The World Next Week?
The average episode length on The World Next Week is 32 minutes.
How often are episodes of The World Next Week released?
Episodes of The World Next Week are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The World Next Week?
The first episode of The World Next Week was released on Oct 17, 2019.
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