Podcasts

  • CSIS regularly produces original expert-guided podcasts on a range of critical issues.
  • See our active podcasts below, previous series can be found here.
  • Listen in on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or directly on the CSIS website.
  • Have questions or comments? Email us at Podcasts@csis.org.

Podcast Episodes

Podcast Episode
Charting a New Course for African Cities
May 2, 2019 | Judd Devermont
In Into Africa

Africa’s future is urban. The continent will become 50 percent urban by 2030 and its urban population will double by 2050, yet policymakers have not revised their programmatic approach. In this recording from their 2019 Global Development Forum session, Judd Devermont...


Podcast Episode
The Famished Road
April 18, 2019 | Judd Devermont
In Into Africa

How do we build roads to the future? Former Liberian Minister of Public Works Gyude Moore (Center for Global Development) explains how cutting-edge technology can revolutionize Africa’s basic infrastructure challenges. Judd Devermont (CSIS), Diane McMahon (Bechtel...


Podcast Episode
Collateral Trade Damage
April 4, 2019 | William Alan Reinsch, Judd Devermont
In Into Africa On this episode, Bill Reinsch, Catherine Chiang, & Julius Agbor (Vanguard University of Southern California) join Judd Devermont to unpack how tariff tensions are impacting African economic growth & what it means for U.S.-Africa relations.

Podcast Episode
The Art of Analysis
March 21, 2019 | Judd Devermont
In Into Africa

U.S. intelligence analysts, as well as academics and political risk consultants, struggle to anticipate and assess leadership transitions in sub-Saharan Africa. Judd Devermont (CSIS), Jeffrey Herbst (American Jewish University), Mike Noll (The George Washington University),...


Podcast Episode
The Gulf, East Africa, and the Great Game
March 7, 2019 | Judd Devermont
In Into Africa As the Gulf states make moves on the continent, CSIS’s Judd Devermont and guest experts unpack emerging Gulf-Africa dynamics.

Podcast Episode
Improving Health Outcomes by Investing in Nutrition
March 5, 2019 | Sara M. Allinder
In Take as Directed

In this episode of Take as Directed, Sara Allinder speaks with Dr. Robert Mwadime, Chief of Party of the USAID Integrated Community Agriculture and Nutrition Activity in Uganda, a program administered by Abt Associates. 

Podcast Episode
The CDC’s Role in the Eastern Congo Ebola Response
February 26, 2019 | J. Stephen Morrison
In Take as Directed

In this episode of Take as Directed, Steve Morrison speaks with Dr. Mitch Wolfe, Acting Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Washington, D.C. office and the CDC’s Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Wolfe discusses the role and methods of the...


Podcast Episode
Know Your (Human) Rights
February 22, 2019 | Judd Devermont, Amy K. Lehr
In Into Africa

Human rights violations persist across Africa. How can the global community engage national governments to reverse this trend? Judd Devermont (CSIS) puts the question to experts Carine Kaneza Nantulya (Human Rights Watch), Amy Lehr (CSIS), and Chidi Odinkalu (The Open...


Podcast Episode
It Takes a Million to Hold Us Back
February 7, 2019 | Judd Devermont
In Into Africa

A new generation of African protesters are using technology and innovation to call out injustices.

Podcast Episode
Realizing Kakenya’s Dream: Educating Girls and Ending Female Genital Mutilation
February 5, 2019 | Janet Fleischman
In Take as Directed

In this episode of Take as Directed, CSIS Global Health Policy Center Senior Associate Janet Fleischman speaks with Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya, a Kenyan educator, activist, and founder of “Kakenya’s Dream”, a leading nongovernmental organization for girls’ education, health,...


Podcast Episode
Decoding the Continent
January 23, 2019 | Judd Devermont
In Into Africa

Big data is unlocking Africa’s complex problems. Olúseun Onígbińdé (BudgIT), Ariel Ben Yishay (AidData), and Hilary Matfess (Yale) share how data helps hold leaders to account, track foreign spending, and assess...


Podcast Episode
Truth, Lies, and Journalism
January 9, 2019 | Judd Devermont
In Into Africa

Journalism remains a vital but dangerous profession in sub-Saharan Africa. Rodney Sieh (FrontPage Africa), Jon Temin (Freedom House) and Siobhan O’Grady (Washington Post) join Judd Devermont (CSIS) to discuss Rodney's recent book, Journalist on Trial, and unpack challenges...


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