Foreign Exchanges: the Podcast
Derek Davison
Foreign Exchanges is a newsletter that helps you stay on top of important stories happening around the world. Our companion podcast aims to understand the contemporary world by looking to the past. Join host Derek Davison as he interviews writers and scholars whose work sheds light on world history. www.foreignexchanges.news
Episodes
World roundup: October 12-13 2026
Stories from Yemen, Ethiopia, Ukraine, and elsewhereSubscribe to Foreign Exchanges today and get 40% off your first year! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: October 10-11 2026
Stories from Yemen, Sudan, Ukraine, and elsewhereSubscribe to Foreign Exchanges today and get 40% off your first year! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: October 6 2026
Stories from Iran, Mali, Ukraine, and elsewhereSubscribe to Foreign Exchanges today and get 40% off your first year! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: October 3-4 2026
Stories from Yemen, Ethiopia, Brazil, and elsewhereSubscribe to Foreign Exchanges today and get 40% off your first year! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: September 12-13 2026
Stories from Yemen, Sweden, Canada, and elsewhereSubscribe to Foreign Exchanges today and get 40% off your first year! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: September 7-8 2026
Stories from Israel-Palestine, Nigeria, Germany, and elsewhereSubscribe to Foreign Exchanges today and get 40% off your first year! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: September 5-6 2026
Stories from Iran, Sudan, Ukraine, and elsewhereSubscribe to Foreign Exchanges today and get 40% off your first year! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: September 1 2026
Stories from Sudan, Russia, Venezuela, and elsewhereSubscribe to Foreign Exchanges today and get 40% off your first year! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: August 29-30 2026
Stories from Iran, Iceland, Venezuela, and elsewhereSubscribe to Foreign Exchanges today and get 40% off your first year! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: August 25 2026
Stories from Syria, Zambia, Russia, and elsewhereSubscribe to Foreign Exchanges today and get 40% off your first year! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: August 22-23 2026
Stories from Israel-Palestine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Canada, and elsewhereSubscribe to Foreign Exchanges today and get 40% off your first year! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: August 18 2026
Stories from Syria, North Korea, Colombia, and elsewhereSubscribe to Foreign Exchanges today and get 40% off your first year! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: August 14-16 2026
Stories from Iran, South Korea, Ukraine, and elsewhereSubscribe to Foreign Exchanges today and get 40% off your first year! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: August 11 2026
Stories from Yemen, Myanmar, Sudan, and elsewhereSubscribe to Foreign Exchanges today and get 40% off your first year! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: August 8-9 2026
Stories from Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: July 28 2026
Stories from Iran, Spain, Peru, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: July 25-26 2026
Stories from Iran, Sudan, Ukraine, and elsewhereSAVE THE DATE: If you’re able, please catch my new, (hopefully) monthly livestream series with Elizabeth Urban starting Tuesday at 8 PM eastern at Substack! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: July 21 2026
Stories from Iran, Ukraine, Cuba, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World brief: July 18-19 2026
Stories from Iran, Mali, Ukraine, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: July 11-12 2026
Stories from Iran, Cambodia, Venezuela, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: July 7 2026
Stories from Iran, Libya, Colombia, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: June 27-28 2026
Stories from Iran, Vietnam, Serbia, and elsewhereGiveDirectly is raising money to provide relief to those who have been affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela earlier this week. If you are able to contribute please consider doing so! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: June 23 2026
Stories from Israel-Palestine, Ukraine, Colombia, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: June 20-21 2026
Stories from Iran, the United Kingdom, Colombia, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: June 16-17 2026
Stories from Iran, South Sudan, Ukraine, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: June 13-14 2026
Stories from Iran, Somalia, Venezuela, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: June 9-10 2026
Stories from Iran, Albania, Peru, and elsewhereGiveDirectly is raising funds to help families affected by the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. If you’re able to contribute, please do so! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: June 6-7 2026
Stories from Lebanon, Mali, Bolivia, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: June 2 2026
Stories from Iran, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cuba, and elsewhereGiveDirectly is raising funds to help families affected by the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. If you’re able to contribute, please do so! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: May 26 2026
Stories from Iran, Senegal, Ukraine, and elsewhereGiveDirectly is raising funds to help families affected by the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. If you’re able to contribute, please do so! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: May 19 2026
Stories from Iran, Mali, Honduras, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: May 11-12 2026
Stories from Iran, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mexico, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: May 9-10 2026
Stories from Iran, Thailand, Cuba, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
The IMF and the Limits of Sovereigntism
The Sahelian juntas have separated themselves from much of the Western establishment, with one glaring exception. A different story is playing out in civilian-ruled Senegal. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: May 5 2026
Stories from Iran, Ethiopia, Romania, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: May 2-3 2026
Stories from Iran, Mali, Germany, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: April 28-29 2026
Stories from the United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Ukraine, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: April 25-26 2026
Stories from Mali, Bulgaria, Colombia, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: April 21 2026
Stories from Iran, Japan, Mexico, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: April 18-19 2026
Stories from Iran, Bulgaria, Argentina, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: April 14 2026
Stories from Lebanon, Afghanistan, Italy, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: April 7 2026
Stories from Iran, Burkina Faso, Haiti, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: March 28-29 2026
Stories from Iran, Cameroon, Cuba, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: March 24-25 2026
Stories from Iran, China, Ecuador, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: March 21-22 2026
Stories from Iran, Nigeria, Cuba, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: March 14-15 2026
Stories from Iran, Mozambique, Venezuela, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: March 10 2026
Stories from Niger, Ukraine, Haiti, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: March 7-8 2026
Stories from Iran, Nepal, Ethiopia, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
Iran war roundup: March 1 2026
Day 2 of Donald Trump's war of choice This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe
World roundup: February 24 2026
Stories from Iran, Ukraine, Mexico, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe