What is the latest in Afghanistan? Hear from Yalda, a women’s rights defender who after many unsuccessful tries to get out of the country, finally made it to America with the help of her American colleagues. Hear from Mendy, CEO of Voice Amplified, who has been working tirelessly to get women at risk out. What can and should the American public and US government do now? What does the future hold for Afghan women and what should their role be in rebuilding the country? And how is the humanitarian system still suffocated by its colonialist roots, and what can we do to change it? Produced by Zach Ward on Stream Inspectors.

What will it take to solve the war in Yemen??? Fascinating Yemen experts joined Samanthropolitics to discuss a narrow time gap to bring about peace from a US government perspective, and from a grassroots nonprofit perspective. Come learn with me about the world’s forgotten war and staggering humanitarian crisis happening right under our noses from Joanne Cummings, former Pol-Econ Chief at the US Embassy in Yemen, and @rebecca cataldi, who runs Yemen programming at the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy.

Why was the hero Don Cheadle played in Hotel Rwanda arrested on terrorism charges? What is going on with Rwanda now, 26 years post genocide? Samantha Lakin, Rwanda researcher and political advisor, joins me in this episode.

Why does America have so many mass shootings? What is the link between domestic violence and mass shootings? And what is the link between the hypersexualization of Asian women, hate crimes, and murder? Today I’m joined by Diana Mao, President of the Nomi Network, which works to alleviate human trafficking in Asia and the United States.

The Tigray crisis in Ethiopia is spiraling out of a control, as it becomes a multi country conflict with Eritrean troops entering the region. Why is Eritrea involved in war crimes? And how is the President who won a nobel peace prize now being called culpable for genocide?

Brazil's government and economy tumbles as President Bolsonaro makes erratic firing decisions, consolidates power, and the coronavirus spins out of control. What is going to happen and what role will the US play?

President Biden has decided to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11 - without condition. What will the impact be - on both Afghanistan and on US National Security? What about the women of Afghanistan? How did we end up in such a quagmire in the first place, and how can we avoid a never ending war like this in the future?

Covid is ripping through India at an infuriating speed no one has ever seen before. Hospital beds and oxygen are in scarce supply, and people are dying outside of hospitals waiting for some kind of care - the situation has been referred to as an "apocalypse." Hear what's going on straight from New Delhi with our guest, journalist Huma Siddiqui. We'll also talk about the role of humanitarian photography in prompting international aid with Babita Patel, and most importantly, discuss how you can help.