Everyday Ambassador

By: Foreign Policy
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  • The strategies global leaders use to negotiate impasses and bridge divides may seem complicated. But when you break them down, they can turn out to be quite simple. From giving gifts to encouraging play to creating space for collaboration, Northwestern University law professor Annelise Riles shares surprising stories of how seemingly small gestures can bring about big change. Follow Everyday Ambassador to hear how you can use these tools to shape your community and your world. Everyday Ambassador is produced by FP Studios with support from the Humboldt Foundation.
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Episodes
  • Nuclear Activists Pass the Baton

    Nuclear Activists Pass the Baton
    Dec 11 2024
    This year's Nobel Peace Prize prize went to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization founded by survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear attacks. Their mission is to rid the world of nuclear weapons and make sure they are the last to ever experience the horror of an atomic attack. Member Mitamura Shizuko joins Everyday Ambassador to share her experiences from her activism as well as her hopes for the future with host Annelise Riles. Annelise then speaks to Yamaguchi Yukino about her efforts to lead the next generation of Japanese activists. Finally, Annelise talks to Santa Fe's Archbishop John Wester to learn more about his decades-long work in advocating for nuclear disarmament. Listeners can also reach out to Annelise at anneliseriles@everydayambassador.net. And be sure to check out www.everydayambassador.net for more information about this series and forthcoming book.
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    29 mins
  • Building for the Future

    Building for the Future
    Dec 4 2024
    In this season, we’re looking at what we can each do to strengthen our democracy and repair our communities. Rebuilding trust in our institutions is a critical piece of that. And today, we’re going to share some practical how-tos on what you can do to help get us there. First, we turn to Poland to hear how civil society actors there were able to take back their country’s democracy and rebuild the rule of law. Host Annelise Riles speaks with Adam Bodnar, a human rights lawyer and Poland’s current justice minister. Later, she talks with John Bisognano, the president of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC). The NDRC was founded by Eric Holder and Barack Obama to stop gerrymandering and restore faith in the fairness of U.S. elections.
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    30 mins
  • Get to Know the Algorithm

    Get to Know the Algorithm
    Nov 27 2024
    According to a 2024 Gallup poll, 36 percent of U.S. adults have no trust at all in the media. And another 33 percent of Americans say they have “not very much” confidence in the media. In this era of mistrust and disinformation, there’s an onus on all of us to understand how social media actually works. On this episode of Everyday Ambassador, host Annelise Riles is joined by experts working on mis-and disinformation from two different angles. Carlos Espina is a content creator and community activist who creates informative videos for his Spanish-speaking audience. And V.S. Subrahmanian is a professor at Northwestern University and the head of a lab that uses artificial intelligence to model deepfakes and other online threats, to learn how to improve security against foreign actors.
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    33 mins

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