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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. anneliseriles.substack.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe 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.
Everyday Ambassador is hosted by Annelise Riles. The show has published 45 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "On nuclear fallout and legal leverage" (18 June 2026, 36 minutes), "The US Is Laying Groundwork to Test Nuclear Weapons Again" (6 June 2026, 60 minutes), and "Listening, NPT, and Life in Japan" (29 May 2026, 2 minutes).
Everyday Ambassador publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 32 minutes across 45 episodes.
Booking probability for Everyday Ambassador is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Everyday Ambassador requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Everyday Ambassador's contact route on record: verified email.
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Annelise Riles hosts Everyday Ambassador, a society podcast with 45 episodes published.
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<p>On March 1, 1954, the United States detonated the largest nuclear weapon it ever tested at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The fallout poisoned a Japanese fishing crew, irradiated inhabited atolls, and...
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<p>Seth Shelden is General Counsel and United Nations Liaison for ICAN (the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons), the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization spearheading efforts to abolish nuclear weapons...
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit anneliseriles.substack.com<br/><br/><p>Thank you for tuning into my first monthly AMA!</p><p>We covered the collapse of the NPT Review Conference and what it...
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<p>This month, we’re exploring listening as a form of peace-building. So I’m re-releasing an episode from the archives that changed how I think about this work.</p><p>I recorded this before Everyday Ambassadors existed...
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<p>In this episode of Everyday Ambassador, I speak with political scientist Sharon Weiner about one of the most consequential choices in modern governance: the decision to use nuclear weapons. Weiner has worked across...
<p>Thank you Betina Cunado, Beverly Kohler, R Slone, and many others for tuning into my live video with Julien Hoez! We covered a lot of ground! Iran, NATO, the UN, the future of the Transatlantic Alliance, France’s...
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<p>Hey Friends,</p><p>This month, we’re exploring friendship as a tool for rebuilding democracy and peace. So I’m dusting off something from our archives—an episode I recorded before Everyday Ambassador existed as a...
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<p>Hibakusha leader and physician Masao Tomonaga joins Everyday Ambassador to share a lifetime shaped by the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. Drawing on decades of medical research, he explains how radiation exposure led to...
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<p>For the first time in nuclear history, 7 of 9 nuclear-armed states have authoritarian leaders. Meanwhile, Democrats and Republicans agree: we must build more nuclear weapons. A veteran policy insider and an...
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<p>Historian and activist Vince Intondi joins Everyday Ambassador to explore the deep connections between nuclear weapons, race, and social justice in the United States. Drawing on decades of research, Intondi traces...
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<p>In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Frank von Hippel—physicist, diplomat, policy-maker, architect of disarmament treaties, and co-founder of Princeton’s Program on Science and Global Security. One of the most...
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<p>Ambassador’s notebook from JFK</p><p>And what’s up with all the pro nuclear armament rhetoric on Substack?</p><p>I get a little controversial in this one. Do you disagree? I would love to hear from you! Please share...
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<p>Annelise Riles speaks with historian Elisabeth Roehrlich about the origins, evolution, and modern challenges of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Together they explore how the IAEA balances its dual mandate to...
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<p>Dear Friends,</p><p>Are you one of kind? Seeking to connect with brilliant, engaged people around the world for inspiration, new ideas, and a whole-hearted approach to issues like the economy and trade, disarmament...
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<p>For most Americans, nuclear weapons live in the abstract: Cold War history, distant threats, geopolitical chess pieces. But for New Mexicans, the legacy of the atomic age is not theoretical, it’s lived, inherited...
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<p>Annelise Riles speaks with Brazilian scholar Fernando Brancoli about the October 2025 police raid in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas—the deadliest in Brazil’s history. Brancoli explains how global arms markets, political...
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<p>Everyday Ambassador welcomes cultural anthropologist Miranda Hallett for a deep dive into El Salvador’s past and present. She explains the legacy of dispossession, U.S. intervention, the rise of MS-13, and President...
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<p>In this episode of Everyday Ambassador, Annelise Riles speaks with historian Naoko Shimazu about the 1955 Bandung Conference. The gathering of newly independent Asian and African nations marked the rise of the...
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