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Welcome to The Global Get Down, the official podcast of the UBC AMS International Relations Student Association! Throughout the academic year, we bring you bi-weekly episodes featuring expert guest speakers, exploring the latest in global politics and international affairs.This podcast is about making political discourse more accessible by offering insightful conversations with professionals who bring real-world experience to the table. Tune in to our special segment, IR Voices, where we dive into how you can leverage your degree and navigate the international relations and political workforce.Stay connected by following us on Facebook, Spotify, and Instagram for updates on new episodes and more!
IRSA hosts Global Get Down - A Global Affairs Podcast by IRSA, a society show with 39 episodes published.
Join us for a conversation with Travis Misurell, the founder and leader of the non-profit Future is Now Coalition (FiNC) with a passion for amplifying the voices of everyday Americans and helping to promote grassroots mo
Join us with a conversation with Nigel Fischer, an Officer of the Order of Canada, the former President and CEO of UNICEF Canada, and a former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations with experience in post-con
Join us for an in-depth conversation with Jason Grillo, founder of the Super Pollutant Education and Credit Transaction Alliance (SPECTRA). In this half-hour conversation, Grillo lays out what super pollutants are, what
Join us for an interview with James Reeves, the founder and managing director of Challenger Research leading a multidisciplinary team in the creation of tailored insights on complex international situations. In this half
Join us for a conversation with Karen Mathiasen and Nico Martinez, a project director and research assistant both working at the Center for Global Development in Washington, D.C. on stablecoins and their use cases for in
Join us for an in-depth interview with Julian Lam and Nancy Luo, two ex-presidents of UBC's International Relations Student Association who have gone on to lead successful careers in in geopolitical risk-analysis and nat
Join us for a conversation with Charley Ward, a research assistant working on IMF reform, sovereign debt, and climate finance at the Center for Global Development. Together with hosts Raza and Guarav, Ward maps out the l
In this episode of Global Getdown, host Raza Sidhu sits down with special guest Sachiko Akashi, a longtime educator and scholar whose journey from studying English literature in Japan to researching international relatio
In an era where multilateralism is fragmenting, defining the Global South has never been more complicated. As new challenges like climate change, the concentration of technology and AI and increasing inequality emerge, o
The Montreal Protocol from 1987 banned gases and refrigerants that deplete the ozone layer. This is something that even a backbencher in an elementary school science class could tell you. But what is less commonly known
In times like these, staying informed and engaged with political developments is more crucial than ever. With tensions between the US and Canada escalating over tariffs and trade wars, we need to tune in and understand t
In this episode, we’re honoured to welcome Wenjie Chen, Deputy Division Chief in the IMF African Department, for an in-depth discussion on the region’s emerging role in the global clean energy transition. We begin by def
In this episode of the Global Get Down, host Gaurav is joined by climate finance expert Jonathan Beynon from the Center for Global Development for a primer on climate finance. They address the current scale of ambition t
Ever come across the term ‘Special Drawing Rights’ or ‘SDRs’ and felt completely bewildered? Check out this latest episode of the Global Get Down, where Host Gaurav has a conversation with an expert on the IMF and the SD
Renowned American historian, journalist and author Adam Hochschild joins us for a deep dive into the colonial history of what is today the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and to help explain how the 'Resource Cur
Rachel Silverman Bonnifield, currently Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington DC joins us to talk about her extensive research on addressing neglected global health crises: specifically, her wor
Karen Mathiasen, Project Director at the Center for Global Development (CGD) in Washington DC, joins us for a Deep Dive into Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) Reform. She discusses, among other things, shareholder dyna
Today, the Global Get Down podcast is joined by Jonathan Tee, Recruiter for the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA) program at UBC, who talks to Host Gaurav about what recruiters and the admissions team at
In the first part of our 2-day collaboration with the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA) program at UBC, we are joined by Mercy Muthuuri. She is a current student in the MPPGA program with a background in
Adva Saldinger, Senior Reporter at Devex, who covered the recently-concluded Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF on the ground from Washington DC, joins us for a primer on the Meetings and discusses World Bank Refo
Bart W. Édes
McGill University
1 appearance on this show
Jonathan Beynon
Center for Global Development
1 appearance on this show
Mark Plant
Center for Global Development
1 appearance on this show
Rachel Silverman Bonnifield
Center for Global Development
1 appearance on this show
Karen Mathiasen
Center for Global Development
1 appearance on this show
Jonathan Tee
University of British Columbia
1 appearance on this show
Adva Saldinger
Devex
1 appearance on this show
Jonathan Arnold
Canadian Climate Institute
1 appearance on this show
Mark Goldsmith
World Bank
1 appearance on this show
Naoko Ellis
University of British Columbia
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Peter Arcese
University of British Columbia
1 appearance on this show
Simon Donner
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
1 appearance on this show
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