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Not Local

Hosted by Zeke Harker · society · EN

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International affairs podcast with experts in the U.S. and abroad. notlocal.substack.com

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Booking probability

29%

Guest openness

Selective

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Questions about Not Local

Who hosts Not Local?

Not Local is hosted by Zeke Harker. The show has published 25 episodes to date.

What has Not Local covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Mongolia & The Enormous Impact of Climate Change" (20 May 2026, 29 minutes), "The Fruits of Our Labor Statistics" (20 April 2026, 47 minutes), and "The Future is Still Bright" (13 April 2026, 14 minutes).

How often does Not Local publish?

Not Local publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 25 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Not Local?

Booking probability for Not Local is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Not Local requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Not Local's contact route on record: public web form.

Who should pitch Not Local?

The strongest fits for Not Local are Defense & International Affairs. Not Local has a society audience.

About the host

Zeke Harker hosts Not Local, a society podcast with 25 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • May 20, 202629 minS0

    <p>Zeke speaks with Journalist Anand Tumurtogoo about Mongolia and the extreme impacts that climate change is already having on Mongolian herders.</p><p>You can find a more in-depth story about the impact of climate...

  • Apr 20, 202647 minS0

    <p>Zeke speaks with Dr. Erica Groshen, the former Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about data integrity, independence within the government, and how statistics can help us understand and make...

  • Apr 13, 202614 minS0

    <p>A brief word on the importance of hope and optimism about the future of human beings.</p><p>Plan International (Focused on education for children after disasters)</p><p>CAMFED (Provides educational opportunities...

  • Mar 24, 202657 minS0

    <p>Zeke speaks with Substack writer Amir Pars about his experience leaving Iran, growing up in Sweden, how his perspective on the Middle East has changed, and the difficulty Western cultures have grappling with issues...

  • Mar 13, 20261h 3mS0

    <p>Zeke speaks with Dr. Aaron Zelin about the Syrian Civil War, the new government of Syria, the philosophy of Al-Qaeda, the scale of the problem of Islamic extremism, and how it is often misunderstood in the global...

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  • Mar 7, 202615 minS0

    <p>Zeke explores the limitations of power in the International community, and how moral values can be put into conflict with one another.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Not Local at notlocal.substack.com/subscribe

  • Feb 2, 202649 minS0

    <p>Zeke speaks with Ambassador Roderick Moore about recent U.S. Foreign policy decisions regarding Venezuela, Greenland, and parallels between changes in the international community in the wake of the dissolution of the...

  • Jan 29, 202630 minS0

    <p>Zeke follows up with journalist Lorcan Lovett, author of OnMyanmar, about the recent sham elections in Myanmar, and U.S. contributions to legitimizing the military junta.</p><p>Lorcan recently published an article in...

  • Aug 21, 202538 minS0

    <p>Zeke speaks with Olena Kryzhanivska author of Ukraine's Arms Monitor about the current status of the Russo-Ukrainian war.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Not Local at notlocal.substack.com/subscribe

  • Jul 30, 202546 minS0

    <p>Zeke speaks with Ambassador Daniel Smith, the former Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research with the U.S. Department of State, part of both the Intelligence Community and American diplomacy.</p>...

  • Jul 9, 20251h 5mS0

    <p>Zeke's guest is Lorcan Lovett, a Welsh journalist covering Myanmar and the current crisis happening in one of the least reported on places in the world. Lorcan has his substack called OnMyanmar.</p><p>Here is...

  • Jun 10, 202557 minS0

    <p>Following multiple instances of targeted killings of Jews, Zeke speaks with author and content creator Z.E. Silver about the way the conflict in the Middle East has affected the Jewish community in the wake of...

  • Jun 3, 202549 minS0

    <p>Zeke speaks with Sasha Lezhnev, a Senior Policy Advisor at The Sentry, about the Democratic Republic of Congo and the corruption involved in the extraction of the country's rare earth minerals.</p> <br/><br/>Get full...

  • May 8, 202552 minS0

    <p>Zeke speaks with Tom Malleson, author of "Against Inequality" about the scope of income inequality and practical ways societies can strive to address this problem.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Not Local at...

  • Apr 2, 202540 minS0

    <p>Zeke's guest is Olena Kryzhanivska the author of Ukraine's Arms Monitor, and a defense analyst focused on the Russo-Ukrainian war. They discussed the current situation on the ground, drone use, the taking of...

  • Mar 20, 202526 minS0

    <p>Ambassador Michael Polt speaks with Zeke about the changes and speed of change to long standing U.S. foreign policy.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Not Local at notlocal.substack.com/subscribe

  • Mar 17, 202537 minS0

    <p>Zeke's guest is Lucas Ruiz, a Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow at the Stimson Center. Zeke and Lucas discuss the history of nuclear weapons risk, the concept of mutually assured destruction, and the risk of nuclear war...

  • Feb 9, 202540 minS0

    <p>Zeke’s guest is Nichola Mandil, an award winning journalist who runs through the current events in South Sudan, an area of the world that seldom finds itself near the front pages of western media. </p> <br/><br/>Get...

  • Jan 20, 202528 minS0

    <p>Zeke's guest is Kevin Appleby, the Senior Director of International Migration Policy for the Center for Migration Studies of New York. This conversation explores migration trends in Europe, the asylum process, and...

  • Jan 9, 202527 minS0

    <p>Zeke speaks with Maya Wang, the Associate China Director for Human Rights Watch. Maya discusses the difficulty covering a nation like China, the technology and strategy implemented in order to conduct surveillance of...

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