World Affairs Podcast Program
Keck Center World Affairs Podcast Program
We are excited to invite pairs of students to conduct research on a region or a theme in world affairs and develop three podcast episodes. Students selected for this fellowship will receive $1,000 disbursed in two payments. Under the supervision of Prof. Terril Jones, student teams will develop and post podcast episodes once a month (we instruct how to post to Spotify, but you may post to Apple Podcasts or another public platform). No previous experience in podcasting is required. The Keck Center will also post the podcasts on its website (https://www.cmckeckcenter.org/world-affairs-podcast-program). Students must commit to attend group training sessions with Prof. Jones on podcast development on five Friday mornings (time TBA, at 10 a.m.). First-year students are encouraged to apply. Preference will go to students who have not received support from the Keck Center in 2022. The final podcast is due Monday, May 1. Please consider if your schedule allows you to attend the training sessions and to meet the deadlines, and that your topic is specific and feasible. The first payment will be after teams post the first episode; the second after teams complete all three podcasts. You may direct any questions to Terril Jones at tjones@cmc.edu.
Click here for the application.
Submit the application form to: keckcenter@cmc.edu and tjones@cmc.edu
2022-23 World Affairs Podcasters
World Affairs Podcasters (Fall 2022):
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Sajah Ali
CMC '26
Daniela Brun Matar
CMC '26
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Danzhe Chen
CMC '24
Kenshin Ueoka
CMC '25
“People, Politics, and Practices in Web 3.0”

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Rhea Kulkarni
CMC '26
Sanskriti Kumar
CMC '26
Podcast Link - coming soon
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"Taiwan, Today"

Louis Layman
CMC '26
Jaxson Sharpe
CMC '26
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Luis Angel Mendoza
CMC '25
Itzel Ramos
CMC '25
"The Past, Present and Future of Racism in Mexico"

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Claire Moore
CMC '26
Tom Inouye
CMC '26
"Journalism in Times of Genocide"

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Dev Shah
CMC '24
Nicole Cheung
CMC '25
"Indo-Chinese Relations and Stigma"

2021-22 World Affairs Podcasters
World Affairs Podcasters (Spring 2022):
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Jocelyn Livier Jimenez
CMC '24
Bilge Tayyar
CMC '24
"Dear Women, - Men."

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Christina Zogopoulou
CMC '25
Brezlan (Powell) Malina
CMC '24
“Capitali$t imperiali$m: Cocaine, Coffee,
and the Commons”

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"“Pseudo-Sustainability in Scandinavia”

Sambhav Maheshwari
CMC '25
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“The Truth Behind the U.S. Territories”

Laura Somoza Velez
CMC '24
Madison Packbier
CMC '24
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Guadalupe Loza-Mendez
CMC '25
Ilma Turcios
CMC '25
“Femicide in Latin America”

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Xiangyi Junan Ke
CMC '25
Fukang (Richard) Yin
CMC '25
“China’s Belt & Road Initiative”

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Alessandra Villalon
CMC '24
Gabrielle Ong
CMC '25
“Conversations About Philippine Politics”

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Herbert Erik Lohmus
CMC '24
Andrew Holzer
CMC '23
“Russian Relations and Geopolitical Interests”

World Affairs Podcasters (Fall 2021):
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Bertha Tobias
CMC '24
Mohamed Yassin
CMC '23
"Dear White People (at CMC)"

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Pieter van Wingerden
CMC '24
Jonathan Ip
CMC '24
"Power Play - Border Disputes in China"


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Josh Morganstein
CMC '25
Joseph Zhong
CMC '25
"Democracy in Latin America"

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Livia Hughson
CMC '25
Anjali Thakore
CMC '25
"Genocide: Never Again … Again"
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Maribella Munoz-Jimenez
CMC '25
Adrian Flynn
CMC '25
"The People’s Anthology"

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Vu (Peter) Dien
CMC '25
Sara Habaibeh
CMC '25
"MENA in the Media”

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Xinyue Zhang
CMC '25
Wanqian Peng
CMC '25
"Period Poverty in China”


2020-21 World Affairs Podcasters
World Affairs Podcasters (Spring 2021):
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Kimiko Adler
CMC '23
Desmond Mantle
CMC '23
"History for the Taking: The Elusive Justice of Artifact Repatriation"
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Rukmini Banerjee
CMC '24
Theodore Siasat
CMC '24
"La Opresión de La Gente"

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Lauryn Jeans
CMC '22
Robin Peterson
CMC '22
"Why Are We Not Talking About This?”

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BaoChau Le
CMC '24
Justin Shen
CMC '24
“Chinese Intervention in the South China Sea"

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Arda Aslan
CMC '24
India Soranson Way
CMC '23
"After the Spring"

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Joan (Joanne) Wang
CMC '24
"Artillery Chamber"
Matthew Ho
CMC '24

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Zoya Nawaz
CMC '23
"Culture Wars: Spheres of Influence in International Relations."
Jorlen Garcia
CMC '24

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"The Quisqueya Podcast"
Elton Smole
CMC '21
Christopher Agard
CMC '21

World Affairs Podcasters (Fall 2020):
Carley Barnhart
CMC '22
Hallie Spear
CMC '22
Hailey Wilson
CMC '22
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"Tug of War"

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Genevieve Collins
CMC '21
Jacob Leischner
CMC '21
"Street protests: France, Algeria, Hong Kong”
Podcast Link - coming soon

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Sumanje Chigwenembe
CMC '24
Joy Zhu
CMC '24
"U.S. Intervention: South America, Middle East, Africa, Asia"
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Alexandra Futterman
CMC '22
Augusta Lewis
CMC '22
“Comparing women leaders: pioneer vs. modern, democracy vs autocracy, and others”


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Samantha Murphy
CMC '21
Sasha Rothstein
HMC '24
“Niche national security subfields”
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Umer Lakhani
CMC '25
Aryan Totawat
CMC '24
"Kashmir, a Fragile Paradise"
