Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Hosted by Mark · Global Dispatches
4.7from 538 ratings
- 1,391
- Episodes
- 259
- Transcribed
- 538
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2013
- First episode
- 90K
- YouTube views
About Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
The longest running independent international affairs podcast features in-depth interviews with policymakers, journalists and experts around the world who discuss global news, international relations, global development and key trends driving world affairs. Named by The Guardian as "a podcast to make you smarter," Global Dispatches is a podcast for people who crave a deeper understanding of international news.
- Publisher
- Global Dispatches
- Category
- news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 30 Apr 2013
- Latest episode
- 21 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
259 of 1,391 episodes have a transcript.
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Here's What Will Drive the Agenda at the UN This Week | With Elizabeth Cousens
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Here's What Will Drive the Agenda at the UN This Week | With Elizabeth Cousens
Published 21 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Tomorrow morning, there is expected to be another straw poll at the Security Council. to test the viability of the candidates. Just to kick off, what's your assessment of the state of this race for Secretary General right now? Yeah, look, this is a wide open race still, Mark. I mean, it's late in the day. You would think when you had a once in a decade transition, you would give yourself more than three months to make it. But in fact, I think it's still a very wide open race. The last two straw polls to date show that. And even if it starts to show some concentration tomorrow in a straw poll, we're all eagerly awaiting that. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Elizabeth Cousens
- Diego Da Rin
- Alexandra Stark
- Zaynab Hoosen
- Tyler Parker
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 89,669
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 302 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 236 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 85
- Engagement
- 97
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Mark host the show. Published by Global Dispatches.
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