Your favourite monthly podcast Probably About Politics is back for a fifth season. Your hosts, Alex and Kaleigh, are two doctoral students with a podcast ready to talk about world elections and democracy!
In every episode, Alex and Kaleigh zoom in on an election somewhere in the world. They've covered everything from national to local elections, referendums and even a coup and have visited every continent (except Antarctica)! So if you have questions about democracy, elections, voting and, at least one time, whale poop, check out Probably About Politics for the answers.
No Ballots, Five Vetoes: Choosing the Next UN Secretary-General
In this special episode of Probably About Politics, Alex and Kaleigh explore the race to become the next UN Secretary-General, a high-stakes selection process shaped by diplomacy, confidential Security Council polls, and the veto power of the world's five most influential members.
We'll also look at the challenges facing the next leader: wars in Ukraine and Gaza, the climate crisis, funding shortfalls, and growing questions about the future of international law and multilateral cooperation.
With the UN facing mounting pressure to demonstrate its relevance, what can its next Secretary-General realistically accomplish?
Send your democracy queries to us!
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10 Aug 2026
Kazakhstan: Reform or Rebranding?
Kazakhstan is heading to the polls for the first election under a new constitution. But are these reforms creating a more democratic system, or simply reshaping an authoritarian one?
This week, Alex and Kaleigh explore the constitutional changes and Tokayev's campaign of "de-Nazarbayevification," in Central Asia's largest economy. They also examine Kazakhstan's delicate balancing act between Russia and China, and why its energy resources, critical minerals, and trade routes make it increasingly important on the world stage.
Also: Kaleigh discusses a warning from the FAO and World Food Programme about growing global food insecurity as El Niño adds to pressure on vulnerable countries. And Alex looks at new research that could help scientists locate water ice beneath the Moon's surface, a key step toward future lunar exploration and settlement.
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Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com
6 Jul 2026
São Tomé and Príncipe: A Constitutional Crisis at the Ballot Box
São Tomé and Príncipe is heading to the polls this month!
Join Alex and Kaleigh as they visit one of Africa's smallest island nations - and one of Central Africa's most stable democracies.
Together, they unpack how a constitutional showdown between the president and prime minister became the defining issue of the campaign, why this election is a preview of an even bigger political battle later this year, and how the country's strategic location in the Gulf of Guinea is drawing attention from Europe, China, and other global powers
Also: UN World Drug Report and an update on Uranus!
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