Talk Georgia

About Talk Georgia

Talk Georgia is my English-language podcast covering Georgian and regional politics. Each week, we release two shows and a weekly news update: Talk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze – I explore key developments in Georgian and regional politics with a specially invited guest. Talk Georgia Question Time – GSAC Founder Nodar Kharshiladze and I answer questions on major events in Georgia and broader regional dynamics. Talk Georgia Weekly News Update – A concise summary of the most important political news from Georgia over the past week

Publisher

Giorgi Rukhadze

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 May 2025

Latest episode

3 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

271 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Oct 2026

   Talk Georgia Weekly News Update. October 3. 2026

   Talk Georgia brings you weekly news updates on the key political and regional developments in Georgia. New episodes drop every Saturday at 22:00. Don’t miss out!

2. 

   3 Oct 2026

   14 Years of Ivanishvili’s Rule: What Has Georgia Become? | TGQT-S2-E5

   Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top Question of the week from SylviaAfter 14 years of Georgian Dream rule, where exactly does Georgia stand today? What has changed politically, economically and institutionally, and where has the country ended up in terms of its European future?Please send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com#TalkGeorgia #TGQT #Georgia #GeorgianPolitics #BidzinaIvanishvili #GeorgianDream #GeorgiaEU #EuropeanUnion #Democracy #DemocraticBacksliding #PoliticalCrisis #CivilSociety #MediaFreedom #HumanRights #GeorgiaRussia #EuropeanIntegration #SouthCaucasus

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Georgia’s Democratic Breakdown: How Did Europe Miss the Warning Signs? | Agnieszka Filipiak. TG-S2-E4

   Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREGeorgia’s Democratic Breakdown: How Did Europe Miss the Warning Signs?Giorgi Rukhadze sits down with Agnieszka Filipiak, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Women Poland, to discuss Georgia’s democratic breakdown, repression through law, Europe’s missed warning signs, the limits of the Russia-versus-West lens, the EU’s growing focus on Armenia, and why Georgia is not lost.In this episode:* Georgia after two decades of political change* How repression works through the law* Did Europe miss Georgia’s democratic warning signs?* Beyond the Russia-versus-West binary* Poland–Georgia relations: Does Georgia still matter strategically?* Why Europe is turning its attention to Armenia* Business, politics and the Trump Tower project in Georgia* What Europe still misunderstands about Georgia* Why Georgia should not be written off#TalkGeorgia #Georgia #GeorgianPolitics #GeorgiaEU #EuropeanUnion #Democracy #SouthCaucasus #Russia #Poland #Geopolitics #DemocraticBacksliding #RuleOfLaw #EuropeanPolitics #GeorgiaPolitics #EUIntegration #EasternEurope #AgnieszkaFilipiak #GiorgiRukhadze

Who has been a guest on Talk Georgia

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Giga Bokeria
• Marika Mikiashvili
• Shalva (Lasha) Dzebisashvili
• Victor Kipiani
• Fady Asly

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

516,702

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

76

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

31

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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