The Borgen Project Podcast
Hosted by Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander · The Borgen Project
5.0from 15 ratings
- 106
- Episodes
- 90
- Transcribed
- 15
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About The Borgen Project Podcast
Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor. Clint Borgen and team provide an entertaining look at global issues, politics and advocacy. The Borgen Project Podcast seeks to give an informative and humorous look at the biggest issues facing the world. From a humanitarian perspective The Borgen Project Podcast discusses issues like war, famine, genocide, refugees, poverty and hunger. The podcast covers global hotspots like Gaza, Ukraine, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Haiti and other countries experiencing major challenges. Learn more at borgenproject.org. (https://borgenproject.org/)
- Publisher
- The Borgen Project
- Category
- business · government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 Jun 2023
- Latest episode
- 15 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
90 of 106 episodes have a transcript.
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
NAZA, Global Multidimensional Poverty, Countries Eliminating Diseases, Zambia Health
10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Russia Bombs Textbooks, New Map, 47 Countries Stopped Malaria, UAE Warned Netanyahu of Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7th, War on Terror Stats
25 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Global Diseases Explained with Dr. Nour Sharaf
Inside a recent episode
NAZA, Global Multidimensional Poverty, Countries Eliminating Diseases, Zambia Health
Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yeah, there is. So Brazil was recognised for eliminating mother to child transmission of HIV. Chile was recognised for eliminating leprosy. And we've spoke about this on a previous podcast. And that's been sort of a longstanding public health problem. And dog transmitted rabies as a public health problem. El Salvador has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, while Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands achieved milestones also related to mother to child transmission of HIV. And hepatitis B, too. And these aren't necessarily diseases that have disappeared from the world completely, but they're definitely seeing progress in some of these countries. […]
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- Nour Sharaf
- Erica Tavares
- Jean-Gabriel Leynaud
- Dr Nahreen Ahmed
- Dr Thaer Ahmad
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 7 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100
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- Quality
- 64
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 77
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Who hosts The Borgen Project Podcast?
Clint Borgen and Lynsey Alexander host the show. Published by The Borgen Project.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Borgen Project Podcast take guests?
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