Boston Calling Podcast
How the world looks through American eyes, and the myriad and unexpected ways that the world influences the United States.
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Trade and Tariffs
Sat 6 Oct 2018
The US, Canada and Mexico have signed a new trade deal, but the trade war is not over yet
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Well Read
Sat 29 Sep 2018
John Kerry has a simple message for Americans who think politics is broken: vote
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The New Normal
Sat 22 Sep 2018
The destruction caused by Hurricane Maria didn鈥檛 stop this student from returning home
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Untold Afghanistan
Sat 15 Sep 2018
The American University in Kabul was under attack, but that鈥檚 not stopping these student
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The Blockbuster Edition
Sat 8 Sep 2018
Crazy Rich Asians isn鈥檛 just a summer blockbuster, it鈥檚 a cultural phenomenon
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Tech鈥檇 Off
Sat 25 Aug 2018
Microsoft detects attacks by Russian hackers. What鈥檚 the state of US digital security?
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No Place Like Home
Sat 18 Aug 2018
Karolina Chorvath discovered her identity as a third culture kid. But what is a TCK?
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The Survivor Edition
Sat 11 Aug 2018
In northern Mexico a plane crashed just after takeoff and all 103 passengers survived
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Food for Thought
Sat 28 Jul 2018
In the US-China trade war, midwestern soya bean farmers are caught in the middle
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The Red Line
Sat 21 Jul 2018
鈥淲hat the president did is embarrassing, it's unprecedented, it's a diplomatic disaster.鈥�
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Talk to Me
Sat 7 Jul 2018
鈥淚 personally consider Russia to be a threat to many American national interests.鈥�
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Game On!
Sat 30 Jun 2018
Mexico's football team changes the way it displays its player鈥檚 names on their jerseys.
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The Father鈥檚 Day Edition
Sat 16 Jun 2018
鈥淲hat I remember about my dad is that he had this penetrating smile.鈥�
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The Unforgettable Edition
Sat 9 Jun 2018
Young Navajo in the southwest grapple with a traumatic chapter in US history.
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The Automated Edition
Sat 2 Jun 2018
Bananas and foreign travel: What it means to be a computer hacker in North Korea.
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The Deadline Edition
Sat 19 May 2018
As NAFTA talks grind on, thousands of skilled workers wonder if they will keep their jobs.
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American Justice
Sat 21 Apr 2018
Since 1978, the number of women in US state prisons has grown by more than 800 per cent.
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Friends and Followers
Sat 31 Mar 2018
Revelations about Narendra Modi鈥檚 official app provoke outrage on social media.
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Undercover
Sat 24 Mar 2018
A young Russian journalist accidentally gets a job in a fake news factory.
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It鈥檚 Not Easy Being...
Sat 17 Mar 2018
Greenbacks, green energy and Green Day. A take on a colour with shades of meaning.
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Reunited
Sat 10 Mar 2018
After 15 years, a family reunited in the US. New immigration policy could split them up.
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