PEPFAR Reauthorization Struggle, Banned Books Week, Slovakia Democracy Test, and More

The World Next Week

Council on Foreign Relations

Politics, News, News:politics

4.6 • 845 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Important provisions of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) could expire due to partisan divisions, threatening a widely successful initiative; libraries take part in U.S. Banned Books Week in the face of a rising censorship movement; Slovakia holds an early parliamentary election amid concerns that pro-Russia parties will gain power; and Chinese President Xi Jinping and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad announce a partnership. Mentioned on the Podcast Michelle Gavin, “PEPFAR at Twenty,” CFR.org “Let Freedom Read Day,” BannedBooksWeek.org Jonathan Masters and Will Merrow, “How Much Aid Has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here Are Six Charts,” CFR.org More Perfect, WNYC Studios The Coldest Cast in Laramie, Serial Productions The Rewatchables, The Ringer Peter Wehner, “The Republican Betrayal of PEPFAR,” The Atlantic For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/pepfar-reauthorization-struggle-banned-books-week-slovakia-democracy-test-and-more

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0:00.0	In the coming week, U.S. funding for a vital global HIV AIDS program hits a deadline.
0:07.0	Ban Books Week begins, and Slovak elections pose another test of populism in Europe.
0:12.0	It's September 28, 2003 in time for the world next week. I'm Bob McMahon.
0:27.0	And I'm Carl Ann Robbins.
0:28.8	Well, Carla, first of all, you might have noticed we have some new music.
0:31.6	That is thanks to CFR's very own audio producer and sound designer, who is the composer of this music, Marcus Sikaria.
0:39.0	We thought we would peg this sonic renewal to an early celebration of International Podcast
0:44.0	Day, which occurs September 30th. Well, happy soon to be International Podcast Day, Bob.
0:49.6	Thank you.
0:50.2	This Saturday spotlights the reach and variety of podcasts. And you know me, I love my numbers. And a Pew Research Center poll found about half of Americans have listened to a podcast in the past year. And one in five of those say they listen to a podcast nearly every day. As for what people are listening to, nearly half say they regularly listen to comedy and entertainment, pop culture,
1:11.8	and the arts, and 41% listen to podcasts about politics and government. So I knew we were really
1:17.5	right to care about Barbie in Saudi Arabia. We were spot on, Carla. And I do think that
1:22.5	Pupol was interesting also for the number of people who rely on podcasts for their news. So they're
1:26.8	not just there to kind of plug in or unplug, as it were,
1:30.2	but actually to find out what's going on.
1:31.9	So it's an area of some hope as the media desert and sort of the noise of disinformation rise.
1:38.0	Podcasts are a great place to just connect on a whole host of things.
1:41.4	And this podcasting space has come a long way since the world next week started almost 15 years ago. Carla, any podcast in particular or episodes you'd like to share?
1:49.9	I have to confess that I'm a comparative newcomer to the podcasting world, but I've been talking to
1:54.8	friends and I've been scouring lists. And I was really inspired also when we talked to Rosa Brooks,
1:59.6	who was definitely into podcasts.
2:01.6	And I've been compiling a virtual podcast shelf, if one can refer to it that way.
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