The Education of an Idealist, with Samantha Power and Helen Lewis

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🗓️ 27 December 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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In this episode we were joined by Samantha Power, the former United States Ambassador to the United Nations under President Obama from 2013 to 2017 and author of a new book The Education of an Idealist. She was interviewed on her fascinating career in American diplomacy by Helen Lewis. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.0	Hi I'm Daniel, producer at Intelligence Squared. This episode is a special one.
1:04.0	We're very excited to bring you Samantha Power, who is the former US ambassador to the UN under Barack Obama. She was interviewed by Helen Lewis of the Atlantic on her new book The Education of an Idealist, which is a look over her life and career at the center of the American diplomacy.
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1:27.5	Hello I'm Helen Lewis, staff writer for the Atlantic.
1:30.5	Welcome to this episode of the Intelligence Squared Podcast.
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