Larry Dinger regales us with tales of tires on fire, pollution, trekking, and one of the most bizarre episodes in monarchy in the world.
It's 1991 in Ethiopia. President Mengistu and the rebels are at war. Drought and famine are killing thousands.
Bill Burns says it best: "This is exactly the moment when you need to attract the best in our society to lives in public service, whether it's in
Burns shares stories from his engaging new book, The Back Channel.  
Plus, a few good works. Vicki Huddleston gets around in the Sahara, and even gets the women a place inside the tent.
Vicki Huddleston, our ambassador in Mali (not to be confused with Bali), helps us understand the Sahel, the Sahara, and their vast range of inhabitant
Now that Ortega is back, how is the revolution going?
We have Independence Day, and for Nicaraguans Liberation Day is just as important.
Grass to tree roots: Ajani helps us understand how the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott in 1955 impacts lives today in Eritrea and the area that is no
Jimmy Kolker is back to tell us how, as Ambassador to Uganda, he helped stem the spread of this deadly disease and save scores of human lives.  
How did Tom Shannon end up Secretary of State for 12 days?  How do transitions work, when one president leaves and another takes office?  
We revisit Pete's stories about Naples, with a couple of bonuses at the front. Happy summer!
Social Democracy in Northern Europe, not to be confused with socialism of any stripe.  And what is socialism, anyway?
Peas in a pod?  Or something much more complex?
Will Cops-in-a-Box keep Fulanita home?  What else do these guys have for us?
You think of your loved ones first:  Honoring the lives of those who sacrificed theirs in the line of service.
What happens when Fulanita arrives? And what is this wall, really? And what do drugs have to do with all of this?
Episode One, in which John Feeley, Bill Brownfield and Pete lay it all out: How and why does Fulanita, our Guatamalan every-gal, end up at the US bord
Remember the movie The Graduate?  Fifty-two years on, here's where we are with plastics.