Not Local

Mongolia & The Enormous Impact of Climate Change

Zeke speaks with Journalist Anand Tumurtogoo about Mongolia and the extreme impacts that climate change is already having on Mongolian herders. You can find a more in-depth story about the impact of climate change by Anand through his article at The Nature Conservancy [https://www.nature.org/en-us/magazine/magazine-articles/mongolias-conservation-horizon/]. Get full access to Not Local at notlocal.substack.com/subscribe [https://notlocal.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

The Fruits of Our Labor Statistics

Zeke speaks with Dr. Erica Groshen, the former Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about data integrity, independence within the government, and how statistics can help us understand and make decisions about our world. Get full access to Not Local at notlocal.substack.com/subscribe [https://notlocal.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

The Future is Still Bright

A brief word on the importance of hope and optimism about the future of human beings. Plan International [https://donate.planusa.org/page/96086/donate/1?utm_medium=googlegrant&utm_source=paidsearch&utm_campaign=fy26+general+hrf&utm_content=paidsearch+ads&supporter.appealCode=fy26+april+general+hrf+paid+search+evergreen+directing+to+hrf+match+google+grant&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20627021743&gbraid=0AAAAAD4p2DHusOVw6PhYVSn499XGVfqda&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqPLOBhCiARIsAKRMPZr_zIRM9_dzlZPttmBn4DNT7OuFS6JRdSR_Lx8LwkzghCU4h9N4JiUaAkFeEALw_wcB] (Focused on education for children after disasters) CAMFED [https://camfed.org/support-camfed?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17686520602&gbraid=0AAAAAoNhWFza5iuUzvTEdObcUTdd9moaz&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqPLOBhCiARIsAKRMPZqLDCG8wfPKZHT4HhAC4_igSceLJAkvB8TQnHScNTtcMkjpMoM_cyYaAkF7EALw_wcB] (Provides educational opportunities, particularly for girls internationally) Get full access to Not Local at notlocal.substack.com/subscribe [https://notlocal.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Addressing Western Perspective

Zeke speaks with Substack writer Amir Pars [https://amirpars.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips] about his experience leaving Iran, growing up in Sweden, how his perspective on the Middle East has changed, and the difficulty Western cultures have grappling with issues in the Middle East. Get full access to Not Local at notlocal.substack.com/subscribe [https://notlocal.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

The Reality of Extreme Belief

Zeke speaks with Dr. Aaron Zelin about the Syrian Civil War, the new government of Syria, the philosophy of Al-Qaeda, the scale of the problem of Islamic extremism, and how it is often misunderstood in the global West. Dr. Zelin has a Ph.D. from King’s College in the UK and has published numerous books on the topic of Jihadism; you can check them out here [https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07RKY6M5F/allbooks?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=aufs_ap_ahdr_dsk_ab&pd_rd_w=kZtFS&content-id=amzn1.sym.7e190e19-9f6f-4df8-807a-5a7608594741&pf_rd_p=7e190e19-9f6f-4df8-807a-5a7608594741&pf_rd_r=146-6333596-7410257&pd_rd_wg=bz6px&pd_rd_r=ab51ca6d-48a1-4ab1-a160-8b277956e613]. Dr. Zelin has testified on the topic of online recruitment for extremist groups before the U.S. House of Representatives and is the Gloria and Ken Levy Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Get full access to Not Local at notlocal.substack.com/subscribe [https://notlocal.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]