# state department (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover state department. Page: Feed: --- ## [Bill Burns on Public Service (Encore)](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/bill-burns-on-public-service-encore) _2026-08-13 · American Diplomat_ 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 the State Department, the US military or elsewhere. I am a passionate believer in that." We are, too! Uncle Sam needs you. (This is a repost from 2019, with a message that has never mattered more than it does today.) [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Aug_2026_Repost_Bill_Burns_from_2019.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [Viruses Are His Business And Business Is Good.](https://fedsforfreedom.substack.com/p/viruses-are-his-business-and-business) _2026-08-08 · Feds For Freedom · Feds for Freedom_ Three complaints, three agencies, one Bill Gates. ## [Why Does State Department Want To Hide From FOIAs?](https://fedsforfreedom.substack.com/p/why-does-state-department-want-to) _2026-08-07 · Feds For Freedom · Feds for Freedom_ If you fought the COVID mandates time to create PDFs. ## [High School Reunion in Kabul](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/a-rock-star-in-afghanistan) _2026-08-06 · American Diplomat_ How did Soviet-era bureaucratic stamps and a personal relationship between highly placed Afghan frenemies impact the outcome of US involvement in Afghanistan? Amb. John Bass shares the part of the story you have never heard before as we reflect on our exit five years later. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/John_Bass_Afghan_Departure_Anniv_8_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [138. Inside the Pentagon’s COVID Reckoning | C. Scott Duncan |](https://fedsforfreedom.substack.com/p/138-inside-the-pentagons-covid-reckoning-606) _2026-08-04 · Feds For Freedom · Feds for Freedom_ The Feds [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209779277/d3f6f53602250209fc6a61aea550e23f.mp3) ## [AI Diplomacy: Dueling Banjos?](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/ai-diplomacy-dueling-banjos) _2026-07-30 · American Diplomat_ Its economic potential is huge, but AI also brings serious national security threats. How exactly do diplomats work to create global standards that promote innovation but also protect us? Knowledge is power in uncertain times so pull up a chair for an in-depth chat with Daniel Remler, bona fide AI diplomat. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Daniel_Remler_AI_July_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [137. You Are the Power: Eminent Domain and Parental Rights | Spike Cohen | The Feds](https://fedsforfreedom.substack.com/p/137-you-are-the-power-eminent-domain-ddd) _2026-07-28 · Feds For Freedom · Feds for Freedom_ In this episode ofThe Feds, recorded at FreedomFest 2026, we are joined by Spike Cohen, founder and president ofYou Are the Power, to discuss how citizens can fight government overreach at the state and local level. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209111780/e55d24ac24ad8930689e191e4f2e5778.mp3) ## [Religious Accommodations Were A Joke](https://fedsforfreedom.substack.com/p/religious-accommodations-were-a-joke) _2026-07-26 · Feds For Freedom · Feds for Freedom_ CHD is suing. ## [And in Other News…The Western Sahara](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/and-in-other-newsthe-western-sahara) _2026-07-23 · American Diplomat_ Ever wonder what it's really like to move policy along as a diplomat? Join Ed Gabriel and Bob Holley as they chronicle the progress of policy in the Western Sahara. Kings die, Texans retire and administrations come and go – but in the end, the people's voices may yet be heard. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Ed_and_Bob_Western_Sahara.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [FreedomFest: Liberty RoundTable Interview](https://fedsforfreedom.substack.com/p/freedomfest-liberty-roundtable-interview) _2026-07-22 · Feds For Freedom · Feds for Freedom_ The government earned a little distrust along the way. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208001069/4c70584cd042c3196dce6ffbd31cec52.mp3) ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/j2zn1A3oeRao) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and access low-cost global trading. ## [136. Too Much 1984, Not Enough 1776 | Topher Field | The Feds](https://fedsforfreedom.substack.com/p/136-too-much-1984-not-enough-1776-059) _2026-07-21 · Feds For Freedom · Feds for Freedom_ How far should obedience go when the government crosses the line? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208341286/41e9abc613a5107a5ed1c35f8a071534.mp3) ## [E-Scooters- Should there be an outright ban?](https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22631150/) _2026-07-18 · RTÉ Podcast_ Marian Harkin, Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education and Independent TD for Sligo- Leitrim // Roderic O'Gorman, Green Party leader and TD for Dublin West // Mark Ward, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West. [Listen](https://podcast.rasset.ie/podcasts/audio/2026/0718/20260718_rteradio1-saturday-escooterss_c22631150_22631153_232_.mp3) ## [Costs of higher education: Rent, public transport and fees](https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22631151/) _2026-07-18 · RTÉ Podcast_ President of Aontas na Mac Léinn Daniel Walsh joined the panel of Marian Harkin, Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education and Independent TD for Sligo- Leitrim // Roderic O'Gorman, Green Party leader and TD for Dublin West // Mark Ward, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West. [Listen](https://podcast.rasset.ie/podcasts/audio/2026/0718/20260718_rteradio1-saturday-costsofhig_c22631151_22631154_232_.mp3) ## [Delays to delivery of public services in Irish](https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22631152/) _2026-07-18 · RTÉ Podcast_ Irish Language Commissioner Séamas Ó Concheanainn joined the panel Marian Harkin, Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education and Independent TD for Sligo- Leitrim // Roderic O'Gorman, Green Party leader and TD for Dublin West // Mark Ward, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West. [Listen](https://podcast.rasset.ie/podcasts/audio/2026/0718/20260718_rteradio1-saturday-delaystode_c22631152_22631155_232_.mp3) ## [Countering the Resurgence of Political Terrorism](https://statedept.substack.com/p/countering-the-resurgence-of-political) _2026-07-16 · StateDept · U.S. Department of State_ It is time for the peoples of the civilized world to defend ourselves – to stand united against this encroaching darkness and fight for what is ours. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207311764/3625b5c7fa3a438e436848fb49e2bf0e.mp3) ## [My Romance With Romania](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/romania-lets-talk-policy) _2026-07-16 · American Diplomat_ Why is Romania so important for US interests? Hint: The Black Sea, and a very long border with Ukraine. Amb. Kathy Kavalec shares insights on this often overlooked but strategically powerful US alliance. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Kathy_Kavaelc_PART_TWO_July_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [Why We’re Dismantling the ICC](https://statedept.substack.com/p/why-were-dismantling-the-icc) _2026-07-14 · StateDept · U.S. Department of State_ America never agreed to a world tribunal that can override our own courts and the Constitution. ## [You Call It Espionage...](https://fedsforfreedom.substack.com/p/you-call-it-espionage) _2026-07-14 · Feds For Freedom · Feds for Freedom_ I call it arbitrary and capricious. ## [Pay talks and ballot on industrial action](https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22628966/) _2026-07-11 · RTÉ Podcast_ Hildegarde Naughton, Minister for Education and Fine Gael TD for Galway West / Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin TD for Longford Westmeath / George Lawlor, Labour TD for Wexford [Listen](https://podcast.rasset.ie/podcasts/audio/2026/0711/20260711_rteradio1-saturday-paytalksan_c22628966_22628984_232_.mp3) ## [Budget – Backbencher lobbying and how will the Department of Education’s overspend impact this year?](https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22628967/) _2026-07-11 · RTÉ Podcast_ Hildegarde Naughton, Minister for Education and Fine Gael TD for Galway West / Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin TD for Longford Westmeath / George Lawlor, Labour TD for Wexford [Listen](https://podcast.rasset.ie/podcasts/audio/2026/0711/20260711_rteradio1-saturday-budgetback_c22628967_22628985_232_.mp3) ## [Home Internet From Space (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/A4CPCcVKzFqP) _2026-07-11 · **Sponsored**_ Residential satellite internet that brings connectivity to homes beyond conventional networks ## [SNA development plan rejected by Fórsa](https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22628978/) _2026-07-11 · RTÉ Podcast_ Hildegarde Naughton, Minister for Education and Fine Gael TD for Galway West / Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin TD for Longford Westmeath / George Lawlor, Labour TD for Wexford [Listen](https://podcast.rasset.ie/podcasts/audio/2026/0711/20260711_rteradio1-saturday-snadevelop_c22628978_22628986_232_.mp3) ## [Nighttime water restrictions](https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22628979/) _2026-07-11 · RTÉ Podcast_ Hildegarde Naughton, Minister for Education and Fine Gael TD for Galway West / Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin TD for Longford Westmeath / George Lawlor, Labour TD for Wexford / Stephen Burke, Water Operations Senior Manager for the East, Uisce Éireann [Listen](https://podcast.rasset.ie/podcasts/audio/2026/0711/20260711_rteradio1-saturday-nighttimew_c22628979_22628987_232_.mp3) ## [Diplomacy is Empathy](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/empathy-is-diplomacy) _2026-07-10 · American Diplomat_ How does empathy help create a more peaceful world, whether we are a first-year diplomat or Secretary of State? Amb. Kathy Kavalec (one of Dan's besties from way back) shares the diplomatic impacts of personal experience. Part one of two. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Kathy_Kavaelc_PART_ONE_July_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [12 September 2026](https://fedsforfreedom.substack.com/p/12-september-2026) _2026-07-07 · Feds For Freedom · Feds for Freedom_ Mark it in the Calendar! ## [A Salute to America](https://statedept.substack.com/p/a-salute-to-america) _2026-07-04 · StateDept · U.S. Department of State_ Author: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ## [The end to a wonderful World Cup for Pico Lopes](https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22626832/) _2026-07-04 · RTÉ Podcast_ Today's panel reacts to the end of a wonderful World Cup for Crumlin's Pico Lopes. Charlie McConagle, Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Media, Communications, Culture, and Sport, and Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal; Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin South Central; Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West. [Listen](https://podcast.rasset.ie/podcasts/audio/2026/0704/20260704_rteradio1-saturday-theendtoaw_c22626832_22626836_232_.mp3) ## [Is the green agenda being loosened to expedite key infrastructure projects?](https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22626811/) _2026-07-04 · RTÉ Podcast_ Sean O'Driscoll, member of the Accelerating Infrastructure Taskforce; and today's panel Charlie McConagle, Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Media, Communications, Culture, and Sport, and Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal; Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin South Central; Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West. [Listen](https://podcast.rasset.ie/podcasts/audio/2026/0704/20260704_rteradio1-saturday-isthegreen_c22626811_22626837_232_.mp3) ## [35 years of Temple Bar](https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22626812/) _2026-07-04 · RTÉ Podcast_ Martin Harte, CEO of Love Temple Bar; and today's panel Charlie McConagle, Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Media, Communications, Culture, and Sport, and Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal; Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin South Central; Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West. [Listen](https://podcast.rasset.ie/podcasts/audio/2026/0704/20260704_rteradio1-saturday-35yearsoft_c22626812_22626838_232_.mp3) ## [FEDS FOR FREEDOM SUING CIA](https://fedsforfreedom.substack.com/p/feds-for-freedom-suing-cia) _2026-07-03 · Feds For Freedom · Feds for Freedom_ FOR ILLEGALLY INVESTIGATING UNVACCINATED EMPLOYEES ## [Crisis Du Jour](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/crisis-du-jour) _2026-07-02 · American Diplomat_ Public Diplomacy – Journalists have tough questions. What if you just don't have the answers? How do you prepare? Get inside the machinery with former State Department spokesperson Amb. Mark Toner and learn the policy impacts of the words we use. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Mark_Toner_Jul_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FSPqdo5vXxwG) _2026-07-02 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [What They Don't Want You to Know](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/what-the-government-doesnt-want-you-to-know) _2026-06-25 · American Diplomat_ Gotcha, right? Or, "Click before it's too late!" Or even, "Hey, kid. You're pretty good at this. Want a real gun?" Career public diplomacy officer Karl Stoltz tells the truth about "FIMI" – deep fakes, false personas, trolls, bots – lies that aim to provoke fear and anger and destabilize target populations. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Karl_Stoltz_FIMI_June_2026v2.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [The Digital Sovereignty Trap](https://statedept.substack.com/p/the-digital-sovereignty-trap) _2026-06-23 · StateDept · U.S. Department of State_ The U.N. wants every nation to build its own AI stack. It is the surest way to stay a generation behind. ## [Y2K to H1B?](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/immigration-india-and-y2k) _2026-06-18 · American Diplomat_ When did the US first warm to India and why? Why did Pakistan nominate Trump for a Nobel? And what does the Y2K bug have to do with US-India relations today? Former ambassador Don Lu shares stories and insight on person-to person diplomacy and his personal connection to Disney's Splash Mountain. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Don_Lu_June_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [Politics by Other Means?](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/politics-by-other-means) _2026-06-11 · American Diplomat_ Why can't we just bomb our way to victory in Iran? Listen to Lt. General Karen Gibson, former Director of Intelligence for U.S. Central Command, tell tales of the three-legged stool of military, intel and diplomacy in Iran, Afghanistan, and Iraq – when things go well and when they do not. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Karen_Gibson_Milit_Intel_June_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [Persona No Deseada](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/persona-no-deseada) _2026-06-06 · American Diplomat_ Former Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Todd Robinson spent much of his career under fire, of one kind or another. Listen to his candid views on corruption in Guatemala, blowing up ships without due process, and how to stop fentanyl from killing Americans. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Todd_Robinson_June_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## ["This Golden Land"](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/this-golden-land) _2026-05-28 · American Diplomat_ Is it Burma, or is it Myanmar? Did its former leader Aung San Suu Kyi bring democratic reform or did she commit genocide? Both? Chris Milligan, former Agency Counselor for USAID, highlights breathtaking human resilience and the strategic value of foreign assistance. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Chris_Mulligan_Myanmar_USAID_May_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [USAID: Into The Wood Chipper](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/usaid-into-the-wood-chipper) _2026-05-22 · American Diplomat_ What was USAID? How did DOGE destroy it, and with what impacts to global health and stability? Nick Enrich's book "Into the Wood Chipper" details the demolition of the agency that for less than 1% of the US budget saved 92 million lives globally. Listen to him tell the tale. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Nick_Enrich_Woodchipper_May_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [The Case of the Powdered Orange Drink](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/the-case-of-the-powdered-orange-drink) _2026-05-14 · American Diplomat_ What is "dumping"? How does it hurt us? Who comes to the rescue? The Foreign Commercial Service! Judy Reinke, after leading the FCS, became Ambassador to Montenegro. Listen to her tales of service near and far. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Judy_Reinke_FCS_May_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [Views of America](https://statedept.substack.com/p/views-of-america) _2026-05-07 · StateDept · U.S. Department of State_ Author: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ## [Loose Nukes](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/loose-nukes) _2026-05-07 · American Diplomat_ How to get bomb-ready uranium out of the wrong hands? It's the mid-90s. The Soviet Union just fell. Andrew Weber, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs, tells of moose hunts, wild turkey, black ice and convoys under cover of night. How does past diplomacy help us understand the nuclear situation in Iran today? [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Weber_Nuclear_Dipl_May_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [Diplomat Lounge: Iran, A Way Out of the Mess](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/iran-a-way-out-of-the-mess) _2026-04-30 · American Diplomat_ Can the US get out of its own way and turn this into a win? Ambassador Gary Grappo tells us how to do that, in a conversation with Pete and ASU Barrett Honors students. And yes, the solution involves diplomacy with a touch of humility. The Diplomat Lounge is a spinoff project of American Diplomat. This is its third of its three pilot episodes. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Dip_Lounge_Ep_3_Grappo.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [Remember the Old Days (Say, 2020)?](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/remember-the-old-days-say-2020) _2026-04-23 · American Diplomat_ By what dirty tricks exactly did Orban seize control of his country? And how then did his rival Magyar beat him? And between those bookends, we offer a look at what it was like to run the embassy in Budapest under Trump I. Could it be any more different than Trump now? Dave Kostelancik, former Chargé d'Affaires, regales us. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Kostelancik_april_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [The Rise and Demise of The House of Orban](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/the-rise-and-demise-of-the-house-of-orban) _2026-04-16 · American Diplomat_ AMB Kurt Volker, who has known Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban for 30 years, helps us understand the man, his early vision for Hungary, how his quest to "never lose another election" led him to become the model for would-be authoritarians everywhere — and also led to his downfall in last Sunday's election. Things are never quite as simple as they may appear! [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Volker_Hungary_April_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## ["That Devil Feltman"](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/that-devil-feltman) _2026-04-09 · American Diplomat_ After a long and successful career as a U.S. diplomat, AMB Jeff Feltman went on to places where no US official has ever gone before, as the UN's Under Secretary General for Political Affairs. What was it like to meet with Ayatollah Khamenei or Iranian President Ahmadinejad? Or to visit Pyongyang and relay messages from the US president to the North Korean leadership? When is the UN at its most… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/J_Feltman_Apr_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [The Face of America Abroad](https://statedept.substack.com/p/the-face-of-america-abroad) _2026-04-06 · StateDept · U.S. Department of State_ Author: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ## [Diplomat Lounge: How To Fix Fear and Loathing in a Post Trump World](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/diplomat-lounge-how-to-fix-fear-and-loathing-in-a-post-trump-world) _2026-04-03 · American Diplomat_ It's not too early to start thinking about the recovery of US influence in a post-Trump world. Gen Z has some answers that align with their (our) values. The kids are alright. The Diplomat Lounge is a spinoff project of American Diplomat. This is its second episode. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Dip_Lounge_J_Feeley2.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [Saudi and Israel – It's Complicated](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/saudi-and-israel-its-complicated) _2026-03-26 · American Diplomat_ In Saudi Arabia women now drive, work and travel as they please, and the country has moved toward normalizing relations with Israel. Amb. Michael Ratney tells of change in Saudi and shares stories of Israel, where the only way forward is for all of us – Israelis, Palestinians and everyone – to humanize each other. Does the present war boil down to Iran against everybody in this intensely… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Michael_Ratney_Saudi_Israel_March_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [Sampling Shawarma on the Champs-Elysees in Za'atari Refugee Camp](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/sampling-shawarma-on-the-champs-elysees-in-zaatari-refugee-camp) _2026-03-20 · American Diplomat_ For many of us, the Middle East is a place of intractable conflict and endless complexity. Ambassador Stuart Jones lived those complications for much of his diplomatic career. Whether studying maps with Iran-backed militia leaders in Iraq, arguing troop withdrawals at the salad bar with John McCain, or sneaking food for hungry refugeess over the Syrian border, Stu Jones was there when it mattered.… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Stuart_Jones_March_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [Is "Soft Power" Really So Soft?](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/is-soft-power-really-so-soft) _2026-03-12 · American Diplomat_ US Ambassador to Zambia Mark Storella helps us understand why support for democracy and public health achieves the same objectives as "hard power": using our influence to advance US objectives overseas. For the cost of one aircraft on one aircraft carrier, we can save hundreds of thousands of lives. And what is the benefit to us? And who is Kennedy Mweene, anyway? [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Mark_Storella_Zambia.mp3?dest-id=590599) ## [How the Sausage is Made: 25YA](https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/how-the-sausage-is-made-25ya) _2026-03-05 · American Diplomat_ First, we welcome the wonderful Ambassador Dan Rosenblum as new co-host for the show. And we at American Diplomat still believe that the world will return to diplomacy! To help our youngest listeners prepare for that moment, our guest, Henry Haggard, has created a resource: The 25 Year Apprenticeship . So get in the room, listen and learn! As Henry likes to quote his mentors, "This is your… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/americandiplomat/Henry_Haggard_March_2026.mp3?dest-id=590599)