Ranked #1
How the pandemic is upending development finance
How the pandemic is upending development finance
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the global economy, and the economic and social aftershocks will reve... Read more
13 May 2020
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39mins
Ranked #2
Addressing poverty and inequality in the United States
Addressing poverty and inequality in the United States
The Sustainable Development Goals include the concept of universality to recognize that the challenges of human developm... Read more
11 Dec 2019
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43mins
Ranked #3
Civil society and global development collaboration
Civil society and global development collaboration
Concerning trends loom on the horizon and are shaping the future of development. Large parts of the world are growing in... Read more
15 Apr 2020
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30mins
Ranked #4
Networks of corruption
Networks of corruption
How does corruption impact development? In this first episode of the 2019 season, Patrick Fine speaks with Sarah Chayes,... Read more
16 Jan 2019
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42mins
Ranked #5
Good intentions, negative consequences
Good intentions, negative consequences
Patrick Fine speaks with Raj Kumar, founding President and Editor-in-Chief at Devex. The theme for 2019 episodes is the ... Read more
11 Feb 2019
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32mins
Ranked #6
Data and Technology in Crisis Response
Data and Technology in Crisis Response
During crises, gathering verifiable data and generating actionable insights is crucial. Humanitarian Tracker is a unique... Read more
16 May 2018
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32mins
Ranked #7
The paradoxes of global health successes
The paradoxes of global health successes
Advocacy has played a critical role in development achievements over the last 20 years, from reducing deaths from malari... Read more
19 Nov 2019
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39mins
Ranked #8
Lessons learned throughout a career in humanitarian response
Lessons learned throughout a career in humanitarian response
In this final episode of the 2018 season on humanitarian crises and emergency response, I speak with Ambassador Rick Bar... Read more
12 Dec 2018
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34mins
Ranked #9
The struggle with accountability
The struggle with accountability
Everyone agrees that accountability is critical to effective development, but it is easier said than done. In this episo... Read more
7 Aug 2019
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45mins
Ranked #10
The currency of power: Addressing power dynamics within development
The currency of power: Addressing power dynamics within development
Patrick Fine, CEO of FHI 360, and Paul O’Brien, Vice President for Policy and Advocacy of Oxfam America, dive into how t... Read more
5 Jun 2019
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42mins
Ranked #11
Not so fast: The trouble with innovation
Not so fast: The trouble with innovation
The development community is in love with the idea of innovation as a way to accelerate positive change. But are innovat... Read more
7 May 2019
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35mins
Ranked #12
#AidToo, Harassment, Abuse and Assault within Development Work
#AidToo, Harassment, Abuse and Assault within Development Work
The #AidToo movement, which stemmed from the #MeToo movement, has exposed sexual harassment, abuse and assault within th... Read more
9 Oct 2019
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42mins
Ranked #13
Trends shaping the decade ahead
Trends shaping the decade ahead
It’s a new year and a new decade. What are the big trends, ideas and forces that will shape development in the 2020s? I... Read more
15 Jan 2020
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37mins
Ranked #14
Crisis Response in Yemen
Crisis Response in Yemen
The population in Yemen is roughly 28 million, and 22 million people are currently in urgent need of humanitarian assist... Read more
8 Aug 2018
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31mins
Ranked #15
Ambitious goals or unrealistic objectives? Setting targets for social impact
Ambitious goals or unrealistic objectives? Setting targets for social impact
Do we set unrealistic expectations within the development community for what can be achieved in a given timeframe and bu... Read more
6 Mar 2019
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40mins
Ranked #16
Preventing and resolving violent conflict
Preventing and resolving violent conflict
Today, conflict is the major driver of complex emergencies and approximately 80 percent of funding for humanitarian resp... Read more
10 Sep 2018
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36mins
Ranked #17
How military and development actors share the battlespace
How military and development actors share the battlespace
How do evolving security challenges shape the way that the military and the global development community simultaneously ... Read more
19 Feb 2020
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42mins
Ranked #18
Consequences of development efforts on the environment
Consequences of development efforts on the environment
Do environmental concerns need to take a back seat to economic growth in order to alleviate poverty? In this episode, Pa... Read more
4 Apr 2019
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37mins
Ranked #19
Preventing and responding to infectious disease outbreaks
Preventing and responding to infectious disease outbreaks
How prepared are we for the next infectious disease outbreak? In this episode, FHI 360’s CEO, Patrick Fine, speaks with ... Read more
17 Oct 2018
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35mins
Ranked #20
Shifting the paradigm for refugee aid
Shifting the paradigm for refugee aid
Today, most of the world’s refugees — and most internally displaced people — are uprooted from their homes for protracte... Read more
10 Jul 2019
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35mins