Departures Podcast featuring William Egginton, author of “The Rigors of Angels”

By Editor | Published: November 20, 2024

What does it mean to perceive reality? How do art, science, and philosophy converge in shaping our understanding of the world? In this episode of Departures with Robert Amsterdam, we sit down with William Egginton, acclaimed author and professor, to dive into his latest book, “The Rigor of Angels: Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate […]

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Departures Podcast featuring Michael Kimmage, author of “Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability”

By Editor | Published: November 13, 2024

As this coming February will mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion and occupation of Eastern Ukraine, there is already a clear and tangible impact upon the geopolitical challenges faced by the United States and her allies in Europe in terms of their roles in the international system. This week Departures with Robert Amsterdam is […]

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Departures Podcast featuring Tobias Harris, founder of Japan Foresight

By Editor | Published: November 5, 2024

In a week in which most eyes are on the US election, there are other meaningful elections which also merit close examination. On October 27 Japanese voters expressed their pent-up frustration with the growing list of scandals associated with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and ended the party’s near 70-year long rule. LDP and […]

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Departures Podcast featuring Jonathan Haslam, author of “Hubris: The American Origins of Russia’s War against Ukraine”

By Editor | Published: October 31, 2024

As the war in Ukraine grinds into yet another brutal winter, narratives are shifting in Western capitals regarding the nature of the conflict, its goals, and the longer term meaning of the war in terms of the balance of power on the European continent. Looking back to the war’s origins, it is important not only […]

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Departures Podcast featuring Samir Puri, author of “Westlessness: The Great Global Rebalancing”

By Editor | Published: October 24, 2024

Perhaps one of the most meaningful facts that illustrates the sweeping changes taking place in global affairs is the following: In 1950, nearly one in three people in the world lived in a Western country. By 2050, that number will dwindle to one in ten, bringing with it a wide variety of recalculations by companies, […]

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Departures Podcast featuring James Smith, author of “The Eyes of the World: Mining the Digital Age in the Eastern DR Congo”

By Editor | Published: October 16, 2024

Our podcast, Departures with Robert Amsterdam, is back for Season 3 following a short break. We’re very excited to introduce a new series of author interviews, new formats for segments, special surprise guests and more. Thank you as always for listening, subscribing, sharing, rating, and reviewing – it all helps us grow the reach of […]

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