Samanthropolitics

Samanthropolitics

Samantha Karlin

Episodes 24
Avg. Duration 1h 1m
Activity Active
Apple Rating 4.3 (6)
Since Feb 2022
Latest Episode Jan 2026

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Every 2 Months
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40%
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About This Podcast

The world is a complex place. On Samanthropolitics, Samantha Karlin breaks down complicated global political issues with a focus on crises, conflicts, and feminist movements. Top notch foreign policy experts and human rights activists from around the world join her to discuss. The show also lifts up the voices and perspectives of women onto the global stage.

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Recent Episodes

The January 6th Insurrection: Revisited

Jan 07, 2026 1h 12m

In this episode, we revisit our episode filmed on January 6, 2021, where I interviewed a House staffer who was there on that fateful day. “I was looking out the window and saw all sorts of weaponry,…

Will the US invade Venezuela??

Nov 16, 2025 15m

The Gerald Ford aircraft carrier has pulled into the Carribean off of the coast Venezuela, along with a mass of other US military might. What is likely to happen? Does the US intend on toppling the…

China Humiliates Trump "The Peacemaker"

Nov 05, 2025 14m

China’s Xi Jin Ping calls Trump out for taking credit for yet another peace deal between Thailand and Cambodia at the APEC summit. What happened , which conflict is he boasting about, how did he get…

The Worrying Signs of America's Kleptocracy

Apr 14, 2025 7m

Exclusive Interview at SXSW with Casey Michel, author of American Kleptocracy and Foreign Agents, and researcher at the Human Rights Foundation.Casey breaks down what kleptocracy is, why America is…

The Liberation of Syria - What Happens Now? From the Lens of An Undercover War Correspondent

Dec 17, 2024 1h 30m

After over a decade of civil war, 50 years of oppressive rule by the Assad family, and a refugee crisis sending 6+ million people fleeing over the border, Syria has been liberated. How did the regime…

Crisis in Caracas: battling for Democracy and Leadership in Venezuela

Aug 19, 2024 1h 34m

Maduro is desperately trying to hold onto power in Venezuela even though the most recent elections show a clear win for the opposition. Protests have erupted in the streets with a corresponding…

Part 2: Narendra Modi: On Leadership and "Statesmen"

Jan 23, 2024 25m

In Part 2 of our India episode, we are discussing what it takes to make an exceptional leader - or in the words of our guest, a "statesmen," or statesperson. Does Narendra Modi fit that bill? Rajiv…

Part 1: Narendra Modi: Villain or Hero?

Jan 08, 2024 58m

There was deep suspicion that Narendra Modi's government assassinated a Canadian linked to the Sheikh separatist movement - was it Modi's government? And if it was - was it warranted? How does that…

The 7.8 Earthquake: Close up on Syria

Mar 07, 2023 45m

The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has now topped 50,00 people, and the humanitarian aid response has been unbelievably fractured. This is staggering.    How could such a…

A Catastrophic Earthquake: Close-up on Turkey

Mar 02, 2023 57m

The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has now topped 50,00 people, and the humanitarian aid response has been unbelievably fractured. This is staggering. How could such a…

S2 Peru: Civil Unrest and The New Female President

Jan 11, 2023 1h 2m

Peru’s President staged a coup in an attempt to grab unilateral power in the country. Though the coup failed, the country has now cascaded into civil unrest as its fourth President in the last year…

Women and the US Midterm Elections 2022: Predictions

Nov 08, 2022 39m

Olivia Logan, political consultant and head of Logan Strategic Solutions, joins us to give us her predictions on key swing state races, her thoughts on why it is important to "build the bench," and…

Women and the US Midterms Elections, Part 1: Gwenn Burud for State Senate in TEXAS

Nov 06, 2022 45m

Texas, once a solidly red state, is now venturing into purple territory. With Roe v. Wade now overturned, the composition of state legislatures has become critically important to combatting draconian…

S2 Burning Hijabs in Iran

Oct 06, 2022 1h 16m

The death of Mahsa Amini in police custody has spurred the biggest protests in Iran since the 1970s. Women and men are storming the streets, publicly burning their hijabs and calling for an end to…

S2 A Balkan Crisis Looms

Aug 11, 2022 1h 22m

The Balkan wars were brought to a shaky close in 1995 with the Dayton accords.Only 4 years later, a US led NATO force bombed Serbia in 1999 in response to Serb aggression against Kosovo. Since then a…

S2 America's War on Women

Jul 26, 2022 1h 26m

It's a worst case nightmare scenario for women in America - Roe v. Wade has been overturned.  Since then, there have been a plethora of states that have outlawed abortion even in cases of rape,…

Colombia's Presidential Elections: Crime, the FARC, and the future

Jun 14, 2022 1h 11m

A TikTok Trump Like Candidate faces off against a left leaning Petro in Colombia’s presidential elections- both with very different visions for the future. Organized crime, drug trafficking, a fresh…

S2E7 Will Roe V. Wade be overturned?

May 06, 2022 1h 16m

Roe v. Wade has been the law of the land since 1973- for 50 years. Now, that all might be gone. In an unprecedented leak to the Supreme Court, it looks like they are set to overturn a woman's right…

S2E6 Ukraine: UK Vets Join the Fight

May 01, 2022 1h 36m

Scores of Military Vets from all around the world have flocked to Ukraine to join in the fight against Putin, in whatever way they can. In this episode we hear from 1 of them, Ryland Harding,…

S1E35 Chile's New President

Mar 24, 2022 54m

On December 19th, Chile ushered in a new president - the youngest in history. The alternate candidate bore startling political resemblances to Trump. Who is the new president and how did things play…

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Samanthropolitics has published 24 episodes since February 2022, covering topics in News, Politics.

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