SoftPower/FulStories
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#63 - Robert Gerber
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Epic weekly tales from every corner of the globe. Forget politics, academia, or the office, these are "soft, powerful stories" told by those who lived them. Is what happens in Kinshasa really important in Kansas? Should an Idahoan care about the problems of an Indonesian? (The answer is yes, but...) SP/FS gives the human story center stage. People can debate the virtues of global soft power, but no one--from Osaka to Omaha to Ouagadougou--can deny the magic of these encounters. Each episode begins and ends in the United States—with a foreign adventure in between.
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- #63 - Robert Gerber · 33 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 63This episode is less about soft power, and more about diplomacy and the incredible power of relationships--and how the time to cultivate those relationships is before something…
- #62 - Carol Spahn · 33 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 62Did you ever have to book a particularly complicated trip? Was it hard? Was it frustrating? Now imagine Carol Spahn's predicament. She returned from her service as Country…
- #61 - John Donnelly · 43 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 61In 2003, President George W. Bush announced the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, which the world would come to know as PEPFAR—arguably the most successful foreign…
- #60 - Wesley Warshawer · 37 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 60Usually, on SoftPower/FulStories, our storytellers find themselves overseas, in situations foreign and frequently life-changing. Their stories remind us about our common humanity…
- #59 - Hannah Peterson · 39 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 59When Hannah Peterson’s college friends were going off to jobs in business and finance, she chose a slightly different path. That is to say, she chose to go to work in a garbage…
- #58 - Derek Lowstuter · 25 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 58When Derek Lowstuter joined the Peace Corps, he found the transition from Colorado to Ethiopia very easy... at least as far as the altitude went. Everything else? Way different…
- #57 - Lisa Cazacu · 29 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 57Lisa Cazacu may have waited a long time to follow her Peace Corps dream, but once she started, there was zero hesitation. She jumped right into life in Romania. She was a regular…
- #56 - Karl Stoltz · 40 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 56Karl Stoltz continues to bring people together, after nearly four decades as a public diplomacy expert. As Co-President of the Public Diplomacy Council of America, he pays close…
- #55 - Jason Carter · 36 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 55There's no doubt that Jason Carter is following in some big footsteps. His great-grandmother, for instance, joined the Peace Corps at age 66 and believed passionately in the…
- #54 - Jennifer Erie · 35 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 54"When you learn, teach. When you get, give." - Maya Angelou Growing up in a Haitian-American family in Queens, NY, Jennifer Erie hoped the Peace Corps might send her to West…
- #53 - Paul Strasburg · 31 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 53“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.” – Mother Teresa A routine trip to northern Thailand changed the course of Peace…
- #52 - Keisha Effiom · 36 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 52"Do not get lost in a sea of despair." - John Lewis During her 18 years with USAID--mostly in Africa--Keisha Effiom worked in environments that most people will never fully…
- #51 - Matt Brown · 32 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 51"A ship in harbor is safe. But that's not what ships are for." - John A. Shedd When George Clooney decides to embark on a humanitarian mission to the frontlines of a deadly war…
- #50 - Ambassador Maria Brewer · 38 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 50"People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou Growing up, Maria Brewer knew what it…
- SP/FS Classic: Hamse Warfa · 48 min(This episode originally aired on January 23, 2026.) In case you missed it: Hamse Warfa is the CEO of World Savvy, a non-profit organization that equips educators and students…
- #49 - Joe Lurie · 31 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 49"People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for." - Harper Lee Joe Lurie, the Executive Director Emeritus of the University of California, Berkeley's…
- SP/FS Classic: Reverend Jennifer Butler · 25 min(This episode originally aired on October 31, 2025.) In case you missed it: Rev. Jen Butler served as CEO of Faith in Public Life from 2005 to 2022. Highlights of her work as CEO…
- #48 - Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau · 38 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 48The key to good diplomacy, according to Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau, is showing up. And, as a very good diplomat, she always showed up. To places beautiful and places troubled…
- SP/FS Classic: Aaron Williams · 31 min(This episode originally aired on November 21, 2025.) In case you missed it: July 18th, 2026 marks Nelson Mandela’s 108th birthday and International Nelson Mandela Day. Aaron…
- SP/FS Bonus: Peace Corps Story Slam (with the Museum of the Peace Corps Experience) · 59 min · Sezonul 1Sit back and enjoy this SP/FS collaboration with the Museum of the Peace Corps Experience, where we recreate a Peace Corps story slam, originally performed at the Martin Luther…
