Beyond the Scoop: A Harriman Magazine Podcast
In this podcast from the Harriman Institute at Columbia University’s Harriman Magazine, we go beyond the content on our pages into the stories shaping Russia, Eurasia, and Eastern Europe. Interviews, insights, and deeper dives with the authors behind the headlines.
Episodes

Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Time Magazine Senior Correspondent Simon Shuster discusses his book on Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and the first year of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine; the current state of affairs; and some of the historical context that brought us here.

Monday Apr 14, 2025
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Harriman Magazine editor Masha Udensiva-Brenner interviews editor-in-chief Ann Cooper about her experiences covering the end of the Soviet Union for NPR; how we might reframe that period; and some of the articles in the 2025 issue of Harriman Magazine.