Beyond the Scoop: A Harriman Magazine Podcast

Reclaiming Trust: Inga Springe on the Role of Independent Media in the Baltics

Harriman Magazine editor Masha Udensiva-Brenner interviews Latvian investigative journalist Inga Springe of Re:Baltica about the rise and fall of the newspaper Diena, Latvia's journey to join NATO and the EU, and how investigative journalism addresses corruption and Russian influence in the Baltic region.

The Rise and Fall of U.S. International Broadcasting: An Interview With Jeffrey Trimble

In mid-March, the Trump Administration began its attempts to dismantle U.S. International Broadcasting. Harriman Magazine editor Masha Udensiva-Brenner interviewed journalist Jeffrey Trimble about the rise and fall of U.S. International Broadcasting in the latest episode of Beyond the Scoop: A Harriman Magazine Podcast, from the Harriman Institute at Columbia University. Trimble, an author in the latest issue of Harriman Magazine, is a former executive at the U.S. Board of Broadcasting Governors and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 
This episode was written and produced by Masha Udensiva-Brenner and edited by Ann Cooper. Music from Blue Dot Sessions. Podcast cover design by Brayden Hill.

The Showman: An Interview With President Zelensky’s Wartime Biographer

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.

From Glasnost to Crackdown: Ann Cooper on Covering the Fall of the USSR and What Came After

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.