Zeke's Guest Ambassador Barbara Bodine has dealt with some of the most turbulent international crisis' in modern American history. She talks about her experience in dealing with an attack on the U.S.S. Cole in 2000, the difficulties of aligning all U.S. personal in the aftermath, and navigating the collaboration between U.S. agencies and a sovereign host nation in Yemen. Ambassador Bodine also speaks about the mishandling of the reconstruction effort of Iraq after the U.S. invasion in 2003.

In 2016, a bipartisan Senate Select Committee published a report detailing the attempts of Russian government groups sowing misinformation and disinformation for the upcoming Presidential election. The issue of mis- and disinformation has continued to grow and create problems globally. On this episode, Zeke speaks with Professor Anurag Mehra about the prevalence of misinformation and disinformation in India, the United States and globally, identity groups that are targeted, and other topics. Below you will also find Professor Mehra's piece on the misinformation surrounding COVID-19.

How misinformation is making India’s fight against Covid-19 more difficult

Zeke speaks with Sam Kelly, a New Zealander who has had multiple experiences acquiring U.S. Visa's for his collegiate education and eventually his work in conservation science in the United States. Kelly discusses growing up in New Zealand, his perspective on the United States both before and after going to college at Duke University, his work engineering conservation science equipment, and his experiences with multiple U.S. Visa processes.

Zeke's first guest on the Not Local podcast is former U.S. Ambassador Charles Ray. He served as the U.S. Ambassador in Cambodia and later in Zimbabwe, part of his 30 years in the U.S. Foreign Service. In this episode, Amb. Ray discusses the function of U.S. foreign service over seas, specific situations that arise in diplomatic engagements, and the efficacy of U.S. diplomacy and foreign policy abroad.