Inside Geneva

Inside Geneva is a podcast about global politics, humanitarian issues, and international aid, hosted by journalist Imogen Foulkes. It is produced by SWI swissinfo.ch, a multilingual international public service media company from Switzerland.

Podcasting since 2019 • 180 episodes

Inside Geneva

Latest Episodes

Books to make you think

This week, Inside Geneva presents the newest instalment of our “Books to make you think” series.We talk to an author who had a ringside seat as the US development agency USAID was being destroyed.“The people who so recklessly tore...

June 23, 2026 • 29:40

What’s the point of foreign aid?

On our Inside Geneva podcast this week, we host a debate on a key question: what’s the point of foreign aid?“What’s the point of mobilising taxpayers’ money and sending it to faraway countries to assist vulnerable people? And how do you ...

June 09, 2026 • 59:27

Is aid failing?

On this week's Inside Geneva podcast episode, we take stock of aid cuts and what they mean for new crises such as Ebola.“It is a catastrophe. It is not an opportunity. But now we have an obligation to transform the system: there...

May 26, 2026 • 36:19

Who controls landmines and drones?

On Inside Geneva, we look at weapons contamination and the harm it causes.“We have at least one casualty every single day in Afghanistan – someone killed or injured –and it is most likely a child,” says Nick Pond, from the UN As...

May 12, 2026 • 31:31

Challenges to press freedom

On Inside Geneva this week, we mark Press Freedom Day. Is there anything to celebrate?Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression: “The role of journalists has never been under such pressure, and the sector itself...

April 28, 2026 • 45:15

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