By: Mark Leon Goldberg on July 07, 2014 It’s a special edition of the podcast today! I have a number of officials from the United Nations on the show. These interviews were conducted on location at the United Nations. Each conversation lasts about 10 minutes or so and focuses on some aspect of my interviewees work. Enjoy! In order of appearance: Richard Wright, UNRWA (Palestinian Refugees agency) George Papagiannis, UNESCO Valere Mantels, Office of Disarmament Affairs, Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch Sarah Crowe, UNICEF Gary Fowlie, The International Telecommunucations Union Silke von Brockhausen, UN peacekeeping mission to Sierra Leone Warner Schmidt, UN Capital Master Plan (renovatin the UN building) Previous episodes Inside the Iran Nuke Talks Episode 23: Jillian York, Digital Free Speech defender Turkey’s Strategic Interests in Iraq Episode 22: Live from the UN, 2014 (Vol 1); A special edition, featuring the President of the General Assembly, the UN Ambassadors from Vietnam and Jamaica, the head of the UN Association, and more! The UN’s View of the Iraq Crisis Episode 21: Thomas Pickering, former Ambassador to the UN, Israel, Jordan, Russia, India and more. Dying for the World Cup Episode 20: Jessica Tuchman Matthews, foreign policy trendsetter Egypt After the Counter Revolution Episode 19: Louise Arbour, human rights pioneer. What Obama Left Out of His Big Foreign Policy Speech Episode 18: Zalmay Khalizad, former US Ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and the UN. Why Libya is Suddenly on the Verge of a Civil War Episode 17: Gov Bill Richardson, he frees hostages. The Foreign Policy Implications of India’s Elections Episode 16: Carolyn Miles, CEO of Save the Children What Boko Haram Wants Episode: 15 Laura Turner Seydel, philanthropist Episode 14: Douglas Ollivant, Iraq expert Episode 13: Gary Bass, historian Episode 12: Mark Montgomery, demographer Episode 11: Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watcher Episode 10: Live from the UN, Volume 2. Episode 9: Mia Farrow, humanitarian activist and Goodwill Ambassador Episode 8: Suzanne Nossel, Big Thinker Episode 7: Live from the UN, Volume 1. Episode 6: PJ Crowley, former State Department Spokesperson Episode 5: Octavia Nasr, reporter Episode 4: Arsalan Iftikhar, “The Muslim Guy” Episode 3: Dodge Billingsley, filmmaker. Episode 2: Laura Seay, @TexasinAfrica Episode 1: Heather Hurlburt, national security wonk