Borderline

A (now concluded) podcast for defiant global citizens. 50+ interviews exploring lives lived across borders, immigration policy and belonging.

The triumph of “What’s in it for us?” immigration policy

The triumph of “What’s in it for us?” immigration policy

"Let them pick fruit" is not a slip up. It's a philosophy.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Borderline
050 | Colin Yeo | The UK's very low bar on Ukrainian refugees

050 | Colin Yeo | The UK's very low bar on Ukrainian refugees

"It's not that the UK has done absolutely nothing. It's just _almost_ absolutely nothing."

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Borderline
049 | Michael Rain | What not fitting in can teach you

049 | Michael Rain | What not fitting in can teach you

A conversation with Michael Rain on multiculturalism as a superpower, growing up a Black immigrant in America and why humility is outdated

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Borderline
A vintage map of the world with an eraser on top. South America, Africa and South Asia have been erased.

“We don't really mean the world when we say the world.”

And we've stopped even noticing it.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Borderline
Joe Biden campaigned on massive immigration reform. Is he delivering?

Joe Biden campaigned on massive immigration reform. Is he delivering?

The Trump administration upended immigration law and processes. Its legacy is a complex web to untangle, says Susan Cohen.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Borderline
048 | Susan J. Cohen | Donald Trump's immigration legacy

048 | Susan J. Cohen | Donald Trump's immigration legacy

Joe Biden campaigned on massive immigration reform. Here's what he's inherited, what he's already changed... and what he still hasn't.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
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You’re probably wrong about refugees

You’re probably wrong about refugees

Busting some common myths and assumptions about asylum-seekers and Channel crossings

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Borderline
047 | Daniel Sohege | Busting myths about refugees and Channel crossings

047 | Daniel Sohege | Busting myths about refugees and Channel crossings

Arriving without a visa to claim asylum is legal, there is no queue to jump and there is no such thing as the "first safe country" rule.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Borderline