Borderline

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

046 | Kamal al-Solaylee | Why we go back to where we come from

046 | Kamal al-Solaylee | Why we go back to where we come from

Immigration isn't a one-way ticket. For many, the homeland calls back.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
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Mass migration is inevitable. The global North should welcome it.

Mass migration is inevitable. The global North should welcome it.

Climate change and demographics are setting the stage for a massive reshuffling of the human population, argues Parag Khanna.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Borderline
045 | Parag Khanna | Mass migration is inevitable. We should welcome it.

045 | Parag Khanna | Mass migration is inevitable. We should welcome it.

Climate change and demographics are setting the stage for a massive reshuffling of the human population.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
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Belarus "weaponises" migrants, longtermism is BS and why we’re running out of translators | Borderline Brief #3

Belarus "weaponises" migrants, longtermism is BS and why we’re running out of translators | Borderline Brief #3

A weekly curation for global citizens. This week: Germany, Afghanistan, United States, Australia, Barbados, Belarus, Poland, European Union, the New York Times, Netflix, veterans and translators.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Borderline
Nearly 5 billion people are not yet fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Nearly 5 billion people are not yet fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Portugal has the best vaccination rate of any major country, while Burundi only received its first few hundred doses in October 2021. Explore the data in this interactive graph.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Borderline
Netflix vs Orthodox Jews, travel for the unvaxxed and deadbeat dads in blue helmets | Borderline Brief #2

Netflix vs Orthodox Jews, travel for the unvaxxed and deadbeat dads in blue helmets | Borderline Brief #2

A weekly curation for global citizens. This week: Cambodia, UN peacekeepers, Haredi Jews, Black Britons, US immigration, Afghan refugees, Facebook, Covid, climate, Antarctica, France, Mexico, Russia, China and Isaac Asimov’s Foundation.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Borderline
The last freedom

The last freedom

As borders slowly reopen, immigrants and expats won’t soon forget that our freedom of movement is conditional, our lifestyle only tolerated

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Borderline
Empire, Churchill and killing monarchs: footnotes on my conversation on (not quite) everything with Jonn Elledge

Empire, Churchill and killing monarchs: footnotes on my conversation on (not quite) everything with Jonn Elledge

I can't possibly summarise the latest episode but I can add plenty of footnotes.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Borderline