Founding Encounters is a podcast series about the lesser known stories of the relationship between the Middle East and America in its earliest years. To mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this show will focus on unexpected and overlooked details of the founding years, taking listeners through the harbors of Morocco, the…

Culture at the margins — the stories that don’t make the newscast.

Investigative deep dives — months of reporting, one story at a time.

Interviews with the people shaping Middle East foreign policy — from ambassadors to anonymous officials.

Is the confrontation approaching a ground war with Iran?

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