Scott Gurian
@scottgurian.bsky.social
Journalist and host / producer of Far From Home, a culture and travel podcast that tells fascinating stories from faraway places like Iran, Chernobyl, and Mongolia; formerly WNYC, KGOU
Check out my recent cameo appearance on Dynamo's Business Explains the World documentary focusing on how Dubai's abandoned supercar junkyards came to be. It's a really fascinating story! youtu.be/IrGCv3sZXAQ?...
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Check out my recent cameo appearance on Dynamo's Business Explains the World documentary focusing on how Dubai's abandoned supercar junkyards came to be. It's a really fascinating story! youtu.be/IrGCv3sZXAQ?...
On the latest ep of @farfromhomepodcast.bsky.social, I’m sharing a great conversation from the @makingpeacevisible.bsky.social podcast with @terrelljstarr.bsky.social , an independent American journalist reporting from Ukraine. Listen in the podcast app of your choice or at farfromhomepodcast.org.
September 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
On the latest ep of @farfromhomepodcast.bsky.social, I’m sharing a great conversation from the @makingpeacevisible.bsky.social podcast with @terrelljstarr.bsky.social , an independent American journalist reporting from Ukraine. Listen in the podcast app of your choice or at farfromhomepodcast.org.
On the latest episode of Far From Home, I visit Copenhagen's Human Library, where the "readers" and "books" are people having deeply personal conversations about topics that might normally be considered off-limits. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or at pod.link/1091969414/e...
June 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
On the latest episode of Far From Home, I visit Copenhagen's Human Library, where the "readers" and "books" are people having deeply personal conversations about topics that might normally be considered off-limits. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or at pod.link/1091969414/e...
On the latest episode of Far From Home, I share the incredible story of balloon hat maker Addi Somekh, who traveled around the world on a mission to spread joy and make people laugh. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or at pod.link/1091969414/e...
May 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
On the latest episode of Far From Home, I share the incredible story of balloon hat maker Addi Somekh, who traveled around the world on a mission to spread joy and make people laugh. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or at pod.link/1091969414/e...
Check out my latest episode of Far From Home, where I tell the remarkable story of Garry Davis, who renounced his American nationality in 1948 and lived the rest of his life never becoming a citizen of any other country! Listen wherever you get your podcasts or at farfromhomepodcast.org
May 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Check out my latest episode of Far From Home, where I tell the remarkable story of Garry Davis, who renounced his American nationality in 1948 and lived the rest of his life never becoming a citizen of any other country! Listen wherever you get your podcasts or at farfromhomepodcast.org
On May 25, 1948, Garry Davis went to the US embassy in Paris to renounce his American citizenship, and he lived the rest of his life never becoming a citizen of any other country. Listen to his fascinating story on the latest episode of my podcast Far From Home: pod.link/1091969414/e...
April 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
On May 25, 1948, Garry Davis went to the US embassy in Paris to renounce his American citizenship, and he lived the rest of his life never becoming a citizen of any other country. Listen to his fascinating story on the latest episode of my podcast Far From Home: pod.link/1091969414/e...
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sometimes I feel like a dinosaur, cause no one looks anything up anymore 🦕
April 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
sometimes I feel like a dinosaur, cause no one looks anything up anymore 🦕
"You may not recognize it at first, but life in this country will never be the same if people stop coming from abroad because they are not guaranteed protection under the law."
Tourists are avoiding the USA after Trump’s border crackdown
Reports of harsh treatment or weeks-long detentions by U.S. border agents have alarmed potential visitors across the world
www.yahoo.com
March 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"You may not recognize it at first, but life in this country will never be the same if people stop coming from abroad because they are not guaranteed protection under the law."
The 'fatality rate' of democratic regimes that have begun the slide into autocracy is 67%, and the window to turn things around is generally about 5 years. After 10 years of decline, a democratic rebound is 'close to impossible.'
Trump’s Attacks on Press Freedom Are Paving the Way for Authoritarianism
A leading global democracy research institute says democratic “backsliding” must be turned around quickly—warning that after 10 years, recovery is “close to impossible.”
www.vanityfair.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The 'fatality rate' of democratic regimes that have begun the slide into autocracy is 67%, and the window to turn things around is generally about 5 years. After 10 years of decline, a democratic rebound is 'close to impossible.'
Reposted by Scott Gurian
One of the oddest — and distinct — attributes of modern GOP politics is the sheer confidence so many Republicans have tearing down things they fundamentally and clearly do not understand at all.
oh my god -- Comer thinks "editorial standards" literally refers to standards for editorials and is corrected by the NPR head
March 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
One of the oddest — and distinct — attributes of modern GOP politics is the sheer confidence so many Republicans have tearing down things they fundamentally and clearly do not understand at all.
"We feel like we're caught in somebody else's politics, and we have to pay the biggest price."
On the latest episode of my podcast, Far From Home, I speak to people around the world directly impacted by the cuts to American foreign aid. Listen at farfromhomepodcast.org
On the latest episode of my podcast, Far From Home, I speak to people around the world directly impacted by the cuts to American foreign aid. Listen at farfromhomepodcast.org
March 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"We feel like we're caught in somebody else's politics, and we have to pay the biggest price."
On the latest episode of my podcast, Far From Home, I speak to people around the world directly impacted by the cuts to American foreign aid. Listen at farfromhomepodcast.org
On the latest episode of my podcast, Far From Home, I speak to people around the world directly impacted by the cuts to American foreign aid. Listen at farfromhomepodcast.org
Elon Musk said recently that no one has died as a result of his cuts foreign aid funding, but that isn’t true. On the latest episode of Far From Home, I speak to aid workers in Sudan, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the country of Georgia to hear how these cuts are impacting people around the world.
Far From Home: Foreign Aid
Over the past few months, President Trump has taken a sort of a slash-and-burn approach to much of the U.S. government, and among the many taxpayer-funded programs he’s axed has been American foreign ...
farfromhomepodcast.org
March 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Elon Musk said recently that no one has died as a result of his cuts foreign aid funding, but that isn’t true. On the latest episode of Far From Home, I speak to aid workers in Sudan, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the country of Georgia to hear how these cuts are impacting people around the world.
The New York Times estimates that within the next year, the cuts could lead to the deaths of 1.65 million people worldwide from AIDS, 500,000 from lack of vaccines, 550,000 from lack of food aid, 290,000 from malaria, and 310,000 from TB. All this to save less than 2% of the federal budget.
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. (Gift Article)
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The New York Times estimates that within the next year, the cuts could lead to the deaths of 1.65 million people worldwide from AIDS, 500,000 from lack of vaccines, 550,000 from lack of food aid, 290,000 from malaria, and 310,000 from TB. All this to save less than 2% of the federal budget.