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The Stream: Spring/Summer 2026 – Bestselling Books
BESTSELLING BOOKS Lifeboat at the End of the World: A Volunteer’s Story by Dominic Gregory Dominic Gregory writes about life on a volunteer lifeboat crew, from training routines to high-stakes rescues. When migrant boats begin arriving along the English coast, the work takes on new urgency. The book focuses on the people behind the response, capturing moments when decisions must be made quickly, and where the line between duty and humanity can blur. The Four Heavens: A New History of the Ancient Maya by David Stuart Drawing on recent discoveries and decades of research, David Stuart presents a...
The Stream: Spring/Summer 2026 – Podcasts
PODCASTS Fela Kuti: Fear No Man Higher Ground Jad Abumrad traces the transformation of Fela Kuti from Western-trained musician to revolutionary artist. What begins as a search for identity becomes a confrontation with power, as Fela turns music into a vehicle for political resistance and creates Afrobeat along the way. Missing in the Amazon The Guardian A gripping investigative series into the disappearance of journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in Brazil’s Javari Valley. Reporter Tom Phillips follows the trail through a remote region of the Amazon, where environmental, political, and Indigenous rights collide Soft Power/FulStories Christopher Wurst...
The Stream: Spring/Summer 2026 – Streaming Video
STREAMING VIDEO Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare HBO This documentary revisits the 2011 Fukushima disaster and its lasting impact on communities, environment, and policy. Moving beyond the initial crisis, it looks at what recovery means years later through the lives of those living with its consequences. My Father and Qaddafi PBS / POV This film traces one family's connection to Libya through the legacy of Muammar Qaddafi. What begins as a personal search becomes a broader look at power, memory, and the long shadow of political rule. Everybody to Kenmure Street BBC This film captures a moment when residents in Glasgow...
The Stream: Spring/Summer 2026 – RPCV Book Reviews
RPCV BOOK REVIEWS FEATURED REVIEW We Called It a War by Sargent Shriver Shriver's posthumous memoir—written in 1960 but only recently rediscovered in the archives of the Shriver Peace Institute and edited for contemporary readers—offers a detailed account of the 1964–68 War on Poverty. The narrative illuminates Shriver's political acumen, details with equanimity his relationships with allies, adversaries, and leading figures of this time—most notably LBJ—and displays the strong spiritual fidelity with which he appears to have approached everything. Among the memorable anecdotes of his efforts to make a meaningful impact on poverty in the U.S. is one in which...
Champions of the Golden Valley
Champions of the Golden Valley is a heart-warming new documentary produced by RPCV Baktash Ahadi that follows Alishah Farhang, a skier who, after failing to qualify for the Olympics as Afghanistan's first winter Olympian, returns home to start a ski club in his mountain village.
Peace Corps Off-Broadway
A car crash, a cryptic State Department operative, and a rapidly shifting world order set the stage for RPCV Rajiv Joseph's new play, Dakar 2000. But this is more than just a thriller: it’s a work shaped by lived experience.
The Stream – Podcasts
Will Be Wild Pineapple Street Studios This eight-part podcast explores the forces behind the January 6 insurrection and its aftermath. The series examines the ongoing threat of autocracy, its damage to democracy, and the fight against anti-democratic forces. Who Killed Daphne Wondery The podcast delves into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta and the international investigation that follows. As a team of journalists uncovers dark secrets linked to her death, they reveal a web of power and corruption that stretches far beyond the island. The Evaporated: Gone with the Gods The Binge An investigation into...
Time, Space, Presence
Very few people represent the values of Peace Corps better than Jody Olsen. Olsen, who served as director of the agency from 2018 to 2021, is one of just a handful of directors who also served as Volunteers before ascending to that position. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Olsen made the unprecedented decision to evacuate all 7,000 Volunteers in the field to bring them safely home. She’s also a longtime champion of women’s economic empowerment. Today, she serves as co-chair of the RPCV group Women of Peace Corps Legacy, and chair of the Peace Corps Park advisory committee. Her most recent endeavor is the publication of her memoir, A...
The Stream: Winter 2024
The Women by Kristin Hannah This historical fiction novel is a powerful story of courage and sacrifice, following young nursing student Frankie McGrath as she joins the Vietnam War and faces a changed America upon her return. The novel shines a light on the stories of all women who put themselves in harm’s way to help others. (Link to Book) The Burning Earth by Sunil Amrith In this sweeping global history ranging from the Mongol expansion to contemporary climate change, Sunil Amrith explores how 500 years of human expansion, environmental exploitation, and empire have reshaped both humanity and the...
