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

Epic, human-scale stories from around the world—told by the people who lived them. Each episode begins in the United States, travels outward, and returns changed, tracing the quiet forces—culture, identity, experience—that shape how we, including many RPCVs, see the world.

The Big Idea with Elizabeth Gore

Yahoo Finance

Hosted by RPCV Elizabeth Gore, this show blends practical advice with candid conversations about building something from scratch. Founders share missteps, breakthroughs, and the reality behind the “startup story.”

The Border Chronicle 

Independent

Journalists Melissa del Bosque and Todd Miller report from the U.S.-Mexico border, centering voices too often left out of the conversation—community leaders, migrants, artists, and activists.