Host Shawn Rostker talks with foreign affairs journalist, and SSP alumni, Mark Leon Goldberg about his career in journalism and the field of foreign policy. Mark talks at length about his experience as creator and host of the longest-running independent international affairs podcast, Global Dispatches, and offers insights and advice for anyone interested in pursuing journalistic endeavors or a career as a podcaster. They discuss how coverage and consumption of foreign affairs issues have evolved since the advent of the podcast medium and explore the role of an international affairs journalist in the contemporary environment.