Stuart Garlick and Maris Hellrand talk to Dr. James Vaughan of Aberystwyth University. They discuss how Radio Free Europe helped Estonia and other Soviet-occupied countries regain their independence, Maris's recollections of working at the station under Toomas Hendrik Ilves, and the uncertain future for the United States Agency for Global Media under the Trump Administration. Recorded on 15 July 2020.
Music and news clips: taken from original studio recordings of Radio Free Europe, provided by Maris Hellrand.
Radio tuning sound: Creative Commons, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cowZPPHGBpA
