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Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 34Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Watch full episode here: youtu.be/QRk1zELc9qETop Question of the week from Mika:Suddenly Giorgi Bachiashvili is out of prison, Eliso Kiladze is behind bars, and former minister Davitashvili has fled abroad after questioning at the SSSG. Ho...
2026-02-2228 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 34 [Trailer]Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Watch trailer here: youtu.be/D6c9B7ZYEL4Top Question of the week from Mika:Suddenly Giorgi Bachiashvili is out of prison, Eliso Kiladze is behind bars, and former minister Davitashvili has fled abroad after questioning at the SSSG...
2026-02-2100 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 33Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Watch full episode here: youtu.be/fOEvufTH4wQTop Question of the week from John:All opposition party leaders are in almost the same situation - either in prison, in exile, or facing long-term imprisonment. Now, as some briefly...
2026-02-1528 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 33[Trailer]Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Watch trailer here: youtu.be/P4N5b3quzBsTop Question of the week from John:All opposition party leaders are in almost the same situation - either in prison, in exile, or facing long-term imprisonment. Now, as some brief...
2026-02-1500 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 32Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donate at: https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Watch trailer here: youtu.be/BILqtbMz8NsTop Questions of the week from Lilly & GugaShatirishvili, likely with Ivanishvili’s consent, has gone straight to attacking President Trump, while his puppets are in the U.S., meeting with various contacts and trying to mend ties with Washington. Mean...
2026-02-0831 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 32[Trailer]Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donate at: https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Watch trailer here: youtu.be/5TP5KKkMKP4Top Questions of the week from Lilly & GugaShatirishvili, likely with Ivanishvili’s consent, has gone straight to attacking President Trump, while his puppets are in the U.S., meeting with various contacts and trying to mend ties with Washington. Meanwhile, Neutral Georgia, li...
2026-02-0701 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 31Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donate at: https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Watch full episode here: youtu.be/D2g54xMJPjMTop Question of the week from Mary:This new grants law means almost any Georgian could face six years in prison. The Georgian Dream already seems in full control—so why the need to frighten even more people? Or is...
2026-02-0128 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 31[Trailer]Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donate at: https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Watch full episode here: youtu.be/D2g54xMJPjMTop Question of the week from Mary:This new grants law means almost any Georgian could face six years in prison. The Georgian Dream already seems in full control—so why the need to frighten even more people? Or is...
2026-01-3100 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 30Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgiaThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top Questions of the week from Silvia & Zaza:He just threw his closest ally, former PM Garibashvili, in prison for five years, and now the State Security Service is going after supermarkets and their owners to bring prices down. Meanwhile, Mr. Shatirishvili publishes a letter claiming that not only Trump, but even Putin, is a Deep...
2026-01-2530 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 30 [Trailer]Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgiaThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top Questions of the week from Silvia & Zaza:He just threw his closest ally, former PM Garibashvili, in prison for five years, and now the State Security Service is going after supermarkets and their owners to bring prices down. Meanwhile, Mr. Shatirishvili publishes a letter claiming that not only Trump, but even Putin, is a Deep...
2026-01-2400 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze – Episode 32. Guest: Giorgi TumasyanSupport us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgiaGuest: Giorgi Tumasyan | Georgia First Political Initiative | MPA, Chairman of Armenian Community Platform of Georgia.- Georgian–Armenian relations: both between the peoples and between Tbilisi and Yerevan as the two capitals move in different directions: Tbilisi looks north, Yerevan west.- Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan: how many political lives does he have, and what’s really happening in Armenian politics?- TRIPP: its significance for Armenia and the South Caucasus, and how Georgian Dream is responding.- Ongoing deve...
2026-01-181h 17
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze – Episode 32. Guest: Giorgi Tumasyan [Trailer]Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgiaGuest: Giorgi Tumasyan | Georgia First Political Initiative | MPA, Chairman of Armenian Community Platform of Georgia.- Georgian–Armenian relations: both between the peoples and between Tbilisi and Yerevan as the two capitals move in different directions: Tbilisi looks north, Yerevan west.- Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan: how many political lives does he have, and what’s really happening in Armenian politics?- TRIPP: its significance for Armenia and the South Caucasus, and how Georgian Dream is responding.- Ongoing deve...
2026-01-1700 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 29Support Talk Georgia on patreon.com/TalkGeorgiaThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week from Nona & DavitPresident Trump has captured Maduro and taken control of Venezuela, raising questions about what comes next - Cuba, Colombia, even Greenland? The international order is being shaken. What does this mean for Georgia, and should we expect change or a similar operation...
2026-01-1124 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 29 [Trailer]Support Talk Georgia on patreon.com/TalkGeorgiaThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week from Nona & Davit: President Trump has captured Maduro and taken control of Venezuela, raising questions about what comes next - Cuba, Colombia, even Greenland? The international order is being shaken. What does this mean for Georgia, and should we expect change or a similar operation here?...
2026-01-1000 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 28This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week from TomasThis week, former State Security chief Liluashvili, ex-UNM Defense Minister Akhalaia, and eight associates of influential Georgian Dream MP Viktor Japaridze were arrested. Are these events connected, and does this signal the end of intra-party purges, or are more rounds coming?and much morePlease send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com
2025-12-2833 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 28 [Trailer]This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week from TomasThis week, former State Security chief Liluashvili, ex-UNM Defense Minister Akhalaia, and eight associates of influential Georgian Dream MP Viktor Japaridze were arrested. Are these events connected, and does this signal the end of intra-party purges, or are more rounds coming?and much morePlease send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com
2025-12-2800 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 27This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week from Guram: Shatirishvili’s latest letter calls Trump a ‘Deep State puppet’ and predicts Europe’s collapse, and this week Georgian Dream’s rhetoric toward the EU has shifted from hostile to outright extreme — is this a new instruction from Ivanishvili to escalate further, or are there other reasons behind it?and much morePlease send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.comWa...
2025-12-2130 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 27 [Trailer]This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week from Guram: Shatirishvili’s latest letter calls Trump a ‘Deep State puppet’ and predicts Europe’s collapse, and this week Georgian Dream’s rhetoric toward the EU has shifted from hostile to outright extreme — is this a new instruction from Ivanishvili to escalate further, or are there other reasons behind it?and much morePlease send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.comWatch trailer : https://youtu.be/ZCs
2025-12-2100 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 26This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week from Keti:Is the new U.S. national security strategy really as catastrophic as experts claim, and how will it affect the region and Georgia? Could it help Ivanishvili justify neutrality, as seen in Kobakhidze’s visit to Turkmenistan?Please send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.comWatch full ep...
2025-12-1434 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 26 [Trailer]This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week from Keti:Is the new U.S. national security strategy really as catastrophic as experts claim, and how will it affect the region and Georgia? Could it help Ivanishvili justify neutrality, as seen in Kobakhidze’s visit to Turkmenistan?Please send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.comWatch trailer he...
2025-12-1301 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 25This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week from LilyWhat can you tell us about the BBC investigative report which claims that the Georgian Dream government used harmful chemical substances against its own people? How believable do you find this? And if proven, what legal and political consequences could there be?and much morePlease send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com
2025-12-0731 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 25 [Trailer]This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week from LilyWhat can you tell us about the BBC investigative report which claims that the Georgian Dream government used harmful chemical substances against its own people? How believable do you find this? And if proven, what legal and political consequences could there be?and much morePlease send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com
2025-12-0601 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 24This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week from Alex:A year has passed since Kobakhidze halted Georgia’s EU integration, and protests have continued ever since. Where do we stand now? Who is winning — the people or the regime — and what comes next?and much morePlease send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.comWatch full episode here...
2025-11-3030 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 24 [Trailer]This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week from Alex:A year has passed since Kobakhidze halted Georgia’s EU integration, and protests have continued ever since. Where do we stand now? Who is winning — the people or the regime — and what comes next?and much morePlease send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.comWatch trailer here: youtu...
2025-11-2901 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 23This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top questions of the week TimWith his lawyer’s latest letter, is Ivanishvili blaming U.S. intelligence for blocking his funds in Swiss banks and asking President Trump to return them? Did I get that right?ZazaWhat does Georgian Dream’s restriction of diaspora voting rights signify? Are they preparing for early elections?
2025-11-2330 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 23 [Trailer]This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top questions of the week TimWith his lawyer’s latest letter, is Ivanishvili blaming U.S. intelligence for blocking his funds in Swiss banks and asking President Trump to return them? Did I get that right?ZazaWhat does Georgian Dream’s restriction of diaspora voting rights signify? Are they preparing for early elections?
2025-11-2200 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 22This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top questions of the week from Valery & KatoWhy is Giorgi Gakharia facing a 13-year sentence despite participating in the local elections and entering Parliament? And with the recent arrests and dismissals of top officials, who will Ivanishvili target next?and much morePlease send your questions for the next show to...
2025-11-1624 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 22 [Trailer]This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top questions of the week from Valery & KatoWhy is Giorgi Gakharia facing a 13-year sentence despite participating in the local elections and entering Parliament? And with the recent arrests and dismissals of top officials, who will Ivanishvili target next?and much morePlease send your questions for the next show to...
2025-11-1600 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 21This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top questions of the week from Raya & NikoIt appears that Ivanishvili plans to imprison opposition leaders for many years. Does this signal a new phase of authoritarianism, and in your view, is it a response to the European Union’s harshest enlargement report?and much morePlease send your questions for th...
2025-11-0932 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 21 [Trailer]This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top questions of the week from Raya & NikoIt appears that Ivanishvili plans to imprison opposition leaders for many years. Does this signal a new phase of authoritarianism, and in your view, is it a response to the European Union’s harshest enlargement report?and much morePlease send your questions for th...
2025-11-0801 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 20This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top questions of the week from Serhii & MonikaIf the Georgian Dream bans the three largest opposition parties, which together represent over 40% of the population, and threatens smaller parties, what does the future hold for political parties in Georgia? How should the existing opposition respond, and could this create space for new Georgian Dream satellite parties to emerge?and much...
2025-11-0231 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 20 [Trailer]This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top questions of the week from Serhii & MonikaIf the Georgian Dream bans the three largest opposition parties, which together represent over 40% of the population, and threatens smaller parties, what does the future hold for political parties in Georgia? How should the existing opposition respond, and could this create space for new Georgian Dream satellite parties to emerge?and much morePlease send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.comWatch full...
2025-11-0100 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 19This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week from Lizzie : Do you expect Irakli Gharibashvili and Grigol Liluashvili to go to prison for a long time? And why is Bidzina doing this? They were both loyal to him. What message does this send to Georgian Dream officials and businessmen?and much morePlease send your questions for the...
2025-10-2633 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 19 [Trailer]This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week from Lizzie : Do you expect Irakli Gharibashvili and Grigol Liluashvili to go to prison for a long time? And why is Bidzina doing this? They were both loyal to him. What message does this send to Georgian Dream officials and businessmen?and much morePlease send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.comWatch the full episode here:
2025-10-2500 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 18This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week: Insulting and fining the OSCE Chair, banning parties and protests, raids on Gharibashvili, Liluashvili, and Partskhaladze — all in just two days. What’s going on? Has Ivanishvili gone mad?and much more.Please send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.comWatch the trailer here: youtu.be/IEPhFF-bCRE
2025-10-1929 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 18 [Trailer]This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week: Insulting and fining the OSCE Chair, banning parties and protests, raids on Gharibashvili, Liluashvili, and Partskhaladze — all in just two days. What’s going on? Has Ivanishvili gone mad?and much more.Please send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.comWatch the trailer here: youtu.be/tKMSeTU8868
2025-10-1801 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia With Giorgi Rukhadze - Episode 20. Guest: Davit Gunashvili [Trailer]Talk Georgia is an English-language podcast covering Georgian and regional politics. Guest: Davit Gunashvili - Good Governance Specialist | Civic ActivistIssues discussed: - From the Ministry of Defence to the resistance movement on Rustaveli Avenue;- What really happened on October 4th: what went wrong, and could it have been avoided?- The future of civil resistance: what it will take to push Ivanishvili’s regime from power.- Geopolitical shifts and the Georgian Dream: which way is the scale tipping?- and much more Watch Trailer here: youtu.be/eh_hB4rNoV8
2025-10-1501 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 17This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week: What really happened on October 4th? What were the organizers planning? And how far will the Georgian Dream’s repressions go? Georgia has now overtaken Russia in political prisoners per capita.and much morePlease send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.comWatch full episode here: youtu.be/385gAStpf4I
2025-10-1226 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 17 [Trailer]This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week: What really happened on October 4th? What were the organizers planning? And how far will the Georgian Dream’s repressions go? Georgia has now overtaken Russia in political prisoners per capita.and much morePlease send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com
2025-10-1100 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia With Giorgi Rukhadze - Episode 19. Guest: Ambassador Ian KellyTalk Georgia is an English-language podcast covering Georgian and regional politics. Guest: Ian Kelly - an American statesman and senior foreign service officer. Former US Ambassador to Georgia, and State Department Spokesman. Issues discussed: - Georgia Today: The State of Current Affairs- Then vs. Now: Georgia 10 Years Later- Drawing Parallels: Georgia and Russia- GD’s Trump Outreach & the Future of the MEGOBARI Act- Russia-Ukraine War: Impact on the Region- Stopping a Slide into Dictatorship in Ge...
2025-10-0955 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia With Giorgi Rukhadze - Episode 19. Guest: Ambassador Ian Kelly [Trailer]Talk Georgia is an English-language podcast covering Georgian and regional politics. Guest: Ian Kelly - an American statesman and senior foreign service officer. Former US Ambassador to Georgia, and State Department Spokesman. Issues discussed: - Georgia Today: The State of Current Affairs- Then vs. Now: Georgia 10 Years Later- Drawing Parallels: Georgia and Russia- GD’s Trump Outreach & the Future of the MEGOBARI Act- Russia-Ukraine War: Impact on the Region- Stopping a Slide into Dictatorship in GeorgiaAnd much more.Watch Full Episode here: youtu.be/MuTCOA9tp-Y
2025-10-0901 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 16This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week: Ivanishvili has published another lengthy letter calling the opposition and NGOs “traitors” and “agents,” and urging Georgians to vote. What’s your take on it and what are the key messages he’s trying to send this time?Please send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.comWatch full episode here: youtu.be/qt_6gJTRe
2025-10-0532 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 16 [Trailer]This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top question of the week: Ivanishvili has published another lengthy letter calling the opposition and NGOs “traitors” and “agents,” and urging Georgians to vote. What’s your take on it and what are the key messages he’s trying to send this time?and much morePlease send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com
2025-10-0500 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia With Giorgi Rukhadze - Episode 18. Guest: Paata BurchuladzeTalk Georgia is an English-language podcast covering Georgian and regional politics. Guest: Paata Burchuladze - world-renowned opera singer, philanthropist, leader of the Rustaveli Avenue Movement. Top question: * What is going to happen on October 4th?Watch full episode here: youtu.be/5QjPFhcxbDM
2025-10-0223 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 15This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Here’s what to expect:Ivanishvili snubs the U.S. ambassador, meets an Arab sheikh, brands Western diplomats as “deep state,” hauls them into the MFA, and yet, sends awkward letters to patch things up with Washington. What’s he really after?And much morePlease send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com
2025-09-2829 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 15 [Trailer]This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Here’s what to expect:Ivanishvili snubs the U.S. ambassador, meets an Arab sheikh, brands Western diplomats as “deep state,” hauls them into the MFA, and yet, sends awkward letters to patch things up with Washington. What’s he really after?And much morePlease send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com
2025-09-2700 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 14This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs on every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Here’s what to expect:GD claims some ex-officials are fueling “radicalism” together with the opposition. Who are they? What might be the consequences of such rhetoric and could this tie into the recent money laundering revelations?Please send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com
2025-09-2126 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 14 [Trailer]This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs on every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Here’s what to expect:GD claims some ex-officials are fueling “radicalism” together with the opposition. Who are they? What might be the consequences of such rhetoric and could this tie into the recent money laundering revelations?Please send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com
2025-09-2000 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 13This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs on every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.UNM’s Khabeishvili is arrested for offering a bribe, ex-Defense Minister Burchuladze for taking one, and two Ukrainians for smuggling RDX into Georgia. What’s really going on - is there a link, and what’s coming on October 4?And much morePlease send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com
2025-09-1431 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 13 [Trailer]This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs on every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Here’s what to expect:UNM’s Khabeishvili is arrested for offering a bribe, ex-Defense Minister Burchuladze for taking one, and two Ukrainians for smuggling RDX into Georgia. What’s really going on - is there a link, and what’s coming on October 4?And much morePlease send your questions for the...
2025-09-1300 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze – Episode 12This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs on every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Questions Answered:Why did GD President Khavelashvili pardon Khazaradze and Japaridze? What’s the real game behind it in your opinion?Ivanishvili’s chief propagandist now claims the deep state controls Trump and Rubio. Does this mean Georgian Dream’s “friendship” with Trump has ended?And much more..Please send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com
2025-09-0728 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 12. TrailerTOMORROW at 22:00 on Talk Georgia Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze will be answering your questions on Georgian and international politics: Here’s a preview of what’s coming up: Why did GD President Khavelashvili pardon Khazaradze and Japaridze? What’s the real game behind it in your opinion?Ivanishvili’s chief propagandist now claims the deep state controls Trump and Rubio. Does this mean Georgian Dream’s “friendship” with Trump has ended?And much more..Please send your questions for the next show to talkge...
2025-09-0600 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Banker Nika Shurgaia - Episode 14Talk Georgia Episode 14Guest: Nikoloz Shurgaia. Member of Unity, Manager, Banker, CleanerDiscussed: Georgia’s 9.8% Economic Growth: Reality or Illusion?Georgia’s Banking Sector: Built on Solid Rock or a Quicksand?What’s Next for the Lari?The Future of Georgia’s Economy Under Ivanishvili’s DictatorshipAnd much more
2025-07-3153 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Banker Nika Shurgaia - Episode 14. TrailerTalk Georgia Episode 14Guest: Nikoloz Shurgaia. Member of Unity, Manager, Banker, CleanerDiscussed: Georgia’s 9.8% Economic Growth: Reality or Illusion?Georgia’s Banking Sector: Built on Solid Rock or Quicksand?What’s Next for the Lari?The Future of Georgia’s Economy Under Ivanishvili’s DictatorshipAnd much more
2025-07-3001 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 11Talk Georgia Question Time. Episode 11. Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer your questions on Georgian and international politics: Local electrons are now very close. The opposition is still divided on participation. What will be the best thing to do? If Ivanishvili is Russia's puppet, how come that NATO and US military drills are back in Georgia? Please send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com
2025-07-2733 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 11. TrailerTOMORROW at 22:00 on Talk Georgia Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze will be answering your questions on Georgian and international politics: Here’s a preview of what’s coming up: Questions Answered:Local electrons are now very close. The opposition is still divided on participation. What will be the best thing to do? If Ivanishvili is Russia's puppet, how come that NATO and US military drills are back in Georgia? Please send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com
2025-07-2600 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Dr Sergi Kapanadze - Episode 13Talk Georgia's Episode 13Guest: Dr Sergi Kapanadze, GRASS Founder, Editor of GeopoliticsDiscussed: Diagnosing Georgia: Where are we now as a state? What would losing visa-free travel mean for Georgia? Could Ivanishvili’s dictatorship lead to a union state with Russia?What’s the way out and forward? And much more.Send you questions to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com
2025-07-2446 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Dr Sergi Kapanadze - Episode 13. TrailerTalk Georgia's Episode 13Guest: Dr Sergi Kapanadze, GRASS Founder, Editor of GeopoliticsDiscussed: Diagnosing Georgia: Where are we now as a state? What would losing visa-free travel mean for Georgia? Could Ivanishvili’s dictatorship lead to a union state with Russia?What’s the way out and forward? And much more.
2025-07-2300 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 10Talk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 10.Questions Answered:How likely is it that visa-free travel will be suspended starting September 1? Can it still be avoided?Does Bachiashvili have any realistic option other than handing over his Bitcoins to Bidzina?Now that President Trump appears angry with Putin and is ready to send weapons to Ukraine, what message does that send to Georgian Dream?Please send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com
2025-07-2040 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 10. TrailerTOMORROW at 22:00 on Talk Georgia Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze will be answering your questions on Georgian and international politics: Here’s a preview of what’s coming up: Questions Answered:ZviadHow likely is it that visa-free travel will be suspended starting September 1? Can it still be avoided?TedDoes Bachiashvili have any realistic option other than handing over his Bitcoins to Bidzina?LIkaNow that President Trump appears angry with Putin and is ready to s...
2025-07-1900 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: UNM Chair Tina Bokuchava - Episode 12Talk Georgia's Episode 12Guest: UNM Chair Tina BokuchavaDiscussed: Why is opposition unity so elusive?Ivanishvili’s message is clear: he owns the country. What’s the opposition’s counter-message?Targeted sanctions are urgently needed — what is the West waiting for?What’s the strategy to decisively defeat the oligarch?And much more..
2025-07-171h 00
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: UNM Chair Tina Bokuchava - Episode 12. TrailerTalk Georgia's Episode 12Guest: UNM Chair Tina BokuchavaDiscussed: Why is opposition unity so elusive?Ivanishvili’s message is clear: he owns the country. What’s the opposition’s counter-message?Targeted sanctions are urgently needed — what is the West waiting for?What’s the strategy to decisively defeat the oligarch?And much more..
2025-07-1600 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 9In this episode of Talk Georgia Question Time Nodar Kharshiladze and Giorgi Rukhadze will be answering audience's questions on Georgian and international politics: Ambassador Dunnigan described the letter Georgian Dream sent to the Trump administration as “threatening, insulting, and unserious.” What could have been in that letter to spark such a strong reaction in Washington?The European Parliament has called for cutting Georgia off from SWIFT and imposing sectoral sanctions. If that happens, could Georgian banks face collapse?Did Tornike Rizhvadze really try to take his own life - and Giorgi Ramishvili was genui...
2025-07-1340 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 9. TrailerTOMORROW at 22:00 on Talk Georgia Nodar Kharshiladze and I will be answering your questions on Georgian and international politics: Here’s a preview of what’s coming up: Ambassador Dunnigan described the letter Georgian Dream sent to the Trump administration as “threatening, insulting, and unserious.” What could have been in that letter to spark such a strong reaction in Washington?The European Parliament has called for cutting Georgia off from SWIFT and imposing sectoral sanctions. If that happens, could Georgian banks face collapse?Did Tornike Rizhvadze really try to take his own life - and G...
2025-07-1200 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Ilia University Professor Hans Gutbrod, - Episode 11Talk Georgia's Episode 11 Guest: Hans Gutbrod, Professor at Ilia State University.Discussed: Is Georgia Truly a Special Country?What makes Georgia unique - and what might Georgians misunderstand about themselves?The Turning Points in Georgian PoliticsWhat have been the defining moments in recent political history? Are we currently living through another such turning point, or has it already passed us by?Ivanishvili Through a Shakespearean LensWhat kind of ruler is Bidzina Ivanishvili? If he were a character in a Shakespearean tragedy, what type o...
2025-07-1058 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Ilia University Professor Hans Gutbrod, - Episode 11. TrailerTomorrow at 22:00 Talk Georgia's Episode 11 will dropGuest: Hans Gutbrod, Professor at Ilia State University.We'll discuss: Is Georgia Truly a Special Country?What makes Georgia unique - and what might Georgians misunderstand about themselves?The Turning Points in Georgian PoliticsWhat have been the defining moments in recent political history? Are we currently living through another such turning point, or has it already passed us by?Ivanishvili Through a Shakespearean LensWhat kind of ruler is Bidzina Ivanishvili? I...
2025-07-0900 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 8In this episode of Talk Georgia Queston Time Nodar Kharshiladze and I will be answering your questions on Georgian and international politics: Is Kavelashvili’s offer of pardons for election participation a political maneuver? and can the unity of eight opposition parties around a boycott gain traction without Lelo and Gakharia?What message does Kobakhidze’s absence from the U.S. reception and the Deputy FM’s condolences to the Iranian Embassy send? Should we expect any response from Israel or the U.S.? Could Kobakhidze’s urgent meeting with business leaders be connecte...
2025-07-0644 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 8. TrailerTOMORROW at 22:00 on Talk Georgia Nodar Kharshiladze and I will be answering your questions on Georgian and international politics: Here’s a preview of what’s coming up: Is Kavelashvili’s offer of pardons for election participation a political maneuver? and can the unity of eight opposition parties around a boycott gain traction without Lelo and Gakharia?What message does Kobakhidze’s absence from the U.S. reception and the Deputy FM’s condolences to the Iranian Embassy send? Should we expect any response from Israel or the U.S.? Could Kobakhidze’s urgent meeti...
2025-07-0500 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Federalists Leader Giga Bokeria - Episode 10Talk Georgia's Episode 10 .Guest: Giga Bokeria, Federalists LeaderTopics discussed:Serbia, Georgia, Ukraine — What Is the Legacy of the Velvet Revolutions?Eight parties have finally agreed to stand together. What strategy must now evolve to reach a new level of resistance?Local Elections: Why do some parties still insist on participating?What do the unprecedented attacks on ambassadors from democratic countries signal?And much more
2025-07-031h 00
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Federalists Leader Giga Bokeria - Episode 10. TrailerTomorrow at 22:00 Talk Georgia's Episode 10 will dropGuest: Giga Bokeria, Federalists LeaderWe'll discuss: Serbia, Georgia, Ukraine — What Is the Legacy of the Velvet Revolutions?Eight parties have finally agreed to stand together. What strategy must now evolve to reach a new level of resistance?Local Elections: Why do some parties still insist on participating?What do the unprecedented attacks on ambassadors from democratic countries signal?And much more
2025-07-0200 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 7Tonight at 22:00 on Talk Georgia Nodar Kharshiladze and I will be answering your questions on Georgian and international politics: Here’s a preview of what’s coming up: The entire opposition is in prison. Gakharia is likely in exile. Who’s next? Is this the end—or just the beginning?The time for talk is over. It’s time for action. But what does that mean—at home and abroad?Is this our moment to unite? What’s happening in Armenia—and how might it end? What could it mean for Georgia?Send you quest...
2025-06-2942 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 7. Trailer TOMORROW at 22:00 on Talk Georgia Nodar Kharshiladze and I will be answering your questions on Georgian and international politics: Here’s a preview of what’s coming up: The entire opposition is in prison. Gakharia is likely in exile. Who’s next? Is this the end—or just the beginning?The time for talk is over. It’s time for action. But what does that mean—at home and abroad?Is this our moment to unite? What’s happening in Armenia—and how might it end? What could it mean for Georgia?Send you quest...
2025-06-2800 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Marika Mikiashvili, DROA Foreign Secretary - Episode 9Tonighth at 22:00 Talk Georgia's Episode 9 will dropGuest: Marika Mikiashvili, DROA Foreign Secretary and Professor at Alte UniversityWe'll discuss: Opposition leaders jailed, crackdowns on civil society, media, and activists. Is this rock bottom — or just the beginning of even harsher repression?Georgia’s future as a free state is slipping away. What stage of authoritarian consolidation are we in?Words are no longer enough. How much longer must we wait for strong action from Georgia’s Western partners?
2025-06-2644 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Marika Mikiashvili, DROA Foreign Secretary - Episode 9 TrailerTomorrow at 22:00 Talk Georgia's Episode 9 will dropGuest: Marika Mikiashvili, DROA Foreign Secretary and Professor at Alte UniversityWe'll discuss: Opposition leaders jailed, crackdowns on civil society, media, and activists. Is this rock bottom — or just the beginning of even harsher repression?Georgia’s future as a free state is slipping away. What stage of authoritarian consolidation are we in?Words are no longer enough. How much longer must we wait for strong action from Georgia’s Western partners?
2025-06-2500 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and George Melashvili . Episode 6This is a special edition of Talk Georgia Question Time, where George Meladze and I will be answering your questions on Georgian and international politics: Here’s a preview of what’s coming up: LevanPoliticians are in jail, activists are in jail, NGOs and independent media are under siege. What’s next—and how should we respond?LenaThe European Parliament passed a strong resolution on Mzia Amaghlobeli and the state of media freedom in Georgia. So why isn’t the EU taking action? Why isn’t it using all it...
2025-06-2248 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and George Melashvili . Episode 6Tomorrow at 22:00 on Talk Georgia Question Time George Meladze and I will be answering your questions on Georgian and international politics: Here’s a preview of what’s coming up: LevanPoliticians are in jail, activists are in jail, NGOs and independent media are under siege. What’s next—and how should we respond?LenaThe European Parliament passed a strong resolution on Mzia Amaghlobeli and the state of media freedom in Georgia. So why isn’t the EU taking action? Why isn’t it using all its leverage to hold Ivan...
2025-06-2100 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Shalva (Lasha) Dzebisashvili, Professor at University of GeorgiaTonight at 22:00 Talk Georgia's Episode 8 will dropGuest: Shalva (Lasha) Dzebisashvili, Associate Professor at University of Georgia and Expert in Defense and Security Affairs.We'll discuss: - Does Georgia Need a National Security Council?- Is Suspension of Visa-Free Travel Inevitable?- The Gakharia Case: Ivanishvili’s Vendetta, Policy — or Both?- Georgian Dream’s Dilemma: Jail All Political Opponents or Appear Weak?- The Israel-Iran Conflict: Regional Impact and Implications for GeorgiaAnd much more
2025-06-1951 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Shalva (Lasha) Dzebisashvili, Professor at University of GeorgiaTomorrow at 22:00 Talk Georgia's Episode 8 will dropGuest: Shalva (Lasha) Dzebisashvili, Associate Professor at University of Georgia and Expert in Defense and Security Affairs.We'll discuss: - Does Georgia Need a National Security Council?- Is Suspension of Visa-Free Travel Inevitable?- The Gakharia Case: Ivanishvili’s Vendetta, Policy — or Both?- Georgian Dream’s Dilemma: Jail All Political Opponents or Appear Weak?- The Israel-Iran Conflict: Regional Impact and Implications for GeorgiaAnd much more
2025-06-1800 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 5.Tonight at 22:00 on Talk Georgia Question Time Nodar Kharshiladze and I will be answering your questions on Georgian and international politics: Here’s a preview of what’s coming up: Anna:Nika Gvaramia is now the third opposition leader jailed. 21-year-old Mate Devidze just got 4.5 years for swinging a stick. People are fined for Facebook posts. Are we waking up in Chelyabinsk? How should we—and our Western allies—respond? Beso:Polish PM Donald Tusk says he’s building a coalition to suspend Georgia’s EU visa-free regime. How real is the...
2025-06-1546 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 5. TOMORROW at 22:00 on Talk Georgia Nodar Kharshiladze and I will be answering your questions on Georgian and international politics: Here’s a preview of what’s coming up: Anna:Nika Gvaramia is now the third opposition leader jailed. 21-year-old Mate Devidze just got 4.5 years for swinging a stick. People are fined for Facebook posts. Are we waking up in Chelyabinsk? How should we—and our Western allies—respond? Beso:Polish PM Donald Tusk says he’s building a coalition to suspend Georgia’s EU visa-free regime. How real is the threat—and how soon c...
2025-06-1400 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Victor Kipiani, Chair of Geocase🎙️ Talk Georgia’ Episode 7 is out tonight at 22:00 This week’s guest: Victor Kipiani, Chairman of Geocase.We’ll dive deep into: 🔹 What’s it like to be the lawyer for billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgia’s de facto ruler — was it strictly business, or something more? 🔹 The scale of Georgia’s political crises and where the country could go from here 🔹 Are we living in a mafia state? Who has captured the Georgian state — Ivanishvili, the Kremlin, or both? 🔹 And if Georgia slips into full dictatorship, what role, if any, would it play in the region...
2025-06-1256 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Victor Kipiani, Chair of Geocase🎙️ Talk Georgia’ Episode 7 will be out tomorrow! This week’s guest: Victor Kipiani, Chairman of Geocase.We’ll dive deep into: 🔹 What’s it like to be the lawyer for billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgia’s de facto ruler — was it strictly business, or something more? 🔹 The scale of Georgia’s political crises and where the country could go from here 🔹 Are we living in a mafia state? Who has captured the Georgian state — Ivanishvili, the Kremlin, or both? 🔹 And if Georgia slips into full dictatorship, what role, if any, would it play in the region...
2025-06-1100 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Fady Asly, Chair of ICC GeorgiaDon't miss this exciting episode of Talk Georgia tonight at 22:00Topics discussed: What brought him to Georgia during the dark and chaotic 1990sThe biggest challenges Georgian businesses faced in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s—and today Present political crisis and business: what’s the path forward? Georgia’s economic growth: real progress or just impressive headlines? What happens to Georgia’s economy if sanctions on Russia are lifted?...
2025-06-0544 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Fady Asly, Chair of ICC GeorgiaDon't miss this exciting episode of Talk Georgia on Thursday at 22:00Topics discussed: What brought him to Georgia during the dark and chaotic 1990sThe biggest challenges Georgian businesses faced in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s—and today Present political crisis and business: what’s the path forward? Georgia’s economic growth: real progress or just impressive headlines? What happens to Georgia’s economy if sanctions on Russia are lifted?
2025-06-0401 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 4.This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Nodar Karshiladze and I answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.ZoyaOkruashvili, Japaridze, Melia—tomorrow it could be Gvaramia. How far will Ivanishvili go, and what should the response be? In the past, something like this would have shaken the country, but now it feels like nothing is happening.NikaBidzina’s people and GD veterans are slowly leaving, and Kobakhidze’s men are taking over. Is Kobakhidze now the real power?E...
2025-06-0146 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 4.This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Nodar Karshiladze and I answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.ZoyaOkruashvili, Japaridze, Melia—tomorrow it could be Gvaramia. How far will Ivanishvili go, and what should the response be? In the past, something like this would have shaken the country, but now it feels like nothing is happening.NikaBidzina’s people and GD veterans are slowly leaving, and Kobakhidze’s men are taking over. Is Kobakhidze now the real power?E...
2025-05-3101 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Former Secretary of Defence Tinatin KhidasheliWelcome to a new episode of Talk Georgia! Former Secretary of Defence Tinatin Khidasheli, now Civic IDEA Chairperson is joining me to explore:Ivanishvili: Her Views Then and NowWhat Gomelauri’s Resignation SignalsAre We Already Living in a Dictatorship?A Crack in the Georgian Dream?The Risks of Georgia’s China Stratetic Partnershipand much more.
2025-05-2952 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Former Secretary of Defence Tinatin KhidasheliWelcome to a new episode of Talk Georgia! Former Secretary of Defence Tinatin Khidasheli, now Civic IDEA Chairperson is joining me to explore:Ivanishvili: Her Views Then and NowWhat Gomelauri’s Resignation SignalsAre We Already Living in a Dictatorship?A Crack in the Georgian Dream?The Risks of Georgia’s China Stratetic Partnershipand much more.
2025-05-2801 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 3.This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Nodar Karshiladze and I answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Questions Answered:DavidWhat does Zura Japaridze’s arrest reveal about the state of Ivanishvili’s regime, and how might it impact further developments? LanaWhy do Georgian Dream leaders openly praise anti-European and anti-democratic moves while still claiming EU membership by 2030 — is it ideology or strategy?LevanThe U.S. Secretary of State...
2025-05-2540 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 3. TrailerThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Nodar Karshiladze and I answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Questions Answered:DavidWhat does Zura Japaridze’s arrest reveal about the state of Ivanishvili’s regime, and how might it impact further developments? LanaWhy do Georgian Dream leaders openly praise anti-European and anti-democratic moves while still claiming EU membership by 2030 — is it ideology or strategy?LevanThe U.S. Secretary of Sta...
2025-05-2400 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Ambassador Giorgi BadridzeWelcome to a new episode of Talk Georgia! Ambassador Giorgi Badridze, now a Senior Fellow at the Rondeli Foundation is joining me to explore:What does it mean to serve 25 years in diplomacy under three very different presidents?Can Georgia’s current diplomats serve both oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili and the national interest?The post–Cold War world order has shifted — what’s next for Georgia?Russian vs. Georgian authoritarianism: what’s the difference?Why do Western allies continue to support Georgia as it slides toward autocracy?And m...
2025-05-2240 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Ambassador Giorgi BadridzeWelcome to a new episode of Talk Georgia!Ambassador Giorgi Badridze, now a Senior Fellow at the Rondeli Foundation is joining me to explore:What does it mean to serve 25 years in diplomacy under three very different presidents?Can Georgia’s current diplomats serve both oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili and the national interest?The post–Cold War world order has shifted — what’s next for Georgia?Russian vs. Georgian authoritarianism: what’s the difference?Why do Western allies continue to support Georgia as it slides toward autocracy?...
2025-05-2201 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 2.This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Nodar Karshiladze and I answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Questions Answered:LilyWhat was the real purpose of Kobakhidze’s letter to President Trump and Vice President Vance? Was it a desperate move by Ivanishvili to provoke a response from the new U.S. administration—or just a PR stunt by the ruling party to blind supporters after failed attempts to mend ties with the U.S.?RamazCould you...
2025-05-1841 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. Episode 2. TrailerThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Nodar Karshiladze and I answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Questions Answered:LilyWhat was the real purpose of Kobakhidze’s letter to President Trump and Vice President Vance? Was it a desperate move by Ivanishvili to provoke a response from the new U.S. administration—or just a PR stunt by the ruling party to blind supporters after failed attempts to mend ties with the U.S.?Ramaz Could you explain what the “deep state” actually means, or is—and ha...
2025-05-1700 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Levan Tsutskiridze, Leader of Freedom Square PartyThis is a new episode of Talk Georgia! Leader of Freedom Square Party Levan Tsutskiridze and I will be discussing:What’s Behind Irakli Kobakhidze’s Letter to Donald Trump?Why Did the Opposition Fail to Unite?Has the Opposition’s Mandate Given by Georgian People Expired?What Will It Take to Save Democracy — and Keep Georgia on the European Path?And much more…
2025-05-1541 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Levan Tsutskiridze, Leader of Freedom Square PartyThis is a new episode of Talk Georgia! Leader of Freedom Square Party Levan Tsutskiridze and I will be discussing:What’s Behind Irakli Kobakhidze’s Letter to Donald Trump?Why Did the Opposition Fail to Unite?Has the Opposition’s Mandate Given by Georgian People Expired?What Will It Take to Save Democracy — and Keep Georgia on the European Path?And much more…
2025-05-1401 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar KharshiladzeThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Nodar Karshiladze and answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Questions Answered: JohnCan you explain what is actually happening within Georgian Dream? Is Irakli Kobakhidze emerging as a political “superman,” with Ivanishvili retreating into the shadows — or is Kobakhidze being set up as the ultimate scapegoat by Ivanishvili?LevanIt’s clear that Georgian Dream has turned away from the EU, and Brussels won’t negotiate accession with autocrats. But was EU membership ever truly...
2025-05-1132 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia Question Time with Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze. TrailerThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Nodar Karshiladze and I answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Questions Answered: JohnCan you explain what is actually happening within Georgian Dream? Is Irakli Kobakhidze emerging as a political “superman,” with Ivanishvili retreating into the shadows — or is Kobakhidze being set up as the ultimate scapegoat by Ivanishvili?Levan It’s clear that Georgian Dream has turned away from the EU, and Brussels won’t negotiate accession with autocrats. But was EU...
2025-05-1100 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Ambassador Valeri ChechelashviliThis is a new episode of Talk Georgia! Ambassador Chechelashvili and I will be discussing:The MEGOBARI Act – Hostile to Georgian Dream, But Friendly to Georgia;Kobakhidze’s Party Leadership – Will it lead to his rise or inevitable Fall?The U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal – What’s Good for Ukraine is Good for Georgia;Trump’s Tariffs – Implications for Georgia and the RegionAnd much much more…
2025-05-0852 min
Talk GeorgiaTalk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze. Guest: Ambassador Valeri Chechelashvili. TrailerWelcome to Talk Georgia, my English-language podcast where we dive into Georgian and regional politics.Episode 2, featuring Ambassador Valeri Chachelashvili, airs tonight at 22:00 on YouTube and Spotify. Don’t miss it. We’ll be discussing:The MEGOBARI Act – Hostile to Georgian Dream, But Friendly to Georgia;Kobakhidze’s Party Leadership – Will it lead to his rise or inavitable Fall?The U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal – What’s Good for Ukraine is Good for Georgia;Trump’s Tariffs – Implications for Georgia and the RegionAnd much more
2025-05-0700 min