Regular guest: Frank Vogl

  

Frank Vogl is the co-founder of one of the leading global organizations fighting corruption, Transparency International and the chairman of another, the Partnership for Transparency Fund. He teaches at Georgetown University, writes regular articles on corruption for The Globalist, and lectures extensively. As a former foreign correspondent — for Reuters and The Times of London — Vogl reported in the 1970s on corruption; in the 1980s as the World Bank’s chief spokesman, he saw the impact of government corruption in dozens of developing countries. For 25 years he ran a public relations firm that concentrated on international financial and economic policy. His last book was “Waging War on Corruption – Inside the Movement Fighting the Abuse of Power“ (published by Rowman & Littlefield). Frank is a former international journalist, senior World Bank official, and he owned and managed an international public relations firm for 25 years specializing in economics and finance. His latest book, “The Enablers: How the West Supports Kleptocrats and Corruption” was published Nov. 15, 2021 by Rowman & Littlefield.

Here is a YouTube playlist of the episodes on which Frank Vogl has appeared:

Ep. 210 - Frank Vogl

Ep. 212 - Frank Vogl

Ep. 212 - Frank Vogl [II]

 

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this our 212th episode our returning guest is Frank Vogl. You first heard Frank Vogl on Episode 210.

Frank Vogl is the co-founder of one of the leading global organizations fighting corruption, Transparency International and the chairman of another, the Partnership for Transparency Fund. He teaches at Georgetown University, writes regular articles on corruption for The Globalist, and lectures extensively. As a former foreign correspondent — for Reuters and The Times of London — Vogl reported in the 1970s on corruption; in the 1980s as the World Bank’s chief spokesman, he saw the impact of government corruption in dozens of developing countries. For 25 years he ran a public relations firm that concentrated on international financial and economic policy. His last book was “Waging War on Corruption – Inside the Movement Fighting the Abuse of Power“ (published by Rowman & Littlefield). Frank is a former international journalist, senior World Bank official, and he owned and managed an international public relations firm for 25 years specializing in economics and finance. His latest book, “The Enablers: How the West Supports Kleptocrats and Corruption” was published Nov. 15, 2021 by Rowman & Littlefield. And his new article, “Russian oligarchs are finally being sanctioned. Why not all the rest?” was just published by NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/russia-ukraine-war-has-meant-sanctions-russian-oligarchs-what-about-ncna1292345?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

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The Rob Burgess Show · Ep. 212 - Frank Vogl [II]

 

Ep. 211 - Samuel Clowes Huneke

 

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.
On this our 211th episode, our guest is Samuel Clowes Huneke.
Samuel Clowes Huneke is an assistant professor of history at George Mason University. He is a historian of modern Europe, with a focus on the social and political history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Germany. He is broadly interested in how everyday life intersects with and shapes the relationships between citizens and states. His research foci include the history of gender and sexuality, legal history and the history of democracy. He received a B.A. summa cum laude in German and Mathematics from Amherst College, an M.Sc. with Distinction in Applicable Mathematics from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. in History from Stanford University. His new book, “States of Liberation: Gay Men Between Dictatorship and Democracy in Cold War Germany,” will be published March 22 by the University of Toronto Press.

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The Rob Burgess Show · Ep. 211 - Samuel Clowes Huneke