Tag: Podcast

From organizing the first energy conference in 1992, which concluded that the Medzamor Nuclear Power Plant should be restarted for the country’s survival, to developing AI algorithms combating disinformation campaigns against Armenia, ARPA Institute has long been at the intersection of research, innovation and national strategies for the future. Dr. Hagop Panossian, founder and president of the institute, speaks about the solutions-based approach that has defined ARPA’s work for more than three decades.

Human rights advocate and founder of Democracy Today, one of Armenia’s longest-standing human rights NGOs, Gulnara Shahinian reflects on her decades-long fight against modern slavery, human trafficking, and gender-based violence. From leading international missions to empowering women in Armenia’s border communities, she shares how conviction, courage and compassion have guided her life’s work.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of October 10: Former President Robert Kocharyan gives lengthy press conference, announces his alliance will run in next year’s parliamentary elections; Yerevan’s Zvartnots International Airport announces $500 million expansion plan; two relatives of missing soldiers charged following scuffles with police during last week’s protest and more.

How do you teach one of history’s darkest chapters to new generations? Roxanne Makasdjian, co-founder and Executive Director of The Genocide Education Project (GenEd), joins EVN Report’s Maria Titizian to explore the initiative’s origins and its influence on how American educators approach the Armenian Genocide and human rights in the classroom. She also shares insights about GenEd’s Teacher Fellowship Program, an immersive experience that brings educators to Armenia to engage directly with the history and memory of genocide.

Political scientist, economist, author and public intellectual Cengiz Aktar, who spearheaded the landmark 2008 “I Apologize” campaign challenging the Turkish state’s official denial of the Armenian Genocide, speaks with piercing honesty in this episode of Up Close & Personal with EVN Report’s Maria Titizian. He reflects on Turkey’s politics, its fractured memory, and the enduring weight of “collective amnesia”. For Aktar, confronting the truth of the Genocide is not only a moral imperative; it is the key to breaking the nation’s cycle of repression.

A U.S. proposal to lease a transit route through Armenian territory to connect Azerbaijan with Nakhichevan has sparked debate over sovereignty, security and regional power dynamics. Dr. Nerses Kopalyan offers expert insight into the implications and possible outcomes.

Artur Papyan, Director of MDI Armenia and Co-founder of CyberHUB-AM, opens up about his childhood in Gyumri, his journey through international study, his lifelong passion for tech and gadgets, and candidly shares his thoughts on Armenia’s evolving media landscape, including his favorite football team, in this episode of Up Close & Personal with EVN Report’s Maria Titizian.

World Bank senior economist Julie Rosenberg discusses Armenia’s path to green growth, focusing on reducing natural gas dependency, expanding solar energy, addressing water management challenges, and implementing key policy and financing reforms outlined in the Country Climate and Development Report.

Is Aliyev genuinely pursuing peace, or is he using negotiations to cement his geopolitical gains? Nerses Kopalyan, author of the EVN Security Report series dissects Azerbaijan’s approach to the peace talks and explores the deeper reasons why Aliyev will not sign a peace deal with Armenia.

Narek Amirkhanyan joins us to discuss the success of his podcast, reArrange. We explored why podcasting is a unique medium and how it fundamentally differs from traditional audio formats like interviews and radio shows. Narek shared the story behind starting reArrange and how podcasts have increasingly become part of Armenia's culture over the past five years. Finally, we discussed the responsibilities podcast hosts have in crafting conversations that are both informative and factual, as well as the challenges that arise from the informal nature of podcasting.