Tallinn University Podcast

09/04/2026

08/04/2026

New episode alert! All that's good and bad about AI has society on edge. Terry McDonald talks to AI ethics expert Paula Gurtler about AI in the military, the surveillance state, and more. Important questions - check it out here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/4-03-the-ethics-of-a-i/id1557874962?i=1000757100744

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Podcast Episode · The Tallinn University Podcast · March 24 · 35m

08/04/2026

Worried about AI? Its role in the military? Its role in the surveillance state? Check out our new episode (link in the comments), to allay your fears, or heighten them. Life is complicated. 🙃
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12/03/2026

New Episode Alert! As the world tries to understand U.S. foreign policy, Prof. Matthew Crandall joins us to explain. Iran, Greenland, Israel, how Estonia should respond to new U.S. approaches, his reaction to PM Mark Carney's famous Davos speech, and more. A deep and thoughtful analysis from Dr. Crandall in conversation with our host Terry McDonald. Find it on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0z1lWuGtCvjCCqAWnkYiC4?si=jo1RwrorRKCzFcHqhbQfPg
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10/05/2024

Happy Europe Day!! In honour of the day, we'll share our episode with European of the Year 2014 - former President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (in conversation with Terry McDonald)! Enjoy the day, and let's reflect on all the blessings we have in the EU.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/24HXTFtfM3TbMpA3M5ePQ6?si=064daf9b03904b7a

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01/03/2024

1 year ago, we recorded our live episode with Estonian Prime Minister joining at the Annual Symposium of International Relations at . You can check out this episode and others on our Spotify channel, or wherever you get your podcasts.

02/12/2023

Well, even though we've been on hiatus for a few months (get well soon Terry McDonald ! ), 2023 has been a big year for us at the Tallinn University Podcast. Thank you to our team, guests, partners, and listeners all over the world.
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30/11/2023

As Finland closes its borders with Russia, interesting to look back at this episode in which Prof Mari-Liis Jakobson explains the weaponization of migrants to Terry McDonald
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uF3ZehufAxQBYwbv0YgG9

Listen to this episode from The Tallinn University Podcast on Spotify. A border crisis by design on the edge of the European Union. Migrating people's desire for a better life being used as weapon to destabilize a political rival. Who are these people arriving on Europe's doorstep - who sent them, a...

20/06/2023

Seems relevant today...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Rd0WD5zaO5m7EpI3kioKj?si=f4TZdnE6RoyBOtyL0OAtMA

Episode · The Tallinn University Podcast · In our annual Pride episode, comedian and TLU alumni Jana Levitina joins our host Terry McDonald to discuss the role humour plays in activism. Jana has co-founded a FLINTA (female, le***an, intersex, non-binary, trans, agender) comedy club in Estonia, and...

09/06/2023

Pride Episode! Terry McDonald speaks with comedian and Tallinn University alumni Jana Levitina about the role of humour in LGBTQ+ activism, how feminism relates to Pride, and why Pride is important in 2023. Check it out on Spotify here, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Rd0WD5zaO5m7EpI3kioKj

Episode · The Tallinn University Podcast · In our annual Pride episode, comedian and TLU alumni Jana Levitina joins our host Terry McDonald to discuss the role humour plays in activism. Jana has co-founded a FLINTA (female, le***an, intersex, non-binary, trans, agender) comedy club in Estonia, and...

30/05/2023

Happy to be featured in ERR News today - with a couple of pics of our host Terry McDonald with PM Kaja Kallas
https://news.err.ee/1608440252/feature-estonia-s-english-language-podcasts-all-in-the-one-place
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Podcasting is hardly a new phenomenon, and Estonia is often referred to as one of the foremost digital states globally, so it will come as no surprise that there is a multitude of podcasts out there about different aspects of the country, including many in English.

25/05/2023

New episode: Terry McDonald speaks with USAID - US Agency for International Development Senior Advisor on Ukraine Renconstruction Patrick J. Wilson about what we have learned in 70 years of global development projects, and how that applies to rebuilding Ukraine. Patrick also takes questions from Terry's MA class at the end of this live episode.
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/01gWf3qvHVmqceyGLb4se6?si=kbPrnTYbQHukE3OQxpEDEA

Episode · The Tallinn University Podcast · The reconstruction of Ukraine is going to be one of the biggest international development projects in history. Many partners - governments, NGOs, and in the private sector - will have a role to play. As in the war itself, the US government will have a lea...