AccountabiliTea Podcast

The AccountabiliTea Podcast unpacks the big questions around governance and anti-corruption – spotlighting the people, ideas, and networks reshaping accountability worldwide.Accountability Lab is a global network that makes governance work for people by supporting active citizens, strengthening institutions, and shifting norms through creative and collaborative approaches.

AccountabiliTea Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Accountability Lab, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #7

  Meeting the moment: How is civil society adapting to uncertainty – and what comes next?

  Apr 30, 202644 minS2026

  <p>As funding landscapes shift and uncertainty grows, civil society organizations around the world are being asked to adapt – often while continuing to deliver on their missions.</p><p>In this episode of AccountabiliTea, we bring together Anabel Cruz, Director of the Communication & Development Institute in Uruguay, Dr. Fay Hodza, Global Senior Director of Programs at Promoting Equality in African Schools (PEAS), and Leah Shearman, Global Director of Development at Accountability Lab, to reflect on what this moment means in practice.</p><p>From funding constraints and geopolitical pressures to collaboration, system-strengthening, and new ways of working, the conversation explores ho...

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  Episode #6

  Rebuilding Ukraine: Integrity, business, and the hard trade-offs

  Feb 17, 202626 minS2026

  <p>In this episode of the AccountabiliTea Podcast, we step into a different kind of conversation – grounded in new research – to explore what integrity looks like for businesses navigating Ukraine’s path toward reconstruction. Drawing on the report Leveraging Integrity for Ukraine’s Reconstruction: The Role of Ethical Businesses by researcher Sofiia Sapihura, the conversation reflects on how companies are embedding compliance and ethical practices amid war, uncertainty, and rapid change.</p><p>Based on insights from 118 Ukrainian businesses and in-depth interviews, the episode sits with a complex reality: integrity can build resilience, trust, and long-term value – yet it can also come...

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  Episode #5

  13 years of accountability: Reflections, challenges, and what’s next?

  Dec 15, 202546 minS2025

  <p>This special episode marks 13 years of building accountability together, 13 years of learning, adapting, and growing alongside partners, funders, and citizens around the world. It’s a moment to pause and reflect on how far we’ve come, and to ask what accountability means in this moment,  as movements evolve, contexts shift, and communities continue to lead change in creative and courageous ways.</p><p>Featuring short, heartfelt reflections from across the Lab’s global network, the episode explores what sustains accountability work: shared purpose, resilience, and hope.</p>

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  Episode #7

  'BEYOND THE FRAMEWORKS': Tariffs as foreign policy: What accountability challenges does the Global South face?

  Oct 7, 202526 minS2025

  <p>In Episode 3 of our Beyond the Frameworks series, guest host Michele Crymes speaks with Andrew Crawford, Research Fellow at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies. Together, they unpack how tariffs are reshaping global supply chains – and what this means for governance, accountability, and civil society across the Global South.</p><p>The conversation explores how shifting sourcing patterns create new corruption risks, why small suppliers face growing pressures, and how civil society organizations can use their “ground truth” to build transparency or trigger change within complex global markets.</p>

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  Episode #7

  ‘BEYOND THE FRAMEWORKS’: Why business needs accountable NGOs : Lessons from Cambodia

  Aug 29, 202523 minS2025

  <p>In Episode 2 of our Beyond the Frameworks series, guest host Michele Crymes speaks with Try Thy, Executive Director of Open Development Cambodia. They explore how NGOs and civil society drive private sector transparency – from monitoring labor and environmental impacts to supplying open data for policy advocacy and investigative journalism. The conversation unpacks the tensions of trust between NGOs, business, and government, the importance of coalition-building, and why unrestricted funding is vital for accountability on the frontlines.</p>

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