Terrell J Starr Official

Founded in 2020 and led by Terrell Jermaine Starr, this is the go-to podcast for those who want relatable content on global affairs that doesn’t center the perspectives of white male experts. Few foreign policy shows are led by Black people or center the opinions, experiences and expertise of people of color. Black Diplomats is one exception. Guests are mostly people of color and people who are indigenous to the regions the episodes focus on.

Terrell J Starr Official is a news podcast hosted by Terrell J Starr, with 102 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.

Terrell J Starr hosts Terrell J Starr Official, a news show with 102 episodes published.

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  Episode #97

  Ukrainian POW Recalls How He Went From Pacifist To Soldier

  Sep 4, 20251h 57mS0

  <p>I sat down with Maksym Butkevych, a human rights activist who spent more than two years as a POW in Russian captivity. Hearing him describe the torture and starvation he endured was heartbreaking.</p><p>What moved me most was Maksym's transformation—from a pacifist with no military experience to someone who took up arms to defend his homeland immediately after the Russian invasion. He fought bravely until he and his unit were captured in June 2022.</p><p>During his captivity, Maksym was starved and fed stale food, like his fellow POWs. He thought he wouldn’t make it out...

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  Episode #96

  Ukrainian Soldier: Trump Thinks Putin Is His Friend. He’s Not.

  Aug 22, 20251h 13mS0

  <p>Regardless of how the talks in Alaska end between Russian President Vladimir Putin And U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian-American soldier Yaroslav Ponomarov believes it will not end in Ukraine’s favor. </p><p>Yaroslav moved to Brooklyn with his parents when he was five and grew up American. But when Russia invaded his homeland he decided to return, join the military and fight the colonizers. He said his commander gave him some sage advice. </p><p><br></p><p>”’Let them play their games. We don’t have a choice but to play along,’ he recalls his superior officer ad...

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  Episode #95

  Terrell at the Lviv Book Forum with Myroslav Shkandrij and Bohdana Romantsova

  Aug 8, 20251h 3mS0

  <p>Terrell was invited to be on a panel at the Hay Festival in Lviv in October. It's a wide ranging conversation that places the current war in the kind of historical context that is rarely a part of legacy media reporting. </p><p>The work of Myroslav Shkandrij, professor emeritus at the Department of German and Slavic Studies, University of Manitoba, and author of Revolutionary Ukraine, 1917-2017: Flashpoints in History and Contemporary Memory Wars, prompted Ukrainians to reflect on serfdom as a form of slavery that existed in Ukrainian territory. Terrell Jermaine Starr is an American journalist and activist who...

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  Episode #94

  What is Project 2025?

  Jun 1, 202459 minS0

  <p>Have you heard of Project 2025? If not, you better learn fast. It's the GOP's 900-plus page conservative manifesto aimed at dismantling the federal government and the Democratic Party has no answer for it. Here to talk about 2025 is Anne Nelson, who read the entire document and is traveling the country to educate communities about the dangers that lie ahead if Trump wins in November. </p><p>Host: Terrell Jermaine Starr</p><p>Guests: Anne Nelson</p><p>Producer: Mike Hull</p><p><br></p><p>Support us financially!</p><p>Venmo: @BlackDiplomats </p><p>CashApp: $BlackDiplomats</p><p>PayPal: http...

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  Episode #93

  Are Pro-Palestine Protests An Elite College Phenomenon?

  May 25, 202452 minS0

  <p>Do HBCU students care about what’s happening in Gaza? Of course they do, but there are some distinct social-economic factors that play a role in how Black kids who attend HBCUs are protesting—or, in many cases, not at all. </p><p>Two-time HBCU president Dr. Walter Kimbrough joins the podcast this week to talk about how he’d handle some of the challenges HBCU presidents face when it comes to student protests regarding Gaza, the right-wing congressional attacks on college presidents over Israel, as well as Biden’s commencement speech at Morehouse and Xavier University’s rescinding U.S. UN Amb...

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