Episodes: 102
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 3.5k subscribers
Instagram: 26.0k followers
Page updated: Oct 28, 2026 · How we check this data
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Scott Gurian - Peabody Award-winning public radio journalist and documentary podcaster known for reporting immersive stories from places including Iran, Chernobyl, Mongolia, and Peru.
David Potorti - September 11th Families For Peaceful Tomorrows, Nonviolent Responses To Terrorism, Remembrance, And Peace Activism
Ronni Abergel - The Human Library, Social Stigma, Inclusion, And Cross-cultural Dialogue
Addi Somekh - Global Travel, Creative Public Engagement, Cross-cultural Encounters, And Using Humor To Connect People
"Our Grief is Not a Cry for War:" The Stories of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
September 10, 2026
On this 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, I'm re-releasing a radio documentary I produced back in 2001, along with an interview I conducted five years ago (for the 20th anniversary) with David Potorti, whose brother James worked on the 96th floor of Tower One of the World Trade Center. In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, President Bush vowed revenge against the perpetrators, but not everyone found his words comforting. Around this time, a small but vocal group of people got toge...
On the Ground in Ukraine with Terrell Jermaine Starr (with Making Peace Visible)
September 02, 2025
While I'm taking a break from releasing new episodes, I wanted to share an episode of another great podcast I heard recently and that I thought all of you might enjoy. The show is called Making Peace Visible, and it features conversations with journalists, peace-builders, activists, and scholars on the front lines of peace and conflict. Making Peace Visible also aims to analyze how the media cover conflict as well as to amplify stories of resolution and reconciliation that are often under-rep...
Human Library
June 14, 2025
In the Nørrebro neighborhood of Copenhagen, there's a small building with a garden and wooden seats. It's the Menneskebiblioteket or Human Library, where the "readers" and "books" are actually people having deeply personal and intimate conversations about topics that might normally be considered off-limits or taboo in polite society. It's staffed by volunteers whose life stories and experiences mean they face some sort of stigma, whether it be due to their ethnicity, religion, orientation, oc...
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Podseeker estimates Far From Home reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Far From Home typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Distinctive firsthand experience of international travel, conflict, peacebuilding, social stigma, cross-cultural initiatives, or other unusual human-interest subjects; founders, journalists, artists, activists, and people with compelling personal stories are suitable. Common among recent guests: Founded or led an international social or cultural initiative; Published journalism, books, or anthologies related to the subject; Completed an unusual international journey or project. Recent guests include David Potorti, Ronni Abergel, and Addi Somekh.
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