World's Toughest Job

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The Triage Game: Own, Delegate, or Drop

September 29, 2026

This season on World’s Toughest Job, host Jasmin Bauomy and co-host Mark Malloch-Brown asked how the next United Nations secretary-general might actually make a difference on issues such as complex wars, climate change, and artificial intelligence.  But any secretary-general’s most scarce resource is time. So in this special episode, recorded live at this year’s U.N. General Assembly, we wanted to do something a little different. We asked our panelists what progress the next secretary-g...

What Can the Next Secretary-General Do to Protect the Future?

June 30, 2026

In 1987, the United Nations called a huge meeting in Montreal to negotiate the phaseout of ozone-depleting chemicals. And… it worked. The ozone layer is healing. And the Montreal Protocol is probably the best environmental treaty that we’ve ever pulled off. But the Montreal Protocol had to deal with one set of chemicals. A handful of companies. A replacement that was already sitting on the shelf. And what the next U.N. secretary-general inherits is nothing like that. In this last episode of ...

Can the UN Still Act as the Emergency Platform the World Needs?

June 23, 2026

The 1997 East Asian financial crisis, the 2008 global food and energy crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic are all examples of global systemic shocks.  And when the next secretary-general takes office in January 2027, there will most likely be another complex crisis underway.  These days, a new complex global crisis pops up about as often as the Olympics. And the UN secretary-general may be the only leader who can persuade a divided world to respond as one. Host Jasmin Bauomy and co-host Mark ...

At the Coalface · Low booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners

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World's Toughest Job typically books well-known public figures. Typical guest background: Former senior government or UN officials, diplomats, humanitarian leaders, policy-institute founders, internationally recognized academics, and executives with specialized expertise in global systems. Common among recent guests: Senior government or United Nations leadership; Leadership of a major policy, research, or international organization; Recognized expertise in diplomacy, humanitarian affairs, climate policy, infrastructure, or geopolitical risk. Recent guests include Jacob Ellis, Arunabha Ghosh, and Ana Toni.

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Recent episodes cover United Nations, Global Governance, Diplomacy, Geopolitics, and International Development. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.