War pushes families to the edge—and recent aid cuts make hard choices even harder in war-ravaged regions of Africa.

ChildVoice CEO Nathan Mandsager joins Subject Matter Expert to explain what aid reductions mean for girls at risk in places like Sudan, Nigeria, eastern DRC, South Sudan, and the Sahel—and what actually lowers danger on the ground. We dig into what is really happening on the ground in Africa, the realities of ration cuts, how to deliver trauma-informed care, and how a faith-forward approach can help heal, and even prevent future conflict.

Who is Nathan Mandsager? Nathan is the CEO of ChildVoice, working as a humanitarian focused on women and children refugees of war. With over 20 years of humanitarian experience, he is focused on practical protection for war-affected women and children—counseling, education, career training, and survivor-centered recovery across East and Central Africa.

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War correspondent Hollie McKay takes us inside Afghanistan during and after the fall of Afghanistan in 2021, where she was reporting on the ground with little to no safety net.

We dig into what life is like for frontline reporters, how life as a conflict journalist can be complicated, and the ethical and safety calculus of reporting in active conflict zones like Iraq, Syria, Ukraine, and Myanmar. McKay also talks about the long lasting effects of human atrocities in places closer to home, like Mexico.

Hollie McKay is an award-winning war reporter and author of “Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield” and other books. She has reported all over the world, from Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, and Ukraine to Myanmar and Mexico with a focus on civilians, accountability, and ground truth.

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New here? Welcome to Subject Matter Expert, hosted by Marty Skovlund Jr., featuring top experts across diverse and relevant fields without regard to political bias. If you're looking for an echo chamber, this isn't it!

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Harvard professor Avi Loeb joins Marty Skovlund Jr. to unpack the newest interstellar visitor, 3I/ATLAS, and to draw a hard line between extraordinary claims and extraordinary evidence on UAPs.

We get specific on what’s actually observed for 3I/ATLAS, how it compares with prior interstellar detections, and the kind of sensors, data, and public transparency that would move the needle on UAP research. We also talk about why bold science—done rigorously—still pays dividends for science, culture, and technology.

Avi Loeb was the longest serving chair of Harvard’s Department of Astronomy, the founding lead of the Galileo Project, and bestselling author of nine books, including “Extraterrestrial” and “Interstellar.” He holds a PhD in Physics, was a long-term member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, and authored over a thousand scientific papers (with h-index of 131 and i10-index of 614) on a wide range of topics, including black holes, the first stars, the search for extraterrestrial life and the future of the Universe.

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New here? Welcome to Subject Matter Expert, hosted by Marty Skovlund Jr., featuring top experts across diverse and relevant fields without regard to political bias. If you're looking for an echo chamber, this isn't it!

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