Act of Creation
A series of three podcasts, created by Dan Becker, illuminating the founding of the United Nations. This series features Stephen Schlesinger, the American historian and author of the book “Act of Creation: The Founding of the United Nations,” and it commemorates the 20th anniversary of the publication of his book.
Episode 1 looks at the years leading up to the famous San Francisco conference of 1945, when the UN Charter was signed and the UN was born; the episode then moves up to the conference’s opening day on April 25.
Episode 2 dives into the conference itself, showing the intense diplomatic maneuvering as well as the ambitious intentions that were needed to turn the Charter into a reality.
In Episode 3, we start on the day the Charter was signed and celebrated, June 26, 1945, and then take listeners decade by decade into the Charter’s future.
These podcasts are part of PassBlue’s UN Podcast Series. Below the author bio are individual articles by Dan Becker, giving background and appreciation for each podcast. We hope you enjoy this enlightening series.
Podcast links: Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3
“The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” SAN FRANCISCO — Our third and final episode of the podcast series “Act of Creation” is ready for your ears. It’s a fitting end to a great journey. …
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Our latest episode of “Act of Creation” takes listeners deep into conversation with Stephen Schlesinger, author of the book of the same name, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this September and chronicles the birth of the United Nations through the …
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‘Act of Creation’: The Birth of the UN Charter and Why It’s So Essential Today, a New Podcast Series
SAN FRANCISCO — My acquaintance with Stephen Schlesinger’s book “Act of Creation: The Founding of the United Nations,” occurred almost precisely at the same time as the March 2020 Covid lockdown. And now I introduce you to the first episode …
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Stephen Schlesinger is a Fellow at the Century Foundation in New York City. He is the former Director of the World Policy Institute at the New School (1997-2006) and former publisher of the quarterly magazine, The World Policy Journal. He is author of the book “Act of Creation: The Founding of the United Nations,” upon which this podcast series was based.
If you enjoyed this series, check out UNSCripted each month as PassBlue profiles UN ambassadors or other high-level diplomats when their countries assume the rotating presidency of the Security Council.
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