Groong Podcast

Groong Podcast Series

Explore Groong's recurring formats, from weekly political analysis to long-form conversations, deep history, and focused human rights coverage.

Week in Review
274 episodes

Week in Review

Groong's regular news analysis format, covering the major political, diplomatic, security, and regional developments shaping Armenia, Artsakh, and the Armenian world.

Latest Episodes

  1. Pashinyan’s Church War, the Russia-EU Choice, and TRIPP | Ep 576, Aug 9, 2026 Aug 12, 2026
  2. Tigranashen Unanswered, Russia’s Railways Challenged | Ep 574, Aug 2, 2026 Aug 4, 2026
  3. From Caspian Drones to Armenia’s Cold Winter | Ep 571, Jul 26, 2026 Jul 28, 2026
  4. Iran War, TRIPP Money, and Armenia’s Political Purgatory | Ep 561, Jul 19, 2026 Jul 22, 2026
  5. NATO in Ankara, War in Iran, and the Scissors Over Armenia | Ep 567, Jul 12, 2026 Jul 15, 2026
Conversations on Groong
259 episodes

Conversations on Groong

Long-form conversations with analysts, journalists, academics, public figures, and community voices on Armenian politics, history, culture, media, and regional affairs.

Latest Episodes

  1. Hrant Mikaelian - Armenia’s Western Pivot: Strategy or Wishful Thinking? | Ep 575, Aug 8, 2026 Aug 8, 2026
  2. Pietro Shakarian - Memory Under Siege: From Stalin to Pashinyan | Ep 573, Aug 3, 2026 Aug 3, 2026
  3. Christine Arakelian - Forever Wars, NATO 3.0, Armenia's High-Stakes Western Pivot | Ep 572, Jul 31, 2026 Aug 1, 2026
  4. Archil Sikharulidze - Armenia and Georgia Between Russia and Europe | Ep 570, Jul 26, 2026 Jul 27, 2026
  5. Anthony Barsamian - Armenia-Diaspora checkpoint | Ep 569, Jul 25, 2026 Jul 25, 2026
The Critical Corner
3 episodes

The Critical Corner

Conversations on Armenian arts and literature, bringing writers, critics, scholars, and cultural voices into deeper discussion about creative work and its wider meaning.

Latest Episodes

  1. Erhan Arik - Horovel and The Armenian Genocide | Ep 509, Jan 22, 2026 Jan 22, 2026
  2. Diana Mkrtchyan - Ojakh, the Other Side of Silence - a Marvel to Behold | Ep 499, Dec 30, 2025 Dec 30, 2025
  3. Isabel Bayrakdarian talks about Armenian Songs for Children w/Bedros Afeyan | Ep. 115 - Jan 27, 2022 Jan 27, 2022
Spotlight on Silence
6 episodes

Spotlight on Silence

A series examining under-reported issues in Armenia's democracy and human rights landscape with expert guests, especially when civil society and English-language coverage fall quiet.

Latest Episodes

  1. Spotlight on Silence: Selective Justice in Armenia’s Election Campaign | Ep 555, Jun 6, 2026 Jun 6, 2026
  2. Spotlight on Silence: InJustice in Armenia | Ep 497, Dec 18, 2025 Dec 18, 2025
  3. Spotlight on Silence: Surveillance State: Armenia’s Biometric Crackdown | Ep 446, Jun 15, 2025 Jun 15, 2025
  4. Rafael Ishkhanyan - Report on Police Brutality on June 12, Armenia High Pretrial Detention Rate, Avetik Chalabyan | Ep 343 - July 11, 2024 Jul 13, 2024
  5. Rafael Ishkhanyan - Protesters Arrested, MPs Beaten, Artsakh Mayors Jailed | Ep 336 - Jun 16, 2024 Jun 17, 2024
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