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
276 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. Armenia at the SCO Summit as Ukraine and Iran Wars Intensify | Ep 582, Aug 30, 2026 Sep 2, 2026
  2. Aliyev’s TRIPP, Russia’s Deadline, Iran’s Warning | Ep 578, Aug 16, 2026 Aug 19, 2026
  3. Pashinyan’s Church War, the Russia-EU Choice, and TRIPP | Ep 576, Aug 9, 2026 Aug 12, 2026
  4. Tigranashen Unanswered, Russia’s Railways Challenged | Ep 574, Aug 2, 2026 Aug 4, 2026
  5. From Caspian Drones to Armenia’s Cold Winter | Ep 571, Jul 26, 2026 Jul 28, 2026
Conversations on Groong
263 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. Arthur Martirosyan - The Fourth Republic and the Politics of Erasure | Ep 581, Aug 29, 2026 Aug 29, 2026
  2. Ambassador Jack Matlock - Did the West Fumble the Post-Cold War Peace? | Ep 580, Aug 28, 2026 Aug 28, 2026
  3. Dziunik Aghajanian - Armenia Between Iran, Russia & the New Middle East Order | Ep 579, Aug 22, 2026 Aug 22, 2026
  4. Richard Campbell - The AI Infrastructure Race and Armenia’s High-Stakes Bet | Ep 577, Aug 16, 2026 Aug 16, 2026
  5. Hrant Mikaelian - Armenia’s Western Pivot: Strategy or Wishful Thinking? | Ep 575, Aug 8, 2026 Aug 8, 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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