Podcast: Interviews With Vaclav Havel, Mikhail Gorbachev, And Outgoing RFE/RL Head Jeffrey Gedmin

Vaclav Havel

In this week's episode, we speak to former Czech president and world-renowned playwright Vaclav Havel about his directorial debut on a new movie based on his play called “Leaving.”

Our Moscow bureau interviews former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, where he lashes out at Russia’s current president and prime minister.

And the outgoing president of RFE/RL, Jeffrey Gedmin, talks about social media and the Internet battlefield.

This week's host is Bruce Jacobs.

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The Blender Episode 7

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RFE/RL's The Blender -- 2/25/11 (Episode 7)