Tag: Storytelling

Backstory: Hope and Tragedy

Nov 11, 2025

—

by

Ben East

in Blogs, Books, Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, India, Movies, Mumbai, Music, Nonfiction, Podcast, Profiles in Service, Storytelling

Former diplomat Ben East tries his hand at podcasting when his nonfiction fails to take hold. Will fellow public servant Rob Batchelder bail him out? Can the Great Indian Bustard help?
Telling America’s Story to the World

Oct 17, 2025

—

by

Ben East

in Blogs, Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, Peace Corps, Podcast, Storytelling

An author and former diplomat reflects on his hometown, his earliest career failure, and how Peace Corps helped him overcome it to tell America’s story abroad