On April 21, 2002, an earthquake shook France. The far right made it to the second round of the presidential election. It was a first in the Fifth Republic's history and the surprise was total. It triggered an unprecedented mobilization. Embodied in the person of Jean-Marie Le Pen, the far right frightened the French people, who massively rallied between the two rounds. 21 years on, French people have not forgotten that night when the cards were reshuffled and political life almost turned upside down. In this podcast, we talked to several people who were deeply affected by that night in April 2002. It left an indelible mark in their minds, and was a pivotal moment in their relationship with politics.Our guests: Nonna Mayer, CNRS researcher and specialist on the far right in France Béatrice Gurrey, senior reporter at Le Monde, in charge of political newsGuillaume Baudet, RPR activist during the 2002 presidential campaignSarah Kerrich, PS national secretary for the fight against the far rightThis episode was written, directed and produced by Cristina Coellen, Juliette Laffont and Sarah Miansoni, under the supervision of Lorraine Besse. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

December 12th, 2015. The newly adopted Paris Agreement makes headlines across the world. 196 delegations managed to adopt a legally binding agreement to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees celsius. It was a diplomatic success that left its mark on the people who participated. Alexandre Ziegler, chief of staff of the French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who presided over COP21, and Paul Watkinson, chief negotiator for the French delegation, recount the final days before the adoption of the Paris Agreement, along with Pauline Boyer, a climate activist who demonstrated during the conference. For all of them, there was one constant during COP21: little to no sleep.How do you get 196 delegations from around the world to agree on one document? What kept the negotiators up at night? How do you write up an international agreement when you've barely had a wink of sleep? Our guests: Pauline Boyer, a climate activist, ecofeminist, co-author of the Manifesto for Non-Violence, currently in charge of the energy and nuclear transition campaign for Greenpeace, and editor of the magazine Alternatives Non-Violentes.Paul Watkinson, currently Advisor to the Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the UAE, contributing to the preparation of COP28, he was also Chief Negotiator and Head of the Climate Negotiations Team for the French Ministry of Ecological Transition.Alexandre Ziegler, French civil servant and diplomat. Chief of Staff to the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2016, French Ambassador to India from 2016 to 2019, he has been Safran's Director of International Group and Institutional Relations in France since 2019.This episode was written, directed and produced by Morgane Anneix, Luca Matteucci and Aurore Laborie, under the supervision of Lorraine Besse. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

On April 23rd, 2013, France legalised same-sex marriage. The adoption of this law followed several long days and sleepless nights of debates in Parliament, making it the seventh longest-debated law in the Fifth Republic in France. Ten years later, this episode of national history has left its mark on French society, mainly due to the fierce opposition it unleashed, both in the Assembly and in the streets.How did deputies experience the unending debates that stretched into sleepless nights? How did homosexual people live through the verbal and political violence provoked by the bill? What did everyone feel when the law was finally voted? Our guests: Dominique Bertinotti, the then Minister of the Family,Alain Vidalies, Minister of Relationships with ParliamentBenoist Apparu, one of the few opposition deputies who voted for the law. We also turned to those whose lives the law has changed, listening to Anne, Gilbert et Benino, who married shortly after the law. And to Emmanuelle Yvert, a sociologist specialized in the mobilizations in favor of the recognition of homoparental families in France.This episode was produced by Elitsa Gadeva, Lise Kiennemann, Maëlle Lions-Geollot, and Amanda Mayo. Our editor-in-chief was Lorraine Besse. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Almost two years ago Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which destroyed tens of cities and killed thousands of civilians. But the war didn’t start on February 24th 2022 — it started 9 years ago. In November 2013, a popular uprising known as the Euromaidan revolution erupted after Ukraine’s government traded an EU agreement for closer ties with Russia. Two pivotal bloody nights in February 2014 changed Ukraine's future. One night protesters clashed with security forces in the streets in hopes to change course by force. The second night, European negotiators mediated peace talks in hopes to change course by peace. The outcome was different to what anyone could have imagined. Our guests:Jan Tombinski, then EU ambassador to Ukraine; Serhiy Kibnovskyi, a retired veteran who defended the Maidan square against security forces; Olexiy Haran, one of the members of the Council of Maidan, who represented the protestors; Olga Salo, a Euromaidan activist who lost a friend on one of the two pivotal bloody nights. This episode was produced by Margaux Farran, Agatha Gorski, Katarzyna Skiba and Bilge Kotan, under the supervision of Lorraine Besse.Photo credits : Viacheslav  Ratynskyi Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

What goes on in the heads of leaders faced with the world's major challenges? What keeps them up at night? How do they fall asleep when they have so much responsibility? How do they get to sleep when there is so much at stake? What gives them insomnia?  International leaders and decision makers are invited into the studios of the Sciences Po School of Journalism. We believe that students will be able to hear their voice and be inspired now and in the future.The interview is led by students from the Journalism and International Affairs programme at Sciences Po's School of Journalism and PSIA Sciences Po, with the coordination of professional journalists and teachers. What keeps you up at night? is a podcast based on an original idea by Alice Antheaume. This episode was produced by Margaux Farran, Agatha Gorski, Katarzyna Skiba and Bilge Kotan, under the supervision of Lorraine Besse. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Louise Mushikiwabo is the 4th Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). Previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Rwanda from 2009 to 2018. She also served as Government Spokesperson. She had previously been Minister of Information.  🔈📣What goes on in the heads of leaders faced with the world's major challenges? What keeps them up at night? How do they fall asleep when they have so much responsibility? How do they get to sleep when there is so much at stake? What gives them insomnia? ✨ International leaders and decision makers are invited into the studios of the Sciences Po Journalism school. The interview is led by students from the Journalism and International Affairs program at Sciences Po Journalism school and PSIA, with the coordination of professional journalists. #upatnight is #ScPodcast based on an original idea by Alice Antheaume  Production: Louie Média  Journalists: Marie Naudascher and Marine Séhan Student journalists: Morgane Anneix, Lola Lopez Lungo, Michal Kubala et Sarah Miansoni Mixage : Dimitri Borit Music: Théo Boulenger  Illustration: Marine Coutroutsios Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

South Korean diplomat and renowned political leader, she served as the Foreign Minister between 2017 and 2021, and was the first woman at this position in the country. She started her career as a journalist at the Korean Broadcasting System’s news bureau. She then held various high-rankingroles at the United Nations, including the position of Senior Advisor on Policy to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.She has been a vocal advocate for human and women’s rights and was named the 2006 Woman of the Year in Korea. 🔈📣What goes on in the heads of leaders faced with the world's major challenges? What keeps them up at night? How do they fall asleep when they have so much responsibility? How do they get to sleep when there is so much at stake? What gives them insomnia?✨ International leaders and decision makers are invited into the studios of the Sciences Po Journalism school. The interview is led by students from the Journalism and International Affairs program at Sciences Po Journalism school and PSIA, with the coordination of professional journalists. #upatnight is #ScPodcast based on an original idea by Alice Antheaume Production: Louie Média Journalists: Marie Naudascher and Marine SéhanStudent journalists: Morgane Anneix, Lola Lopez Lungo, Michal Kubala et Sarah MiansoniMixage : Dimitri BoritMusic: Théo Boulenger Illustration: Marine Coutroutsios Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Maria Ressa is an acclaimed Filipino and American journalist. In 2021, she won the Nobel Prize, alongside Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, in recognition of her efforts to safeguard freedom of expression. In 2012, she co-founded Filipino news website Rappler. She documented government wrongdoings, such as extrajudicial killings perpetrated during Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drugs campaign. She has been fighting authoritarian push back against her work, she has been arrested multiple times and continues to face pressure from the Filippino government. Earlier in her career, she spent two decades working as a journalist for CNN in Southeast Asia, including as the lead investigative reporter in the region.  🔈📣What goes on in the heads of leaders faced with the world's major challenges? What keeps them up at night? How do they fall asleep when they have so much responsibility? How do they get to sleep when there is so much at stake? What gives them insomnia? ✨ International leaders and decision makers are invited into the studios of the Sciences Po Journalism school. The interview is led by students from the Journalism and International Affairs program at Sciences Po Journalism school and PSIA, with the coordination of professional journalists.  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Anne Poiret is a French journalist and documentary filmmaker, recognized for her extensive work on the aftermath of armed conflicts. In her films, she sheds the spotlight on the human and political repercussions of war and of post-war reconstruction. She covered the Middle East, South Asia, Africa, and most recently, Ukraine. In 2007, her documentary about the murder of 17 humanitarian workers in Sri Lanka, was granted the Albert Londres Prize - the highest French journalism award. Recently, she won an International Emmy Award for her work on the children left behind by ISIS in Iraq.    🔈📣What goes on in the heads of leaders faced with the world's major challenges? What keeps them up at night? How do they fall asleep when they have so much responsibility? How do they get to sleep when there is so much at stake? What gives them insomnia? ✨ International leaders and decision makers are invited into the studios of the Sciences Po Journalism school. The interview is led by students from the Journalism and International Affairs program at Sciences Po Journalism school and PSIA, with the coordination of professional journalists.  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Souleymane Bachir Diagne is a Senegalese philosopher  and Professor of French, and Chair of the Department of French and Romance Philology with a secondary appointment in the Department of Philosophy, at Columbia University. His work is focused on the history of logic and mathematics, epistemology, the tradition of philosophy in the Islamic world, identity formation, and African literatures and philosophies.  🔈📣What goes on in the heads of leaders faced with the world's major challenges? What keeps them up at night? How do they fall asleep when they have so much responsibility? How do they get to sleep when there is so much at stake? What gives them insomnia? ✨International leaders and decision makers are invited into the studios of the Sciences Po Journalism school. The interview is led by students from the Journalism and International Affairs program at Sciences Po Journalism school and PSIA, with the coordination of professional journalists. #upatnight is #ScPodcast based on an original idea by Alice Antheaume  Production: Louie Média  Journalists: Marie Naudascher and Marine Séhan Student journalists: Morgane Anneix, Lola Lopez Lungo, Michal Kubala et Sarah Miansoni Mixage : Dimitri Borit Music: Théo Boulenger  Illustration: Marine Coutroutsios Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.