The 1World Community Radio Program · Andy Gladding

1World Radio Episode 98 - April 7 2026 - Dr. Linda Longmire

April 6, 2026·58 min·5 clips

Dr. Linda Longmire has led over 40 study abroad programs, witnessing students' intense learning transformations across continents.

The episode features an interview with Dr. Linda Longmire, a professor of political science in the Global Studies and Geography Department at Hofstra University. Host Ricky Hubert introduces her as a guest on the One World Community Radio show, which broadcasts from multiple stations including Bush Radio in Cape Town and WRHU in Hempstead. Dr. Longmire describes her interdisciplinary approach to teaching courses on globalization and human rights, globalization and human trafficking, and Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies. She emphasizes her passion for study abroad, detailing programs like the European Odyssey, which ran for 28 years and included trips to Tunisia, Morocco, and Turkey, and shorter courses in Mexico and Northern Ireland. Dr. Longmire reflects on how these experiences transformed her pedagogy, moving from a lecture-based model to more interactive, student-empowered learning. She discusses the challenges and adaptations during the pandemic, including the use of technology to democratize class participation, and touches on the ongoing challenges of AI in education. The conversation delves into the definitions of globalization, human rights, and human trafficking, with Dr. Longmire explaining economic, cultural, and environmental impacts, and detailing forms of trafficking such as labor, sex, child soldier, and organ trafficking. She highlights the work of international organizations and NGOs addressing these issues and references Antonio Gramsci's concept of 'pessimism of the mind, optimism of the will.' Dr. Longmire advocates for 'deep tourism' and engaging with local communities to foster empathy and understanding. She connects global problems to local solutions, mentioning her involvement with the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives and Hofstra's Center for Civic Engagement. In the final minutes, she offers a takeaway to know, love, affirm, and celebrate the world, and plugs her upcoming classes and study abroad programs.

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A steady hour that links inequality and trafficking in plainspoken terms.

One World Community Radio Program uses its Cape Town and Hempstead collaboration to frame trafficking as a matter of systems, not isolated scandal.

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If you want a community-radio conversation about how global vulnerability can feed human trafficking, start here first.

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