What NPR's Frank Langfitt has learned covering international affairs for two decades

By Ben Kieffer,

Caitlin Troutman

Published June 14, 2024 at 6:00 AM CDT

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Frank Langfitt spent nearly two decades as an international correspondent reporting from more than 50 countries and territories. Now, he covers threats to democracy at home and abroad.

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with NPR's Frank Langfitt about his career as a foreign correspondent and what that work tells us about the United States. Langfitt also discusses his new role as a global democracy correspondent.

This episode was originally produced March 26, 2024.

Guests:

Frank Langfitt, NPR Global Democracy Correspondent

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Ben Kieffer

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River

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Caitlin Troutman

Caitlin Troutman is a talk show producer at Iowa Public Radio

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What NPR's Frank Langfitt has learned covering international affairs for two decades

Frank Langfitt spent nearly two decades as an international correspondent reporting from more than 50 countries and territories. Now, he covers threats to democracy at home and abroad.

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