Radio Ranch with Roger Sayles REPLAY 092226 - The Middle East, the State Department, and an Unexpected New Voice

Global Voice Radio Network's tracks · Sep 22, 2026 · 2h 7m · transcript

With Paul postponed until tomorrow, I spent this live midweek conversation catching up with Chris, Jack, Shane, Doug, and the audience on several threads that matter to our community. The biggest development was a serendipitous one: at our weekly Ecuador lunch gathering, I met Cory, a retired U.S. State Department veteran with deep Middle East experience who now does radio locally. We talked about citizenship, passports, Foggy Bottom, and the possibility of bringing his perspective onto the show. If that comes together, it could add real firsthand insight to many of the questions we’ve been…