Talk Georgia
Giorgi Rukhadze
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Talk Georgia is an English-language podcast covering Georgian and regional politics. Hosted by Giorgi Rukhadze, it features two weekly shows and a news update. The main show explores key developments with a guest, while Question Time answers listener questions. The Weekly News Update provides a concise summary of the week's political news from Georgia.
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Liluashvili Jailed for 13 Years, Geladze Demoted: What Ivanishvili is Doing to the GD? TGQT-S2-E3 20.09.2026 33นาทีSupport Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top Question of the week from RichardLiluashvili jailed for 13 years, Geladze demoted, the Finance Ministry reshuffled, and Gakharia’s party set to be added to the ban list. Are these developments connected? What is Ivanishvili trying to achieve?Please send your questions for the next show to [email protected] -
Talk Georgia Weekly News Update. September 19. 2026 19.09.2026 7นาทีTalk Georgia brings you weekly news updates on the key political and regional developments in Georgia. New episodes drop every Saturday at 22:00. Don’t miss out! -
Liluashvili Jailed for 13 Years, Geladze Demoted: What Ivanishvili is Doing to the GD? TGQT-S2-E3 19.09.2026Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top Question of the week from RichardLiluashvili jailed for 13 years, Geladze demoted, the Finance Ministry reshuffled, and Gakharia’s party set to be added to the ban list. Are these developments connected? What is Ivanishvili trying to achieve?Please send your questions for the next show to [email protected] -
Is a Political Turning Point Coming? Petre Tsiskarishvili on the UNM, GD & Geopolitics | TG-S2-EP2 17.09.2026 1ชม. 3นาทีSupport Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREAre cracks emerging inside Georgian Dream - and could changes at home and abroad alter Georgia’s political trajectory?In this episode of Talk Georgia, Giorgi Rukhadze sits down with Petre Tsiskarishvili, Acting Secretary General of the United National Movement (UNM), former Minister of Agriculture and former parliamentary majority leader, to discuss the UNM, Georgian Dream, Bidzina Ivanishvili and the geopolitical developments shaping Georgia’s future. -
Is a Political Turning Point Coming? Petre Tsiskarishvili on UNM, Georgian Dream, & Geopolitics. TG-S2-EP2 16.09.2026 1นาทีSupport Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREAre cracks emerging inside Georgian Dream - and could changes at home and abroad alter Georgia’s political trajectory?In this episode of Talk Georgia, Giorgi Rukhadze sits down with Petre Tsiskarishvili, Acting Secretary General of the United National Movement (UNM), former Minister of Agriculture and former parliamentary majority leader, to discuss the UNM, Georgian Dream, Bidzina Ivanishvili and the geopolitical developments shaping Georgia’s future. -
Georgia's Russian Turn: Is Georgian Dream Crossing a New Line? | TGQT-S2-EP2 13.09.2026 33นาทีSupport Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top Question of the week from NinaAbkhazia; its former Prosecutor General is now fighting for Russia in Ukraine and even plans to form an entire battalion of Georgian fighters; while in Georgia, authorities are opening cases over people swearing at Kremlin propagandists Simonyan and Solovyov. Is the Georgian Dream–Russia love story entering a new phase?Please send your questions for the next show to [email protected] -
Talk Georgia Weekly News Update. September 12. 2026 12.09.2026 7นาทีTalk Georgia brings you weekly news updates on the key political and regional developments in Georgia. New episodes drop every Saturday at 22:00. Don’t miss out! -
Georgia's Russian Turn: Is Georgian Dream Crossing a New Line? | TGQT-S2-EP2 12.09.2026Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top Question of the week from NinaAbkhazia; its former Prosecutor General is now fighting for Russia in Ukraine and even plans to form an entire battalion of Georgian fighters; while in Georgia, authorities are opening cases over people swearing at Kremlin propagandists Simonyan and Solovyov. Is the Georgian Dream–Russia love story entering a new phase?Please send your questions for the next show to [email protected] -
Can Georgia Get Off the Hamster Wheel? Dr. Zurab Guruli TG-S2-EP1 10.09.2026 1ชม. 14นาทีSupport Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREIn this episode of Talk Georgia, Giorgi Rukhadze sits down with Dr. Zurab Guruli, MD, PhD - Professor at the University of Mississippi - to discuss Georgia’s political trajectory, its relationship with the United States, and the rapidly changing international environment. -
Can Georgia Get Off the Hamster Wheel? Dr. Zurab Guruli TG-S2-EP1 09.09.2026Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREIn this episode of Talk Georgia, Giorgi Rukhadze sits down with Dr. Zurab Guruli, MD, PhD - Professor at the University of Mississippi - to discuss Georgia’s political trajectory, its relationship with the United States, and the rapidly changing international environment. -
Garibashvili Jailed & Discredited, Mdinaradze Gone: What Is Happening Inside the GD? TGQT-S2-EP1 06.09.2026 34นาทีSupport Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top Question of the week from KatieMr Garibashvili was already in prison, wasn’t he? Seemingly prepared to spend the next five years there — so who or what exactly was he threatening? Now he turns out to be a “French deep state” agent. And what about Kobakhidze’s main ally, Mdinaradze, and his sudden change of plans and resignation? How are these two events connected, and can you explain what’s really happening?Please send your questions for the next show to [email protected] -
Garibashvili Jailed & Discredited, Mdinaradze Gone: What Is Happening Inside the GD? TGQT-S2-EP1 05.09.2026Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top Question of the week from KatieMr Garibashvili was already in prison, wasn’t he? Seemingly prepared to spend the next five years there — so who or what exactly was he threatening? Now he turns out to be a “French deep state” agent. And what about Kobakhidze’s main ally, Mdinaradze, and his sudden change of plans and resignation? How are these two events connected, and can you explain what’s really happening?Please send your questions for the next show to [email protected] -
Talk Georgia Weekly News Update. September 5. 2026 05.09.2026 13นาทีTalk Georgia brings you weekly news updates on the key political and regional developments in Georgia. New episodes drop every Saturday at 22:00. Don’t miss out! -
Oligarch's New Plan: Better Off Outside the EU | Mdinaradze Reshuffle, Morality Police & More TGQT57 02.08.2026 39นาทีSupport Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top Questions of the week: Has Mamuka Mdinaradze been promoted, demoted, or is being prepared for prison? Could this reshuffle be linked to Ivanishvili’s possible dissatisfaction with the performance of the so-called “Hate Speech” Department? And could the creation of this new “morality police” be part of the same process?Shalva Papuashvili has now openly suggested that Georgia might actually be better off outside the European Union. Do you think this is simply another attempt to please Ivanishvili, or is Georgian Dream now openly preparing the public to abandon the country’s EU membership path?Please send your questions for the next show to [email protected] -
Talk Georgia Weekly News Update. August 1 . 2026 01.08.2026 7นาทีTalk Georgia brings you weekly news updates on the key political and regional developments in Georgia. New episodes drop every Saturday at 22:00. Don’t miss out! -
Oligarch's New Plan: Better Off Outside the EU | Mdinaradze Reshuffle, Morality Police & More TGQT57 01.08.2026Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top Questions of the week: Has Mamuka Mdinaradze been promoted, demoted, or is being prepared for prison? Could this reshuffle be linked to Ivanishvili’s possible dissatisfaction with the performance of the so-called “Hate Speech” Department? And could the creation of this new “morality police” be part of the same process?Shalva Papuashvili has now openly suggested that Georgia might actually be better off outside the European Union. Do you think this is simply another attempt to please Ivanishvili, or is Georgian Dream now openly preparing the public to abandon the country’s EU membership path?Please send your questions for the next show to [email protected] -
Is GD Preparing to Abandon the EU Path? EU Sanctions, ECHR Cases & more | Giorgi Burjanadze Ep60 30.07.2026 47นาทีSupport Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREGuest: Giorgi Burjanadze Former Deputy Public Defender of Georgia • Constitutional Law & Human Rights Expert • Associate Professor at Free University • Legal Adviser at the Civil Society Foundation.01:36 Introducing the guest. 03:37 The arrests over protest banners and the imprisonment of journalists and activists, the attack on comedian Onise Okriashvili and the emergence of so-called "morality police".16:00 The most significant international resolutions and what they actually mean for Georgia24:02 The EU's first sanctions on Georgia-based companies and what could come next31:11 Shalva Papuashvili's increasingly anti-EU rhetoric and whether Georgian Dream is preparing the public to abandon the country's European integration.40:10 The most important pending cases before the European Court of Human Rights44:55 Final message from Giorgi Burjanadze -
Is GD Preparing to Abandon the EU Path? EU Sanctions, ECHR Cases & more | Giorgi Burjanadze Ep60 29.07.2026Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREGuest: Giorgi Burjanadze Former Deputy Public Defender of Georgia • Constitutional Law & Human Rights Expert • Associate Professor at Free University • Legal Adviser at the Civil Society Foundation.We discuss:• The arrests over protest banners and the imprisonment of journalists and activists• The attack on comedian Onise Okriashvili and the emergence of so-called "morality police"• The most significant international resolutions and what they actually mean for Georgia• The EU's unprecedented sanctions on Georgia-based companies and what could come next• The most important pending cases before the European Court of Human Rights• Shalva Papuashvili's increasingly anti-EU rhetoric and whether Georgian Dream is preparing the public to abandon the country's European integration. -
Georgia Crosses Another Red Line: Journalists Jailed, Comedians Attacked & EU Sanctions | TGQT56 26.07.2026 37นาทีSupport Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top Questions of the week: MariaJournalists are being jailed over Facebook posts, while comedians are assaulted in the streets for their humour. Is this simply madness, or are we witnessing the emergence of a new form of authoritarianism called Bidzinocracy, or even a return to the lawlessness and the chaos of the dark 90s?SergeyFor the first time, Georgian companies have been included in an EU sanctions package. Could this mark the beginning of broader economic measures, with Georgian banks or other major businesses potentially targeted next? What impact could such sanctions have on Georgia's financial sector, and the economy as a whole?Please send your questions for the next show to [email protected] -
Talk Georgia Weekly News Update. July 25. 2026 25.07.2026 6นาทีTalk Georgia brings you weekly news updates on the key political and regional developments in Georgia. New episodes drop every Saturday at 22:00. Don’t miss out!
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