Between the Logframes

The Conversations We Actually Have

We're not going to pretend everything works perfectly. We're going to talk about the messy reality — the funding pressures, the implementation challenges, the gender dynamics, the politics. Because that's where the real learning happens.

"The gap between what the research says and what actually happens in the field is enormous."

Each episode tackles topics that development professionals face every day but rarely discuss openly: When indicators lie. Why your ToC became a tick-box exercise. What happens when community needs don't match donor priorities.

Topics We Cover

Marginalia — cartoon essays

If the podcast is the conversation after the donor leaves, this is the note scribbled in the margin. Marginalia is our series of cartoon essays where development-speak meets the people it claims to help — two so far, Capacity for Irony and The Fine Print — each drawing backed by two or three cited, evidence-based paragraphs. The jokes are drawn; the footnotes are real.