Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFrance’s racial gap between the Olympics and reality
Episode 384
Olympic fanfare has swept across Paris in recent weeks, but there is an elephant in the room that’s difficult to ignore – the glaring disparity betwe…
1 year, 7 months ago
The weight of Israel and Hezbollah’s warfare on life in Lebanon
Episode 383
On Tuesday, Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier in the skies over Lebanon, a stunt timed to coincide with Hassan Nasrallah’s speech amid a seri…
1 year, 7 months ago
What happens next after the Hamas and Hezbollah assassinations?
Episode 382
The anxiety in the Middle East has been palpable since Tuesday night. The killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran happened only ho…
1 year, 7 months ago
Israel's first attack on Yemen – what happens next?
Episode 381
Residents in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah woke up last Sunday to plumes of black smoke filling the skies. Israel had just struck the port, a main arte…
1 year, 7 months ago
How Gazans cope with constant uprooting when 'nowhere is safe'
Episode 380
In the first weeks of July, the Israeli army ordered about 80,000 residents of Gaza city, in the north of the strip, to evacuate towards the south. …
1 year, 7 months ago
What will ties between Assad and Erdogan mean for Syrian refugees?
Episode 379
Hundreds of rioters were arrested at the start of July after angry mobs in Turkey vandalised cars and shops belonging to Syrian refugees. Fuelled by …
1 year, 7 months ago
Heatwave in the Arab region - How extreme heat impacted daily lives
Episode 378
The intense heatwaves sweeping across the Middle East this summer is taking a high toll on people. Temperatures have soared to unprecedented levels, …
1 year, 8 months ago
The complexities of delivering aid in Gaza
Episode 377
The eight-month war in Gaza has caused a humanitarian crisis of unprecedented scale. Over 37 thousand Palestinians have been killed in this period, a…
1 year, 8 months ago
What will it take for Israel and Hamas to lay down arms?
Episode 376
Eight months into the war in Gaza, as two million people there struggle for survival and more than 36,600 have lost their lives, the fate of Israel a…
1 year, 9 months ago
Rafah under fire: global outcry and international repercussions
Episode 375
A series of deadly Israeli strikes launched on May 26 at a camp for displaced people in Rafah, targeting two senior Hamas members, caused a fire and …
1 year, 9 months ago