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For episode 213, I talk about the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran, how we got here, and what this means for both Iran and Lebanon. Also: Israel's ideological opposition to the concept of accountability, Israel's decreasing popularity in the US, the Ayatollah's brutal reign, and fi ...  Show more

In which I read my Hauntologies essay "Iranian protesters don't owe us an explanation" (00:00 to 09:50) and reflect on it (09:50-36:49).Support: You can support my work with ⁠a one-off or monthly donation on Ko-fi.⁠For more:The Fire These Times is on Bluesky, Instagram⁠ and has a ...  Show more

In 2016, Fadi Boukaram planned to visit 47 American towns named Lebanon by road. Then, in Lebanon South Dakota, he discovered that all these other Lebanons have more in common with the country than anybody realised. This week on Kerning Cultures, a story about the surprising hist ...  Show more

The Sound Odyssey is a new series in which Gemma Cairney takes British artists for musical collaborations in different countries around the world, hearing the musicians in a new light, and exposing their artistic process as they create something new in different and unfamiliar su ...  Show more

Les Baladeurs existent aussi en BD, rendez-vous sur lesbaladeurs.fr pour les découvrir.Fascinée par le monde arabe, Apolline Convain décide de réaliser son année de césure à Beyrouth, la capitale du Liban. Elle veut ressentir de l’intérieur ce pays en proie à de nombreuses crises ...  Show more

This week, a special collaboration with one of our all time favourite podcasts: Radiolab. We produced the episode - Lebanon USA - last year, and Radiolab have taken that original story and elevated it to a whole new level.This is a story of a road trip. After a particularly traum ...  Show more