0:00 Intro
2:53 From science to politics
12:59 Ideological shift
38:24 Immediate post-civil war era
51:14 Falling out with the Lebanese Forces
57:00 March 14, 2005
1:07:13 Seventeen years
1:22:15 Local decisions
1:31:37 External powers
We're with Toufic Hindi for Episode 297 of The Beirut Banyan.
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We discuss his ... Show More
Nov 2021
Lebanon: Anatomy of a failed state
<p>Lebanon is in economic crisis with shortages of food, medicine and electricity on the ground. Today, how did the country, whose capital was once described as the Paris of the Middle East, get here? And is there hope for the future?</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to yo ... Show More
30m 27s
Nov 2021
CLM S5#11 – Karim Émile Bitar – "Liban : jusqu'où la descente aux enfers ?"
Le Liban est confronté à une crise sans précédent. Secoué en 2019 par des mouvements de contestation, le pays est resté sans gouvernement pendant plus d’un an. La situation financière libanaise, quant à elle, ne cesse de se dégrader depuis l’été 2019 avec, entre autres, une infla ... Show More
25m 53s
Feb 2024
61. James Rubin: Working for Biden, American intervention, and the fight against Russian disinformation
“You took me to one side and said be very, very careful of these people, these neo-cons. Because they’re going to use this to do all sorts of stuff that you shouldn’t be involved in.”
What are the limits of foreign intervention? Do the American people still want their country to ... Show More
1h 8m
Oct 2024
Praying through a Revolution – Christelle Hayek, Lebanon
How do you live through a revolution and an explosion and still keep your faith?
In the first episode of the 24-7 Prayer Podcast, Hannah and Brian speak to Christelle, the National Director of 24-7 Prayer Lebanon. She shares what it was like to set up a prayer tent in the middle ... Show More
35m 51s
Feb 2024
The Intelligence: Ukraine’s war, two years on
In this roundtable discussion our editors examine how the past year has progressed, discuss how things may go over the next year and consider a few fundamentally positive truths about the whole conflict. Meanwhile our senior producer travels through Ukraine, getting a measure of ... Show More
33m 51s
Nov 2025
The Future of Transparent Algorithms
Welcome to Chat GPT, the only podcast where artificial intelligence takes the mic to explore the fascinating, fast-changing world of AI itself. From ethical dilemmas to mind-bending thought experiments, every episode is written and narrated by AI to help you decode the technology ... Show More
10m 25s