Our summer series “Wonders of the World” continues with one of Europe's most iconic landmarks “The Leaning Tower of Pisa".
Architectural Historian Danielle O’Donovan joins Shane Beatty to discuss the story of the misshapen tower.
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Apr 2020
Wonders of the World: Big Ben
This week, Danielle O'Donovan told the story behind Big Ben, Westminster and the Houses of Parliament from the mid-nineteenth century, when a political hot potato was tossed between the two sides of the house as they seek an architect for their new parliament.
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10m 41s
Oct 2021
Little Syria, Big Stories | Linda K Jacobs
In this Conversation, we talked to Linda K. Jacobs about her interest in promoting Middle Eastern culture and knowledge in the United States. Having all four of her grandparents’ members of the New York Syrian Colony, Linda is at work on a study of all the Syrian colonies in the ... Show More
30m 12s
May 26
Data-Driven Storytelling & Anti-Authoritarian Journalism | Mona Chalabi
In this episode of The afikra Podcast, we're joined by renowned journalist Mona Chalabi who discusses her latest animated series "#1 Happy Family USA" with comedian Ramy Youssef, her unique data-driven and illustrated approach to journalism, and the use of humor as an effective c ... Show More
45m 27s
Jan 2025
Hagia Sophia: Where Worlds Collide
The Hagia Sophia is a landmark that has stood for 1500 years, and that players can clamber all over in Assassin’s Creed Revelations. It is remarkable not only for its longevity, but also for its blending of multiple cultures: their art, architecture, languages and faiths.
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42m 31s
Nov 2024
Lionel Barber and Zanny Minton Beddoes on the Story of the World’s Wildest Investor, Part Two
This is the second instalment of a three-part episode. Japan’s Masayoshi Son has purportedly invested or controlled assets worth $1trn in the past two decades through his media-tech giant, SoftBank. He bankrolled Alibaba, China’s internet colossus, before the world had heard abou ... Show More
38m 49s
Nov 2024
Ramsès II ou les recettes de l'éternité (1/3)
C’est l’un des pharaons les plus célèbres de l’Egypte ancienne : Ramsès II. Grand guerrier, il a marqué l’Histoire grâce à ses conquêtes, tant territoriales que amoureuses. Il ne reste plus grand-chose de son puissant empire, si ce n’est les prestigieuses tombes, chef d'œuvres d’ ... Show More
29m 33s
Aug 2024
The Poetry of Modern Storytelling, with Olivia Gatwood
A poet, performer, novelist and screenwriter, Olivia Gatwood has received international recognition for her writing, which has focused on topics including coming of age, feminism, gendered violence and true crime. Her debut novel is Whoever You Are, Honey, a dark and brilliant st ... Show More
40m 46s
May 2024
How the Legacy of the British Empire Still Shapes Our World, with Sathnam Sanghera
Sathnam Sanghera is a writer and author of bestselling books exploring British identity, the latest of which is Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe. It follows Empireland, which looked at how the British Empire has shaped modern Britain. Sanghera has written ... Show More
40m 11s
Aug 2024
On the Map: Why Mathematics Can Be Seen Everywhere We Go, with Paulina Rowinska
Paulina Rowinska is a writer, mathematician and science communicator, whose new book, Mapmatics: How We Navigate the World Through Numbers, tells the stories found within crunching tricky equations. Rowinska has a PhD in Mathematics of Planet Earth from Imperial College London an ... Show More
39m 46s
Jan 2025
Une révélation bouleversante (Alexia et Owen 1/2)
Alexia ne s'attendait pas à tomber amoureuse en Espagne. Mais quand elle rencontre Owen, c'est le coup de foudre. Comme elle, il est expatrié. Comme elle, il cherche un renouveau à l’étranger. Mais quand on cherche une nouvelle vie, c’est que l'ancienne ne nous plaît pas. Et Alex ... Show More
33m 36s