In conversation Joseph Ben-Kaifala founder of the Center for Memory and Reparations Sierra Leone.
Remoe and Kaifala explore the origins of the war, the way people forget and remember, and the lessons from the Truth & Reconciliation Commission that Sierra Leone has yet to put into practice to consolidate peace and national healing.
Kaifala’s survivor story st ... Show More
May 2024
Sierra Leone's Women: Sex Lives of Uncut Outcasts
In Sierra Leone, just two out of every ten women is uncircumcised. These women, the minority are labelled "gborka" and deemed "unclean" or "not woman enough". Make Sierra Leone Famous places the sex lives of uncut women in focus to discuss the power of pleasure, women's liberatio ... Show More
1h 25m
May 2024
Lyndsey Stonebridge and Lucas Johnson — On Love, Politics, and Violence (Channeling Hannah Arendt)
Here is a stunning sentence for you, written by Lyndsey Stonebridge, our guest this hour, channeling the 20th-century political thinker and journalist Hannah Arendt: "Loneliness is the bully that coerces us into giving up on democracy." This conversation is a kind of guide to gen ... Show More
1h 15m
Oct 2024
Super Soul Special: Malala Yousafzai: What Is Your Defining Moment?
Original Air Date: April 2, 2018In every life, there are defining moments when a person must decide whether to stand up for what is right or remain silent. At a young age, Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai began boldly advocating for girls' access to education, which had been d ... Show More
31m 29s
Oct 2024
Bonus episode: on culture
What does culture mean to you? Is it the art we create, the traditions we carry, or the values we hold dear? In this mini episode of Our World, Connected, Christine Wilson, Director of Research and Insight at the British Council, delves deeper into the multifaceted nature of cult ... Show More
17m 25s
Feb 2024
Episode 85: “Narcoterrorism” is just another forever war lie with Oswaldo Zavala
If you only get your international drug policy history from Netflix, you might think that the drug traffickers in Mexico are a smart, coordinated system of violent sociopaths that control the government. They are cartels. Therefore they have leadership, and hierarchies and tangib ... Show More
1h 9m
Jul 7
Just Saying You're Palestinian is Powerful | Alana Hadid
Creative director, activist, and storyteller Alana Hadid joins us for an in-depth conversation, sharing her earliest memories of growing up in a Palestinian-American family, the influence of her family members, and how she navigates social media algorithms to educate and raise aw ... Show More
46m 15s
Nov 2024
Jamais "Trop de Bla Bla" avec Princesse Erika
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Comment une athlète championne devient-elle une icône de la musique ? C'est la question intrigante que l'on pourrait se poser en découvrant le parcours fascinant de Princesse Erika, invitée de cet épisode du podcast "10 minutes, le podcast des Français dans le Monde". Erika, né ... Show More
11m 21s