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May 2021
57m 11s

Ep.259 (Video): The Story of our Time wi...

Ronnie Chatah
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0:00 Intro 2:47 Storytelling 6:14 Difficulty of the Moment 10:27 Change 26:49 Repetition 43:20 Academia 50:55 A Path Forward We're with Mona Fawaz for Episode 259 of The Beirut Banyan. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/hjUradkdq_U We discuss how we met on my WalkBeirut tour in 2009, a shared passion for storytelling and Mona's illustrious career in urban p ... Show More
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