Sep 2024

U.S. accuses Canadians in alleged Russian propaganda scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice has accused Tenet Media of being financed and influenced by a state-backed Russian news network. Two Russian employees of RT – the state broadcaster – are alleged of spending $10-million to secretly pay the company to spread pro-Russia propaganda. A ... Show More

26m 38s

Sep 2024

What do Israelis think about the war?

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the street in Israel, demanding a return of all remaining hostages in the custody of Hamas. The demonstrations are the largest seen in the country since the start of the Israel-Gaza war. We take a closer look at the changing nature o ... Show More

30m 30s

Sep 2024

Why did the NDP dump the Liberals?

Since 2022, Jagmeet Singh's New Democrats have backed Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government with a confidence and supply agreement where the NDP would support the Liberals on confidence votes in exchange for the Liberals passing some of the NDP's policy priorities, like de ... Show More

20m 50s

Nov 2023

The Kill List Introduces: Gay Girl Gone

Of all the young revolutionaries in Syria during the Arab Spring, Amina is different. An out lesbian in a country where homosexuality is illegal, she bravely documents her life on the blog Gay Girl in Damascus. Her candid posts attract readers from around the world, and soon she ... Show More

36m 33s

Nov 2023

Introducing: Gay Girl Gone

It’s the dawn of the Arab Spring and Amina is a revolutionary blogger in Syria, fighting not just for justice but for gay liberation. When she’s snatched off the streets of Damascus, her followers frantically mobilize to save her. In this six-part series, journalist Samira Mohyed ... Show More

2m 57s

Nov 2023

EP 1 - The Unicorn

It's 2011, and the Arab Spring is being documented by a heady mixture of up-to-the-minute citizen reporting, tweeting and blogging. One particular voice begins to stand out — the Gay Girl in Damascus — Amina Arraf. On her blog, Amina describes herself as an out lesbian with a pas ... Show More

35m 9s

Aug 2022

Coming soon... The Shamima Begum Story

Seeking to separate fact from fiction, the multi award-winning series returns to investigate the divisive story of Shamima Begum. When three London school girls went missing in 2015, they generated global headlines and the media storm that ensued continues to this day. Back then, ... Show More

1m 29s

Aug 2015

This Gay Syrian Refugee Risked it All

Earlier this week the UN Security Council did something it's never done before: it held a meeting specifically focusing on violence directed against LGBT people. The council called two witnesses, both of whom are gay men caught up in the conflict in the Middle East. The first wit ... Show More

28m 19s

Oct 2021

Lesbians Feel PRESSURED into Sex with Trans Women | Guests: Bridget Phetasy & Brian Edward | 10/27/21

A recent BBC article suggests that lesbian women are being pressured into having sex with trans women. Some would argue this is predatory behavior, but in today’s society, not wanting to have sex with a trans woman makes you a transphobic bigot. Are we really protecting women by ... Show More

1h 57m

Jan 2024

Why is femicide on the rise in Kenya?

Demonstrations have been taking place across Kenya to protest femicide and violence against women. The demonstrations follow the murder of socialite Starlet Wahu and the dismemberment of student Rita Waeni earlier this month. BBC Africa journalist Danai Nesta Kupemba tells us abo ... Show More

11m 9s

Apr 2024

Is Israel any safer after six months of war?

This weekend marks six months since the most deadly attack in Israel’s history roiled the region and the world. On October 7th 2023, hundreds of Hamas fighters poured across the border from Gaza, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping some 250 men, women and children. Of the remaini ... Show More

40m 32s

Feb 2021

Alice Coffin : "J'ai perdu des années de vie lesbienne"

Son livre “Le Génie lesbien” (Grasset) paru en septembre avait été vivement critiqué. Alice Coffin, 42 ans, élue écologiste au Conseil de Paris, y retrace son parcours militant en faveur de l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes et contre l’homophobie. Journaliste de formation, ... Show More

19m 59s

Weekend Listen: Gay Girl Gone