Jun 2021
Saving the songs of the Sahara
Fadimata Walet Oumar learned how to sing and dance in northern Mali under the light of the desert moon. Her people, the Tuaregs, traditionally lived as nomads on the fringes of the Sahara but successive wars, droughts and famines have fundamentally changed their lives. However he ... Show More
29m 13s
Dec 2022
The Indian soldier who vanished on a glacier 38 years ago
As the climate crisis causes water levels to plummet, riverbeds to dry and glaciers to melt, artefacts like old warships, an ancient city, a mosque, 'hunger stones' and human remains have emerged. The body of an Indian soldier was found on Siachen Glacier. His widow always hoped ... Show More
18m 51s
Dec 2024
#261 Pierre Jovanovic - Vie après la mort : les dernières découvertes
<p>Pierre Jovanovic est un écrivain, journaliste et essayiste français, reconnus pour ses analyses percutantes et parfois controversées dans les domaines théologiques, économiques et politiques.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.jovanovic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_bla ... Show More
1h 39m
Jan 2025
Rachel Marie Niehuus, "An Archive of Possibilities: Healing and Repair in Democratic Republic of Congo" (Duke UP, 2024)
In An Archive of Possibilities: Healing and Repair in Democratic Republic of Congo (Duke UP, 2024), anthropologist and surgeon Rachel Marie Niehuus explores possibilities of healing and repair in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo against a backdrop of 250 years of Black di ... Show More
1h 5m
Sep 17
There is Something in the Desert
For centuries, the deserts and mountains of the Middle East have been steeped in myth and mystery. From ancient conquerors to modern armies, those who marched into these lands often returned with stories of strange and unexplainable encounters. In more recent times, the deserts o ... Show More
35m 48s