Sep 2020

E37 - A Kinder Destiny (اللُطفَ في القَضاء)

بعد الأحداث المؤلمة من مدينتي الحبيبة بيروت، جلست مع نفسي متأملاً وباحثاً عن بصيص يبعث الأمل ... والتحفيز لنفسي ولأعزّائي وأهلي في لبنان الحبيب... للأسف لم أجد... ولكنني تذكرت قصة من 30 عاماً قصّها علي والدي الحبيب، فأحببت أن أشاركها معكم مع اعتذاري عن دقّتها فهي من الذاكرة ولكن ... Show More

10m 43s

Jun 2019

E36- How to deal with Jealousy at work (كيف تتعامل مع الغيرة في محيط العمل)

كيف نتعامل مع الغيرة والعرقلة في محيط العمل دون أن نؤذي أنفسنا من الشعور بالرغبة السريعة في ايجاد الحل؟ How to deal with jealousy and setbacks from others at the workplace without hurting ourselves trying to find an easy solution. One of the questions from #AskSamer لأسئلتكم وللم ... Show More

9m 10s

May 2019

E35 - How to prepare for a Job Interview (كيف تحضّر لمقابلة عمل)

لا يهم اذا كنت تحضرّ لأول مقابل عمل لديك بعد التخرّج أو أنت في منتصف حياتك المهنية، فمقابلات العمل دائماً لها خصوصياتها ورهبتها والتحضير لها يتطلّب جهدا نفسياً وعقليّاً ليس بالسهل في بعض الأوقات. هل يجب علينا التعامل مع كل الوظائف بنفس الطريقة في التحضير؟ هاذا هو موضوع حلقتنا هذه ... Show More

10m 17s

Dec 2018

E29 - The Sound of Hope (صوت الأمل)

لو استطعت أن تلتقي بالامل وتسمعه... ماذا سيكون صوته؟ استمع الى حلقتنا المميزة التي تروي قصة معجزة ميلاد 1914 بين الجيش الألماني والانكليزي في الحرب العالمية الأولى. What would the sound of hope be if you could meet with him face to face and listen to him? Listen to our Special ep ... Show More

7m 36s

Dec 2023

Christmas Truce of 1914

During the holiday season, learn about a rare moment of peace during the First World War. On Christmas Eve 1914, troops on both the Allied and German sides ceased fighting and instead came together and celebrated. Learn more about how the truce came about and hear first-hand acco ... Show More

7m 34s

Feb 2014

The Great War of Words, Episode 1

Michael Portillo reveals how our understanding of the war has been distorted through a century of intellectualising, interpretation and misinterpretation. In this first episode Michael Portillo examines how the German invasion of neutral Belgium in August 1914 transformed Britain ... Show More

42m 22s

May 2020

115 - To VE Day Through German Eyes

80 years ago this month (thats May 2020, if you're reading this from the future) the Germans finally surrendered to the Allies. While there were a number different surrender ceremonies the 8 May 1945 was declared by the Western Allies to be Victory in Europe Day, VE Day (the Russ ... Show More

1 h

Oct 2023

(Part 2) - The Music of World War II and the Holocaust with "Time's Echo" writer Jeremy Eichler

This is another episode where I highly recommend listening to Part 1 from last week before listening to this episode! It was a great honor to speak with the critic and cultural historian Jeremy Eichler about his remarkable new book "Time's Echo." In today's episode, we speak abou ... Show More

55m 13s

Sep 2023

The Music of World War II and the Holocaust with "Time's Echo" writer Jeremy Eichler (Part 1)

I had the great pleasure and honor this week(and next week) to speak with the author of the new book Time's Echo Jeremy Eichler. The book chronicles four composers and their varied reactions to World War II and the Holocaust, including Schoenberg, Strauss, Shostakovich, and Britt ... Show More

57m 45s

Sep 2021

The Paris Peace Conference: everything you wanted to know

Professor David Stevenson answers listener questions on the 1919-20 conference that sought to resolve the aftermath of the First World War In the latest episode in our series on history’s biggest topics, Professor David Stevenson explores the 1919–20 conference that sought to res ... Show More

1h 6m

Nov 2021

The Last Battle of the First World War

November 11, 1918. At exactly 11 AM local time, the shooting stops. It’s eerily quiet for the first time in a long time. World War I has finally come to an end today after Germany and the Allied nations signed an armistice not long before. The final battle of the war, known today ... Show More

34m 7s

Dec 2022

The Christmas Truce of 1914 (Repeat)

It’s Christmas eve, 1914. On the Western Front, a British soldier peers out across No Man’s Land. A sound catches his attention – not artillery fire, but music. The enemy are singing Silent Night. The Christmas Truce of 1914 remains a unique historical anomaly. But how did these ... Show More

45m 56s