25. LEBANON - Politics can play a part; ...

Farrah speaks to Dr. Patrick E. McGovern, the Scientific Director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Project for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages, and Health at the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia. He's the author of many books including Ancient Wine: The Search for th ... Show More

After a long hiatus, the podcast returns with the first episode of the long-awaited Season 3. This time, host Farrah Berrou is the interviewee and fellow writer, historian, and Twitter friend, N.A. Mansour, is the interviewer. They discuss the beginnings, the shifts, and the moti ... Show More

Farrah shares some updates on Season 3 (returning in October!). Plus, she reads an article from a 1970 issue of National Geographic Magazine titled, "Lebanon, Little Bible Land in the Crossfire of History" by William S. Ellis. Discuss the episode with listeners here. Subscribe B ... Show More

0:00 Intro 2:22 The last three years 16:33 Tourism & narrative 24:27 Lebanon's role 32:56 Consequential to stability 37:24 Expression 42:31 Branding 48:00 Cosmopolitanism 56:39 Q&A 1:25:38 History of wine in the region We're with Michael Karam for Episode 363 of The Beirut Banyan ... Show More

Après la Palestine et l’Algérie, le Festival propose un focus sur le Liban et choisit comme marraine, aux côtés du parrain d’honneur Costa Gavras, la réalisatrice, scénariste et artiste plasticienne franco-libanaise Chloé Mazlo. Si cette 12ème édition s’est ouverte avec la projec ... Show More

This is a conversation with Naji Bakhti, author of the novel Between Beirut and the Moon (2020), published by Influx Press. He is also Project Manager at SKeyes Center for Media and Cultural Freedom at the Samir Kassir Foundation. Get early access + more perks at Patreon.com/fire ... Show More

This is a repost of an episode I did with Dr Andrew Arsan, British-Lebanese scholar and author of the book Lebanon: A Country in Fragments, and which was originally released on the Hummus For Thought podcast. I'm releasing it here as an introduction to a series of upcoming episod ... Show More

This is a conversation with Lebanese director Ely Dagher. He is the director of the Palme D’Or-winning Waves ’98, one of my favorite short films. He also has an upcoming feature  film called The Sea Ahead. Get early access + more perks at Patreon.com/firethesetimes Blog: https:// ... Show More

This is a conversation with Lina Mounzer and Timour Azhari, repeat guests on the podcast, about the legacy of the Great Famine of Mount Lebanon (1915–1918) and its legacy today. Get early access + more perks at Patreon.com/firethesetimes Blog: https://thefirethisti.me You can fol ... Show More

From Capernaum to The Insult, and everything in between, the Lebanese Film Festival in Australia has screened over 250 Lebanese-based films from around the world. One might say, it's a gift that keeps on giving. Lebanese Film Festival director Camille Lattouf, our special guest f ... Show More

Il a été tour à tour un travailleur immigré en marge de la société, le beur comique, le voyou délinquant traqué par le flic blanc, le dealer, le héros national… Sur les écrans français, la figure de « l’arabe » est un indicateur du rapport qu’entretient la France à son histoire c ... Show More

Ramzi Ghosn talks about the profession of wine and arak-making and its significance in the Levant, notably in Lebanon. From Massaya, he discusses the speaks about how Phoenicians valued viticulture and developed the finest wines that continues to be exported to the world.Massaya  ... Show More