Best Al S Boring Podcasts (2024)

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Soccer’s Rising Stars of African Origin — with Segun Odegbami and Ponga Liwewe 33:24

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On this episode of Global Insights on The Lede, host Kwangu Liwewe discusses the inexorable rise of soccer stars of African origin with former Nigeria player Segun “The Mathematical” Odegbami and soccer journalist Ponga Liwewe. Produced by Finbar AndersonBy New Lines Magazine

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Trump’s Second Coming — With Meredith McCarroll, Danny Postel and Faisal Al Yafai 40:29

7d ago40:29

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On this week’s episode of The Lede, host Faisal Al Yafai catches up with New Lines Politics Editor Danny Postel from Milwaukee, where Postel has been attending the Republican National Convention. Their conversation comes after a momentous week in U.S. politics that not only saw an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a campaign…

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America’s Autocratic Future? — With Mark Danner 54:29

1d ago54:29

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On this week’s episode of The Lede, veteran journalist Mark Danner joins New Lines’ Politics Editor Danny Postel for a discussion on Donald Trump, Joe Biden and the possible autocratic future looming ahead for America. Further reading: The Mass Psychology of Trumpism — Watch the accompanying video here The United Auto Workers Rejected Trump. Member…

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Identity, Belonging and Reporting the World — With Hala Gorani and Faisal Al Yafai 44:53

8d ago44:53

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On this episode of The Lede, veteran CNN correspondent Hala Gorani sits down with New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai for a discussion on identity and belonging following the publication of her new memoir, “But You Don’t Look Arab: And Other Tales of Unbelonging.”By New Lines Magazine

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Britain’s Boring Election? — With Lydia Wilson and Kwangu Liwewe 23:23

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In this edition of Global Insights, New Lines Culture Editor Lydia Wilson sits down with host Kwangu Liwewe to discuss the upcoming election in the United Kingdom, which despite potentially heralding a change in government for the first time in 14 years, seems to be a bit lackluster. Produced by Finbar Anderson…

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The End of Populism in the World’s Largest Democracy? — With Shruti Kapila and Surbhi Gupta 37:12

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On this week’s podcast, Cambridge University academic Shruti Kapila, author of “Violent Fraternity: Indian Political Thought in the Global Age,” sits down with New Lines’ Surbhi Gupta to discuss the shock Indian election result and what it means for the future of the world’s largest democracy. Further listening: The War on India’s Free Press — With…

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Gaza and a Changing Middle East — With Ruth Michaelson, Chloe Cornish, Tara Kangarlou and Faisal Al Yafai 40:36

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While the conflict in Gaza plays out on a tiny strip of land a fraction of the size of Los Angeles, its impact on the wider Middle East region has been huge. New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai speaks to the Guardian’s Ruth Michaelson, Chloe Cornish of the Financial Times and independent journalist Tara Kangarlou to assess how the war has changed the politi…

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Everest’s 100-Year Mystery — With Wade Davis and Finbar Anderson 44:13

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On June 8, 1924, two climbers set off for what they hoped would be the first-ever summit of Mount Everest. As the mist closed in around them high up the mountain, they would never be seen alive again. A century later, the mystery of whether they reached the top continues to inspire fascination and debate, but is perhaps not the most interesting thi…

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Filling the Vacuum: Russia’s Forays Into Africa — With Amie Ferris-Rotman and Kwangu Liwewe 28:21

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In the two decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russian influence in Africa was at a low ebb. But that’s all changed, New Lines Global News Editor Amie Ferris-Rotman tells Kwangu Liwewe on this week’s Global Insights on The Lede. Ferris-Rotman and Liwewe discuss Russia’s past in Africa and its more recent neocolonialist enterprises on th…

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Populism and Power in Mexico’s Historic Election — With Alma Guillermoprieto 43:51

2M ago43:51

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Veteran Mexican correspondent Alma Guillermoprieto joins New Lines’ Danny Postel on The Lede for a discussion about how the upcoming election in Mexico is actually not about the two leading candidates, her sadness about the current situation in Nicaragua, and her secret — the celebrated journalist is not interested in politics. Produced by Finbar A…

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Rethinking Radicalization — With Elizabeth Pearson and Lydia Wilson 36:33

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On this week’s episode of The Lede, New Lines' Lydia Wilson sits down with extremism researcher Elizabeth Pearson, whose book “Extreme Britain: Gender, Masculinity and Radicalisation,” was published in December 2023. Pearson explains how her research challenged established thinking around extremism, and how she came to the understanding that misogy…

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Bosnia’s Dark Past and Murky Present, and a Vision for the Future — With Jasmin Mujanović and Faisal Al Yafai 55:31

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On this week’s episode of The Lede, New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai sits down with Jasmin Mujanović for a discussion on nationhood in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the genocide of the 1990s, its current political challenges and Mujanović’s argument for a liberal democratic future in Bosnia. Mujanović dissects his new book, “The Bosniaks, Nationhood After…

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The Untold Story of the Vagabond Princess Gulbadan — With Ruby Lal and Rasha Elass 46:40

3M ago46:40

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Ruby Lal’s new biography of the Mughal Princess Gulbadan brings to life the princess’s remarkable seven-year pilgrimage, from her home in the harem of her nephew Emperor Akbar in India to the holy city of Mecca. Surviving shipwrecks and expulsion orders from the Ottoman Sultan, Gulbadan eventually returned to India where she would go on to write gr…

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Living in a State of Hopelessness: On the Ground in Israel – With Lisa Goldman and Kwangu Liwewe 26:59

3M ago26:59

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New Lines Contributing Editor Lisa Goldman has spent much of her life living and working in Israel, but her most recent reporting trip revealed a side of the country she had not seen before. “It’s unprecedented,” she tells New Lines Africa Editor Kwangu Liwewe on Global Insights. “Israelis feel for the very first time that their army couldn’t prote…

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On the Ground in Gaza — With Arwa Damon and Faisal Al Yafai 35:46

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“Going into Gaza, that pit of fear was more like a web that sat on my chest and never settled.” Arwa Damon has been in plenty of war zones, but going into Gaza was unlike anything she’s yet experienced. The veteran CNN correspondent joins New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai on The Lede for a conversation about her recent humanitarian mission into the Palest…

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A Portal to Another World: Translating Early Arabic Poetry — With James Montgomery and Lydia Wilson 53:43

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Early Arabic hunting poetry showcases a fascinating overlap between the pre-Islamic world, which was dominated by the concepts of fate and time, and the post-Islamic world, in which the standout theme was an omniscient or omnipotent god. “The wise thing about the poetry is it doesn’t seek to reconcile the two, it allows both to coexist,” says Montg…

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Rethinking Nasser: A New Look at One of the Arab World's Most Polarizing Figures — With Alex Rowell and Joshua Martin 36:43

4M ago36:43

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For Alex Rowell, the need to reassess the legacy of former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser has only increased in the decades since the death of the hugely influential figure, and especially recently. “If you just take a moment to look at the Arab Spring and the countries in which the largest protests occurred, and the regimes against which mi…

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Democracy and Controversy in the World's Largest Elections — With Surbhi Gupta and Kwangu Liwewe 29:36

4M ago29:36

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In a year of elections across the globe, none will be bigger in scale than that in India, where nearly 1 billion people are eligible to vote. “In the seven decades since India got its independence, democracy has been its identity,” Surbhi Gupta tells Kwangu Liwewe on the first episode of Global Insights on The Lede. Gupta and Liwewe discuss the var…

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In the Firing Line — With Joumana Haddad and Faisal Al Yafai 48:14

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“War changes you. It doesn’t necessarily make you a tougher person or a better person or a worse person, but it is a training on the art of dying,” Joumana Haddad tells New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai. “I’ve always thought about that ever since I can remember. And it’s not easy to live while thinking you can die any minute.” The author and activist expl…

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One Day on TV: Israel's Media War — With Laliv Melamed and Lisa Goldman 51:12

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After the attacks in Israel on Oct. 7 last year that sparked the current war in Gaza, Laliv Melamed watched as Israeli society came together to mourn its victims — and also closed itself off. It was a phenomenon she recognized from previous conflicts. “The entire public sphere becomes like a collective body that is orchestrating around this war eff…

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Women, Life, Freedom: Iran's Protest Movement Today — With Arash Azizi and Danny Postel 48:58

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In September 2022, the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement broke out in Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. On this week’s episode Arash Azizi, the author of a new book on the movement, “What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom,” and New Lines’ Danny Postel discuss its immense popularity, how it was different to other protest movemen…

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A Century After the End of the Ottoman Caliphate — With Ryan Gingeras and Faisal Al Yafai 38:12

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One hundred years ago this week, the Ottoman Caliphate was formally abolished by a decree of the nascent Republic of Turkey’s National Assembly. In this week’s episode of The Lede, New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai talks to Professor Ryan Gingeras of the Naval Postgraduate School in California, whose book “The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire” tells the st…

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South Africa-US Relations at a Crossroads 34:37

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The recent decision by South Africa, a longtime ally of Palestine, to take Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on accusations of genocide sent shock waves through the global community. The unprecedented move served as a wake-up call to Israel’s Western allies, who might not have predicted the drive of a seemingly less powerful nation…

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More Than Meets the Eye: Looking Twice at the History of Eyeliner — With Zahra Hankir and Ola Salem 42:19

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“There’s more to eyeliner than meets the eye,” Zahra Hankir, author of “Eyeliner: A Cultural History,” tells New Lines’ Ola Salem. “This is not just a makeup product. It carries within it so much meaning that goes far beyond beauty. … Historically and through the centuries, eyeliner has been used as a form of conveying a person’s spirituality or th…

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The War on India’s Free Press — with Manisha Pande, Samar Halarnkar and Surbhi Gupta 52:09

6M ago52:09

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India’s media ecosystem has a long and proud history. It was in Kolkata, after all, that the first newspaper in Asia was published. But journalists and observers inside the country are speaking with increasing alarm about a climate of repression and self-censorship, in which outlets that challenge the official government line expose themselves to s…

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Africa Insights: South Sudan, Political Rivalries Fuel Conflict 29:43

6M ago29:43

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When it gained independence from Sudan in 2011, South Sudan emerged as the world’s newest nation. However, two years later the country descended into a civil war sparked by a political difference between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar, which escalated into a protracted ethnic conflict. The internal struggle for power ignited po…

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Dispatches from Forever Wars - with Nabih Bulos, Bel Trew and Faisal Al Yafai 46:00

6M ago46:00

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With so many wars across the world, a new one supplants the previous on our TV screens and front pages. As conflicts drag on, the attention of the public moves on too. When Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, that war began to dominate the news cycle, displacing coverage of Myanmar, Sudan and Syria. But, as the months wore on, the Ukraine war, to…

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Gaza and the Ethics of Negotiation - with Pierre Hazan and Lydia Wilson 46:23

6M ago46:23

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Every conflict is different, as Pierre Hazan knows all too well. The veteran negotiator and senior adviser on transitional justice with the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue has witnessed many wars, including those in the former Yugoslavia and the Central African Republic. And while no two are the same, more often than not they start from the same p…

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Africa Insights: Toxic Masculinity Online in Kenya and South Africa 29:44

6M ago29:44

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In the era of social media, women worldwide have harnessed its power to build strong feminist movements and activist networks to raise awareness about sexual harassment and violence. Social media has provided a platform for women to share their experiences and speak out against gender-based violence. Hashtags such as #MeToo, #BelieveWomen and #ImWi…

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India’s Political Hinduism — with Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay and Surbhi Gupta 44:56

6M ago44:56

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The small town of Ayodhya in northern India has long been a major flashpoint for communal tensions in the country. Believed by Hindus to be the birthplace of Rama, one of the most revered gods in Hinduism, it was also the site of the 16th century Babri Mosque. Enmity between Hindus and Muslims over the site grew through the 20th century before reac…

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Past the Medieval Horizon — with Ian Mortimer and Lydia WIlson 40:14

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Ian Mortimer is frustrated. The historian and author of “Medieval Horizons: Why the Middle Ages Matter” says the problem is that most people seem to think they don’t. “You realize how little people know about the world around them,” Mortimer tells New Lines magazine’s Lydia Wilson. “They tend to make judgments based on the world as it is today.” Bu…

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Africa Insights: Contesting Genocide Abroad, South Africa Also Contends With Xenophobia at Home 28:29

7M ago28:29

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South Africa’s recent filing of a lawsuit in the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of committing genocide has sparked worldwide attention. The case, which accuses Israel of committing genocide and war crimes in Gaza, has reignited discussions about South Africa’s post-apartheid history and its evolving position in the global political …

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Paris Syndrome — with Nabila Ramdani and Faisal Al Yafai 36:57

7M ago36:57

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Can France be fixed? The beleaguered nation faces crumbling institutions, civil strife and economic stagnation. But despite deep political divisions, the French public still seem to agree on one thing at least: something has gone very wrong. In her new book, “Fixing France: How to Repair a Broken Republic,” French journalist Nabila Ramdani digs dee…

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Listen Again: Art, Music and Freedom in Iran — with Malu Halasa, Nahid Siamdoust and Danny Postel 52:23

7M ago52:23

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Iran was set ablaze last year after Mahsa Amini was taken into custody and beaten to death by the country’s morality police in Tehran for wearing “improper hijab.” The killing of the 22-year-old struck a deep chord among Iranians, inspiring protests in more than 100 cities throughout the country, marking the largest uprising Iran had seen since the…

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Africa Insights: An Era of Apology and Reckoning 30:44

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In October 2023, during his inaugural visit to a Commonwealth nation as monarch, King Charles III conveyed his remorse to Kenyans for the violence inflicted by the British before the country gained independence. Many elderly Kenyans were mistreated, raped and tortured by British colonial forces during the Mau Mau uprising (1951-1960). Kikuyu tribe …

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00 – Preface 9:33

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01 – We Have Some Planes; Inside the Four Flights 45:09

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02 – Improvising a Homeland Defense 7:52

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03 – National Crisis Management 33:17

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Listen Again: Prisoners of the Gaza War — with Sharone Lifschitz, Noga Tarnopolsky and Muzna Shihabi 48:47

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“On the 7th of October I was on my way to a day out in the north of England with my family when I opened a news feed and found out that things are kicking off between Israel and Gaza,” Sharone Lifschitz tells New Lines magazine’s Joshua Martin. “My parents live about a mile from Gaza. I called my mom, and she didn't answer.” By the evening, it had …

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04 – A Declaration of War 6:58

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05 – Bin Ladin’s Appeal in the Islamic World 17:19

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06 – The Rise of Bin Ladin and al Qaeda 14:31

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07 – Building An Organization 13:25

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08 – Al Qaeda’s Renewal in Afghanistan (1996-1998) 23:01

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09 – Counterterrorism Evolves; From the Old Terrorism to the New 9:09

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10 – Adaptation – and Nonadaptation – in the Law Enforcement Community 31:55

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The Congressional Push for UAP Disclosure— with Daniel Sheehan and Rasha Elass 1:05:30

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This year saw some major developments on the topic of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, or UAPs, also known as UFOs. Among these developments was the testimony of David Grusch, a career intelligence officer turned whistleblower, before Congress in July. He alleged that multiple United States defense and intelligence agencies had been illegally enga…