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At Mondoweiss, our beat is Palestine and the movements, activists and policymakers who affect what’s happening there. We cover Palestinians’ stories of occupation, resistance and hope – stories that show us all how the world’s struggles interconnect.
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How did the planet's richest people make their billions? From celebrities and secretive CEOs to sporting legends and tech titans, Simon Jack and Zing Tsjeng find out, and then decide whether they think they’re good, bad, or just another billionaire. Ever wondered how Taylor Swift went from country singer to money-spinner? How Amazon boss Jeff Bezos came to launch one of the biggest corporations of the internet age? And how six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan made his fortune with Nike? Good ...
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Black History is and has been suppressed in our society either by editing the facts or outright omission to create a false narrative. But that doesn’t mean we have to accept their version of reality. Please visit our website www.ourhistorynow.com.
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Season 5: Finding Mr Fox. Investigating a plot to smuggle around a hundred million dollars’ worth of cocaine. Also: Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods. Women accuse Mohamed Al Fayed of rape. And: The Abercrombie Guys. Investigating sexual exploitation claims against the former CEO of fashion giant Abercrombie & Fitch. Delve into a World of Secrets: the global investigations podcast from the BBC. Uncovering stories around the world and telling them, episode by episode, with gripping storytelling. ...
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American Diplomat

Ambassador (Retired) Pete Romero and Writer/Producer Laura Bennett

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American Diplomat goes behind the scenes to hear real stories from diplomats who lived newsworthy events overseas. Experience the Cuban revolution, Central American insurgencies, the end of apartheid and more through the eyes of those who were there. A project of Arizona State University.
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Knowledge-seeker and psychologist Stuart Kelter shares his joy of learning and “delving in.” Ready? Let’s delve... Join Chris Churchill on the possible reasons why the search for intelligent life in the universe is coming up empty. Let’s hear from Israeli psychiatrist Pesach Lichtenberg about a promising approach to schizophrenia—going mainstream in Israel—that uses minimal drugs and maximal support through the crisis, rejecting the presumption of life-long disability. Find out what Pulitzer ...
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Can a play written in the seventeenth century protest against contemporary issues? Is it possible to use a Shakespearian tragedy draw attention to political injustice? Apartheid was a system of enforced legal racial segregation in South Africa that was imposed on the country's majority non white inhabitants by the minority white population. In 1988 actress and director Janet Suzman took the decision to defy the racist apartheid regime by staging Othello in Johannesburg with a mixed cast of b ...
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Real Talk

Middle East Eye

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Real Talk is a Middle East Eye interview series hosted by Mohamed Hashem that explores the unique stories and experiences of a diverse range of guests — from artists, to musicians, to politicians and more.
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Subversive History

Subversive History

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Subversive History is a multi-media community project seeking to bring attention to the revolutionary struggles of the world’s often unsung and frequently misunderstood sectors. These are the stories of the demonized, vilified, whitewashed or otherwise forgotten campaigns against imperialism, colonialism, capitalist exploitation, and racial apartheid. The orthodoxy of Western hegemony has often labeled these dissidents as “subversive”, and these are the struggles we aim to illuminate.
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UNDERCOVER, The Podcast

Bradley Steyn and Janet Smith

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In this series, we will declassify our past while we bring you the untold stories of our silent warriors, activists, and patriots. Through powerful conversations, we find solutions. Join me Bradley Steyn, journalist Janet Smith, and special guests as we go undercover.
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Mandela: An Audio History

Primedia Broadcasting

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The Nelson Mandela Foundation presents "Mandela: An Audio History", an audio documentary on the struggle against apartheid through the intimate accounts of Nelson Mandela, as well as those who fought with him, and against him.
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True Crime Couple

True Crime Couple

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Join married couple Kay and John as they cover some of the lesser known true crime cases. In this bi-weekly podcast, Kay presents the case to both the audience and John at the same time, so they can react together. We pride ourselves on the research we conduct and the respect we show to victims. We hope you enjoy!
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The IDE Impolite Conversation Podcast

The Iconoclast Dinner Experience (IDE)

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Join this weekly podcast with Dr. Lezli Levene Harvell, Creator + Curator of The Iconoclast Dinner Experience and her daughters, Zuri and Nava, where they explore Culture, Race, + Societal Issues through the lens of cultural critics, industry experts, writers, and HBCU students and recent grads. Season Two includes Impolite Conversations on topics such as Formerly Untouchable Castes, $5 Indians, and Being White In South Africa 20 years Post-Apartheid.
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Principle of Charity

Emile Sherman, Lloyd Vogelman

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Are you ready to burst your filter bubble? To hit pause on righteous anger? Principle of Charity injects curiosity and generosity back into difficult conversations, bringing together two expert guests with opposing views on big social issues. But here’s the twist: as well as passionately advocating their own views, each guest is challenged to present the best, most generous version of the other’s argument. This unique format comes from an ancient idea - the principle of charity - which tells ...
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Conjuncture

Jordan T. Camp and Christina Heatherton

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Conjuncture is a monthly podcast curated and co-produced by Jordan T. Camp and Christina Heatherton for the Trinity Social Justice Initiative. It features interviews with activists, artists, scholars, and public intellectuals. Taking its title from Antonio Gramsci and Stuart Hall’s conceptualization, it highlights intellectual work engaged in struggles over the meaning and memory of particular historical moments. Amidst a global crisis of hegemony, this web series curates conversations about ...
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She was raised in Berkeley by civil rights activists and became politically active during anti-Apartheid protests at Howard University. Then she turned a career as a prosecutor into being one of the most progressive members of the Senate. She was the first Black woman and first South Asian person on a major-party presidential ticket, and is the first to be elected vice president. But who is she? Cop or progressive? Berkeley radical or Beltway insider? A six-part series on the making of a can ...
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Trending Globally: Politics and Policy

Trending Globally: Politics & Policy

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An award-winning podcast from the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University, exploring today's biggest global challenges with the world's leading experts. Listen every other week by subscribing wherever you listen to podcasts.
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We are living in a pivotal global moment. The world is radically changing, are you? According to international scientists, 2030 is a point of no return, an unprecedented looming economic and existential threat to humanity - an inconvenient truth becomes an undeniable reality. In a world on fire, plagued by the worst global pandemic in over a century, we face unparalleled inequalities and menacing deep divides. Our Future hangs in the balance. If you are worried, you are not alone. The latest ...
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A true account from the late 70’s to present day, of two small groups of radio DJ’s who set up and ran the worlds loudest AM radio station in the southern hemisphere, Capital Radio 604.and its effect on apartheid-era S.Africa. It was one long party in the banana republic. of Transkei, and its closing didn’t go without a fight and plenty of tears and drama. Narrated and written by a British founder DJ, Steve Crozier.
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Actors Idris Elba (“Prometheus”) and Naomie Harris (“Skyfall”), along with director Justin Chadwick discuss their new film, “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” based on South African President Nelson Mandela’s autobiography of the same name. Starring Elba and Harris as Nelson and Winnie Mandela, the movie chronicles Mandela’s early life, as well as his anti-apartheid struggle, his imprisonment, and his efforts to rebuild the country’s once segregated society.
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FreedomAfter

Nelson Mandela Foundation

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A podcast by the Nelson Mandela Foundation about Freedom. In 1994, South Africa became a democracy, an event that is often credited for ushering in freedom for South Africa. However, there are many significant residues of Apartheid that remain - in our globally unmatched levels of inequality, the persistence of racism and sexism, and many other areas. In the ’freedomafter’, what have we done to gain the freedom that we have, and what must we do to gain more freedom? In this series, we speak ...
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The legacy of apartheid in South Africa left people in urban townships and rural areas without access to basic communication technology that defines the digital age. Today, the latest mobile phone technology has changed everything. To reach the poorest communities, the government has had to adapt the technology and build new commercial partnerships. The six video tracks in this album introduce the size of the challenge, government policy and initiatives and the businesses that benefit. This ...
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We’re going deeper than ever before and exploring what it means to be an athlete. Our guests range from pro cyclist Laurens ten Dam, who speaks about his struggles in the pro peloton and the time when his career almost ended, to Mirna Valerio, author of the blog “Fat Girl Running” who is trying to change people’s perceptions about what it means to be fit. We’ll speak with Ricky Gates about what he found when he was running every single street in San Francisco – all 1,300 miles of them. And w ...
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On this episode Martin van Staden and I discuss the notion that white South Africans, in particular Afrikaners, need to apologise for apartheid. Martin is the Head of Policy at the Free Market Foundation (FMF), a columnist for the Daily Friend, has a Master of Laws (LLM) (𝘤𝘶𝘮 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘦) degree, and is currently busy with his legal doctorate (LLD) at th…
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“I can’t watch a guy plugged up to an IV burned alive.” Ta-Nehisi Coates is one of America’s most celebrated writers. His latest book, The Message, took him to Senegal, South Carolina and Israel-Palestine. The book has been both praised and slammed for calling out Israeli apartheid. Coates joined us to reflect on the backlash, but also takes his ti…
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Musk Says Trump Win Would Result in ‘Hardship’ for Some Americans Elon Musk said that a Trump win would result in “hardship” for some Americans. He made these comments during a virtual town hall on his platform, X, on October 26, 2024. Musk mentioned that efforts to address the national debt would involve some financial difficulty for certain Ameri…
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In this long overdue conversation between Olga and Connie, Olga talks about what it was like to grow up under Apartheid in South African and compares that to the current state of racial dynamics in the United States and Israel. She discusses the complexities of identity, the influence of Western values on African culture, and her advocacy for Israe…
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Nadya Bliss, the executive director of ASU’s Global Security Initiative, helps us understand disinformation from the ground up. What is the algorithmification of information and what are the technological incentives for its distribution? When is AI just fine, when is it a problem, how do we detect it and what should we do? What is the power of dipl…
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Can a mobile operator truly drive social change? Join us as we explore the transformative journey of MTN, Africa’s largest multi-billion-dollar mobile operator, with a commitment to shared value, inclusion, and belonging. In this episode, we sit down with Paul Norman, an influential leader at MTN, who shares his personal journey and insights into t…
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Yvette discusses live (versus online) matchmaking with Alessandra Conti. Alessandra is the CEO of the personal matchmaking firm Matchmakers In The City, based in Beverly Hills. Alessandra shares with Yvette her love for helping individuals find their match, soulmate. Alessandra is a frequent media guest and the go-to on-air Celebrity Matchmaker and…
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Author and environmental activist, Richard Munson, has served as senior director of the Environmental Defense Fund, and senior vice president at Recycled Energy Development. He has been a coordinator for the Northeast-Midwest Institute and Congressional and Senate Coalitions and several other environmental organizations, including bipartisan caucus…
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Colin and Yemesi track down Fox's former crewmate, fresh out of a Brazilian jail and seemingly ready to talk. He travelled with Fox to Brazil on the Rich Harvest yacht and spent months there overseeing the first stage of its renovation, before the police raid and the arrests. So what can he tell us about his former employer? And what does he say ab…
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In this episode, we sit with Kanini Mutooni, a powerhouse in the world of venture philanthropy and impact investing. As Regional Managing Director, Africa, at Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, Kanini has been a driving force behind empowering early-stage entrepreneurs creating meaningful global impact. With leadership roles spanning organizations …
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In this episode, Jordan T. Camp discusses the Stuart Hall Archive Project (SHAP) with Nick Beech, SHAP Co-Lead at the University of Birmingham. They discuss the archives, previously unpublished material, and the relevance of Hall's public intellectual praxis in the current conjuncture. This season is co-sponsored by the Antipode Foundation. Conjunc…
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South Africa’s former minister of international relations, Naledi Pandor, speaks to us about the why South Africa took Israel to court for genocide. We also speak about why the world has still not yet intervened decisively and has allowed Israel to continue its onslaught in Gaza, whether international institutions will break down under a new Trump …
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Carlos Slim Helú's financial might has led some people to nickname his native Mexico ‘Slimlandia’. He dominates the country’s businesses, from telecoms to construction. But how did a man whose hero happens to be the Mongol warlord Genghis Khan get to be the richest person in the world? Many have blamed his monopolist business empire for Mexico’s sl…
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Over the span of three decades a man left bread crumbs for law enforcement officers to find all over the country. Luckily, time and technology would eventually catch up to him and Roy Melanson would have to pay for the crimes he had committed and what he had taken from his victims and their families. Sponsors: IQ Bar To get your twenty percent off,…
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Event WRITERS MEET-UP IN HOLLYWOOD Join members of the FBT team and community for a Substack Writers meet-up at Epiphany Space in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Friday, December 6, from 7pm to 10pm. Hosted by Kimi Katiti, Epiphany Space event producer Becky Murdoch, and FBT’s Jake Mackey, with the participation of noted Substackers Michael David Cobb Bowe…
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In Soldier's Paradise: Militarism in Africa After Empire (Duke UP, 2024), Samuel Fury Childs Daly tells the story of how Africa’s military dictators tried and failed to transform their societies into martial utopias. Across the continent, independence was followed by a wave of military coups and revolutions. The soldiers who led them had a vision. …
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We all recognize the intractability and tragedy of the Arab/Israeli conflict but what are the dynamics of Iran’s proxy forces, separately fighting Israel, working together? What is each of their relationship with Iran? And what will be the Trump impact? Ambassadors Jeffrey Feltman and Jake Walles, who spent decades in the Middle East, share stories…
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Uachtarán na hÉireann, President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina welcomed the Irish Paralympic Team to Áras an Uachtaráin.The President invited the team that represented Ireland with such distinction at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games to the Áras in order to officially acknowledge the achievements of the Team in Paris over the summer of 2024…
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Yvette talks with Debbie Sardone who from humble beginnings created a cleaning job into a seven-million-dollar cleaning empire. After Debbie built one of the country's largest maid services in the Dallas area, she began training other cleaning business owners to build and grow their own independent cleaning companies. Debbie also shares with Yvette…
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On November 5, Americans went to the polls and once again elected Donald Trump president of the United States. By this point, you probably know the broad strokes of his victory: He won every swing state and, unlike in 2016, the popular vote as well. It also seems clear that a key part of the Democratic Party’s message — that another Trump term woul…
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Free Black Thought favorite Winkfield Twyman joins his good friend and host Connie Morgan for a conversation about their friendship and the role that free thought plays in their bond. They discuss the outcome of the recent election, the challenges of dogma, and explore whether free thought is something we're born with or something we're taught. Sho…
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Free Black Thought favorite Winkfield Twyman joins his good friend and host Connie Morgan for a conversation about their friendship and the role that free thought plays in their bond. They discuss the outcome of the recent election, the challenges of dogma, and explore whether free thought is something we're born with or something we're taught. Sho…
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A police chief in Brazil investigates Fox. He spends months overseeing surveillance of Fox’s yacht, then months more investigating how more than a tonne of cocaine ended up on board. For Andre Gonçalves, it begins with a tipoff from Britain’s National Crime Agency. He’s determined to fix what he sees as a grave injustice for the sailors after their…
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“Fighting racism in silos that was invented by racism doesn’t make any sense.” Rachel Shabi is an author, journalist and commentator, and she has recently published her second book, Off-White: The Truth About Antisemitism. Shabi joined us for a conversation about her book, the fate of Arab-Jewish identity, how Israel’s war on Gaza is polarising glo…
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Campaign promises - repatriating the undocumented, Mexico’s role in securing the border, tariff quid pro quos and NATO’s role in a Russian/Ukraine peace - will require expert diplomacy. Will the new administration be up to it? Secretary Tom Shannon, who led State in the first Trump administration, is here to tell us what Trump’s early days will loo…
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The 1919 “Red Summer” revealed America’s racial hostilities through violent riots in cities like Chicago and Washington, D.C., and massacres in places like Elaine, Arkansas. White supremacist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, fueled racial violence. African American veterans returning from World War I encountered hostility instead of gratitude, w…
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Roman Abramovich was known as the "stealth oligarch" before he stepped into the limelight as Chelsea football club’s sugar daddy owner. The man loves a yacht: his largest cost $427m, and has bullet-proof windows and an escape submarine. Abramovich made his fortune from post-Soviet privatisation, aided by a man known as the “Godfather of the Kremlin…
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How did the Algerian war of independence shape contemporary sociology? In Bourdieu and Sayad Against Empire: Forging Sociology in Anticolonial Struggle (Polity Press, 2023), Amin Perez, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of Quebec in Montreal, explores the sociological practice and friendship of Pierre Bourdieu and Abdelmalek Sayad. …
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