Short Talks
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Artists, activists, refugees and community workers talk about different aspects of migration.
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Nyama: Dishes From Around The World
November 30, 2021 12:28 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBTanjina Begum, Thelma Dube and Abiola show us how to make a dish from their home countries of Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. Lamb biryani, a beef stew and jollof rice are on the menu and the chefs share with us their knowledge of cooking, their experiences living in Direct Provision, and their hopes that things will change soon when Direct Provision is abolished. The programme is produced by Bairbre Flood, presented by Thelma Dube and funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under...
Signing In:'New Irish' Writers
April 10, 2021 20:49 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBPoets and editors from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, India and South Africa give us an in-depth look at diversity in Irish writing and publishing. Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe, Christie Kandiwa, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan, Khanyo Dlamini and Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi read their poetry of love, migration, family - and share their own unique experiences of ‘home’. They reflect on the power of language to shape identity, and the connection between writing and social change. They explain how we could be doing better in t...
Alternative Learning: The Cork Life Centre
February 15, 2021 13:25 - 44 minutes - 102 MBProducer Bairbre Flood talks to students and teachers and examines what the education system can learn from the success of this iconic Cork school. Funded by the BAI (Broadcasting Authority of Ireland).
Beyond Religion:Atheism in Ireland
December 03, 2020 12:47 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBAtheist Ireland (Dublin & Cork) members, parents bringing up their children outside religion; and an ex-Muslim, ex-Hindu, and ex-Catholic speak frankly about their experiences. Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.
'We can't breathe here either' : Racism & Refugees
August 20, 2020 18:50 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBMahdi wants to be a professional boxer when he grows up. Maisam is going to be an artist. Both of them are navigating the varied forms of racism & segregation refugees face.
Abdulwahab Tahhan: Journalist & Creator of New Refugee Podcast
July 09, 2020 12:42 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBWe talk about his time as a fixer in Turkey, how journalists can improve their coverage of refugee stories and the importance of media collaboration with refugees. Also his work as a senior researcher with Airwars, the political situation in Syria, co-production on a Youtube series, 'Lost With No Direction', and how initiatives like the Refugee Journalism Project can really help. We also touch on the challenges of navigating different cultures, mental health, and his work as a stand-up comic...
Short Talks: Abdul
June 03, 2020 13:52 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBAbdul is a teacher and co-ordinator with the One Happy Family community centre on Lesvos, Greece - https://ohf-lesvos.org/ - which is planning to reopen soon. One Happy Family is one of many initiatives run together with refugees in the Moria and Kara Tepe camps. Others include Stand By Me Lesvos, and Wave of Hope for the Future (WHF) - https://www.facebook.com/WaveOfHopeForTheFuture/ - who just opened a new school in Moria.
Abdul: On Teaching & Refugee Solidarity
June 03, 2020 13:52 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBAbdul is a teacher and co-ordinator with the One Happy Family community centre on Lesvos, Greece - https://ohf-lesvos.org/ - which is planning to reopen soon. One Happy Family is one of many initiatives run together with refugees in the Moria and Kara Tepe camps. Others include Stand By Me Lesvos, and Wave of Hope for the Future (WHF) - https://www.facebook.com/WaveOfHopeForTheFuture/ - who just opened a new school in Moria.
Short Talks - Baqir
April 09, 2020 12:57 - 5 minutes - 7.45 MB'I came from my own country just to be safe. I don't feel myself safe.' Baqir, an unaccompanied minor living in Moria refugee camp, shares his experiences, and his hopes for the future. *part of a longer documentary, 'Against The Wire', for broadcast later in the year on Newstalk, (funded by the Simon Cumbers Media Fund).
Ireland & The Slave Trade
March 09, 2020 06:45 - 46 minutes - 59 MBIn Ireland we're more familiar with thinking of ourselves as the victims of history - which we were - than as active participants in colonialism. But it's an uncomfortable fact that the Irish were also slave owners, slave traders, overseers and agents. We helped build the slave empire on behalf of Britain, France and other countries, and shared in the profits of this horrendous system over the course of several hundred years. Talking to historians, academics and writers, producer Bairbre Fl...
Mary Elmes
January 27, 2020 13:32 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBThe only Irish person recognised as Righteous Among the Nations for saving Jewish children during the Holocaust.
Elena Lydon
October 16, 2019 16:12 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB'We're seeing so much trauma...we've seen lots of young children who no longer speak.' - Elena Lydon, a nurse from Mayo who's volunteering in Lesvos. Currently around 1,800 unaccompanied minors on the island, people stuck there with interview dates in 2022, and services increasingly overwhelmed. If you're able to donate, please use her paypal account: [email protected]
Lucky Khambule
October 09, 2019 11:09 - 9 minutes - 8.39 MB'We didn't want this conference to be any other conference, whereby we've got people theorising about other people's lives. We wanted the people that don't have the opportunity to narrate their own stories to be able to have that platform.' - Lucky Khambule, co-founder of MASI I chat to Lucky at the first MASI (Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland) conference in Liberty Hall, Dublin. More info: https://www.masi.ie
Short Talks: Lucky Khambule
October 09, 2019 11:09 - 9 minutes - 8.39 MB'We didn't want this conference to be any other conference, whereby we've got people theorising about other people's lives. We wanted the people that don't have the opportunity to narrate their own stories to be able to have that platform.' - Lucky Khambule, co-founder of MASI I chat to Lucky at the first MASI (Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland) conference in Liberty Hall, Dublin. More info: https://www.masi.ie
Short Talks Malak Bouod
August 10, 2019 23:35 - 11 minutes - 13.6 MBMalak Bouod grew up in Benghazi, Libya and became involved in human rights activism in her teenage years. She moved to Ireland in 2014 and was granted refugee status in 2016. [Malak was interviewed by Sorcha Pollak as part of the New to the Parish series of articles in the Irish Times.]
Short Talks Asylum Seeker
August 10, 2019 23:27 - 6 minutes - 7.71 MBA resident in Clonakilty Direct Provision Centre (The Lodge) explains why they felt the need to hold a protest in the Centre. (She preferred not to give her name).
Short Talks Jessica Traynor
August 10, 2019 23:24 - 8 minutes - 9.57 MBJessica Traynor reads Calais, and The Artane Boys’ Band from her collection, The Quick (Dedalus Press) – and we talk about the politics in her poetry.
Short Talks Asylum Archive
August 10, 2019 23:21 - 5 minutes - 6.58 MBArtist and activist Vukasin Nedeljkovic talks about his new book (Asylum Archive), Direct Provision, migration & deportation.
Life On The Outside
August 10, 2019 23:06 - 54 minutes - 62.4 MBThree women describe their experience of seeking asylum in Ireland; the threat of deportation, what it means to be Irish, and how they deal with racism. Elsie Nwaora, Nomaxabiso Maye & Florence Eriamantoe talk openly about their years in Direct Provision.
Islam In Ireland
August 10, 2019 22:52 - 59 minutes - 68.6 MBInterviews with Muslims in Ireland - funded by the BAI, first broadcast on UCC98.3FM.
The Hungry Road
August 10, 2019 20:58 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBHome to 10,000 refugees before its eviction in 2016 – what was life like for people living in the unofficial refugee camp in Calais, France, aka The Jungle? (Funded by the Mary Raftery Journalism Fund.)
Music Is The Weapon
August 10, 2019 20:38 - 57 minutes - 65.5 MBHow politics and music influenced each other in Ireland, from the 1798 Rebellion to modern hip hop. Featuring original recordings of 1798 songs, and 'Oppression' - a first-hand account of life in Direct Provision. (Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, first broadcast on UCC98.3FM)