0:00 Intro

4:08 Reflections on Covid-19

12:11 Emotional Rollercoaster

22:24 Civil War Memories

32:57 'Violence' & Priority

42:33 Hesitation & Reluctance

55:22 Hunger

1:08:38 Ponzi

We're back with Lina Mounzer for Episode 168 of The Beirut Banyan.

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https://youtu.be/gpfBdQlNPWY

We compare Covid-19 experiences in Beirut and New York, and dive into her recent LitHub piece about growing up during the civil war and the euphoria following October 17 last year.

We discuss the urgency for political reform in Lebanon, the economic pain we're going through and the serious threat of hunger on the horizon. We also reflect on current protests in the US and the connectivity of the moment.

Lina Mounzer is a writer and translator. The LitHub piece and New York Times op-ed's mentioned in this episode are linked below:

'Letter From Beirut: From Revolution to Pandemic'

https://lithub.com/letter-from-beirut-from-revolution-to-pandemic/

'In Lebanon, a Pandemic of Hunger'

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/opinion/lebanon-protests-coronavirus.html

'The Great Lebanese Ponzi Scheme'

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/opinion/lebanon-protests.html

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Music by Marc Codsi. Graphics by Sara Tarhini.