0:00 Intro

1:32 Cynthia Zarazir

26:08 Organization

45:18 Line 29

1:16:43 Baabda

1:42:48 Serail

1:48:34 Hezbollah

1:53:42 Social contract

We're with Rawad Taha & Laury Haytayan for Episode 329 of The Beirut Banyan.

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We discuss all that is post-elections political terrain and also cover bank heists, the need for more October 17 supporters and groups to organize into political parties, Line 23 vs Line 29, Baabda elections and new potential names for the Serail, Hezbollah's crippling role in sub-state security and reform, and the evolution of Lebanon's social contract.

Rawad Taha is a journalist and Laury Haytayan is an oil and gas policy expert.

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Music by Marc Codsi. Animation & illustration by Sana Chaaban.