Episode 370: 'The Architect' with George Wardini, taped live at Aaliya's Books.

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A conversation with digital content creator George Wardini that covers the design process behind the Instagram page PolyBlog & its opinion-based narrative born out of political activism, as well as a look at other platforms he helped produce including Wassil Sawtak, The Happy Hour Show, PolyTalks & The Square.

The discussion includes a look at particular posts defending marginalized communities while holding October 17 politicians to account, in addition to drawing the line at ethical concerns & limits to free expression.

We also talk about the future of PolyBlog & digital content ushering in a new form of political pressure, including comments by Najat Aoun Saliba sharing her own experiences with new media before & after the 2022 parliamentary elections.

George Wardini is a digital content creator.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

5:51 The architect

13:13 Design

19:07 PolyBlog

29:11 Marginalized communities

36:52 The army

40:05 Proud Lebanon

45:48 October 17

53:41 Limited attention span

1:13:34 Q&A