Hoey Roberts, founder and Director of Shadows of Hope joined us for a very informative and exciting Podcast as our first post-quarantine recording.

We had a very enjoyable conversation with Alka Aziz, a successful Harvard graduate and a talented cook.

 She talks about her Instagram page where she posts mouth-watering Kurdish dishes with detailed recipes and instructions. 

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We had a very insightful conversation with Art collector, Shad AbdulKarim who's the founder of the Salam Museum that will open this year in Slemani, as well as the host of a cultural Diwan that he hosts weekly also in Slemani.  

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Shahez returns for a second round with us and drops some gems about negative mindsets, pornography, and his recent fights.   

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Kosha Rapper, Art Creator, Entrepreneur kindly joined us for a brilliant conversation where we talked about a wide range of topics. 

He was brave enough to rap his new single for us too! Let us know what you think!   

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We had over our most insightful and kind guest recently, Alice Bosley, Co-founder of 51Labs. She explains what 51Labs does and defines what Entrepreneurship is as opposed to the misconception that all entrepreneurs are simply unemployed.

 Enjoy her break down the things business owners do right as well as the mistakes they make along the way. 

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We had the pleasure of hosting Turkish professor and political commentator Dr. Barın Kayaoğlu who we talked about a wide ranging topics with including AUIS (American University in Iraq, Sulaymaniyah) where he's an assistant professor. Let us know what you think in the comments below!

We had the pleasure of interviewing Goshan Karadaghi, lecturer in AUIS and an important member of the Center of Gender Development and Studies. She argues with Shad and Aya on topics such as equal opportunity, abortion, and what it means to be a feminist in Kurdistan, along with other issues.

*apologies for the terrible sound*  Akam Ali, founder and owner of Kurdcast joined us for a conversation where we discuss, gaming in Iraq, Game of Thrones, Kurdish Government, streaming and much more.

We had the pleasure of talking to the AUIS Dean of Students and soon to-be lecturer and Doctor, Geoffrey Gresk. Check out the full Podcast here where he talks about Psychology, culture, politics, and many interesting stories from his experience in Kurdistan