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Polytalks episodes

  • The 3 P's: Politics, Psychology & Polytalks! - Talk with Ramzi Abou Ismail, the Political Psychologist.
    This episode's guest is "politics meets psychology", he is one in 20 million, we kid you not!
    A political psychologist, pianist, podcast host who also flies air planes.
    We take advantage of his return to the scene to explore the many issues of Lebanon through the lens of science and political psychology.
    From the "cult of Aounism" to the culture of violence in politics and society, his break from Lebanese affairs and an overview of the "Change Bloc", and of course, no episode with Ramzi would be complete without discussing our national identity!
    1 hr 10 min
  • D DOES POLYTALKS - a talk with Danielle Hatem

    You might not notice if you scroll too much on Instagram, but Lebanon is plunged into a seriously scary crisis. While this may seem bad, what is worse is that its leaders seem to have no clue on how to get us out of it. This episode, we invite economist Danielle Hatem, also known by her platform’s name “D DOES BUSINESS” to lay some numbers out on the table for you, and to try and understand what some of the “rescue plans” we hear on the news are actually about. We also touch down on the economy of religious institutions, among other subjects. You can also watch the episode on our YouTube Channel.

    49 min
  • Drawing the lines of battle - a talk with Elias Hankash
    Resigned MP Elias Hankash enters the race for parliament once again.
    As one of the youngest representatives, how does Elias reflect on the state of the opposition, and why is this time "different" for the opposition inside Parliament?
    Catch all of that and more on this episode of Polytalks.
    41 min
  • Beirut Prepares to vote - a talk with Melhem Khalaf
    From being the head of the Beirut Bar Association, to running along side Beirut's leading opposition list, Melhem Khalaf joins Nayla for a deep dive into the concept of judiciary independence, from theory to practice, to talk about his achievements in the BBA, the formation of the list in Beirut 2, and to clarify his stance, once and for all, on the need for change to the seat of house speaker after these elections.
    44 min
  • From the heart of Keserwan - A talk with Josephine Zgheib
    Leader, social activist, and member of Kfardebian Municipality since 2010, Josephine Zgheib is running for the 2022 elections on Sarkhet Watan list as a fierce fighter for women rights and local development advocate!
    In this episode, we explore her journey from start to finish, talk about the formation of her list, and discuss some of her legislative priorities and policy propositions.
    41 min
  • The mother of all confrontations - A talk with Ali Mourad
    The electoral battle in Jnoub represents the mother of all battles, whether due to it's high threshold, or its political symbolism. For that matter, we hosted Ali Mourad, legal researcher, political activist and candidate of Aamyet 17 Teshreen in Bint Jbeil to tackle the elephant in the room and discuss what awaits the opposition on May 15th.
    33 min
  • From green activism to green politics - A talk with Najat Khattar Aoun Saliba
    In this episode we hosted environmental activist, university professor and candidate of Taqaddom in the United for change list in Chouf-Aley, Dr. Najat Khatar Aoun, to remember the dire plunge our environment has taken, solutions to the garbage crisis, decentralization, and her political aspirations as potentially (and hopefully) a future member of parliament.
    32 min
  • Hero from the Blast - A talk with William Noun

    Each and every one of our guests have been on a great journey, and at some point, they have come to share it with us – with them they brought everything they learned along the way, and said everything they had to say. 

    But in this episode, we tell a painful and unfinished story. From which our scars are still open and our wounds remain unhealed. And while we all grief together, very few people can relate to that feeling as much as our guest today. He is a symbol of our plight, our resistance and our revolution… He is a hero - born from one of the world’s largest blasts - and he too is hurting. But is this how this story ends? Well, if it’s not just, then it isn’t the ending yet. Until then, there will be no further introduction.

    37 min

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