In this episode, your usual hosts Jaal Aangoo & Jaal Maroo were joined by a special guest, Issa Amro, to discuss the ongoing crisis in Palestine. Issa Amro is a Palestinian human rights activist based in Hebron, Palestine. We had the chance to reflect on the Palestinian struggle for liberation and learned a lot from the conversation — we’re sure you will, too! Have a listen and let us know what you think at 430-755-0727 (voicemail or text), or reach us on our Instagram or Twitter @teamfreeOromia. Intro/outro song credit: "Rosamo" by Yasiin Bouba, OGE_R, and Adill Jamaal.

In this episode, your hosts J/Maroo and J/Aangoo are joined by Girma Tadesse, co-chair of the Oromo Advocacy Alliance and former director of the Oromia Media Network, to speak about the heinous extrajudicial public execution of a teenage boy, Amanuel Wondimu. The circumstances of his execution, and the broader patterns of Ethiopian state terrorism under Abiy Ahmed are discussed, with particular attention to the many emerging parallels between Abiy's rule, and the Red Terror of the notorious Derg regime. Listen and let us know what you think at 430-755-0727 (voicemail or text), or reach us on our Instagram or Twitter @teamfreeOromia. Intro/outro song credit: "Rosamo" by Yasiin Bouba, OGE_R, and Adill Jamaal.

This week, your hosts Jaal Maroo and Jaal Aangoo  do something a little different, and spend some time answering questions from listeners, so they can get to know the hosts a little better. Some intriguing questions are raised, and the conversation delves a little deeper into some of the hosts' personal experiences. The songs played in this episode are "Wal Dhabinaaree" by Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, and "Ijoollee Metta Gamaa" by  Muktaar Usmaan. Take a listen and let us know what you think at 430-755-0727 (voicemail or text), or reach us on our Instagram or Twitter @teamfreeOromia. Intro/outro song credit: "Rosamo" by Yasiin Bouba, OGE_R, and Adill Jamaal. 

In today's episode, your usual co-hosts J/Maroo and J/Aangoo are joined once again by the fabulous guests J/Waaqoo and J/Meessaa to discuss current events and the human rights crisis in Western Oromia. They also discuss the Ethiopian government's recent categorization of "Shene" as a terrorist organization. Take a listen and let us know what you think at 430-755-0727 (voicemail or text), or reach us on our Instagram or Twitter @teamfreeOromia. Intro/outro song credit: "Rosamo" by Yasiin Bouba, OGE_R, and Adill Jamaal. 

In today's episode, your hosts J/Aangoo and J/Maroo are joined by champions of Catalonian independence,  Alejandra Campos and Anna Almodóvar, to discuss the parallels and the differences between Catalonian and Oromo movements for freedom and sovereignty. Anna and Alejandra are International Affairs students who wish to see a Catalonia that is independent from Spain, and have been involved in executing a landmark referendum that led to a contentious declaration of independence. We discuss this and more, and draw some comparisons between the challenges that our struggles are facing. The song that is played in this episode is the Catalonian national anthem, "Els Segadors".  Listen and tell us what you think at (+1) 430-755-0727 (voicemail or text), or reach us on our Instagram or Twitter @teamfreeOromia. Intro/outro song credit: "Rosamo" by Yasiin Bouba, OGE_R, and Adill Jamaal.

In this episode, J/Maroo and J/Aangoo are joined by the director of We Be Imagining at Columbia University, J. Khadijah Abdurahman, to talk about the intersection of global tech infrastructures and social justice advocacy, focusing particularly on advocacy for persecuted nations in Ethiopia. Khadijah tells us more about her recent blog post titled “Fired for Speaking Out Against Anti-Blackness and Ethnic Cleansing: Open Letter to Cornell Tech”, and we also discuss important considerations to be made in our visions of liberation from the Ethiopian empire. Listen and tell us what you think at (+1) 430-755-0727 (voicemail or text), or reach us on our Instagram or Twitter @teamfreeOromia. Intro/outro song credit: "Rosamo" by Yasiin Bouba, OGE_R, and Adill Jamaal.

Baga Guyyaa Gootota Oromoo geessan! In this week's episode, Jaal Maroo and Jaal Aangoo are joined by PhD candidate Madeline Bass, aka Jaal Aagituu, to have a conversation about her research on the concept of sovereignty, the various ways of defining sovereignty, and how it impacts the question for self-determination. We discuss a concept coined by indigenous Muscogee scholar Sarah Deer called “sovereignty of the soul”, which Jaal Aagituu has brought into the Oromo context in her work. Listen and tell us what you think at (+1) 430-755-0727 (voicemail or text), or reach us on our Instagram or Twitter @teamfreeOromia. Intro/outro song credit: "Rosamo" by Yasiin Bouba, OGE_R, and Adill Jamaal.

In today's episode, J/Aangoo and J/Maroo are joined by Dr Awol Allo to discuss the recently aired segment of the Al Jazeera program The Stream, titled "Is Ethiopia hurtling towards all-out ethnic conflict?", on which Dr Awol appeared as a panelist. We reflect on the many problematic aspects of the segment, and how distorted narratives and misframing of conflict in Ethiopia are used to push harmful political agendas. Listen and tell us what you think at (+1) 430-755-0727 (voicemail or text), or reach us on our Instagram or Twitter @teamfreeOromia. Intro/outro song credit: "Rosamo" by Yasiin Bouba, OGE_R, and Adill Jamaal.

This week your usual co-hosts J/Aangoo and J/Maroo are joined by a special guest co-host, Jaal Leelloo. In today's episode we discussed theorizing Oromummaa as outlined in Professor Asafa Jalata's writings. What do you think of this framework for Oromummaa? Listen and tell us what you think. Take a listen to this episode and let us know what you think at (+1) 430-755-0727 (voicemail or text), or reach us on our Instagram or Twitter @teamfreeOromia. Intro/outro song credit: "Rosamo" by Yasiin Bouba, OGE_R, and Adill Jamaal.

In today's episode, your hosts J/Aangoo and J/Maroo talk about the devastating crisis impacting Wallo Oromos in the Oromia Special Zone of Wallo, which is currently administered by the Amhara Regional State. Since March 19, Wallo Oromos have come under vicious attack by Amhara Regional State Special Forces, as well as Amhara supremacist militias. We provide an overview of the crisis and discuss its implications. The song that we share with you in this episode is called "WBO Koo" by the illustrious Aaddee Ilfinesh Qannoo (available on YouTube). Take a listen to this episode and let us know what you think at (+1) 430-755-0727 (voicemail or text), or reach us on our Instagram or Twitter @teamfreeOromia. Intro/outro song credit: "Rosamo" by Yasiin Bouba, OGE_R, and Adill Jamaal.