The Take

Famine is a slow-moving disaster and when it is declared, people are typically dying of starvation already. It is too late to save every life. Much of Somalia is facing its third dry season which is killing crops, animals and people. The Take talks to Somalis trying to get the word out about what is happening in their country and what they hope will be done to save lives.

In this episode: 

• Aydrus Daar (@Aydrusdaar1), executive director at WADSA, a Somali aid group working in the horn of Africa.
• Nisar Majid, research associate at the London School of Economics where he was recently research director on the Conflict Research Programme (Somalia portfolio). He is a fellow of the Rift Valley Institute and has worked in the Horn of Africa in various capacities for more than 20 years.
• Guhad Adan, research associate at the London School of Economics. He is a freelance consultant based in Nairobi and has been working as an aid practitioner and researcher in the Horn of Africa for more than 20 years.
• Florence Mangwende, humanitarian and resilience programme manager at Oxfam Novib.

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters with Alexandra Locke, Ney Alvarez, Negin Owliaei, Ruby Zaman, and Malika Bilal. The story editor was Tom Fenton. It was updated by Amy Walters. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our engagement producers are Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad.

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On June 15, the friends and families of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips had their worst fears realized. The men had gone missing ten days earlier. After days of searching, police announced that a local fisherman had confessed to killing the two men. But there are still so many unanswered questions about why this happened. The Take looks into the push for justice in their case. 

In this episode:

• Monica Yanakiew (@MonikaKiev), reporter for Al Jazeera English in Brazil

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Negin Owliaei with Ruby Zaman, Ney Alvarez, Amy Walters, Alexandra Locke, and Natasha Del Toro, in for Malika Bilal. The Take’s sound designer is Alex Roldan. The Take’s engagement producers are Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad.

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Today, we’re featuring the Al Jazeera Investigates podcast’s episode, ‘The Truth Illusion’. It explores one of the most profound questions that philosophers through the ages have tried to answer. What can we prove to be the truth? In today’s deeply divided society, is it even possible for people to agree on a common ‘reality’? Al Jazeera investigates how those deepening divisions began and how they have eroded faith in authority – creating conspiracy theories and ‘alternative facts’.

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Colombians are going back to the polls this Sunday for a runoff election. Gustavo Petro, a left-winger and former guerrilla member, and Rodolfo Hernandez, a businessman, are the candidates. They both represent a sharp departure from the country's political establishment that has been in power for more than two decades. So, what are they offering Colombians who have been clamouring for change in the last few years?

In this episode: 

• Alessandro Rampietti (@rampietti) Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Colombia

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Ney Alvarez, with Negin Owliaei, Amy Walters, Alexandra Locke, Ruby Zaman, and Natasha del Toro in for Malika Bilal. Alex Roldan is our sound designer. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. 

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Hamza Muktareq Tejani travelled thousands of kilometres and spent all his resources trying to escape the conditions in Darfur. Six years later, he found himself in the United Kingdom, the place he wanted to call home. Then, he received some shocking news, official documents from the government that said he would be relocated to Rwanda. He could be one of thousands of refugees the UK could be sending away.

In this episode:

• Hamza Moukhtar Tejani, refugee from Darfur
• Qays Sadiqi (@QaysSediqi), former Sudanese refugee, now immigration, public law and civil liberties solicitor (@bhdsolicitors) in London
• Bashir Mohammed (@bashir_caato), freelance journalist for Al Jazeera based in London
• Michela Wrong (@michelawrong), journalist and author of four non-fiction books and a novel on Africa

Episode Credits:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters, Ruby Zaman, Ney Alvarez, Negin Owliaei, Alexandra Locke and Natasha Del Toro. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our engagement producers are Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad.

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In the Gulf, normalisation with Israel is paying off: there’s a major free trade deal, Israeli tourism to the United Arab Emirates is booming, and the prospect is brewing of normalisation with Saudi Arabia, the largest Arab economy. The occupation is still center stage to Palestinians, and for decades, Israel’s relationship with the Arab world has been at most a cold peace. What does it mean for that to change?

In this episode: 

Gregg Carlstrom (@glcarlstrom), Middle East correspondent, The Economist

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Alexandra Locke with Ney Alvarez, Negin Owliaei, Ruby Zaman, Amy Walters, and Malika Bilal. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our engagement producers are Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad.

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In November, Russia joined the small club of nations that have conducted anti-satellite missile tests. That test created a huge cloud of space debris. Ever since, the issue of trash in space has been inching its way into the headlines, and figuring out what to do about it is surprisingly political. 

In this episode:

• Moriba Jah (@moribajah), Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin
• Alice Gorman (@drspacejunk), Associate Professor, Flinders University

Episode credits:

This episode was updated by Negin Owliaei. The interviews for this episode were produced by Al Jazeera's Start Here team. The original production team was Negin Owliaei, Priyanka Tilve, Ruby Zaman, Alexandra Locke, Ney Alvarez, Amy Walters, Tom Fenton, Stacey Samuel, and Malika Bilal. Alex Roldan is our sound designer. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

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This week, the United States is hosting the biggest political gathering in the Western Hemisphere. The Summit of Americas, held every 3 or so years, is an opportunity for heads of state from all of the Americas to come together and discuss common issues, from migration to climate change. It’s always been a complicated affair, but this year there was even more drama than usual after the governments of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua were kept off the guest list. In this episode, we break down the controversy and look at how their absence might change the substance of the gathering. 

In this episode: 

• Lucia Newman (@lucianewman), Al Jazeera senior correspondent and editor for Latin America

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Negin Owliaei with Ney Alvarez, Ruby Zaman, Amy Walters, Alexandra Locke, and Malika Bilal. Alex Roldan is our sound designer. Adam Abou-Gad and Aya Elmileik are The Take's engagement producers.

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Mass shooting after mass shooting Americans cry out for gun control but more often than not, nothing is done. Why? Many Americans including President Joe Biden blame the gun lobby. We hear how America’s most influential lobbying organization changed tactics in the 1970’s and secret recordings that throw back the curtain on how they get business done.

In this episode: 

• Ryan Busse (@ryandbusse), author of Gunfight, senior advisor to Giffords @giffordscourage
• Peter Charley, manager of investigative journalism at Al Jazeera

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters, with Ruby Zaman, Negin Owliaei, Ney Alvarez, Alexandra Locke, and Malika Bilal. Alex Roldan is the sound designer. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are The Take’s engagement producers.

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Kenya is famous for some of the fastest runners in the world, but recently, with the murder of Damaris Muthee Mutua and Agnes Tirop, that reputation’s been tarnished. Their partners are the main suspects in each case. Now, a fellow female athlete is trying to bring attention to gender violence amongst Kenya’s running elite. But is Kenya ready to hear what she has to say?

In this episode: 

• Joan Chelimo (@joan_chelimo), Kenyan mother, wife, and athlete

• Malcolm Webb (@MalcolmWebb), Senior Correspondent for Al Jazeera English TV, based in Nairobi, Kenya

• Ruth Bosibori, Kenyan gold medal runner

Credits:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters, with Negin Owliaei, Ruby Zaman, Ney Alvarez, Alexandra Locke, and Malika Bilal. Alex Roldan is the sound designer and Seth Samuel helped with this episode. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

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