This episode dives into the escalating rift between the United States and South Africa after US President Donald Trump skipped the G20 summit in Johannesburg and moved to bar Pretoria from attending next year’s summit in Miami.

Host/Producer: Ezgi Toper

Guest: Grace Kuria Kanja

Craft Editor: Nasrullah Yilmaz

Production Team: Afzal Ahmed, Ahmet Ziya Gumus, Mucteba Samil Olmez, Khaled Selim

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

A young African man’s lifelong phobia of buttons reveals how ordinary objects can become overwhelming prisons and why phobias remain some of the most misunderstood human fears

Host/Producer: Afzal Ahmed

Craft Editor: Khaled Selim

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

This episode breaks down how Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted for attempting to overturn Brazil’s 2022 election and explores what his imprisonment means for the country’s political future.

Host/Producer: Ezgi Toper

Guest: Luqman Nieto

Craft Editor: Nasrullah Yilmaz

Production Team: Afzal Ahmed, Ahmet Ziya Gumus, Mucteba Samil Olmez, Khaled Selim Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

What if we stopped posting on social media?

Episode Description: Is disconnecting the real key to happiness? This episode explores the shift from the fear of missing out to the joy of missing out, revealing how stepping away from social media can reduce stress and help us reconnect with real life

Host/Producer: Afzal Ahmed

Craft Editor: Khaled Selim

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Türkiye for the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea highlights the often forgotten key Anatolian roots of Christianity and its lasting global influence

Host/Producer: Afzal Ahmed

Craft Editor: Khaled Selim

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

Reporting directly from COP30 in Belém, Brazil, this episode details the deadlocks over fossil fuel phase-outs and the unfulfilled $1.3 trillion climate finance gap for the Global South

Host/Producer: Ezgi Toper

Guest: Mikail Malik

Craft Editor: Nasrullah Yilmaz

Production Team: Afzal Ahmed, Ahmet Ziya Gumus, Mucteba Samil Olmez, Khaled Selim

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

India is building up its military presence in the Siliguri Corridor along the Bangladesh border amid shifting regional alliances, and strategic concerns. We explore what’s happening, why it matters, and what it means for the region.

Host: Nasra Omar Bwana

Guest: Umer Bin Ajmal

Craft Editor: Nasrullah Yilmaz

Production Team: Ezgi Toper, Afzal Ahmed, Mucteba Samil Olmez, Khaled Selim

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

The capture of Sudan’s Al Fasher by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) marks a dark turning point in the war, unleashing a wave of atrocities that aid groups call a “true genocide.”

Host/Producer: Ezgi Toper

Guests: Dr. Abdel Malik Elnaeem, Mohammed Alfaki

Craft Editor: Nasrullah Yilmaz

Production Team: Afzal Ahmed, Ahmet Ziya Gumus, Mucteba Samil Olmez, Khaled Selim

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

The Hejaz Railway used to transport pilgrims, merchants, and soldiers from Damascus to Medina. Today, Türkiye, Syria, and Jordan are reviving this line. What does this reconnection mean in a world dominated by air travel?

Host/Producer: Afzal Ahmed

Craft Editor: Khaled Selim

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

Turkish athletes are reaching historic heights, from para-sports to volleyball, from gymnastics to shooting. With thousands of medals collected, and viral stars like Yusuf Dikec capturing the world, Türkiye is living through a golden era.

Host/Producer: Afzal Ahmed

Craft Editor: Khaled Selim

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana