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True Crime ReportsThe Mom Who Fought a CartelKaren Rodríguez was kidnapped and murdered by one of Mexico’s most feared cartels in 2014. Most families would have been forced into silence, but not hers. Refusing to give up, her mum, Miriam Rodríguez, launched her own relentless quest for justice. In a country where cartels operate with impunity, kidnappings are commonplace, and speaking out can get you killed, Miriam’s fearless pursuit turned her into an unlikely hero—and a target. This is an extraordinary story of a mother’s determination to bring her daughter’s killers to justice and the high price she pa...2025-07-2740 min
True Crime ReportsHeld Captive by a Russian Serial KillerIn the late 1990s, the quiet of a small Russian town was shattered when Irina Ganyushkina stumbled into a police station—an escapee from a living nightmare. Irina revealed to authorities that she was one of five women kidnapped and held captive in a secret underground bunker by a notorious serial killer: Aleksandr Komin, chillingly nicknamed ‘the maniac.’ For Irina and the other survivors, freedom was only the beginning. In a country where women’s stories of violence are too often dismissed, they now faced a new challenge: rebuilding their lives after unimaginable horror. In this episode: Dari...2025-07-1333 min
True Crime ReportsSouth Carolina's Child ExecutionIn 1944, amid the harsh glare of Jim Crow, 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. was strapped into South Carolina’s electric chair after a trial that lasted just a single day. With no physical evidence, no defense witnesses, and an all-white jury that deliberated for ten minutes, he was convicted of murdering two white girls. Nearly seven decades later, a judge threw out the verdict. What does George’s story tell us about the US justice system and the ways it continues to fail African-Americans? In this episode: Matthew Burgess (@MattBurgessLaw ), Criminal Defence Attorney Dr Melanie Holm...2025-06-2934 min
True Crime ReportsThe Philippine Vampire MysteryIn the 1950s, fear gripped the Philippines as rumors of a blood-drinking vampire spread across the countryside. One chilling death sparked widespread panic, leaving villagers to wonder if a supernatural predator was lurking in the shadows. At the same time, the CIA was locked in a brutal struggle against communist Huk rebels, deploying a mysterious operative named Edward Lansdale to lead covert operations. But how far did Lansdale go to crush the rebellion? In this episode: Michael Pante(@Michael_Pante), historian Allan Derain (@LBC3871), folklorist Episode credits: This episode was written and produced by...2025-06-1528 min
True Crime ReportsThe Human Hunters of SarajevoCould the unthinkable be true? In the aftermath of the Bosnian War — a conflict marked by atrocities and genocide — rumors swirled of wealthy outsiders flying into war-torn Sarajevo to pay for a gruesome and forbidden thrill: hunting humans for sport. What sort of person would take part in a human safari? In this episode: Mirsad Sijarić, Sniper Alley witness and director of National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina Azem Kurtić (@AzemKurtic), Bosnian journalist Episode credits: This episode was written and produced by Anna Staufenberg and hosted by Halla Mohieddeen. Executi...2025-06-0132 min
The Squarepeg Podcast128. Art and autism math: healing and connecting after a late autism diagnosisElinor Trier describes herself as a “Sparkly Champion of Neurodivergent and Queer Joy”. She’s a neuroqueer AuDHD artist, writer, podcaster, YouTuber, and founder of Elinor Trier Studio, where she creates artwork that reminds us that we’re not the 'odd one out', we’re 'one of a kind’. Elinor says, “It wasn’t until I became a certified weirdo by getting an official autism diagnosis in my mid-thirties that my life started to actually make sense.” In this conversation we talk about the power of art to heal and connect us, the relationship between her art and her au...2025-05-0358 min
True Crime ReportsThe Meth King of AsiaWith the charm of a family man and the cunning of a criminal mastermind, Tse Chi Lop lived a life cloaked in contradictions. Behind his mild-mannered demeanor lay the ruthless leader of Asia’s most powerful drug syndicate—a vast empire built on the billion-dollar trade of crystal meth. How did a seemingly unremarkable man rise to the top of the global narcotics underworld? And how did he evade the grasp of international law enforcement for so many years? In this episode: Dr Hai Luong (@DrHaiThanhLuong), criminology researcher Tom Allard (@tom_allard), journa...2025-04-2032 min
True Crime ReportsA Deadly Nazi Cult in ChileFor nearly 40 years, a secretive colony in the Chilean countryside hid unspeakable horrors: child abuse, torture, and a twisted legacy of Nazism. Colonia Dignidad, led by ex-Nazi Paul Schäfer, thrived not just as a cult but as a brutal tool of oppression during Chile’s Pinochet regime. How did this enclave evade justice for so long—and why did the Chilean government turn a blind eye, or worse, offer its support? In a story that goes right to the heart of the German and Chilean governments, what justice can the victims themselves hope for? In th...2025-04-0633 min
True Crime ReportsThe Internet’s Deadliest GameWhat if an online game could push teenagers to their darkest edge? The Blue Whale Challenge is rumored to have taken lives around the globe, igniting fear, panic, and speculation between parents. From Russia’s nationwide hysteria to stories of tragic teenage deaths worldwide, the phenomenon shocked millions. But does this deadly game even exist? In this episode: Evgenii Berg (@genuine_berg), journalist Elizabeth Tucker (@libby.tucker.39), folklorist Episode credits: This episode was written and produced by Anna Staufenberg and hosted by Halla Mohieddeen. Executive Producers: Ney Alvarez and Sandra Ferrari. 2025-03-2330 min
True Crime ReportsCaptagon: Syria’s Hidden Drug EmpireWas al-Assad's Syria a narco-state? Captagon—a deadly, addictive amphetamine—has turned Syria into the heart of a $2 billion drug empire few know about, with the Assad regime at the center of it all. From secret labs to smuggling routes, we uncover how this shadowy network operates and its devastating impact across the Middle East. With the regime’s fall, what happens to this illicit empire? In this episode: Caroline Rose (@CarolineRose8), director at New Lines Institute Dania Albaba (@daniaonfire), expert in addiction psychiatry Episode credits: This episode was written a...2025-03-0929 min
The Squarepeg Podcast127. Autism's healing mechanism: an autism and OCD journeyAnna has been on a real journey of self discovery, from refusing to entertain the idea that she might have a diagnosable condition, to devouring every book she could get her hands on that might help her understand her autism and OCD. Now in her thirties, Anna talks to me about her experiences of the autism diagnostic process, having OCD and receiving treatment in various forms, and becoming housebound following the Covid pandemic. She also shares her fascinating internal world of synaesthesia, and the solace she finds in her many intense interests. Squarepeg i...2025-03-081h 07
True Crime ReportsThe Dark Side of ConservationHow far will Western powers go for conservation? In 2015, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, guards shot and killed an Indigenous boy searching for herbs with his father. This tragedy spotlights the violence faced by Indigenous communities from international conservation efforts. Is human life the cost of wildlife protection? In this episode: Fiore Longo (@LongoFiore), campaigner at Survival International (@Survival) Members of the Batwa Community Video episode link: https://youtu.be/Ug3zh54s3Tw Correction at 07:21: The figure here states “There are now only around 250 easte...2025-02-2331 min
The Squarepeg Podcast125. Autism is the easiest piece: starting over after years of misdiagnosesMalori talks about her experience of spending seven years being given various misdiagnoses and being medicated and treated for conditions that she didn't have. Now, with the knowledge that she is autistic, Malori reflects back on her journey through the mental health system, what she's learned, and what's changed for the better since she first sought help for the difficulties that she was experiencing back in 2015. Content warning: in this episode, Malori shares some of her experience of getting treatment for an eating disorder. Squarepeg is a podcast in which I talk to other late...2025-02-221h 13
True Crime ReportsSlave ScammersWe all know a scamming story: Someone rings or texts you, trying to get your personal information or asking you to log in to your account. But what you might not know is that the person behind that phone could be someone who’s been trafficked and enslaved. Hundreds of thousands of people are trapped in scamming farms across Southeast Asia. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry, and it’s a chronically underreported story on modern-day slavery. In this episode: Mary Ann Jolley, (@jolleyma), Journalist Episode credits: This episode was written and pro...2025-02-0929 min
The Mike Church ShowThe Mike Church Show #2079-It’s Time To Treat USAID Like A Parasite
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True Crime ReportsThe Murder of Malcolm CaldwellTwo Americans and one Brit were invited to Communist Cambodia in 1978 to meet the brutal dictator Pol Pot. The Brit is called Malcolm Caldwell, a professor from Scotland, and a big Pol Pot fan. Just hours after he meets his hero, Malcolm is shot dead. So, who killed Malcolm Caldwell? In this episode: Elizabeth Becker,(@ehb47), journalist and author Sophal Ear, (@sophal_ear), political scientist Episode credits: This episode was written and produced by Anna Staufenberg, and hosted by Halla Mohieddeen. Executive Producers: Ney Alvarez and Sandra Ferrari. Prod...2025-01-2629 min
True Crime ReportsThe Value of the TruthRuth Thalía’s truth would cost her everything. On national television in Peru, the nineteen-year-old revealed her darkest secrets for a prize, only to be found dead just two months later. A game show called ‘The Value of the Truth’ launched in South America in 2012. In it, contestants must reveal the most shocking and intimate details about their own lives in front of their loved ones in exchange for a prize jackpot. So, who murdered Ruth Thalía? And how much is the truth worth? In this episode: Neil Giardino, (@NeilGiardino), Journalist...2025-01-1933 min
True Crime ReportsThe Khalistan AssassinationsA murder that rocked the Sikh community in British Columbia, Canada. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent Sikh leader, was fatally shot in his car just after leaving his local temple in 2023. This wasn't just another crime - it was an event that would spark international tension and raise alarming questions: Who assassinated Hardeep? Did the orders come from the Indian government itself? In this episode: Giorgio Shani (@GiorgioShani), Professor, Politics and International Studies ICU Japan. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun (@SFJGenCounsel), General Counsel, Sikhs for Justice (@SFJ_US_Official)...2025-01-1227 min
Now You KnowPresenting: True Crime ReportsToday, we bring you on the Now You Know feed True Crime Reports, a new global crime show from Al Jazeera Podcasts. Crime stories from the global south and beyond that often haven’t reached the outside world. Find them wherever you get your podcasts and subscribe. Thabo Bester: Prison BreakThabo Bester is South Africa’s most notorious con man. In 2012, he was locked away for life for murder and rape. But when in 2022, a fire suddenly breaks out in Bester’s cell, and nothing but a charred body remains, the country’s in sho...2025-01-1034 min
True Crime ReportsThabo Bester: Prison BreakThabo Bester is South Africa’s most notorious con man. In 2012, he was locked away for life for murder and rape. But when in 2022, a fire suddenly breaks out in Bester’s cell, and nothing but a charred body remains, the country’s in shock. Is that the end of Thabo Bester? This is a story about how a serial rapist worked his way into South Africa’s most exclusive circles and about how he almost escaped justice. Listen to the premiere episode of True Crime Reports from Al Jazeera. In this epi...2025-01-0533 min
Something to DeclareHow to Treat Others with ReverenceIn this episode, Jack Boswell explores the intricate Iranian custom of taarof, a tradition of elaborate etiquette and rituals of deference that reveal how small acts of courtesy can foster deep connections and mutual respect.Joining Jack is Eve Esfandiari-Denney, a poet and PhD candidate in creative writing, who shares how taarof has shaped her identity and family relationships. For Eve, taarof is more than just politeness - it’s a way to honour loved ones and express care, even in simple gestures.Jack also speaks with William Beeman, an anthropologist who has spent years st...2024-12-2014 minSomething to DeclareHow to Appreciate What MattersIn this episode, Jack Boswell explores the sacred connection between indigenous Quechua-speaking communities in the Peruvian Andes and their natural environment, offering a profound perspective on how we value what truly matters.Joining him is Yojana Miraya Oscco, a researcher and member of a Quechua-speaking community, who explains how the mountains, rivers, and land are seen as living relatives. Through rituals and offerings, these communities honour Pachamama - Mother Earth - and maintain a deep connection with the natural world, which sustains their way of life. Yojana shares stories from her childhood, recalling ceremonies that celebrated the...2024-12-1315 min
Lost Women of ScienceRevisiting the Pathologist in the Basement: Episode 2 The Matilda EffectOur associate producer, Sophie McNulty, rummages through boxes in a Connecticut basement, looking for clues to Dorothy Andersen’s life story. Pediatric critical care physician Dr. John Scott Baird, who published a biography of Dorothy Andersen in 2021, suggests we take a second look at the conventional wisdom surrounding the evolution of cystic fibrosis research in the 1950s. And in this updated episode, we interview science historian Margaret Rossiter, who coined the term “Matilda Effect” to describe how credit for work done by female scientists too often goes to their male colleagues. We examine how this affected Dorothy Andersen and her gr...2024-05-1644 min
Sutton United Talk Time on Podcast - The Sutton PodcastSo Glad You Brought That Up with Sophie & ZoeLight up your evening with a special episode of Sutton United Talk Time on Podcast, 'So Glad You Brought That Up!' where host Mike chats with Zoe McNulty and Sophie Modak from the women's team. As they prepare for an electrifying FA Cup match under the lights this Sunday, get an exclusive look into their thoughts, strategies, and excitement. Zoe and Sophie also share their journey with Sutton United and what it means to compete in such a pivotal game. Don't miss this behind-the-scenes talk with the stars of the pitch. Subscribe, rate, and follow @suttonpodcast for the...2023-11-0843 min
Intertexte#25 - Callisto McNultyAvec Callisto McNulty on parle du lien entre météorites et psychanalyse, de l'érotique au sens large et de ce que taisent les silences de nos gestes.
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Les choix de Callisto McNulty :
• Le dernier texte que vous avez trouvé vraiment beau : Le cœur cousu de Carole Martinez / Avant que j'oublie d'Anne Pauly
• Le texte qui parle le mieux d’amour : "De l'érotisme" de Audre Lorde (extrait de Sister Outsider) / Women Who Run with the Wolves de Clarissa Pinkola Estés
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Good Assassins10. The Boy Who Shot the Nazi (Season 2)Kristallnacht was the violent uprising against German Jews in November 1938 that was the opening to the eventual genocide of six million Europeans Jews—and then millions of others—during World War II. This final episode of Good Assassins Season 2 tells the story of Herschel Grynszpan, the young man whose story is at the dead center of the Holocaust. He became an assassin, and the assassination he committed on November 7, 1938 in Paris is the spark that set off the inferno that was the Nazi Holocaust. In 1938 Herschel Grynszpan was just 17 years old. This episode contains interviews with: •...2022-12-0638 min
Good Assassins9. Agents of Sabotage (Season 2)Virginia Hall was back in occupied France, but she was no longer working for the British. She was an agent of the OSS, the forerunner of the CIA. Virginia was living in the farmhouse of a respected Resistance leader. She was spending her existence in disguise as an old woman, decked out in multiple wool skirts, makeshift prosthetics, and dyed gray hair; all the while constantly walking by wanted posters stapled around town with sketches of The Limping Lady. But this new life promised Virginia something she’d been waiting for since she’d had to flee France almost 18 mont...2022-11-2940 min
Good Assassins7. Escape into the Mountains (Season 2)Virginia Hall’s identity was exposed. Now she had to get out of France and into Spain, and that meant an excruciating climb over 30 miles of tumultuous mountain terrain. Virginia knew that attempting the trek alone would mean death, especially given that she’d be hiking with her prosthetic leg. Luckily, Perpignan, the town she’d landed in, had a Resistance contact she knew fairly well. A man known to her by his codename: Gilbert.Edward Stourton: "If they were found out, things could be very, very nasty indeed and many of them who were caught went off in...2022-11-1729 min
Good Assassins6. Spy Versus Spy (Season 2)Virginia Hall had been expecting company. One of the Resistance leaders in France had informed her of a new courier that could be of use to HECKLER, Virginia’s faction of the Resistance. But what Virginia didn’t know was that the courier was Robert Alesh—a Nazi operative who had managed to infiltrate the Resistance while posing as a priest. Right away, Virginia suspected something was off. This episode contains interviews with: • Karen Schaefer: worked for the CIA for 26 years on assignments overseas in Latin America, Europe, Afghanistan and Iraq, where she was Chief of Base and...2022-11-1027 min
Good Assassins5. Enemy Territory (Season 2)Robert Alesh’s hunt for “The Limping Lady” brings him to the doorstep of Resistance operative Dr. Jean Rousset. Alesh tricks the doctor into believing he is a new courier for the French Resistance. In reality, he was a Nazi spy working directly for infamous SS officer Klaus Barbie. Virginia Hall had successfully managed to save a British pilot from German clutches, but the rescue came with a cost. She’d exposed her alias to the Nazis and now she had to move. Virginia abandons her safe house and sets up another. Up to this point, Virginia could mo...2022-11-0329 min
Good Assassins4. Spy Games (Season 2)Virginia Hall joins the UK's spy agency, the Special Operations Executive. The SOE was created to "set Europe ablaze" and wreak havoc on the battlefield: sabotage plus a little espionage, paramilitary operations, make things blow up.After spy training, Virginia heads into the field in Lyon, France, a strategic location for the Allies. They're planting the seeds of a Resistance there and it's a hotspot for Nazi activity. Virginia hooks into the Resistance network but the walls around her begin to push in. The USA, which had remained neutral in the War up to this point, makes...2022-10-2736 min
Good Assassins3. The Priest (Season 2)A Nazi spy is tasked with uncovering underground Allied resistance networks. He was favored by the SS as a top hunter. Robert Alesh was a Luxembourger priest better known in France by his alias: "Father Robert Ackuin." The raids, arrests, and executions that Alesh’s treacherous work made possible set British intelligence back months. Alesh’s time as a priest served him well in his search for Jews and the Allied spies. Alesh begins working for one of the most evil men in history: the head of the Nazi Gestapo in Lyon, France: Klaus Barbie. Alesh receives his first hard...2022-10-2032 min
Good Assassins2. The Death of Old Lives (Season 2)Virginia Hall enlists in France's organization that provided medical assistance to soldiers on the battlefield. It would be a grueling endeavor. Virginia is given basic medical training, learning how to apply tourniquets and bandages on some of the worst wartime injuries recorded in human history. They were supposed to work in the echoes of gunfire, long after the battle was over, but she often found herself closer to firefights and exploding shells than she expected. Virginia was given a job as an ambulance driver and stationed near the Maginot Line. She was to witness hell.It only...2022-10-2025 min
Good Assassins1. The Greatest Spy of WWII (Season 2)The story of one of the most consequential spies in American history. Her name was Virginia Hall, and she was known to the Nazis as "The Limping Lady." The Nazis called her “the most dangerous of all Allied spies.” From spy to resistance leader, her story is a thrilling tale of a woman whose efforts in the face of fascism, racism, sexism, and ableism saved thousands of lives.There’s maybe no figure of espionage in all of history like Virginia Hall. She embodies a lot of what’s amazing about fictional spies like James Bond or Ethan Hu...2022-10-2033 min
All Good in the SisterhoodOptimising training around your menstrual cycle with Kelly McNulty (@periodoftheperiod)Hello and welcome back to another episode of All Good in The Sisterhood. It's been a while! Things got pretty hectic last year and I had to take a step back from the pod, but we are back baby! In this episode we are joined by Kelly McNulty, a PHD student from Northumbria University, investigating the effect of the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptive use on performance, recovery, and adaptation in sportswomen. Kelly's instagram @theperiodoftheperiod aims to change the narrative for women's health and performance in sport&exercise through...2022-03-1352 min
Lost Women of ScienceThe Pathologist in the Basement: Chapter 2A passionate outdoorswoman, a “rugged individualist,” and a bit of an enigma—the few traces Dr. Andersen left behind give us glimpses into who she was. In this episode, we track down people determined to stitch together her life. Our associate producer, Sophie McNulty, rummages through the basement of Dr. Andersen’s colleague for clues about the elusive pathologist. Meanwhile, in Manhattan, pediatric intensivist Scott Baird suggests we take a second look at the conventional wisdom surrounding the evolution of cystic fibrosis research in the 1950s.
Access a transcript of the episode here: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article...2021-11-1138 min
Place PodcastCOP26 | How do you create a net zero, new-build office?Bruntwood Works is aiming to create the first carbon neutral commercial building in the country. In this latest episode of Place North West’s Cop26 podcast series, we ask how it can be done and, more importantly, if it can be replicated at scale.
The UK Green Building Council is pushing for all buildings to be net-zero by 2050. If the development community is going to achieve that, a blueprint on how to create truly sustainable new-build offices needs to be worked up.
As one of the country’s largest landlord/developers, Bruntwood is hoping to play a...2021-09-2834 min
Our Mothers OurselvesParental Alienation: When Divorcing Parents Go Too FarDivorce is hard on anyone, and sometimes the children of divorce become pawns in their parents' game of revenge. But what happens when that goes too far? It’s known as ‘parental alienation.' One parent uses tactics to make the children hate or fear the other parent so much that they begin to reject them as a parent altogether.That’s what happened to Olivia (her name has been changed to protect privacy) and her brother. Olivia shares with Katie how she became a puppet to her father, whose only goal was to turn his childre...2021-06-0330 min
Our Mothers OurselvesBernice Wachter, Mama Bear. A Conversation with Lori Wolfson and Andrea WachterHappy Mother's Day! Sending some extra love today to all the extraordinary mothers out there!And speaking of extraordinary mothers....This week, Katie interviews her sisters-in law, Lori Wolfson and Andrea Wachter, about their mother, Bernice Wachter. Bernice raised her kids in quintessential “Mama Bear" mode, striking the perfect balance between giving guidance and granting independence. She gave her children the room to make their own mistakes, but still pushed them to do what she sensed was right. And through all the ups and downs, Bernice has never lost her wonder...2021-05-0933 min
Cinéphiles de notre tempsCinéphiles de notre temps 16 - "Coloniser une image" avec Callisto McNultyDans ce nouvel épisode, nous accueillons Callisto McNulty, traductrice, artiste, réalisatrice, et féministe dont le dernier documentaire Delphine & Carole, Insoumuses nous a donné à voir et à entendre les voix et les combats de Delphine Seyrig, Carole Roussopoulos et leur collectif « Les insoumuses », dans les années 70.Entre passé et présent, archives et vidéos sur internet, Callisto McNulty dévoile une cinéphilie tout en originalité, portée par un véritable « female gaze ». Imprégnée des vidéos des années 70 portant les combats féministes à l’écran, elle évoque la fragilité de ces archives vidéo qu’on ne restau...2021-04-291h 02
Our Mothers OurselvesLorraine Fixler -- The Long Goodbye. Sarah Kuhn on the gradual loss of the vivacious mother she once knew.Sarah Kuhn is a busy person. She's the founder of Juna, a community and app for moms and moms-to-be; she hosts the The Juna Women Podcast; and she's a mom herself -- three times over. In this episode, Sarah talks with Katie about her own mother, Lorraine Fixler, who was born in the UK and emigrated to the United States as a child. Lorraine met Sarah’s dad while working in his law practice.Lorraine was the kind of mother who could run a business and still host the best slumber parties for her daugh...2021-04-2232 min
Our Mothers OurselvesHelene Goldstein Wolff, who saved her children from the Nazis. A conversation with Sonia LevitinSonia Levitin was born to a Jewish family in Berlin in 1934, just as Germany was entering its darkest period in history. With Hitler tightening his grip on the country, Sonia's mother, Helene Goldstein Wolff, plotted their escape. In 1938, Helene fled with her children first to Switzerland, then America. Helene instilled in her daughters a sense of dignity and the courage to persevere—lessons that have lasted a lifetime. As her aging mother developed dementia, Sonia became her caretaker, repaying the tender kindness and loving protection Helene brought to Sonia’s own childhood. Helene died in 199...2021-04-0833 min
Our Mothers OurselvesNicole Harrison. @AstronautAbby talks about her pragmatic, supportive momEvery month is women's history month at Our Mothers Ourselves. Still, we wanted to mark the occasion by talking to a young woman who has plans to make a big mark on history. This week, Katie speaks with Abby Harrison, also known as Astronaut Abby. Abby has wanted to be an astronaut since she was a little girl, and the 23-year-old Harvard research assistant wants to be the first person to walk on Mars. Abby and her mom, Nicole Harrison, have launched the nonprofit The Mars Generation to encourage young women to become interested in...2021-03-2533 min
Our Mothers OurselvesHarriet Turkle -- Sherry Turkle's Homage to her Mother, who plays a central role in "The Empathy Diaries"This week, Katie speaks with MIT social scientist Sherry Turkle about her charismatic and vibrant mother, Harriet. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Harriet, a spirited woman, longed for a husband and family. Her first marriage, however, did not work out. Her in-laws did not approve of her non-Kosher lifestyle and her husband had started performing Skinnerian-like experiments on their infant daughter Sherry. Harriet left him, taking Sherry with her and covering up all traces of her former marriage. Harriet soon remarried and Sherry grew up with her being told to pretend that he was he...2021-03-0536 min
Our Mothers OurselvesA Mother, a Daughter, and Little Choice. A Conversation about China's One-Child Policy (独生子女政策) with Simeng Dai.As mothers, we try to raise our children with all the resources, attention, love, and support we can muster, but sometimes forces far bigger than us make doing so impossible. This week, Katie speaks with Simeng Dai, a Facebook data engineer who grew up in China under its One-Child Policy. In her conversation with Katie, Simeng discusses the challenges she and her mother, Aiying Huang, faced in 1990’s China. As the mother of three children, Aiying underwent a forced late-term abortion and, eventually, a mandatory sterilization. Simeng, Aiying’s second-born daughter, grew up apart...2021-02-2531 min
Our Mothers OurselvesFlora Horne. "She Broke the Cycle." A Conversation with Malaika Horne and Gwen MooreThis week, Katie talks with Dr. Malaika Horne, a public policy scholar and author, and her sister Gwen Moor, curator at the Missouri History Museum, about their inspiring mother, Flora. Flora Horne was born in Mississippi to sharecropper parents in 1916. During the Great Migration of the 1930’s, she moved to St. Louis with her family. There, she married and raised six children at the height of the Jim Crow era. Although Flora was deprived of a full education, she instilled the values of learning in her children from a young age. To Flora, education was the wis...2021-02-1132 min
Our Mothers OurselvesMaria Tallchief: By Turns Firebird, Cinderella, Mother, Muse. A Conversation with Elise PaschenMaria Tallchief was born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief in 1925 in Fairfax, Oklahoma, where her grandfather had served as chief in the Osage Nation. Seventeen years later, she found her way to New York and became one of the most famous American ballerinas of the 20th century.She rejected suggestions that she change her name to Tallchieva, at the time when many American dancers adopted Russian stage names, Tallchief would become forever linked to some of George Balanchine's most transformational ballets. (Not only was she his prinicipal muse, but she was married to him for...2021-01-2833 min
Three Bellybuttons PodcastCOVID 19 SPECIAL EPISODE: In conversation with the artists and curator of 'Across the Haze' exhibition - Part IIThis is the 2nd part of the artist and curator talk for the exhibition Across the Haze. It starts with Shraddah. She is going to talk about her work This Beautiful Venus Trap Earth Body with Eline Bochem in this exhibition. Then, the sound recordings of Ivetta and Cynthia talking about their works Proposition 1: Hands, and Commune will be played, because they couldn’t attend to this talk. In the end, all the artists in the conversation share the fun activities they have been doing in the home isolation. Ep...2020-06-1100 minThree Bellybuttons PodcastCOVID 19 SPECIAL EPISODE: In conversation with the artists and curator of 'Across the Haze' exhibition - Part IThis is the 2nd special episode for COVID 19 lockdown period. This episode is made in collaboration with Trocadero Art Space, an artist run initiative space in Melbourne, to host the artist and curator talk for the exhibition titled Across The Haze. This exhibition was shown at Trocadero Art space for a short period from March 18 to April 4, before COVID19 lockdown. It, a group exhibition, presented new works produced by 8 artists who are working across the world in response to the curatorial question about the connectivity in the midst of uncertainty. This exhibition was curated by one...2020-06-1100 min
SoundingsSeekersProducer: Sophie McNulty
In her late thirties, Lanie, Sophie’s mom, became a born again Christian. Christianity gave her life meaning and happiness. When Lanie found God, “All the heaviness was just lifted.” Sophie, an atheist, struggles to find purpose in her own life. In this story, Sophie sets out to determine if what saved her mother could save her, too.
Music:
The Healing (Sergey Cheremisinov)
Precisamos de um plano (rui)
Valantis (Blue Dot Sessions)
Waves (Pictures of the Floating World)
Multiverse (Ketsa)
Postcards mastered2019-12-2029 min
Braden Storytelling GrantSeekers by Sophie McNultyIn her late thirties, Lanie, Sophie’s mom, became a born again Christian. Christianity gave her life meaning and happiness. When Lanie found God, “All the heaviness was just lifted.” Sophie, an atheist, struggles to find purpose in her own life. In this story, Sophie sets out to determine if what saved her mother could save her, too.
Producer: Sophie McNulty
Music:
The Healing (Sergey Cheremisinov)
Precisamos de um plano (rui)
Valantis (Blue Dot Sessions)
Waves (Pictures of the Floating World)
Multiverse (Ketsa)
Postcards mastere
2019-12-1529 min
State of the HumanMythologizing (full episode)In this episode, we search for myths in the modern world. We ask-- where are monsters hiding, and who created them? What do the myths we circulate say about ourselves?
Producers: Claudia Heymach, Morgan Canaan, Sophie McNulty, Ben Schwartz, Jett Hayward, Michaela Elias, Christy Hartman, Jake Warga, Jenny March
Music:2019-05-2139 min
SoundingsSophie McNulty: The Dinner TableA story of how Palo Alto firefighters manage the ups and downs of life on the job.2019-03-2505 min