The Lebanese Politics Podcast
1) Episode 114 - Election results and unresolved questions
In Lebanon's first election since the Oct. 17 uprising, voters sent a sizable contingent of change candidates to Parliament, while clipping the wings of both Amal and the Free Patriotic Movement. Niza...Show More
2) Episode 113 - Lebanon's elections: What to expect
Ahead of Sunday's national elections, Nizar and Ben run through what to expect, both in terms of voting and results — and what's in store for Lebanon in the aftermath. Follow us on Twitter for update...Show More
3) Episode 102 - Historical events: The Great Famine
Discussion on Lebanon's Great Famine begins at 11:30. Nizar and Timour are joined by Christian Taoutel, head of the history department at the USJ to talk about Lebanon’s 1915-1918 famine and the para...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Episode 101 - The big picture
Timour and Ben are joined this week by political journalist Jad Ghosn to put the news of a hectic past week in the country into context by discussing the politics underpinning it all and whether or no...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Episode 100 - Inequality & taxes
Discussion on extreme inequality in Lebanon and the country's tax system begins at 33:00. Ben, Nizar and Timour are joined this week by Lydia Assouad, a PhD candidate at the Paris School of Economic...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) Episode 99 - Hezbollah, the Syrian regime and impunity in Lebanon
Discussion on Hezbollah, the Syrian regime and political impunity in Lebanon begins at 16:45. Nizar and Timour are joined this week by political researcher and commentator Ziad Majed to discuss the l...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) Episode 98 - Social protections
Discussion on the World Bank's Lebanon Emergency Crisis and COVID-19 Response Social Safety Net Project (ESSN) begins at 18:40. Ben and Timour are joined this week by Sami Zoughaib, a Beirut-based r...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) Episode 97 - Brace for 2021
The Lebanese Politics Podcast is back for season four and with a new co-host joining the team to boot! Timour Azhari, Lebanon correspondent for the Thomson Reuters Foundation and long time friend of t...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) Episode 96 - The battle against accountability
Discussion of the investigation into the Beirut port explosion begins at 30:00. Ben is joined by friend of the show and Al Jazeera English's Beirut correspondent Timour Azhari to discuss the latest o...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.10) Episode 95 - BDL's forensic audit
Discussion of the BDL forensic audit begins at 15:35. Ben and Nizar are joined by NERD and finance professional Mike Azar to talk through the ins and outs of the forensic audit of Banque du Liban, Le...Show More
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