The Art Persists Podcast
1) Filmmaker Bassel Ghandour on Authentic Representation and Storytelling in Film
In the Season 8 finale, we’re joined by Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning writer and director Bassel Ghandour.Bassel shares his insights on filmmaking in the Arab world and the ongoing struggle for au...Show More
Filmmaker Bassel Ghandour on Authentic Representation and Storytelling in Film
59:22 | Jun 27th, 2025
2) Painting the Revolution with Assil Diab aka 'SudaLove'
This week, we’re joined by Sudanese graffiti artist, graphic designer, and visual artist Assil Diab, also known as ‘Sudalove’.When the Sudanese Revolution erupted in 2018 and protesters began to be ki...Show More
3) Welding the Past and Present with Sokari Douglas Camp
This week on the podcast, we’re joined by the acclaimed sculptor Sokari Douglas Camp.Sokari takes us through her remarkable journey in steel sculpture - how she discovered the medium, and how it becam...Show More
4) Comedy and Coffee with Usman Khalid
In this episode, we sit down with comedian and entrepreneur Usman Khalid.Usman shares his remarkable life story - from growing up in Pakistan to navigating life in the UK without papers. He shares his...Show More
5) “We will never give up” Gazan Artist Malak Mattar on Art as Resistance
Gazan visual artist and author Malak Mattar joins us on the podcast. She talks about growing up in Gaza - facing bombing her entire life and dealing with notions of home.She goes on to talk about the ...Show More
6) Jail Time Records: Inside the First Music Studio in a Cameroon Prison
The Art Persists podcast is back with Season 8! Kicking off the new season, we’re joined by Dione Roach and Steve Happi (aka Vidou H), founders of Jail Time Records - a music label born inside the Cen...Show More
7) Season 8 trailer
Hello listeners and viewers!Georgia and Faz here - hosts of the Art Persists podcast. Season 8 starts next Wednesday - we are so excited for you to hear from our incredible guests. We really want to t...Show More
8) Reihane Taravati on Photographing Nobel Prize Winner Narges Mohammadi
For our Season 7 finale, we are joined by Iranian photographer and activist Reihane Taravati.Reihane shares her story of growing up in Iran and the significant challenges she faced as a young woman pu...Show More
9) Hanna Komar on Poetry and the Belarusian Struggle
This week, we’re joined by Belarusian poet, translator, and writer Hanna Komar.Hanna shares her early life, growing up in a small village in Belarus, where she found comfort in poetry, and later disco...Show More
10) Peter Kennard's Archive of Dissent
This week, we are joined by artist and activist Peter Kennard.Since the 1970s, Kennard has produced some of the world’s most influential works of resistance and protest. From the Vietnam War and the a...Show More