Latest Podcasts - Island Talks

Nicosia Uncut – Episode 63: One week before the critical Turkish Cypriot election: What to expect? (13/10/2025)

The Turkish Cypriots will go to the ballots to elect a Turkish Cypriot leader on 19 October 2025. The main contenders are the incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, who has been adovcating a two-state solution for the solution of the Cyprus problem and Tufan Erhürman, leader of the opposition, who advocates returning to the talks for a bicommunal, bizonal, federation based on political equality. In this episode of Nicosia Uncut, Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykalli discuss the campaigns, positions and talking points of this election as well as possible outcomes locally and internationally. Are the Greek Cypriots ready…

KaleidHERscope – Episode 59: Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir, the National Commissioner of the Police in Iceland on dealing holistically with victims of GBV (9/10/2025)

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Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir, the National Commissioner of the Police in Iceland, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about how dealing with victims of GBV holistically has increased the number of convictions, about gender equality in the police force and about the safety of law enforcement officers in a changing world of crime.

KaleidHERscope – Episode 58: Cristal Downing of the International Crisis Group: current gender work in peace & security (2/10/2025)

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Cristal Downing, Project Director, Gender & Conflict at the International Crisis Group, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about how her focus on gender and conflict as a career developed quite organically, how the current political climate has affected gender work in peace and security and what keeps her motivated.

Terra Nullius Cyprus – Episode 32: Canadian-Cypriot creates bestselling Cyprus cookbook. Meet Irene Matys (16/9/2025)

In the 32nd episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Irene Matys, a proud Canadian-based Cypriot from Famagusta, recipe developer, food stylist-photographer and TV chef. Her bestselling cookbook ‘My Cypriot Table: Mediterranean Recipes for Gathering, Sharing, and Savoring’ brings over 100 fresh and vibrant recipes - and her personal stories of her life’s journey influenced by Cypriot culture - inspired by the warmth, flavours and bounty of Cyprus and the Mediterranean into kitchens around the world. As a farm-to-table advocate she has a passion for cooking with fresh, locally sourced ingredients and creating aromatic dishes that feed the eyes and nourish the soul. She was blessed by a family legacy as olive growers, olive oil producers and farmers in Cyprus.

KaleidHERscope – Episode 57: Barbara Helfferich, the first SG of the EWL, speaks about animal rights, climate change & gender equality (8/9/2025)

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Barbara Helfferich, the first Secretary General of the European Women’s Lobby and an expert on EU social and environmental policies, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about animal rights and climate change and the connection to gender equality and about one of the most successful campaigns she lead as EWL SG. And a big big thank you to both Costa Constanti and Kemal Baykali for the all-round support always

Garip Zamanlar – Bölüm 65: Kedilerden sen anlarsın, konuş onlarla (8/9/2025)

Balkanlar nerede başlar, nerede biter? Evren'in Romanya, Sertaç'ın Milano gözlemleri. Romenleri bölgedeki diğer komşularından ayıran özellik ne? İtalya'da pizza nerede yenilir? Ekibin kedileri Astor, Sylvester and Müstesna'nın maceraları. Kediler zamanla kişilik değiştirir mi? Charles Bukowski kediler için ne demiş? Kediler zamanı yavaşlatabilir mi? Son dönemlerin en çok konuşulan korku filmleri. Matcha çayı içenler parmak kaldırsın. Ülkelerin sembol edebiyatçıları. Uber ve Bolt'la seyahat etmek. Evren İnançoğlu, Kemal Baykallı ve Sertaç Sonan, Kıbrıs'ın en uzun soluklu Türkçe podcast'ı Garip Zamanlar'da yaşadığımız çağı ele alıyorlar.

KaleidHERscope – Episode 56: Sarah Arnd-Linder of Political is Personal (PiP): in-depth interviews conducted with Palestinian and Israeli Jewish women (28/8/2025)

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Sarah Arnd-Linder, founder of Political is Personal (PiP), speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about PiP which is a collection of in-depth interviews conducted with Palestinian and Israeli Jewish women, who share how the conflict has affected their lives and contribute to the ongoing debate on women's narratives of security and insecurity in conflict zones. She also speaks about the book that is in the making that will include Sarah’s own thoughts and experiences after having lived in the region for 17 years. And a big thank you to both Costa Constanti and Kemal Baykalli for the all-round support…

Garip Zamanlar – Bölüm 64: Sertaç’la Anadolu lezzet durakları (25/8/2025)

Bu bölümde Sertaç Diyarbakır'daki lezzet duraklarını anlatıyor. İnsan bir buçuk güne ne lezzetler sığdırabilir? Ciğerciler, tatlıcılar derken bölümün ilk 10 dakikası su gibi akıyor. Sonra af çıkarır gibi Vejeteryan kitabından dem vuran yapımcılar konudan konuya atlıyorlar. Nuri Bilge Ceylan'ın en iyi filmler derlemesi, Teoman'ın Bay Rock Yıldızı, Nietzsche'nin aklını kaybettiği an, sekiz saatlik sinema filmi, ABD Merkez Bankası Başkanı'na zorbalık yapan Trump, Asya'nın kaplan ekonomileri, Süperman, Batman derken bölüm kaydını tamamlayan Evren, Kemal ve Sertaç soluğu kebapçıda alıyorlar.

KaleidHERscope – Episode 55: Khatima Emami: Challenges she & her family have faced as refugees in the USA since leaving Kabul (19/8/2025)

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Originally from Afghanistan, Khatima Emami, a client services coordinator at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Utah, tells her story to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about life in Afghanistan before and after the fall of Kabul in 2021, about challenges faced by refugees in the USA including her and her family and about the woman who continues to inspire her to be the best she can be, wherever she may be. Big big thank you to both Costa Constanti and Kemal Baykalli for the all-round support always.

KaleidHERscope – Episode 54: Hamutal Gouri, a cultural critic, consultant & transformative storyteller: why stories matter (11/8/2025)

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Hamutal Gouri, a cultural critic, consultant, and transformative storyteller, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about why stories matter and how we need to listen, and about political parenting. Big big thank you to both Costa Constanti and Kemal Baykalli for the all-round support always.