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

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…

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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.

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

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.

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

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.

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Nicosia Uncut – Episode 62: UNSG Special Representative Colin Stewart answered your questions (7/8/2025)

In this special episode of Nicosia Uncut, UN Secretary General's outgoing Special Representative and Head of UNFICYP Colin Stewart responded questions by Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykalli, as well by the podcast audience. Is UN part of the status-quo in Cyprus? What is his assessment for the future? Do we need to revise the job-description of the UN in Cyprus? What is his biggest legacy? Is UN biased? His views about civil society in Cyprus? Should we set up citizens' assemblies? What about the international players? A future where opposing politicians are working together under the same roof? What…

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Terra Nullius Cyprus – Episode 31: Australian director, writer & producer screens The Veto in Cyprus. Meet Tim Slade (30/7/2025)

Cyprus is filled with big hearts and big emotions – a hot, sleepy island, with hot tempers! On the surface it looks ‘normal’, but below the surface are many layers, filled with history – both beautiful and painful. An island full of amazing people, with incredible stories, doing amazing things. Join social and political analyst Costa Constanti to meet Cyprus and those who live there. In the 31st episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Tim Slade. He is an Australian film and television director, writer and producer whose work spans both documentary and drama. His acclaimed films have screened…

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KaleidHERscope – Episode 53: Renowned women’s rights activist Mary Akrami on protecting the most vulnerable Afghan women (22/7/2025)

Renowned women’s rights activist and head of Afghan Women's Network International Mary Akrami speaks with despair, vulnerability and realism to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about Afghanistan, about losing everything within 24 hours on the day Kabul fell on August 15, 2021, about being flown out of Kabul with nothing except the clothes on her back and starting over in the US and about protecting the most vulnerable Afghan women.

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Terra Nullius Cyprus – Episode 30: Australian Cypriot poet, writer, actor and women’s activist. Meet Koraly Dimitriadis (16/7/2025)

In the 30th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Koraly Dimitriadis. She is a Melbourne-based Cypriot-Australian poet, writer, actor, and performer known for her fearless and provocative exploration of themes such as cultural and religious repression, identity, feminism and diaspora. She gained national attention in Australia with her bestselling poetry collection Love and F**k Poems, first self-published as a zine in 2011 and later as a book, which has since been translated into Greek and celebrated internationally. Her subsequent works include the poetry books Just Give Me The Pills and She’s Not Normal, as well as her 2024 debut short story collection The Mother Must Die. Dimitriadis is recognised for her compelling live performances, literary activism, and for turning her poetry into theatre and film. Her work, shaped by her Greek-Cypriot heritage and upbringing in Melbourne, has appeared widely in print and broadcast media across the globe. She’s currently on a literary tour of Europe and Cyprus. Check out www.koralydimitriadis.com

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Nicosia Uncut – Episode 61: The Divided Island – “The generational trauma is real and profound” (16/7/2025)

On the 51st anniversary of 1974 events, Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykalli host Cey Sesigüzel and Andreas Tokkallos, co-producers of "The Divided Island" documentary at Nicosia Uncut podcast. These two British-Cypriot filmmakers of Two Fresh Productions are hailing from both communities and they featured real stories of Cypriots from various generations. The work is a striking contrast to the official narratives and propaganda of sides and provides humanitarian stories from the past in the first part, and a vision for the future in the second. The documentary that won the Best Documentary Feature at South London Film Festival, features James Ker-Lindsay, Andrekos Varnava, Sylvia Zacharia, Yaşar Ismailoǧlu, Tom Fortis-Mayer, Christina Pavlou, Suleyman Camgoz, Nick Yiannoullou, Sevgül Uludaǧ, Serife Gül, Ipek Özerim, and Nicosia Uncut producers Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykalli. It can be watched at: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thedividedisland

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Garip Zamanlar – Bölüm 63: Matcha çayı – zamanın süzgecinden geçen yeşil içecek (11/7/2025)

Garip Zamanlar'ın bu bölümünde Evren İnançoğlu, Kemal Baykallı ve Sertaç Sonan çay-kahve ikilemini, çaycıların gazabını, ahir zamanların içeceği Matcha çayını, kahve içmeden ayılamayanları, Michel Houellebecq'in sıradışı yapıtlarını, Elon Musk'ın yeni siyasi partisini, borsayı ve bilimum hisse senetlerini (dikkat: yatırım yavsiyesi değildir), Sezen Aksu'nun son albümünü, K-pop ve Kore dalgasını, Alizade'nin Garip Zamanlar'a konuk olma ihtimalini ve ekibin sonraki seyahatlerini konuştular.

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