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KaleidHERscope – Episode 4: Character-driven narratives for the page & the screen about memory, conflict and displacement with Argyro Nicolaou (9/8/2023)

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Argyro Nicolaou, a Cypriot writer and filmmaker who calls both Cyprus and NYC home, speaks on kaleidHERScope about memory, conflict, and displacement, the role that Varoshi has played in her life and her work, how story-telling can be a healing process, how her work links historical research to create 3-dimensional, character-driven narratives for the page and the screen, and about leaving Cyprus and finding her place in metropolitan NY.

Terra Nullius Cyprus – Episode 1: A first podcast with (possibly) Cyprus’ first podcaster Magda Zenon (2/8/2023)

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. World Premiere of Terra Nullius Cyprus starts with a chat with civil society rock star Magda Zenon about life in South Africa, Greece and Cyprus, gender equality and women’s empowerment, bit of politics and…

Facing Love in Cyprus – Episode 3: Compassion after betrayal (2/8/2023)

In this episode we discuss the idea of being compassionate after you have experienced a betrayal. We explore the topic through our own personal experience with more intimate relationships we have had and come to conclusions of how it’s possible to do this and why it’s also so important.

KaleidHERscope – Episode 3: Scenarios for the Cyprus problem with İpek Borman & Myrtani Pieri (21/7/2023)

Ipek Borman and Myrtani Pieri speak on kaleidHERscope about the Transformative Scenario Process (TSP), a distinctive process that does not promote a specific solution, but rather looks at the multiple concerns of Cypriots today including but also beyond the “Cyprus problem” and allowed Cypriots from across society to explore and discuss their whole future together. Myrtani and Ipek speak of the process itself, how they each experienced it, the 4 possible ‘scenarios and the challenges then and now that the scenarios have been published. You can find more information about the Transformative Scenario Process here www.cyprusfutures.org

KaleidHERscope – Episode 2: In inter-generational conversation with Despina Psara (2/7/2023)

Despina Psara, an active member of civil society speaks on kaleidHERscope about the value of a space for women’s voices, what she would want for Cyprus, body shaming, job opportunities (or NOT) for the youth, and what she would tell President Christodoulides, if she could.

Facing Love in Cyprus – Episode 2: Being angry with Love (1/7/2023)

Anger is one of the most intense feelings in our human experience, a feeling that can lead us to act in very harmful ways. In this episode, we explore anger as a feeling, how important it is for our wellbeing and also the negative effects of it on both us and the people around us. We share some of our experiences and discuss some ideas on what is the best way to express anger with love, respect and care.

Garip Zamanlar – Bölüm 41: Dövme ve manga (12/6/2023)

Mayıs ayını pass geçen Garip Zamanlar ekibi, bu bölümde dövmeyi (tatoo), mangayı ve alt kültürleri konuştular. Yerelden küresele vücutlarını bir kanvas gibi kullanan gençleri, Kıbrıs'ın kuzeyinde en çok satılan kitapların manga kitaplar olmasını, Evren'in ilk kitabı Oyalan Biraz'ı, Sertaç'ın yolsuzluk algısı raporunu ve Island Talks podcast istasyonundaki yeni programları olmasını masaya yatırdılar. Unutmadan döner dediğin ya Berlin'de yenilir ya Viyana'da! (Bkz:döner macht schöner.) Evren İnançoğlu, Kemal Baykallı ve Sertaç Sonan'ın hazırlayıp sunduğu Garip Zamanlar 41.bölüme ulaştı. Biz de kendilerine 41 kere maşallah diyoruz!

KaleidHERscope – Episode 1: ‘A Letter to Nikola’ by Hara Kaminera (6/6/2023)

Welcome to the first episode of KaleidHERscope as a member of the Island Talks family! In this special episode, Magda Zenon hosts Hara Kaminera. Hara Kaminara, a documentary maker, visual storyteller and photographer who focuses on social issues, speaks to kaleidHERscope about her participation aboard the ‘Aquarius’, a ship that rescued 29,523 people in the Mediterranean between 2016 and 2018 and how she turned that experience into a visual intimate letter to the child she was pregnant with at the time, ‘A Letter to Nikola’ in 2020. For more information and ways to view http://www.derives.be/films/lettre-a-nikola & https://dafilms.com/director/12536-hara-kaminara

Figure It – Episode 10 (Energy Series 1): What happened at the government’s regional energy gathering on 29-30 May? (5/6/2023)

In this episode of Figure It and the first in a series of episodes devoted to energy, Sapienta Economics Director Fiona Mullen and analyst Andromachi Sophocleous put on their professional energy hats to analyse the regional energy workshop of oil and gas companies on 29-30 May.

Facing Love in Cyprus – Episode 1: Facing love in an island (1/6/2023)

Welcome to our podcast! We wanted to take a moment and introduce ourselves to you, tell you a little about what we are intending to do here and what you can expect from us, which we discovered to be the unexpected. We also discovered we are pro-naps and resting, we want community more than anything and we most definitely support therapy!