Latest Podcasts - Island Talks

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!

Nicosia Uncut – Episode 48: Drowning in elections – CyProb anyone? (31/5/2023)

We are drowned in elections. Elections in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus. Do we have any time or window of opportunity to discuss politics - Cyprus problem in particular? In this episode of Nicosia Uncut, Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykallı evaluate the results of elections in Turkey and Greece as well as the upcoming by-elections in the north. CBMs, local politics, and DISY's and AKEL's initiatives in the Cyprob.

Nicosia Uncut – Episode 47: Age of apolitical & discussion on unilateral CBMs in CY (30/4/2023)

Nicos Christodoulides met with Menelaos Menelaou and members of the technical committees to discuss possible initiatives.

It has been 20 years since the crossings across the division line in Cyprus started. It is clear that the existing crossings are not enough. Should we expect unilareral initiatives by the Greek Cypriot side on this? While the elections in Turkey are underway, is it possible to talk about a new era for the Cyprus problem? Depolitization of political parties, critical look to the political scene on the island, by-elections in the north, first diplomatic test of the new DISY leader and new developments in the saga of natural resources around Cyprus. Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykalli discuss…

Garip Zamanlar – Bölüm 40: Enseyi karartmayın (21/4/2023)

Hans & Sophie Scholl - Beyaz Gül aktivistleri

Gene mi dualite? Kelebek güzel de hamamböceği niye değil? Etiğin estetik kaygıları var mı? Kayıp bölümün gizemi. Alman Beyaz Gül hareket, Hans & Sophie Scholl, Japon yönetmenler ve Kurosawa, kötülüğün sıradanlığı, karamsarlıktan sıyrılmak için ipuçları, otorite, etik, vicdan ve iktidarların sonu. Evren İnançoğlu, Kemal Baykallı ve Sertaç Sonan Kıbrıs'tan podcast'lamaya devam ediyorlar.

Garip Zamanlar – Bölüm 39: Kudüs sendromu (6/4/2023)

Evren İnançoğlu, Kemal Baykallı ve Sertaç Sonan'ın hazırlayıp sunduğu Garip Zamanlar'ın bu bölümünde Sertaç, kutsal topraklara yaptığı seyahati, gözlemlerini, semavi dinlerin doğduğu coğrafyaya ziyaret edenlerin yaşadığı Kudüs sendromunu anlattı. Varoluşçu kaygılar, devlet baba otoritesi, insan doğasının vahşi hali ve programa ilişkin biçim sorgulamaları diğer konulardı.

Garip Zamanlar – Bölüm 38: Derviş Zaim – Okyanusun kıyısında yürüyen Limasollu çocuk (21/3/2023)

Evren İnançoğlu, Kemal Baykallı ve Sertaç Sonan'ın hazırlayıp sunduğu Garip Zamanlar podcast'ta bu bölüm çok özel bir konuk var: Türk sinemasının en önemli isimlerinden, yapımcı, yönetmen, yazar ve akademisyen Derviş Zaim. Derviş Zaim'le yaşadığımız çağın tuhaflığını, sinemayı, edebiyatı, elbette ki filmlerini, Freud ve Jung'u, zombie filmi çekme olasılığını, Baba Zula'nın çıkışını, konularını nasıl belirlediğini, yeni kitap yazma ihtimalini, Kıbrıs'tan eserlerine neler kattığını, akademisyen olarak yeni nesillerle olan diyaloğunu ve Filler ve Çimen'in Kıbrıs galasında yaşadıklarını konuştular.

Nicosia Uncut – Episode 46: Turkish opposition chooses the candidate to challenge Erdoğan (19/3/2023)

Election in Cyprus is over as Turkey is now on the eve of the historical election that will take place on 14 May 2023. In this episode of Nicosia Uncut, Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykallı discuss the cabinet of the newly elected Greek Cypriot president. Turkish opposition finally agreed on their candidate: CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will be challenging Erdoğan. The mayors of Istanbul and Ankara will support his campaign together with the other opposition leaders. Back in Cyprus, DISY has elected Annita Demetriou, speaker of the House of Representatives, as the new party leader.

Sesta – Episode 13: On Democracy with Nicolas Kyriakides (26/02/2023)

Sesta-embracing the colours of culture! In this thirteenth episode of Sesta, Meltem Burak hosts Dr. Nicolas Kyriakides, a lawyer, academic and lobbyist from Cyprus, who received the EU Citizen’s Prize in 2022. He is the founder of Oxygono and its projects Cyprus Forum and Nomoplatform. Throughout the podcast, Nicolas elaborates on his TEDx Limassol talk on democracy during which he argues that democracy remains the best political system we have and we cannot afford to lose it. He explains how modern democracy could be improved through inclusive policy-making processes, involving all citizens, and regulated lobbying. More about Nicolas on Twitter https://twitter.com/nickyriakides?lang=en …