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. 

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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!

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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

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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.

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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! 

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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.

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

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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…

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

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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.

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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.

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