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08/22/2026

This week, producer revisits one of the conversations from The Lede’s archive that stayed with him most.
joins to discuss how the Syrian state’s authoritarianism seeped into her early home life, her role in the uprising against Bashar al-Assad and the painful memories she confronted while writing her memoir, “Defiance.”
🎙️ Hosted by Faisal Al Yafai, featuring Loubna Mrie
🎧 Produced by Finbar Anderson
Listen to the full episode: https://f.mtr.cool/gpkbgpttio

08/22/2026

When Malcolm X was in prison, a library changed the course of his life. But if he were incarcerated today, would that same path still exist?

To help answer that question, looks at a New Lines essay by Malcolm X biographer Patrick Parr, who spent months taking stock of federal penitentiaries' current book collections. Parr assembled the count himself from handbooks, emails and a prison messaging service — and found that many facilities have more inmates than books.

Read more at the link in our bio.
📽️ Kwangu Liwewe Agyei, featuring Patrick Parr

08/22/2026

New Lines Culture Editor examines her reporting on Palestine Action, the activist group proscribed by the British government after targeting weapons factories, military sites and companies linked to the Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems.

The case reflects a broader trajectory in Britain, where terror laws are increasingly being used to restrict protest and freedom of expression.

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📽️ Lydia Wilson

08/22/2026

From The Lede archives: and join on the podcast to discuss how former Syrian first lady Asma al-Assad differs from her husband Bashar, and what her story reveals about power and the people who wield it.

🎙️ Hosted by Faisal Al Yafai, Chloe Hadjimatheou and Sarah Dadouch
🎧 Produced by Finbar Anderson

Listen to the full episode at https://f.mtr.cool/rpakaybbfr

As Houthi attacks squeeze Saudi Arabia's access to global trade, Riyadh is struggling to avoid being drawn into a wider ...
08/22/2026

As Houthi attacks squeeze Saudi Arabia's access to global trade, Riyadh is struggling to avoid being drawn into a wider war. reports from the kingdom’s western coast, where the Red Sea’s oil terminals and luxury resorts reveal how the country’s postoil ambitions have become a strategic vulnerability.

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✍️Théophile Simon
📸Théophile Simon

Two decades after Hamas ousted Mohammed Dahlan from power in Gaza, the onetime strongman has emerged as a major power br...
08/22/2026

Two decades after Hamas ousted Mohammed Dahlan from power in Gaza, the onetime strongman has emerged as a major power broker. Writing in New Lines, Lisa Naomi Goldman looks at how Dahlan now triangulates between the UAE, the U.S. and Israel, and why some see him as a possible figure in Gaza’s future. But for those who remember his menacing qualities, and the fear he once inspired, the prospect of his return is frightening.

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✍️Lisa Goldman
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08/22/2026

From The Lede archives: and journalist examine Iran’s history of stolen revolutions. They discuss the Islamic Republic’s resilience through war and sanctions, U.S. misunderstandings of Tehran and the new book she co-authored with , "Stolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran."

🎙️ Hosted by Faisal Al Yafai, featuring Yeganeh Torbati
🎧 Produced by Finbar Anderson

Listen to the full episode: https://f.mtr.cool/fthulfcsiq

08/22/2026

How far does an epidemic have to travel before the world decides it matters?

As the Democratic Republic of Congo faces the worst Ebola outbreak in its history, looks at how the Bundibugyo strain, conflict in the east and delayed containment have left health workers struggling to keep up — and why the best time to stop an epidemic is before the rest of the world has a reason to care.

📽️Kwangu Liwewe Agyei

08/17/2026

Don’t miss this special episode closing The Lede’s ninth season, in which journalist and humanitarian joins for a live conversation filmed at Rich Mix in London.

As the war in Iran drags on with no end in sight, they discuss the human cost of conflict across the region, from Iran to Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan and Afghanistan, and why so much suffering no longer seems to move the world.

🎙️ Hosted by Faisal Al Yafai, featuring Arwa Damon
🎧 Produced by Finbar Anderson
📽️ Videography by Henry Wilkins

Listen to the full episode: https://f.mtr.cool/rbpwfdzzts

08/17/2026

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” turns Homer’s ancient epic into a story about a world where rules have collapsed and might makes right.

Erin Clare Brown looks at ’s New Lines essay on how Nolan’s film draws a universal message from the ancient Greek code of hospitality, recasting it for an age of war, xenophobia and culture-war backlash. The result, he argues, is both a thrilling spectacle and a repudiation of those who claim the classics as an exclusive inheritance.

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✍️Muhammad Idrees Ahmad
📽️ Erin Clare Brown

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