Elif Shafak on storytelling in art
In this episode, we talk about the power of storytelling, the importance of writing women's lives into history and fighting for their rights. Shafak has said: "...as a young Turkish…
BBC Arts & Ideas: Libraries
The Great Library of Alexandria had a mission to collect every book in the world. In attempting to do so it created the foundations for the systems and structures of…
Episode 236: Creating Hindu Fantasy Worlds
Shveta Thakrar (Star Daughter, The Dream Runners), Kritika H. Rao (The Surviving Sky), Roshani Chokshi (Aru Shah, The Star Touched Queen), and Ram V (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr)…
The People’s Graphic Design Archive
The People’s Graphic Design Archive is a crowd-sourced virtual archive of inclusive graphic design history. The Archive includes everything from finished projects to process, photos, correspondence, oral histories, anecdotes, articles,…
Shchedryk (“Bountiful Evening”)
Shchedryk ("Bountiful Evening") is a Ukrainian shchedrivka, or New Year's song, known in English as "The Little Swallow". It tells a story of a swallow flying into a household to…
The Palestinian Al Falastini 1977
The Palestinian is a 1977 television documentary that runs for 66 minutes. Vanessa Redgrave produced and starred in the film, which was directed by Roy Battersby and stars Vanessa Redgrave.An…
Buck v. Bell
Did you know that forced sterilization is still legal in the United States because of a 1927 Supreme Court case known as Buck v. Bell?
Lowkey EXPOSES Stuart Seldowitz
Lowkey uncovers the powerful past of New York’s most famous racist ranter
Why Gaza’s Dead Children Could Be Biden’s Legacy
That’s the verdict of co-founder of The Intercept Jeremy Scahill, who looked back into U.S. President Joe Biden’s political career and identified the key moments where he defended Israel’s alleged…