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Join Lynne O’Donnell for 8AM’s podcast series, Insights. Lynne talks with generals, diplomats, soldiers, journalists, politicians, activists, people who have front row seats for conflicts around the world, and citizens with a story to tell, happy or sad. For this first series, Afghanistan is the focus. Lynne and her guests talk about the collapse of the republic in August, 2021, and the impact since — for the people of Afghanistan, for the security of the region, for the safety of the world. It’s important, interesting and insightful.
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Monday Nov 04, 2024
Insights/22: Controlling the Narrative with Mina Sharif
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Controlling the Narrative
Lynne O’Donnell talks with Mina Sharif, author, activist, women’s rights campaigner, educator and mentor. They discuss who controls the narrative and who speaks for Afghanistan’s people when the Taliban appear to have seized control not only of the country but of the message, too.
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Monday Oct 28, 2024
Insights/21: Media Meltdown with Zahra Joya
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Media Meltdown
Lynne O'Donnell talks with Zahra Joya, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Rukhshana Media, the independent news organisation she established and now runs in exile. She talks about the Taliban's strangulation of free speech and media in Afghanistan, the collusion of media owners, and the role of the exiled media in keeping the world's attention on her homeland. Have a listen
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Insights/20: Terror Inc with Scott Richards
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Terror Inc
Lynne O’Donnell talks with conflict consultant Scott Richards about the Taliban’s transformation of Afghanistan into a nexus of extremism and terrorism, the group’s relationship with Al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, and the danger they present to a world that just isn’t interested in facing up to the reality.
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Monday Oct 14, 2024
Insights/19: Busting Stereotypes with Bushra Gohar
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Busting Stereotypes
Lynne talks with Bushra Gohar, a former member of Pakistan's parliament. She is active in Pashtun politics, and speaks out for the rights of women and other repressed groups. She talks vehemently about the damaging impact of historic stereotyping of Pashtuns as warriors, and the traditional de-humanisation of women dressed up as respect. She uses a gentle voice to deliver harsh admonitions.
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Monday Oct 07, 2024
Insights/18: Media Matters with Waliullah Rahmani
Monday Oct 07, 2024
Monday Oct 07, 2024
Media Matters
Lynne O'Donnell talks with Waliullah Rahmani, a media entrepreneur and press freedom advocate who talks about the Taliban's ideology-driven transformation of Afghanistan into a surveillance state.
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Monday Sep 30, 2024
Insights/17: What Goes Around Comes Around with Sima Samar
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Monday Sep 30, 2024
What Goes Around Comes Around
Lynne O’Donnell talks to Sima Samar, who has written a book about her extraordinary life of service to the people, and particularly the women, of Afghanistan. Let down by their own leaders, and by the international community, she says, now they have to start again on their own terms.
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Monday Sep 23, 2024
Insights/16: Screaming Into Silence with Lauryn Oates
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Screaming Into Silence
On the Insights Podcast, Lynne O'Donnell is joined by Lauryn Oates, Executive Director of Right To Learn Afghanistan, to discuss the impact of the Taliban's education policy -- bans for girls, extremism for boys.
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Monday Sep 16, 2024
Insights/15: History Repeats with Abid Humayun
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Monday Sep 16, 2024
History Repeats
Lynne O’Donnell is joined from Kabul by Abid Humayun, a development and peace-building expert who has worked in Afghanistan's charity sector for more than a decade. He talks about the effectiveness of international aid and the agenda of the aid sector, and the devastating impact that half a century of war has had on the Afghan people. And his belief that Afghans can rebuild their country on their own terms. Have a listen
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Insights/14: Risky Business with Jeff Grieco
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Risky Business
Lynne is joined by Jeff Grieco, President and CEO of the Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce. He’s just made his third visit to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, and talks about the good, the bad and the utterly unacceptable.
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Monday Sep 02, 2024
Insights/13: Digging Deep into Afghanistan's Mining Sector
Monday Sep 02, 2024
Monday Sep 02, 2024
Digging Deep into Afghanistan's Mining Sector
Lynne O'Donnell is joined by Javed Noorani, the premier expert on Afghanistan's minerals and mining sector. His research and analysis has been ground-breaking, and there is little he doesn't know about the potential and the pitfalls of the country's vast natural resources.