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Raoul Peck's "Ernest Cole: Lost and Found" 44:57

6d ago44:57

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Kate Wolf speaks to filmmaker Raoul Peck about his latest documentary, Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, out in theaters now. The film excavates the life and work of Ernest Cole, the South African photographer, using his own writing and a recently rediscovered archive of his photographs. Cole was one of the first people to capture the brutal realities o…

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Quel avenir pour la coopération militaire entre le Tchad et la France ? 41:10

6d ago41:10

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Le 28 novembre, Abderaman Koulamallah, chef de la diplomatie tchadienne, a annoncé la fin des accords de coopération en matière de défense entre la France et le Tchad. Dans une discussion avec ses invités, Eric Topona aborde cette annonce et ses répercussions.Av DW

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La DW et Top Congo débattent à Kinshasa du poids du patriarcat 2:04

8d ago2:04

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Revivez cet événement qui a réuni de nombreuses Congolaises à Kinshasa pour discuter du rôle des femmes dans le développement.Av DW

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Episode 46: There Are Always Choices & There Is Always Hope 16:00

11d ago16:00

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Sometimes, when doing the things I have to do, I feel like I have no choice. Feeling that way makes me feel resentful and powerless, so I try to remind myself that though I may not like my options sometimes, I always have some kind of choice. If I’m not happy in a situation and feel like the options I have aren’t good ones, all I can do is make the…

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Renee Gladman's Experiments in Form 46:27

13d ago46:27

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Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman are joined by writer and artist Renee Gladman to discuss the re-release of “To After That (TOAF)” and her latest book, “My Lesbian Novel.” TOAF focuses on one of Gladman's abandoned manuscripts, working through its creation and revision in an attempt to parse what literary failure means. “My Lesbian Novel” completely re…

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Pourquoi les Peuls sont-ils discriminés au Sahel ? 38:26

20d ago38:26

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Le débat sous l'Arbre à palabres de cette semaine est consacré à cette vague de "fulanophobie" qui balaie plusieurs pays du Sahel : précisément le Mali, le Burkina Faso et dans une certaine mesure le Niger. Dans ces pays, les populations peules représentent plus de la moitié des civils tués par l’armée et les milices. Pourquoi s'en prend-on à une p…

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Edwin Frank's "Stranger than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth Century Novel" 52:12

20d ago52:12

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Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by the editorial director of the New York Review of Books and the founder of the NYRB classic series, Edwin Frank, to discuss his first work of nonfiction, the book, Stranger than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth Century Novel. Taking the novel as the preeminent art form of the last century, Frank’s book charts …

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Politics on the Couch: Psychoanalysis and the Presidency 48:08

23d ago48:08

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In this special episode, Kate Wolf, Medaya Ocher, and Eric Newman are joined by writer and psychoanalyst Jamieson Webster to talk about the role of psychoanalysis in politics. Their discussion emerges from Webster's essay, “Freudulence,” published in the latest issue LARB Quarterly Journal, which reassesses a controversial book co-authored by Sigmu…

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Episode 45: What It's Like to Write a Book 30:20

25d ago30:20

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I have written my first book! I wasn’t able to talk about it during the process of writing, so this episode has been a long time coming. From writing the proposal to finishing the book itself, I wanted to share the whole journey with you. My book is called ‘Frequently Happy’ and you can find it wherever you buy your books - you could even type ‘Dav…

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Pourquoi Boko Haram attaque de nouveau le Tchad? 30:34

27d ago30:34

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Fin octobre 2024, une garnison de l'armée tchadienne a été surprise par une attaque des combattants de Boko Haram à Barkaram, une île située à l'ouest de Ngouboua dans la région du Lac (Ouest). Plus d'une quarantaine de soldats ont perdu la vie et de nombreux autres ont été blessés. Eric Topona examine en compagnie de ses invités, sous l'arbre à pa…

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Mosab Abu Toha's "Forest of Noise" 52:15

27d ago52:15

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Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by the Palestinian poet, short-story writer, and essayist Mosab Abu Toha. He is the author of the award-winning collection of poetry, Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear, as well as the founder of the Edward Said Library in Gaza, which he hopes to rebuild. Toha recently published a series of essays about Gaz…

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Forrest Gander's "Mojave Ghost" 53:40

1M ago53:40

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Kate Wolf and Eric Newman are joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, novelist, and translator Forrest Gander to discuss his new book, Mojave Ghost. A long poem situated along the 800-mile length of the San Andreas Fault, which runs from Northern California where Gander lives to his birthplace in the Southern California Desert, the work reflects bot…

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Entre passé et avenir, le Cameroun sur le point de bascule 49:36

1M ago49:36

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Le 6 novembre 2024 a marqué le 42e anniversaire de l'arrivée au pouvoir du président Paul Biya à la suite de la démission de son prédécesseur, Ahmadou Ahidjo. Eric Topona et ses invités débattent sous l'Arbre à palabres de l'avenir politique du pays en cas de vacances de pouvoir.Av DW

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Episode 44: Though You May Struggle, You Are Strong 12:56

1M ago12:56

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I’ve been struggling a little bit recently. Nothing dramatic, no cause for concern, just one of those periods where everything feels a bit much and I feel myself coming up frustratingly short in areas I’ve worked hard at being better in. It’s important during times like these to remember that the lessons I’ve learnt and strength I’ve built hasn’t g…

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The Fight to Unionize Amazon 54:29

1M ago54:29

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Kate Wolf speaks with filmmakers Brett Story and Stephen Maing about their new documentary Union, which is out in theaters now. It follows, in real time, the forming of the first ever Amazon union in the country, the ALU, at the JKF8 plant in Staten Island. Later in the conversation Chris Smalls, the president of ALU, joins as well. Chris began to …

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L'Afrique et les Brics+ 40:23

1M ago40:23

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La réunion des Brics+, regroupant neuf pays : Brésil, Russie, Inde, Chine, Afrique du Sud, Iran, Egypte, Emirats arabes unis et Ethiopie, a eu lieu à Kazan en Russie du 22 au 24 octobre. Que pouvons-nous tirer de cette réunion ? Est-ce que les pays africains peuvent faire confiance aux Brics+ ? Eric Topona en parle avec ses invités sous l'arbre à p…

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Le système des parrainages des candidats en Afrique en débat 35:06

2M ago35:06

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En France, le système de parrainage est apparu en 1962. Dans ce pays par exemple, pour pouvoir se présenter à l’élection présidentielle, tout candidat doit fournir 500 parrainages. Les parrains sont des élus: maires, députés et sénateurs. Qu'en est-il de certains pays africains? C'est la problématique cette semaine du débat sous l'arbre à palabres …

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Simon Critchley's "Mysticism" 1:01:13

2M ago1:01:13

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Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher speak with writer and scholar Simon Critchley about his new book, Mysticism. Defining mysticism not as a religion but as a “tendency, a distillation of existing devotional practice,” the book begins by considering some of the great mystics of the Christian tradition. These include Critchley's favorite mystic, Julian of No…

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Episode 43: Start Thinking of Obstacles as Dominoes 12:54

2M ago12:54

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Alexis Pauline Gumbs' "Survival Is A Promise: the Eternal Life of Audre Lorde" 1:06:41

2M ago1:06:41

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Kate Wolf and Eric Newman speak with Alexis Pauline Gumbs about Survival Is A Promise: the Eternal Life of Audre Lorde. A deeply researched and impressionistic biography of one of the most iconic figures of 20th century Black, queer, and feminist thought, Survival Is A Promise is a love letter to Lorde, pushing past her broad circulation in social …

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L'héritage politique du prince Louis Rwagasore au Burundi 34:21

2M ago34:21

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Le 13 octobre 1961, le prince Louis Rwagasore, à l’époque Premier ministre du Ruanda-Urundi, l'actuel Burundi, est assassiné à Bujumbura. Son assassinat est survenu moins d'un an avant l'indépendance du pays, le 1er juillet1962. Avec ses invités, Eric Topona revient sur ce que représente le prince Louis Rwagasore pour les Burundais.…

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Deborah Levy's "The Position of Spoons: And Other Intimacies" 47:47

2M ago47:47

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Kate Wolf speaks to the author Deborah Levy about her new book, a collection of essays called The Position of Spoons: And Other Intimacies. The piece collected here cite Levy’s early influences from French writers like Colette, Simone de Beauvoir and Marguerite Duras to JG Ballard and Anna Quinn. The collection also moves through snippets of Levy’s…

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Episode 42: Give Your Ideas a Chance to Become Real 14:01

2M ago14:01

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Sometimes it can be easier to sit in the safety blanket of a perfect idea and let the intrinsic pleasure of imagination keep us warm. It takes work and courage to bring ideas to life in their fullness, but that’s an effort worth making. Ideas become even richer when we bring them to life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Les violences politiques en Afrique 35:56

2M ago35:56

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Dimanche 29 septembre dernier, le député sengalais, issu du PASTEF, le parti au pouvoir, Guy Marius Sagna a été agressé par des hommes en civil lors d’une conférence organisée par le parti politique d’opposition CDPA. Sous l'Arbre à palabres, Eric Topona profite de cette actualité pour aborder avec ses invités la question des violences politiques s…

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Rumaan Alam's "Entitlement" 56:09

2M ago56:09

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In this special episode of the LARB Radio Hour and LARB Book Club, Medaya Ocher talks with Rumaan Alam about his new novel, Entitlement. We begin with the story of Brooke, a product of the upper middle class, who works for an aging billionaire looking for places to give away his fortune. Brooke comes to recognize all that she could do with a vast f…

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Législatives 2024 au Sénégal: les enjeux 34:21

3M ago34:21

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Dans une allocution à la télévision nationale, le nouveau président élu du Sénégal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye a dissout, le 12 septembre, l'Assemblée nationale. Dans la foulée, il a fixé au 17 novembre l'organisation de nouvelles élections législatives. Avec ses invités, Eric Topona analysera les enjeux de ces élections ainsi que les chances des forces…

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Emily Witt's "Health and Safety: A Breakdown" 52:11

3M ago52:11

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Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher talk to Emily Witt about her latest book, Health and Safety: A Breakdown. A personal history that reflects on this past turbulent decade, the book begins right before the election of Donald J. Trump, a time when Witt finds herself ever more drawn to Brooklyn’s underground techno music scene. Quitting Wellbutrin in 2012, s…

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Episode 41: Sometimes We Need to Help People, Help Us 17:27

3M ago17:27

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Welcome back! I took an unscheduled and unexpected break from the podcast for health reasons, but I feel rested, recovered and very, very happy to be back with you. During the past few months I’ve really had to rely on my support network and rely on some of the things I find most challenging - vocalising my needs and asking for help. This year has …

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