We have been wanting to bring you voices from inside Gaza since the very start of the current atrocities, but for what are obvious reasons this has proven to be extremely difficult, especially after Israel cut all communication lines and mobile phone networks in Gaza, in the prelude to their ground invasion. However, a student from our Palestine Po…

Why don’t we see more African researchers presenting at global Public Health conferences and in US and European research journals? Who determines which public health issues are prioritized in Africa? What is Public Health and “Vaccine Apartheid”? What do these insights reveal about the current state of our Public Health discourse on the global scal…

While the global arms industry may only account for about one percent of global trade, it’s important to note what that one percent actually buys. Beyond the price tags on the weapons themselves, arms and arms sales have a tremendous impact on all other aspects of global trade, and on relations between trade partners and competitors. This week's ep…

In 1975 Spain formally ended its colonization of "Spanish Sahara", but instead of ceding control to the indigenous Sahrawi population Spain instead handed the keys to its former colony to the Moroccan regime. For nearly 50 years the Sahrawi people of illegally occupied Western Sahara have been subjected to a brutal regime of settler colonialism, et…

Where is Western Sahara? What is Western Sahara? Is it a country? Who lives there? If you find yourself unable to answer any of these questions, or if you want a resource that will help you to quickly explain the history and the current political realities around Africa's last colony to your friends and to your community, this short episode was cre…

What we are seeing now in the US, with the rollback of so many progressive victories, and with the passage of bigoted legislation towards sexual minorities, is in many ways the final stage of a decades-long strategy by violent strains of American Christian Evangelism. That strategy has seen Africa used as a testing ground in an ideological war agai…

Omar Alshogre is currently 28 years old. He was first arrested at 15 for attending a protest against the Al Assad regime, and was arrested a total of 11 times between 2011 and 2013. His last arrest, in 2012, along with the arrests of two of his cousins, led to his incarceration in the Branch 215 military intelligence detention center for 21 months,…

On April 15th war broke out in Sudan. The fighting between the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group and the Sudanese army has devastated Khartoum, spread across the country, and an estimated 1,800 people have lost their lives, with hundreds of thousands displaced. Dalia AbdelMoniem joins us from the UK, where she has been living since fleeing th…

This is the second of a two-part series about Basir Bita’s escape from Afghanistan after the US withdrawal in August, 2021. In this second half of his story, Basir shares his experiences getting from Pakistan to Canada, the challenges of adjusting to a new culture, the double-standards in Western moralizing, and navigating the prejudices and stereo…

On August 30th 2021, the US and its coalition partners ended their nearly twenty-year occupation of Afghanistan. Two weeks before they left, the Taliban swept across the country taking major urban centers, including Kabul. As embassies were abandoned, and as Afghans government officials fled the country, those Afghan citizens who had worked with th…

On September 13th of last year 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was visiting Tehran with her family, having traveled from Irans’ Kurdish region. While in Tehran she was stopped by Iran’s morality police for improperly wearing her hijab, or head covering. Three days after her arrest she was dead. In the days, weeks, and months following her death Iran has se…

While there have been different strains of Christian Zionism dating back to the Sixteenth Century, the most politicized, powerful, and violent iteration of the movement has its roots in the contemporary Christian Evangelical Church. Modern Christian Zionists hold that the ethnic cleansing of roughly 750,000 Palestinians from their homes in historic…

The US military industrial complex describes the relationship between the US armed forces, weapons and military systems corporations and, though they are often omitted from the phrasing, the Legislative and Executive branches of the US government. This episode is dedicated to examining the interests at play in maintaining the US military budget as …

For this episode we cover a wide range of issues related to Palestinian human rights and political autonomy, including the recent Israeli elections, the current state of Palestinian resistance, parallels and distinctions between Apartheid in South Africa and Palestine, and the aims of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement in Palestine. Dr…

It's episode 100 of Latitude Adjustment Podcast, and what better way to celebrate the occasion than to bring back our guest from Episode 1? We catch up with Andrius Mažeika in Lithuania, and in the spirit of our very first episode we cover a wide range of topics, from the war in Ukraine to being a Leftist in a post-Soviet context, to lessons learne…

On September 13th, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was visiting Tehran with her family, having traveled from Irans’ Kurdish region. While in Tehran she was stopped by Iran’s morality police for improperly wearing her hijab, or head covering. Three days after her arrest she was dead. In the days and weeks following her death Iran has seen nationwide protest…

Yaari Toolie-Walker is a member of the Alaska-Native Yupik community, an activist, an educator, and a healer. Yaari is also a returning guest, and we highly encourage you to listen to our first conversation with her about the Yupik community, in episode 16 of Latitude Adjustment. The topic of today’s conversation is shamanism, or spiritually-guided…

Russia’s relationship with the African continent dates back to the Soviet era and Cold War proxy battles between Russia and the US. These days the Russian presence in Africa might be lighter, but it’s also growing and the dynamics are changing. From the deployment of Russian mercenaries like the Wagner Group, to the politics of soft power and inves…

The recent Israeli assault on Gaza lasted three days, from August 5 through August 7th. Before a ceasefire was concluded on the 7th of August, 49 Palestinians lay dead, including 17 children, with more than 360 injured. Israeli occupation raids in the West Bank, in particular in Jenin, coincided with the attacks. And now, in all too predictable pat…

Rosine Hounakey is from Togo but she was trafficked to the US at 13 years old. Forced to work for free on both coasts of the US, she was later coerced into an abusive marriage until she was freed with her two young sons as the result of an ICE raid when she was just 17 years old. She then had to go through foster care in various American cities, wa…

Santa Muerte (or “Saint Death”) is far more than a popular saint, she’s a framework for understanding Mexican history, Mexican politics (in particular the legacies of corruption, and the marginalization of women, the poor, the incarcerated, and those living on the fringes of “legitimate” society), and finally Santa Muerte is an entry point for exam…

This is a re-broadcast of an episode first published November 25th, 2020. This episode is the second of a two-part conversation with Tity Agbahey. Tity is an attorney based in Senegal, her current work focuses on central Africa, though her previous work has focused elsewhere on the continent, and her life and travels have taken her to points beyond…

This is a re-broadcast of a two-part series first published November 25th, 2020. This episode is the first of a two-part conversation with Tity Agbahey. Tity is an attorney based in Senegal, her current work focuses on central Africa, though her previous work has focused elsewhere on the continent, and her life and travels have taken her to points …

The global arms industry may only account for about one percent of global trade, but it’s important to note what that one percent is buying and the role that arms sales play in influencing other aspects of global trade and political relations. We speak with Frank Slijper in Groningen, The Netherlands, where Frank leads a project on the global arms …

Latitude Adjustment Podcast Academyren lehen podcast-atalean, "Moria 2.0" pertsona errefuxiatuen kanpamentu berrian giltzapetuta bizi diren bost gizon afganiarrek aurre egin behar dieten borroka batzuei buruz hitz egiten entzungo duzu. Atalaren lehen erdia euskaraz dago eta bigarren erdia beraien ama-hizkuntzan: farsi/dari hizkuntzan. Podcast hau E…

En el primer episodio de Latitude Adjustment Podcast Academy escucharás a cinco hombres afganos hablar sobre algunas de las luchas a las que se enfrentan al vivir encerrados en el nuevo campo de personas refugiadas "Moria 2.0". La primera mitad del episodio está en español y la segunda mitad en su lengua materna: en farsi/dari. Este podcast ha sido…

Adrien Lawyer is the founder and director of the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico, an organization that “provides support, community, and connection to transgender, gender nonconforming, nonbinary, and gender variant people and their families through advocacy, education, and direct services.” For this conversation I wanted to avoid the tra…

Kenyon Zimmer is an associate professor of History at the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Zimmer specializes in transatlantic migration, political radicalism, and labor history in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. His research centers on the connections between migration, race and ethnicity, and radical social movements. For today’s show we…

Kikirentzat, "Alfa kapitaina" ezizenez ezaguna, ez zen berria pertsona errefuxiatu gisa bizitzea 2019ko urrian Moriako kanpamendura iritsi zenean. Ordurako bere bidaia luzeak Burundiko etxetik ihes egin, eta Ruandako pertsona errefuxiatuen kanpamendu batean urte batzuk pasatzera eraman zion. Duela urtebete Instagram-eko @the_humans_of_moria kontua …

Para Kiki, alias el "capitán Alfa", no era nueva la vida como persona refugiada cuando llegó al campamento de Moria en octubre de 2019. Para entonces su largo viaje le había llevado a escapar de su casa de Burundi y pasar unos años en un campo de personas refugiadas en Ruanda. Hace un año creó la cuenta de Instagram @the_humans_of_moria, para ayuda…

Latitude Adjustment Podcast Academy-ren hirugarren atal honetan, Afganistango lau emakume gaztek beren itxaropen eta beldur handienak partekatzen dizkigute Lesbosera eta Europar Batasuneko mugetara iritsi zirenetik. Latitude Adjustment Podcast eta EREIren arteko elkarlan honek lau atal euskaraz eta lau gaztelaniaz eskainiko ditu. Podcast hau Erei E…

En este tercer episodio de Latitude Adjustment Podcast Academy cuatro mujeres jóvenes afganas comparten sus mayores esperanzas y miedos desde que llegaron a Lesbos y a las fronteras de la Unión Europea. Esta colaboración entre Latitude Adjustment Podcast y EREI contará con cuatro episodios en euskera y cuatro episodios en castellano. Este podcast h…

This marks the second episode of a two-part series on the war in Ukraine. For this episode we speak with Jana Kalaaji, a Syrian national who fled the war in her country to study medicine in Ukraine, only to become a double-refugee, after the outbreak of the war in her new home. Support Latitude Adjustment Podcast on Patreon Support the Palestine Po…

This marks the first episode of a two-part series on the war in Ukraine. The first will focus on the work of investigative journalism being done by LightHouse Reports, a nonprofit organization based in The Netherlands. And we’ll be speaking with investigative journalist Halima Salat Barre about the experiences of non-Ukrainian refugees fleeing Ukra…

Latitude Adjustment Podcast Academy-ren bigarren atal honetan, emakume gazte afganiar batek hitz perfektua aurkitu nahi du asilo bila Lesbosera egindako bidaiaren funtsa ulertu eta bere etorkizunerako dituen nahiak partekatzeko.Latitude Adjustment Podcast eta EREIren arteko elkarlan honek lau atal euskaraz eta lau gaztelaniaz eskainiko ditu. Podcas…

En este segundo episodio de Latitude Adjustment Podcast Academy, una joven afgana intenta encontrar la palabra perfecta para captar la esencia de su viaje a Lesbos en busca de asilo y sus aspiraciones para el futuro. Esta colaboración entre Latitude Adjustment Podcast y EREI contará con cuatro episodios en euskera y cuatro episodios en castellano. …

Over the course of the next couple of months we’ve got two exciting projects going on, in addition to our regular programming. First we have launched our campaign for the Palestine Podcast Academy after successfully piloting 3 academies already. This is your chance to support journalism training, employment, female-leadership, and 100% independent,…

Gino Ambroise is an LGBT and HIV-rights activist in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. However this episode covers a wide variety of topics, from Haiti’s post-colonial history, ongoing exploitation by various outside interests, disasters (both natural and man-made), and the causes behind the stigmatization of the LGBT and HIV communities and how these causes a…

In the summer of 2021, after Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko enticed migrants and asylum seekers to come to Belarus and use it as a staging area for entering the European Union, the numbers of people trying to cross into the EU through the Baltic states and through Poland began to increase from the hundreds into the low thousands. And since …

For our eighth episode of the Palestine Podcast academy, Ahlam Mashal, from Jerusalem, and Omar Salah, from Gaza, discuss the impacts that the coronavirus has had on the education system in different parts of Palestine, and as parents and students. The Palestine Podcast Academy is an initiative of Latitude Adjustment Podcast. Be sure to check the p…

For the seventh episode of the Palestine Podcast Academy, Aseel Ghaben, from Al Bureij Refugee Camp in Gaza, Rand Tahboob, from Jerusalem, and Amany Abu Awad, from Bethlehem, discuss the seen and unseen impacts that the Israeli occupation has had on their professional lives. The Palestine Podcast Academy is an initiative of Latitude Adjustment Podc…

In our sixth episode of the Palestine Podcast Academy, Carmel Sharif, from Jerusalem, Baraa’ah Qandeel, from Gaza, and Violette Rafidi, from Ramallah in the West Bank, discuss the various ways in which the Israeli occupation, and its restrictions on their freedom of movement, has impacted their lives, their work, and their communities. The Palestin…

In our fifth episode of the Palestine Podcast Academy, Shahd Safi from Rafah in the Gaza Strip, Rana Qutteineh from Jerusalem, and Dalal Radwan from Qalqilia in the WB discuss the various ways in which unemployment, and limited employment options, have impacted their lives and the lives of people in their communities. The Palestine Podcast Academy …

In our fourth episode of the Palestine Podcast Academy, Muna Abu Diab from Silwan, Jerusalem, and Najah Musallam, from Ramallah, reflect on their experiences growing up under the Israeli occupation in different parts of Palestine, and on how these experiences shaped their views and their paths as adults. The Palestine Podcast Academy is an initiati…

In our third episode from the Palestine Podcast Academy, graduates Riwaa Abuquta, from Gaza, and Addei Hijazi, from Jerusalem, provide some rarely reported and very personal perspectives concerning the economic impacts of the Israeli occupation in both parts of Palestine. The Palestine Podcast Academy is an initiative of Latitude Adjustment Podcast…

In our second episode from the Palestine Podcast Academy, graduates Juwana Elias, from Ramallah, and Dalia Shurrab, from Gaza, talk about their family histories and about their personal journeys living in Palestine and abroad. The Palestine Podcast Academy is an initiative of Latitude Adjustment Podcast. Be sure to check the post for this episode f…

In our first episode for the Palestine Podcast Academy, Narmeen Hussein from Jerusalem, Amany Abu Awad from Bethlehem, and Haneen Abdalnabi from a Gaza offer their perspective on how their basic right to move freely in their own land has been impacted by the occupation. The Palestine Podcast Academy is an initiative of Latitude Adjustment Podcast. …

After six months of hard work, setbacks and leaps forward, and after all manner of logistical challenges, our very first Palestine Podcast Academy is done! In fact our first two Palestine Podcast Academies are done… and we’re ready to share the results! The Palestine Podcast Academy is an initiative of Latitude Adjustment Podcast, and our Amsterdam…

This episode marks the second of a two-part series featuring interviews with Rabbis on the subjects of Antisemitism and anti-Zionism, and the problems that arise when the two topics are conflated, either through misunderstanding or to serve political interests. Rabbi Brant Rosen founded the Tzedek congregation in Chicago. Like Rabbi Lynn, Rabbi Bra…

This episode marks the first of a two-part series featuring interviews with Rabbis on the subjects of Antisemitism and anti-Zionism, and the problems that arise when the two topics are conflated, either through misunderstanding or to serve political interests. Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb has the distinction of being one of the first female rabbis in the wo…