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Alright, alright part two is here! As we approach the holiday season, we are sharing with you some of our favorite things. Please note and remember that WE ARE NOT SPONSORED by ANY of these brands/products. (But we would love to be!)Today we share part two of our favorites for the upcoming holiday season. We chose items that are suitable for almost everyone!We've linked the items below if you're interested. As always, we encourage you to shop local whenever possible.Cooking:Le Creuset or Lodg...

You've been asking and we are finally delivering!As we approach the holiday season, we are sharing with you some of our favorite things. Please note and remember that WE ARE NOT SPONSORED by ANY of these brands/products. (But we would love to be!) Today we share part 1 of our favorites kicking things off with some sustainable gift options for the upcoming holiday season and some beauty items we are digging. We chose items that are suitable for almost everyone!We've linked the items below if y...

These are dark times in Lebanon. Literally. One asks "Is it bad?" Oh yes. It's bad. Really bad. Since the October 2019 uprising and the horrific explosion in the port of Beirut in August of last year, Lebanon's social, political, and literal infrastructure has spiraled into what can only be described as a nightmare. Millions of Lebanese citizens are left without any access to their money, employment, and basic necessities like bread and milk. As of August 14th, just a few days ago, Beirut is ...

Last year an Israeli court ruled to forcibly evict Palestinian families from their homes in the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah located in East Jerusalem. To add to the amplified tensions, Israeli soldiers are also protecting the Israeli settlers while they try to take away homes from Palestinian families. It is the intention of the settlers to evict the entire Palestinian neighborhood. This is ethnic cleansing and it violates International Law and basic human rights. We g...

We've been asked to cover many happenings throughout the globe and one of them is Lebanon. People want to know what exactly is happening there? Why are people revolting and demanding a government formed for and by the people? And the explosion! Remember that massive explosion last summer in the port of Beirut? One of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history? How did it happen? These are among the many questions we hope to unpack for you. There will be an episode outlining a brief history of ...

Ok, ok this isn't a full episode – yet! We are working on it!Many of our listeners have asked us to cover what is happening in Lebanon. To answer questions like: "Why are the people revolting? How did they get here?" "Why is the government so corrupt? How long has it been like this?" "Why is the Lebanese currency collapsing?""Why does the electricity blackout all the time?"To give listeners a glimpse of the chaos we read a short and sweet article by Tia Al Mashtoub for Trending Talks, a...