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  • Asma’s choice | We call her Emma Ep3

    Season 20, Episode 3

    Asma’s choice | We call her Emma Ep3

    In 2011, the Arab Spring hits Syria and Asma has a decision to make: speak out in favour of the popular revolution or stay loyal to the regime. But what choice did she really have?  We call her Emma is a 6 part original series from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer. To binge listen to all episodes today, ad-free, subscribe to The Observer and use the code AUDIO50 to get 50% off your annual subscription. You'll get access to: This series and all our podcasts before anyone elseAd-free listeningPremium newslettersPuzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crosswordExclusive offers from our partners including Mubi and iescapeTickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or online Or subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to listen to all our podcasts, including this one, without any ads. Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou Producer - Gary Marshall Sound design - Karla Patella Podcast artwork - Lola Williams & Eliza Bourner Executive producers - Jasper Corbett and Basia Cummings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Season 20, Episode 4

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    Chloe travels to Damascus to meet people close to Bashar and Asma. One source tells her that Asma took a drastic decision in the early years of the war - she tried to leave Syria. Only it’s not for the reasons you might think. We call her Emma is a 6 part original series from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer. To binge listen to more episodes today, ad-free, subscribe to The Observer and use the code AUDIO50 to get 50% off your annual subscription. You'll get access to: This series and all our podcasts before anyone elseAd-free listeningPremium newslettersPuzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crosswordExclusive offers from our partners including Mubi and iescapeTickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or online Or subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to listen to all our podcasts, including this one, without any ads. Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou Producer - Gary Marshall Sound design - Karla Patella & Hannah Varrall Podcast artwork - Lola Williams & Eliza Bourner Executive producers - Jasper Corbett and Basia Cummings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Diana of Damascus | We call her Emma Ep2

    Season 20, Episode 2

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    When Asma arrives in Syria, there’s a palpable sense of hope. People in the country and around the world dare to believe that she is a force for good. Chloe hears from people who worked with her in the early years who - despite everything that’s happened - still believe her intentions were genuine but that she became trapped by the regime. We call her Emma is a 6 part original series from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer. To binge listen to all episodes today, ad-free, subscribe to The Observer and use the code AUDIO50 to get 50% off your annual subscription. You'll get access to: This series and all our podcasts before anyone elseAd-free listeningPremium newslettersPuzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crosswordExclusive offers from our partners including Mubi and iescapeTickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or online Or subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to listen to all our podcasts, including this one, without any ads. Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou Producer - Gary Marshall Sound design - Karla Patella Podcast artwork - Lola Williams & Eliza Bourner Executive producers - Jasper Corbett and Basia Cummings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • The girl from Acton | We call her Emma Ep1

    Season 20, Episode 1

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    Emma is a high achieving, middle class woman from West London - she’s destined for a successful career and a comfortable British life. But in 2001 she makes a decision that will come to define her - she marries the son of a dictator and becomes Asma al-Assad, the first lady of Syria. We call her Emma is a 6 part original series from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer. To binge listen to all episodes today, ad-free, subscribe to The Observer and use the code AUDIO50 to get 50% off your annual subscription. You'll get access to: This series and all our podcasts before anyone elseAd-free listeningPremium newslettersPuzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crosswordExclusive offers from our partners including Mubi and iescapeTickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or online Or subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to listen to all our podcasts, including this one, without any ads. Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou Producer - Gary Marshall Sound design - Karla Patella Podcast artwork - Lola Williams & Eliza Bourner Executive producers - Jasper Corbett and Basia Cummings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    PART FIVE - "Gone unchecked, bad things can happen. And they did." For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch TRANSCRIPT - https://www.rococopunch.com/turningtranscripts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • 683. In the New Space Race, Who Makes the Rules?

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    683. In the New Space Race, Who Makes the Rules?

    Governments started the space age. Now, billionaires and private firms are reinventing it. Guest host Steve Levitt explores what the past can teach us about a high-stakes future. (Part two of a two-part series.)   SOURCES: Blaise Agüera y Arcas, vice president and fellow at Google, C.T.O. of technology and society. Rosanna Hoffman, head of space law, policy, and sustainability at the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. Alex Macdonald, former first chief economist at NASA, senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Will Marshall, co-founder and C.E.O. of Planet Labs.   RESOURCES: "The mission to create a searchable database of Earth's surface," by Will Marshall (TED, 2018). The Long Space Age, by Alex Macdonald (2017). Planet Labs A.I.    EXTRAS: "Should A.I. Move to Space?," series by Freakonomics Radio (2026). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  • Skatepark designers Nine Yards

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    Skatepark designers Nine Yards

    Nine Yards, the designers behind the Paris 2024 Olympic skatepark, get to work on their next big challenge: the rebuild of Olympiaplein, one of Amsterdam's oldest and most cherished skating spots. Sean Allsop joins designers Jesper Kuipers and Jeroen Van Eggermond in the Netherlands, as they work through sketches and plans before presenting their vision to local skaters for crucial feedback. Then the team head out onto the building site, with concrete trucks, tight deadlines, and one shot to get the surface smooth for skaters of all levels, before the gates open and a community gets to skate again. We explore how skating has evolved from an underground sport into an established movement, the community within skateparks, and the intricate detail that goes into every park.

  • What is so-called 'Jihadi cool'?

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    What is so-called 'Jihadi cool'?

    The extremist content quietly spreading on TikTok and Instagram, targeting unsuspecting young people. Through what is disguised as innocuous lifestyle content, supporters of jihadist groups like IS and al-Qaeda reach audiences outside their echo chamber. This is a recruitment drive that signals a move from direct operational instructions to “do-it-yourself jihad", with the aim of potentially inspiring lone wolf attacks. The Global Jigsaw explores the tactics used to obscure and evade detection, the challenges this poses for platforms, and how it has become a relentless game of whack-a-mole. Find out more about BBC Monitoring on our website: monitoring.bbc.co.uk Contributors: Mariam Soussi, Mina al-Lami Producer: Kriszta Satori, Elchin Suleymanov Presenter: Krassi Ivanova Twigg Music: Pete Cunningham

  • Ex-KGB Agent: Brainwashing Tactics, Russian Special Forces, Putin  | Jack Barsky

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    Ex-KGB Agent: Brainwashing Tactics, Russian Special Forces, Putin | Jack Barsky

    TIMESTAMPS IN DESCRIPTION BELOW Jack Barsky is a former KGB Sleeper Agent who spied on the United States from 1978 to 1988. Exposed after the Cold War, he became a resource for U.S. Counterintelligence Agencies and was allowed to remain in the United States. #story #podcast #spy  Jack's Links: https://www.skool.com/spychology/ https://jackbarsky.com Show Sponsors: - Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with Mando and get $5 off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo DALTON at shopmando.com  - Qualialife.com/DALTON for up to 50% off and use code DALTON at checkout for an additional 15% off - Sleeping Duck Indestruct Bed: https://www.sleepingduck.com 00:00 | Intro 02:34 | Childhood  10:30 | Tough Love and Suppressing Emotions 13:01 | Concentration Camp 22:28 | Contacted by KGB 38:25 | Tasks During Interview Process 48:13 | Tradecraft- Surveillance Detection 59:36 | Dead Drops 1:06:36 | In Person Meeting Tactics 1:18:29 | Lona and Morris Cohen 1:27:46 | Lying 1:52:30 | Sneaking into the US 2:36:14 | Communication with KGB 2:40:59 | Secret Writing 3:01:53 | IDing a Dead Drop Site for Aldrich Ames (Most Damaging Spy in American History) 3:10:41 | Having 2 Families 3:31:32| Threatened by KGB 3:39:47 | How to See if Your Mail is Being Opened 3:47:52 | How to Tell if Someone has Been in Your Home 3:51:20 | Order of the Red Banner 3:54:06 | Caught by FBI 3:59:47 | Russian Disinformation & Yuriy Bezmenov 04:25:55 | Russian Special Forces 04:27:56 | Putin 04:32:49 | The Most Capable Intelligence Agency 04:37:13 | Red Sparrow 04:59:15 | How to Handle Loneliness 05:04:57 | Meaning of Life

  • EPISODE 98: Realistically I Should Be Dead

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    EPISODE 98: Realistically I Should Be Dead

    *Content warning : this episode contains references to suicide and drug use., Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation. This is what happened!  Produced by Tom Rosenthal Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti Mixed by Mike Woolley Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton  Incidental music by Maddie Ashman End song : 'Never Say Die' by Ye Vagabonds Stream it here : https://ffm.to/neversaydie-soab Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist : https://ffm.to/soabendsongs ———————————————————————————— Instagram : @strangersonabench Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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