Saint Martin's Cloak

Andrew Loftesnes and Miloš Maggiore

Welcome to the Saint Martin’s Cloak podcast! Our mission is to shed light on humanitarian issues around the world in a way that will inform listeners of the ground truth, while always centering the human stories and voices of individuals and populations in focus. Our focus is on humans, not statistics. Over the course of this series, we will be speaking to humanitarian workers on the ground, as well as the people directly affected by the crisis at hand. We want to look beyond what is (or often isn’t) represented in the media and to remind ourselves of the human story behind the headlines. The purpose of knowledge is to inform action. At the end of each episode, we will always ask our participants to provide listeners with actionable steps they can take to help. We are already actively planning on episodes concerning Sudan, Gaza, Iran, Ukraine, and immigration in the United States among many others. If we haven’t covered a topic yet, it’s because we are searching for the right voice from that community to tell us that story. If you have any suggestions about topics to cover or people to talk to, please send us a DM here or an email at saintmartinscloak@protonmail.com Wishing you courage and health, Andrew and Miloš

Episodes

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    SMC - Ep. 8 - Voices from the Ground - Lebanon - April 7, 2026

    In this episode we provide an update on the humanitarian situation in Lebanon, we look behind the headlines with an update from our friend Imane Assaf from the Lebanese NGO Ahla Fawda, and explain why it’s so critical to share stories directly from Lebanon.  To support Ahla Fawda’s grassroots humanitarian aid efforts in Lebanon, click here or visit -  https://gogetfunding.com/ahla-fawdas-lebanon-war-relief-mission-2026/ To reach out to Ahla Fawda directly, click here or visit -  https://ahlafawda.org/ To hear the referenced statement from Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katza, click here or visit -  https://x.com/israel_katz/status/2035668503554879862?s=61 To read about Israeli intentions to destroy Lebanese homes, click here or visit - https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-destroy-all-houses-near-lebanon-border-defence-minister-says-2026-03-31/ To read about Israeli efforts to force Shia civilians from southern Lebanon by contacting and threatening individual Christian and Druze leaders, click here or visit - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/world/middleeast/lebanon-shiite-israel-evacuation.html To hear the referenced statement from IDF Spokesman Major Doron Speilman, click here or visit -  https://x.com/LBC/status/2038210821923160198 To read about the referenced casualty numbers in Lebanon, click here or visit - https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/4/6/israeli-airstrikes-devastate-lebanese-villages-and-displace-millions To reach out to the Saint Martin’s Cloak Podcast, follow and DM us on Instagram @saintmartinscloak_pod or email us at saintmartinscloak@protonmail.com

    13 min
  2. 26 FEB

    SMC - Ep. 1 - Lebanon - Interview with Imane Assaf of Ahla Fawda | Feb 16, 2026

    An interview in Beirut with Imane Assaf, the co-founder and director of the grassroots Lebanese NGO Ahla Fawda. In this episode - we learned about Ahla Fawda's humanitarian response to the war, aid to displaced Lebanese, Syrians, and Palestinians, including children from Gaza, the critical role of Lebanese women in civil society, the humanitarian response to the Beirut port explosion, the fallout of USAID cuts, the beauty and strength of Lebanon, and much more. Ahla Fawda is an amazing team that is helping people every single day. To learn how to help, follow their activities and reach out on Instagram @ahlafawda or their website - https://ahlafawda.org/ The mission of the Saint Martin's Cloak podcast is to shed light on humanitarian issues around the world in a way that will inform listeners of the ground truth, while always centering the human stories and voices of individuals and populations in focus. Our focus is on humans, not statistics.  The purpose of knowledge is to inform action. At the end of each episode, we will always ask our participants to provide listeners with actionable steps they can take to help. We are already actively planning on episodes concerning Sudan, Gaza, Iran, Ukraine, and immigration in the United States among many others. If we haven’t covered a topic yet, it’s because we are searching for the right voice from that community to tell us their story. If you have any suggestions about topics to cover or people to talk to, please send us a DM on instagram @saintmartinscloak_pod, or email us at saintmartinscloak@protonmail.com

    1hr 3min

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Welcome to the Saint Martin’s Cloak podcast! Our mission is to shed light on humanitarian issues around the world in a way that will inform listeners of the ground truth, while always centering the human stories and voices of individuals and populations in focus. Our focus is on humans, not statistics. Over the course of this series, we will be speaking to humanitarian workers on the ground, as well as the people directly affected by the crisis at hand. We want to look beyond what is (or often isn’t) represented in the media and to remind ourselves of the human story behind the headlines. The purpose of knowledge is to inform action. At the end of each episode, we will always ask our participants to provide listeners with actionable steps they can take to help. We are already actively planning on episodes concerning Sudan, Gaza, Iran, Ukraine, and immigration in the United States among many others. If we haven’t covered a topic yet, it’s because we are searching for the right voice from that community to tell us that story. If you have any suggestions about topics to cover or people to talk to, please send us a DM here or an email at saintmartinscloak@protonmail.com Wishing you courage and health, Andrew and Miloš

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