The Beirut Banyan

Ronnie Chatah
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Storytelling and conversations, from Beirut and beyond. Subscribe from your preferred podcast platform. Support us through Paypal or Patreon.

  1. A Year Later with Youmna Gemayel (Ep.435)

    12/08/2025

    A Year Later with Youmna Gemayel (Ep.435)

    An episode discussing the one year anniversary of the Assad regime's fall, the emotions felt in Sassine Square that day, what closure looks like moving ahead and what remains in Lebanon's control With Youmna Gemayel, daughter of Bachir Gemayel. The podcast is only made possible through listener and viewer donations. Please help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our YouTube channel and your preferred audio platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:04 Emotions 4:51 Closure 8:23 Spirit of March 14 10:58 A year later 13:23 Out of & in our control 15:55 National unity

    18 min
  2. No shortcut

    12/06/2025

    No shortcut

    Armistice before peace

    2 min
  3. Four Questions

    12/05/2025

    Four Questions

    From an interview discussing the negotiations-mechanism with Israel, conditions for economic recovery, Hezbollah's status today and what hope means in 2025 0:00 Mechanism for negotiations 1:53 Conditions for economic recovery 3:10 Hezbollah today 3:57 Meaning of hope

    5 min
  4. Not-too-distant future

    11/29/2025

    Not-too-distant future

    In light of the Pope's visit and the wider message of peace and hope, these are three scenarios I see playing out in the not-too-distant future for Lebanon.

    5 min
  5. Our claim to fame

    11/25/2025

    Our claim to fame

    Political stability & economic prosperity on our terms

    4 min
  6. Proactive diplomacy

    11/21/2025

    Proactive diplomacy

    Celebrations are not enough. On the eve of independence our voice needs to be heard, in every platform, every institution that can apply pressure on Iran.

    4 min
  7. Army & Recovery with Nadim Shehadi (Ep.434)

    11/19/2025

    Army & Recovery with Nadim Shehadi (Ep.434)

    An episode discussing the Lebanese army's role and limitations, prospects of economic recovery alongside an ever-expanding cash economy, and general expectations regarding next year's parliamentary elections. With economist and Arab News columnist Nadim Shehadi. The podcast is only made possible through listener and viewer donations. Please help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our YouTube channel and your preferred audio platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:52 The Lebanese army 10:57 Political impasse 14:43 1980s & local militias 18:01 US pressure on government 20:15 Chances of disarmament 22:55 Iranian regime’s positioning 24:38 Beirut One conference 28:49 Timing 31:29 Description & solution 35:50 Beirut as a geography 40:40 Cash economy & Qard el Hassan 47:12 Captive wealth 49:47 Election expectation & diaspora 52:57 Seeking solutions abroad

    55 min
  8. What comes first

    11/15/2025

    What comes first

    Getting Iran out of Lebanon comes first. Not second or third.

    4 min
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Storytelling and conversations, from Beirut and beyond. Subscribe from your preferred podcast platform. Support us through Paypal or Patreon.

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  • Creator
    Ronnie Chatah
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    500
  • Rating
    Clean
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    The Beirut Banyan

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