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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.
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Campus protests grow, work continues to ID bodies in mass grave
We are coming to you on Sundays with weekly roundups as Israel's war on Gaza continues. The number of bodies found in a series of mass graves rose to nearly 400. Israelis continued to protest for the release of captives held in Gaza. Protests continued to grow on college campuses across the US. It is day 205 of the war. More than 34,300 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed.
In this episode:
Akram Al Satarri, Freelance journalist
Hamdah Salhut, (@hamdahsalhut), Al Jazeera Correspondent
Zeina Khodr, (@ZeinaKhodrAljaz), Al Jazeera Correspondent
Phillip Lavelle, (@phillavelle), journalist for Al Jazeera
Shihab Rattansi, (@shihab_rattansi) Al Jazeera Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced and mixed by David Enders.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
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@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube
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Another Take: The Forever Wars and Abu Ghraib
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on September 13, 2021. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.
Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison was once a front-page headline in the “war on terror.” Today, public knowledge of the torture that made it infamous is starting to fade – but one US lawsuit for its victims is still going on. It centers on private contractors: companies that became an integral part of the US military efforts post-9/11 attacks, which changed the way war is fought – and accountability is sought.
In this episode:
Rafael Shimunov (@rafaelshimunov), human rights activist
Katherine Gallagher (@katherga1), senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights
Majid, Abu Ghraib plaintiffs’ legal team member in Iraq
Episode credits:
This episode was updated by Negin Owliaei. The original production team was Alexandra Locke, Negin Owliaei, Priyanka Tilve, Amy Walters, Dina Kesbeh, Ney Alvarez, Ruby Zaman, Tom Fenton, Stacey Samuel, and Malika Bilal.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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Trump v. United States
The US Supreme Court is hearing opening arguments on whether or not Donald Trump has presidential immunity in two of his current criminal cases. But what does that mean for future presidents and this year’s US elections?
In this episode:
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, (@ProfCiara), Professor at Stetson University College of Law
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li and Fahrinisa Campana with Kevin Hirten, in for our host Malika Bilal. Zaina Badr fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
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Inside the Gaza solidarity encampment at Columbia University
University encampments have spread across the US since New York police first came onto Columbia University’s campus last week. In the second of a two-part series, The Take takes a look inside the Columbia encampment and the impact it’s having on campus.
In this episode:
Ashish Malhotra, @amalhotra2 Producer, The Take
Fadi Shuman, Columbia University Student
Talia Jane, @taliaotg, Freelance Journalist
Jonathan Ben-Menachem, @jbenmenachem, Columbia University Student
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra, Fahrinisa Campana, Tabish Talib, Negin Owliaei, and Khaled Soltan with our host Malika Bilal. Chloe K. Li fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
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Behind Columbia University’s months of tension
Tensions have been mounting at Columbia University for months, even before the school called police to clear a Gaza solidarity encampment. Pro-Palestine students say the administration hasn’t prioritized their safety. In the first of a two-part series, The Take goes behind the protests at Columbia.
In this episode:
Asiya Ahmed (@_asiyahmed), Senior Producer, AJ+
Mohsen Mahdawi, Co-President, Columbia Palestinian Students Union
Chris Mendell, Staff Writer, The Columbia Spectator
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra with our host Malika Bilal. David Enders, Zaina Badr, and Manahil Naveed fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
Connect with us:
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Why Israeli military units could be sanctioned by the US
Certain Israeli military units could be sanctioned by the US State Department for the first time over allegations of serious human rights abuses. Those allegations made their way to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in December, according to a report from US news outlet ProPublica, but hadn’t been acted on until now.
In this episode:
Brett Murphy (@BrettMMurphy), ProPublica Reporter
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Sonia Bhagat and Chloe K. Li with our host Malika Bilal. Chloe K. Li fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
Connect with us:
@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube
Customer Reviews
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The 20 minute format is accessible but still included important context. I especially appreciate interviews with journalists on the ground and the up to date reports on Palestine.
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In this time of misinformation abroad and at home.
You didn’t cover Senegal’s court, The Constitutional Council, preserving democracy
"The Take" didn’t cover Senegal’s highest court, The Constitutional Council, preserving democracy for voters and asserting the importance of an independent judiciary in the lead up to the March 2024 elections. Not covering this essential aspect of the story wrongly focused on individual politicians instead of telling the more important story about the democratic rigor of some of Senegal’s institutions, which can be a model for some countries in the West like the USA and countries in the Middle East. The courage of the judges on Senegal’s Constitutional Council,who upheld the rule of law against non-democratic pursuits, makes judges on similar courts in more influential countries like the USA and officials in international organizations like the International Criminal Court look really weak.