Best Rehan Podcasts (2025)

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My first Gibraltar Christmas! 8:04

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4h ago8:04

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Let me share with you my first experience of the Gibraltar Christmas. Was some unexpected gems :) Support the show Everyone has a unique perspective of Gibraltar 🇬🇮 ... We want to hear your one....Message us to be part of this podcast. Click here to Follow Rock A Banana on Facebook Click here to join our weekly email list of all the exciting events…

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1st TV Superstar unplugged 19:16

2d ago19:16

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From India’s First TV Superstar to Life After Fame: Nanhe aka Abhinav Chaturvedi from Hum Log! Before TRPs, before Instagram fame, there was Nanhe from Hum Log that became a household name. India had just one screen and millions watching together. But real stories don’t end with applause.They evolve—quietly, bravely, away from the spotlight. This i…

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Festive Travels, Funny Comments & Cavalcade Magic 16:21

6d ago16:21

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In this episode, I’m taking you with me to the magical Edinburgh Christmas Markets 🎄❄️ – from festive vibes and winter chills to a few thoughts that made me smile (and shiver). I also read out some of your hilarious comments from the Hey Gibraltar community – honestly, you lot never disappoint 😂. But this episode isn’t just about laughs and travel……

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Radio Icon to Digital Coach - RJ Paran 26:50

10d ago26:50

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RJ turned Coach, Paran Thakur draws the roadmap to make skill into impact and voice into community. From waking up millions on Radio, to training thousands — learn how Paran turned a radio legacy into a digital community with ‘Paravox’. He teaches creators, hosts, and professionals how to sharpen their voice, grow influence, and stay relevant in a …

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How Media shapes Mindsets 28:43

11d ago28:43

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From FM radio to digital feeds, the language we consume decides the mindset we carry. How Media Scholar Vineet Kumar turned FM Radio tapes into insights to discover what shapes the way we speak, listen, and think? Vineet breaks down the linguistic DNA of modern media using a rare archive of FM radio language tapes from Radio City and Radio Mirchi. …

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Rituparna Patgiri and Gurpinder Singh Lalli eds., "Food, Culture and Society in India: Social, Political, Economic and Cultural Perspectives" (Berghahn Books, 2025) 35:19

13d ago35:19

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Exploring the entangled relationships between food, culture and society in India, this edited collection Food, Culture and Society in India: Social, Political, Economic and Cultural Perspectives (Berghahn Books, 2025) brings together empirically grounded research across diverse regions and contexts. Organised into four sections – Food, Culture and …

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Turning Cinema into Sound Ft.Narendra Joshi 17:47

24d ago17:47

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Welcome Narendra Joshi, India’s 1st Audio Describer, bringing Films to Life for the Visually Impaired. Narendra Joshi, demonstrates how the precise vocal skills honed at AIR and BBC are critical for accessibility. A Limca Record holder for describing 30+ Bollywood hits, he exemplifies the Story to Skill continuum by translating visual information i…

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Isabelle Guérin et. al., "The Indebted Woman: Kinship, Sexuality, and Capitalism" (Stanford UP, 2023) 55:21

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In The Indebted Woman: Kinship, Sexuality, and Capitalism (Stanford UP, 2023), the authors Isabelle Guérin, Santosh Kumar and G. Venkatasubramanian conceptualise how gender, debt, and capitalism are related. For over ten years, the researchers have been working in the Indian countryside of east-central Tamil Nadu, observing a credit market that spe…

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🌧️🔥 Gibraltar Just Got Wild — Weather, Warships & Community! 18:54

27d ago18:54

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This week’s Hey Gibraltar podcast is absolutely packed — from the sudden freezing weather hitting the Rock and everyone walking around like we’ve moved to the Arctic, to the impressive HMS aircraft visit that brought crowds out in the cold, plus a full breakdown of the bomb scare and the unexpected Morrisons security incident that had the whole tow…

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Ep 61. Workforce of Tomorrow 30:44

28d ago30:44

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In the latest episode of the National Health Executive podcast, we delve into one of the biggest challenges facing the NHS today: how to attract, train, and retain the next generation of health professionals. With alarming statistics revealing over 120,000 vacancies in England and one in five doctors considering leaving their posts, the conversatio…

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Fahad Ahmad Bishara, "Monsoon Voyagers: An Indian Ocean History" (U California Press, 2025) 45:10

29d ago45:10

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In 1924, the Al-A‘waj, also known as the Crooked, set sail from Kuwait on a trading journey around the Persian Gulf, through the Strait of Hormuz, to Western India and, eventually, back to the Gulf. Dhows had sailed this route for centuries—and would continue to sail it for a few more decades still. Fahad Ahmad Bishara talks about this specific 192…

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BBC Rehan Fazal Unfiltered 27:23

1M ago27:23

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BBC journalist Rehan Fazal host of the popular podcast 'Vivechana' breaks down the success formula behind it, while revealing shocking truths about India–Pakistan wars — based on decades of research and on-ground stories you’ve never heard before. Rehan also eplores how the conversational tone essential for radio success translates into the intimac…

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India's first woman Dastango 16:52

1M ago16:52

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Before podcasts, before mics — there was Dastangoi: the ancient Indian art of storytelling.And for centuries, it was a man’s world… until one woman stepped forward and made history listen. ‘India’s first woman Dastango’ — Fauzia Dastango” The first woman Dastango — who didn’t just tell stories,she became one.From Old Delhi’s forgotten lanes to glob…

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Anand P. Vaidya, "Future of the Forest: Struggles over Land and Law in India" (Cornell UP, 2025) 1:23:11

1M ago1:23:11

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In Future of the Forest: Struggles over Land and Law in India (Cornell UP, 2025), Anand P. Vaidya tells the story of the making and unmaking of India’s Forest Rights Act 2006, a law enacted to secure the largest redistribution of property in independent India by recognising the tenure and use rights of millions of landless forest dwellers. Beginnin…

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Full Throttle Fun: Inside TrafficRiderMody 1:30

1M ago1:30

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In this episode of Racing Beyond Limits, Rehan and Bilal explore the exciting world of trafficridermody. They discuss its unlimited money feature, fully unlocked bikes, realistic first-person gameplay, and immersive day-night modes. Tune in to learn why this version gives racing enthusiasts complete freedom to upgrade, customize, and race through t…

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Bestselling Storyteller Ft.Neelesh Kulkarni 20:30

1M ago20:30

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He’s lived every storyteller’s dream bestseller → webseries. What’s next? Author and AIR historian Neelesh Kulkarni discusses the challenge of adapting his best-selling book, Ram ke Path Par to a web series, aligning with the Story to Skill shift. Are Podcasts replacing books? He debates whether podcasts are now a better medium for non-fiction than…

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From Beatles to Zubeen Garg: DJ Narain’s Unheard Musical Journey | Offair Originals 18:16

1M ago18:16

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Voice behind Aryans biggest Hit ! Ft DJ Narain Offair Originals Ep 1 RJ Simran From Beatles to Zubin, UPSC to the Aryans biggest hit Aankhon mein tera…the untold musical journey. DJ Narain’s journey is the story no one saw coming. Lead vocalist of Aryans and Ex-Director FTII, who dreamt of becoming the Beatles of India prioritizes "algorithmic cura…

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Census Surprises & A Fresh Chapter for Hey Gibraltar 🏞️✨ 12:50

2M ago12:50

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We’re back, Gibraltar! 🇬🇮🎉 After a short pause on Facebook, we’ve returned stronger, clearer, and more inspired than ever. In this uplifting episode, we open up about: ✅ Why the Hey Gibraltar page has been quiet recently ✅ What’s been happening behind the scenes ✅ Fresh energy and new plans for our community content ✅ Exciting new census data — wha…

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Fahad Ahmad Bishara, "Monsoon Voyagers: An Indian Ocean History" (U California Press, 2025) 1:49:59

2M ago1:49:59

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Monsoon Voyagers follows the voyage of a single dhow (sailing vessel), the Crooked, along with its captain and crew, from Kuwait to port cities around the Persian Gulf and Western Indian Ocean, from 1924 to 1925. Through his account of the voyage, Fahad Ahmad Bishara unpacks a much broader history of circulation and exchange across the Arabian Sea …

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C. Yamini Krishna, "Film City Urbanism in India: Hyderabad, from Princely City to Global City ,1890-2000" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 49:26

2M ago49:26

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Film City Urbanism in India: Hyderabad, from Princely City to Global City ,1890-2000 (Cambridge UP, 2025) is about the reciprocal relationship between cinema and the city as two institutions which co-constitute each other while fashioning the socio-political currents of the region. It interrogates imperial, postcolonial, socio-cultural, and economi…

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Hindutva and Anti-Christian Violence in Contemporary India 19:53

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Kenneth Bo Nielsen is Associate Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo and leader of the Centre for South Asian Democracy. M. Sudhir Selvaraj is Assistant Professor at the Department of Peace Studies and International Development at the University of Bradford. Kathinka Frøystad is Professor of South Asia Studies at the Universit…

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Abhimanyu Kumar and Aletta André, "The House of Awadh: A Hidden Tragedy" (HarperCollins India, 2025) 45:42

2M ago45:42

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Begum Wilayat Mahal, the self-proclaimed heir to the House of Awadh, has fascinated journalists and writers for decades. She claimed she was Indian royalty, descended from the kings of Awadh, a kingdom annexed by the British in 1856. She spent a decade in the waiting room of the New Delhi train station, receiving journalists intrigued by the image …

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Ghazala Wahab, "The Hindi Heartland: A Study" (Aleph Book Company, 2025) 1:36:33

2M ago1:36:33

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The Hindi heartland, comprising Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh, covers nearly 38 per cent of India's total area and is home to over 40 per cent of India's population. It provides the country with over 40 per cent of its parliamentarians and determines the contours of national politics (out …

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Rehan Abeyratne, "Courts and LGBTQ+ Rights in an Age of Judicial Retrenchment" (Oxford UP, 2025) 1:02:17

2M ago1:02:17

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Democratic backsliding, culture wars and partisan politics in the past two decades has seen the regression of human rights protections in the courts and across societies. However, having made incremental gains in constitutional courts, LGBTQ+ rights operate as somewhat of a paradox. In this pivotal work, Professor Rehan Abeyratne makes an argument …

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Ep 60. The NHS New Hospitals Programme 30:56

2M ago30:56

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Dive into our latest episode where we discuss the NHS New Hospitals programme with leading experts! Discover how innovative design, sustainability, and community engagement are shaping the future of healthcare. Don't miss this insightful conversation that reveals how new hospitals can transform patient care and meet the evolving needs of our commun…

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What a Week! MOT Chaos, Nursery Laughs & Sundial Gone Viral 🌞 19:06

3M ago19:06

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This week on Hey Gibraltar, I share a laugh-out-loud journey through my first ever MOT experience on the Rock — let’s just say it didn’t go quite as planned! 😂 Add to that my son’s first day at nursery (yes, I got his outfit completely wrong 😅), and it’s been one unforgettable week. We also dive back into the viral Sundial Roundabout Project that’s…

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Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan, "Overdetermined: How Indian English Literature Becomes Ethnic, Postcolonial, and Anglophone" (Columbia UP, 2025) 1:11:58

3M ago1:11:58

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Why is it so difficult to account for the role of identity in literary studies? Why do both writers and scholars of Indian English literature express resistance to India and Indianness? What does this reveal about how non-Western literatures are read, taught, and understood? Drawing on years of experiences in classrooms and on U.S. university campu…

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Jürgen Schaflechner, "Hinglaj Devi: Identity, Change, and Solidification at a Hindu Temple in Pakistan" (Oxford UP, 2018) 1:26:58

3M ago1:26:58

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About two hundred kilometers west of the city of Karachi, in the desert of Baluchistan, Pakistan, sits the shrine of the Hindu Goddess Hinglaj. Despite the temple's ancient Hindu and Muslim history, an annual festival at Hinglaj has only been established within the last three decades, in part because of the construction of the Makran Coastal Highwa…

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🇬🇮 Gibraltar Speaks: Our Community Sundial Reactions You Need to Hear 30:53

3M ago30:53

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👋 In this week’s Hey Gibraltar podcast I open up about my first emotional experience taking my son to nursery, the challenges of language in Gibraltar and whether I should finally learn Spanish 🇪🇸, plus behind-the-scenes updates on how Rock A Banana went down at the Naval Base celebrations ⚓ and the Netball tournament 🏐 (and where you can catch us …

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Erin M.B. O'Halloran, "East of Empire: Egypt, India, and the World Between the Wars" (Stanford UP, 2025) 57:35

3M ago57:35

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Between the First and Second World Wars, activists across the British Empire began to think about what their homes might look like as independent nations, rather than colonies subject to the control of London. Sometimes, these thinkers found refuge and common cause in others elsewhere in the Empire–such as between India and Egypt, , as Erin O’Hallo…

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Eric T. Jennings, "Vanilla: The History of an Extraordinary Bean" (Yale UP, 2025) 51:51

3M ago51:51

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Vanilla is one of the most expensive of flavorings—so valuable that it was smuggled or stolen by pirates in the early days—and yet it is everywhere. It is a key ingredient in dishes ranging from crème brûlée to Japanese purin. It is the quintessential ice cream flavor in the United States. In Vanilla: The History of an Extraordinary Bean (Yale UP, …

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Subah Dayal, "Between Household and State: The Mughal Frontier and the Politics of Circulation in Peninsular India" (U California Press, 2024) 40:55

3M ago40:55

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Dr. Subah Dayal recently joined the New Books Network to discuss her new work Between Household and State: The Mughal Frontier and the Politics of Circulation in Peninsular India (U California Press, 2024). Her book makes a crucial intervention by moving beyond conventional dynastic narratives of the Mughal past to emphasize the role of elite house…

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Rosinka Chaudhuri, "India's First Radicals: Young Bengal and the British Empire" (India Viking, 2025) 52:09

3M ago52:09

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In 1831, the India Gazette wrote about a group of radical young thinkers that it credited for an upheaval in social and religious politics in Calcutta. These were the Young Bengal, the proteges of Henry Derozio of Hindu College. These thinkers, according to Rosinka Chaudhuri, were India’s first radicals, trying to reshape Indian politics as it came…

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🇬🇮 From National Day to Re-launch of Rock A Banana 🎉🍌 16:16

3M ago16:16

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What happens when you experience your very first Gibraltar National Day, fly off to Edinburgh for your sister’s wedding, and then come back home with a deeper love for the Rock? In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of my whirlwind week—celebrating family, culture, and community. I share what Gibraltar means to me after stepping away, and h…

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Nidhi Mahajan, "Moorings: Voyages of Capital across the Indian Ocean" (U of California Press, 2025) 1:04:03

3M ago1:04:03

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Moorings: Voyages of Capital across the Indian Ocean (U of California Press, 2025) follows sailors from the Gulf of Kachchh in India as they voyage across the Indian Ocean on mechanized wooden sailing vessels known as vahans, or dhows. These voyages produce capital through moorings that are spatial, moral, material, and conceptual. With a view from…

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Rose Casey, "Aesthetic Impropriety: Property Law and Postcolonial Style" (Fordham UP, 2025) 52:20

3M ago52:20

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Aesthetic Impropriety: Property Law and Postcolonial Style (Fordham UP, 2025) analyzes vanguard legal actions and literary innovations to reveal contemporary reforms to property law that are undoing law’s colonial legacies. Casey traces precise legal histories across distinct jurisdictions throughout the anglophone world, revealing the connection b…

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Devika Shankar, "An Encroaching Sea: Nature, Sovereignty and Development at the Edge of British India, 1860-1950" (Cambridge UP, 2024) 1:09:13

4M ago1:09:13

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Ecological and political instability have time and again emerged as catalysts for risky development projects along India's south-west coastline. In An Encroaching Sea: Nature, Sovereignty and Development at the Edge of British India, 1860-1950 (Cambridge UP, 2024) Devika Shankar probes this complicated relationship between crisis and development th…

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Ep. 59. Innovating for Improvement 14:04

4M ago14:04

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In the latest episode of the National Health Executive Podcast, listeners can delve into the exciting world of digital health and its transformative effects on the NHS, featuring insights from Dr. Penny Kechagiolgou. As we navigate through the challenges that the NHS faces, Penny highlighted the importance of digital empowerment for clinicians and …

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🇬🇮 My First Gibraltar National Day 7:24

4M ago7:24

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It’s finally here — my very first Gibraltar National Day! ❤️🤍 In this episode of the Hey Gibraltar Podcast, I share the energy, colour, and emotion of experiencing this incredible celebration for the first time. From the sea of red and white filling the streets, to the music, food, and community spirit that makes National Day so unique, I take you …

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🍌 Behind the Bananas: Our First Gibraltar Fair Journey 🎡 21:21

4M ago21:21

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From the outside, it looked like all smiles, sprinkles, and frozen bananas 😋 – but behind the stand at the Gibraltar Fair 🎡 was a rollercoaster of long nights, unexpected challenges, and unforgettable laughter. In this special episode of the Hey Gibraltar Podcast 🎙️, I take you behind the scenes of launching Rock a Banana 🍌 for the very first time:…

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Robert Ivermee, "Glorious Failure: The Forgotten History of French Imperialism in India" (Oxford UP, 2025) 55:54

4M ago55:54

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This is a powerful new account of a chapter in history that is crucial to understand, yet often overlooked. For 150 years, from the reign of Louis XIV to the downfall of Napoleon, France was an aggressive imperial power in South Asia, driven by the pursuit of greatness and riches. Through their East India company and state, the French established a…

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Laura Murphy, "Freedomville: The Story of a 21st-Century Slave Revolt" (Columbia Global Reports, 2021) 44:03

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A celebrated revolution brought freedom to a group of enslaved people in northern India. Or did it? Millions of people around the world today are enslaved; nearly eight million of them live in India, more than anywhere else. Freedomville: The Story of a 21st-Century Slave Revolt (Columbia Global Reports, 2021) by Dr. Laura Murphy is the story of a …

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Timothy Barnard, "Imperial Creatures: Humans and Other Animals in Colonial Singapore, 1819-1942" (NUS Press, 2019) 44:02

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In Imperial Creature: Humans and Other Animals in Colonial Singapore, 1819-1942 (National University of Singapore Press, 2019), Timothy Barnard explores the more-than-human entanglements between empires and the creatures they govern. What is the relationship between the subjugation of human communities and that of animals? How did various interacti…

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Don't Miss Our Secret Launch Party 11:20

4M ago11:20

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🎉 Today’s episode of the Hey Gibraltar Podcast is extra special because we’re pulling back the curtain on our secret launch party for Rock a Banana 🍌 – not just any launch, but a charity dessert stand where we’ll be giving back to two incredible causes: Men in Need 💪 and Gib Sams Gibraltar 💛. This launch is something we’ve kept close, reserved only…

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Answering the Call: How Gib Sams Saves Lives in Gibraltar – And How You Can Give Back 28:35

4M ago28:35

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This week on Hey Gibraltar, I sat down with Brenda, CEO of Gib Sams, the lifeline service making a huge difference in our community ❤️. We spoke about the challenges people in Gibraltar face, the power of listening, and most importantly—how YOU can be part of the solution 🙌. If you’ve ever wondered how to give back and support those who need it mos…

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Nicholas P. Roberts, "A Sea of Wealth: The Omani Empire and the Making of an Oceanic Marketplace" (U California Press, 2025) 53:14

4M ago53:14

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A Sea of Wealth: The Omani Empire and the Making of an Oceanic Marketplace (U California Press, 2025) is a sweeping retelling of the Omani position in the Indian Ocean. Here the reign of Oman’s longest-serving ruler, Saʿid bin Sultan, offers a keyhole through which we can peer to see the entangled histories of Arabia and the Gulf, South Asia, and E…

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Fair Week, Freebies & Fresh Starts 12:39

4M ago12:39

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From a 10-hour journey back home from Edinburgh ✈️ to the buzzing build-up for the Gibraltar Fair 🎡, this episode of the Hey Gibraltar Podcast takes you behind the scenes of life on the Rock 🇬🇮. You’ll hear about the exciting plans happening this week, the incredible charities we’re supporting and how you can play a part 💛, plus the early steps of …

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Audrey Truschke, "India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent" (Princeton UP, 2025) 44:10

4M ago44:10

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I’m Nicholas Gordon, host of the Asian Review of Books podcast, done in partnership with the New Books Network. On this show, we interview authors writing in, around, and about the Asia-Pacific region. How do you tell the story of India–not just the modern-day country, but the whole region of South Asia, home to over two billion people? Historian A…

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🎭 From Fringe Fails to Sweet Wins: My Edinburgh Adventures & a Gibraltar First-Day Milestone! 🇬🇮 19:49

5M ago19:49

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🎙️ Hey Gibraltar is back with another fun-filled episode! 🇬🇮✨ This week, we’re taking you behind the scenes of my whirlwind trip to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 🎭🎉 — from jaw-dropping shows to… let’s just say, some not-so-tasty restaurant adventures 🍽️😬. Back home, we will be dishing up sweetness for a good cause at the Gibraltar Fair 🍰❤️, and I s…

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Ronald C. Po, "Shaping the Blue Dragon: Maritime China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties" (Liverpool UP, 2024) 1:15:46

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Shaping the Blue Dragon: Maritime China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (Liverpool UP, 2024) offers a vivid look at China's dynamic and longstanding relationship with the sea. Through the lives of pirates, maritime advisors, cartographers, admirals, writers, and travelers, Ronald C. Po brings maritime China to life — revealing a world far more conne…