Best Omar Mohamed Podcasts (2025)

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He Found His Wife in Gaza | Gaza Diaries | Dr. Omar Suleiman & Dr. Mohamed Mustafa 26:51

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In this Gaza Diaries episode, a Palestinian-Australian doctor who volunteered in Gaza recalls paramedics who had to make peace with death, a night when hundreds of injured and dying children filled the hospital wards to overflowing, and a moment that changed a colleague’s worldview as young patients awoke reciting Qur’an. Anchored by his mother’s w…

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Breaking the sound barrier 10:30

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On 14 October 1947, American Chuck Yeager became the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound. Despite having two broken ribs, Chuck reached Mach 1.06 – a speed of more than 1,100km per hour. He flew an orange, single-seated, rocket-powered Bell X-1, 13,000m above the Mojave Desert in California. This programme was produced and presented b…

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Protecting the Quran in an AI Dominated World | Sh. AbdulNasir Jangda 48:52

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In this OnePath Network Podcast, Shaykh AbdulNasir Jangda opens up about his personal journey with the Qur’an— his greatest childhood lessons, profound insights from his teachers, and the Quranic verses that transformed his life. In this intimate conversation, we explore what it means to connect with the Qur’an in a modern world, the dangers facing…

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How Much Du’a Do You Make for Others? | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman 18:44

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When everyone said “me, me,” the Prophet ﷺ said “my ummah, my ummah.” He cried for his followers and made du‘a for people he never met — including you. The Prophet ﷺ taught us that when you pray for others, angels reply: “Ameen, and for you the same.” So expand your du‘a. Pray for the ummah, for the oppressed, for those who’ll never know your name.…

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Discovering the largest dinosaur ever 10:41

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In 2012, a shepherd uncovered a bone belonging to a new species of dinosaur on a ranch in Patagonia, in Argentina. A team from the Museum of Paleontology Egidio Feruglio found more than 150 bones, belonging to six skeletons. The Patagotitan, a type of titanosaur, was 40 metres long, 20 metres tall and weighed 77 tonnes. Rachel Naylor spoke to Dr Di…

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E 57: Olivia Ferney: The Viral Travel Expert Behind Luxury Trips for Billionaires | My Fame, Explained Podcast 23:53

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Olivia Ferney has become the internet’s favorite “luxury travel fixer.” As a senior accommodations specialist for Top Tier Travel and the creator behind @travelwithlivii, she plans extravagant vacations for the ultra-rich — from $100K last-minute helicopter rescues to bespoke hotel stays around the world. In this episode of My Fame, Explained, Oliv…

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The ‘father of e-books’ 10:22

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In 1971, an American historical document typed out on a university computer played a vital role in the digital revolution of electronic books. It became the foundation of Project Gutenberg. Michael Hart, the visionary behind the project, later became known as the ‘father of e-books’. His close friend, Greg Newby, who was Project Gutenberg’s CEO and…

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The creation of Miffy 10:47

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It's 70 years since Miffy was created. The little rabbit with two dots for eyes and an X for a mouth went on to feature in 32 books translated into more than 50 languages. The Dutch author and illustrator Dick Bruna reveals in his own words from the BBC archive that in the beginning, his black outlined illustrations with bold colours were controver…

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President Clinton is impeached 10:48

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In 1999, the US Senate chamber in Washington DC was turned into a court to put President Bill Clinton on trial, after he admitted lying about an affair with an intern called Monica Lewinsky. In 2011, Bill Clinton’s former press secretary spoke to Neil Razzell. Joe Lockhart recounted the impeachment and the fight to save his presidency. Eye-witness …

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The brains behind Thunderbirds 10:41

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In 1965, a groundbreaking children's show using cutting-edge puppets first blast onto television screens. Thunderbirds was set in 2065 and followed the antics of secret organisation ‘International Rescue’ which was manned by Jeff Tracy, his team of five sons and agent Lady Penelope. Set up to save humanity, the characters travelled in futuristic ve…

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The Surprisingly Rich Arabic Literary Culture in 17th and 18th Century Southeast Asia 55:41

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In this sponsored episode, we talk to Sheikh Zayed Book Award winner Andrew Peacock about his work on Arabic literary culture in southeast Asia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, a rich time for the burgeoning Arabic literary culture—alongside Javanese, Malay, Aceh, and other literary cultures—in several regions in the Malay Archipelago. …

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Are You A Helper of Allah? | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman 33:08

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When the test came, the Sahabah didn’t hesitate. Neither did the disciples of Isa (AS). Their devotion wasn’t just words, it was action, sacrifice, and faith. Are we even close to their level of devotion? While we can never be Sahabah, we can discover what it truly means to embody the spirit of those who showed utmost devotion.…

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Emerante de Pradines: Haiti’s musical trailblazer 10:02

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Emerante de Pradines was a Haitian singer, dancer and folklorist who became the first person from her country to sign a record deal. She was dedicated to de-demonising vodou music and folklore and went on to teach dance at some of America’s most prestigious universities. Her son Richard Morse speaks to Emma Forde about his mother’s life and her leg…

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Why We Are ALWAYS DISTRACTED and the Solution to Mindfulness | Wadud Hassan 45:49

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In this episode of the OnePath Podcast, we sit down with Wadud Hassan — a thought leader, author, and teacher at the intersection of mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and faith-based leadership. As the founder of Muraqaba.app, Muraqaba School, and multiple transformative programs like the Heart-Centered Mindfulness Masterclass and Prophetic Tarb…

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La loi est là mais qu’en est-il de mon droit ? Devenir du mouvement des Soulaliyates 28:16

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Episode 218: La loi est là mais qu’en est-il de mon droit ? Devenir du mouvement des Soulaliyates Cet épisode explore l’évolution du Mouvement des Soulaliyates à la lumière des récentes réformes introduites par la loi 62-17, relative à la tutelle administrative sur les communautés Soulaliyates et à la gestion de leurs biens, promulguée en 2019 au M…

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Orson Welles broadcasts The War of the Worlds 10:22

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The night before Halloween in 1938, 23-year-old Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre on the Air performed a radio adaptation of HG Wells’s The War of the Worlds. It would become one of the most notorious radio broadcasts in history. In their own words, from the BBC's archive, Orson Welles, producer John Houseman and writer Howard Koch describe how …

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Srebrenica massacre 10:17

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It's 30 years since a massacre of Bosnian Muslims during the war in the former Yugoslavia. The Srebrenica massacre, recognised by the United Nations as a genocide, was the shocking climax of the war in Bosnia. In 2014, Louise Hidalgo talked to Hasan Nuhanović whose father, brother and mother were among the 8,000 Bosnians killed. Eye-witness account…

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The invention of the balloon-expandable stent 10:35

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An estimated 2 million stents are implanted into people’s hearts around the world each year – making it one of the key treatments for heart disease. The treatment was invented by Argentinian doctor Julio Palmaz, who credits a piece of metal being left by a construction worker in his home as inspiration for the structure of the stent. Collaborating …

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Death of a priest 10:12

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The 1977 murder of Father Rutilio Grande sent shockwaves through El Salvador. The 48-year-old Jesuit priest was an outspoken champion of the poor in the deeply divided central American nation. In the immediate aftermath of his murder, the Archbishop of San Salvador, Oscar Romero, took the unprecedented step of holding just one single mass, ordering…

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Was It Really Worth It? Re-evaluating What We Fight Over | Khutbah by Dr Omar Suleiman 16:57

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One day, everything we chase of wealth, power, or status, will lose its shine. The world will expose what we once thought was worth fighting over, and every argument, betrayal, and war will come down to one question: Was it really worth it? This khutbah is a reflection on how greed and ego blinds us from doing the right thing. From broken homes to …

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The man who invented the scratch card 10:12

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In May 1974, scratch cards went on sale for the first time in the US State of Massachusetts. Free giveaway and coupon games from stores had been commonplace across the USA during the 1950s and '60s – but players could easily cheat. The mathematician John Koza was hired to make the games more secure; he succeeded in making the modern-day scratch car…

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The Viral Blueprint for Muslim Content Creators | The Sunnah Guy 43:59

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In our latest podcast we sit down with Shoaib Hussain, the Sunnah Guy — a content creator with over 2.9 million followers and the producer behind some of the most viral Islamic reels on Instagram. In this episode, we uncover the journey behind the man who changed the way Muslims engage with short-form content. From his creative process to the unsee…

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GLP-1: A breakthrough for diabetes and obesity 10:37

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In the 1980s, scientists made a discovery that would eventually lead to the development of drugs now used worldwide to treat diabetes and to help people manage obesity through weight loss injections. One of the key scientists behind this breakthrough was Svetlana Mojsov. She discovered that a hormone called GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) plays an …

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The UK’s first black-owned music studio 9:59

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Sonny Roberts, a Jamaican carpenter, arrived in Britain in the 1950s. It was a time of racial disharmony, including the Notting Hill riots and the murder of Kelso Cochrane. In this tense atmosphere, black musicians struggled to make a name for themselves. Then in 1961, Roberts set up the UK’s first black-owned music studio, Planetone, in a basement…

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Lessons To Take From the Past | Khutbah by Dr Omar Suleiman 17:05

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From the Rapture to the Antichrist, religious texts often outline visions of the future. The Qur’an, too, speaks of what’s to come. But Allah ﷻ emphasizes the past—on the stories, lessons, and warnings from history—so that we’re prepared for what lies ahead. Is the past more important than predicting outcomes of the future? Dr. Omar Suleiman answer…

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Wangari Maathai: The first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize 10:52

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In 2004, the Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977, a grass-roots organisation empowering local women to plant trees. It spread to other African countries and contributed to the planting of over 30 million trees. In 2016, Alex Last spoke …

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The British oil tanker sunk in Indonesia 10:47

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In 1958, the British oil tanker, SS San Flaviano, was sunk in the harbour of Balikpapan, Indonesia, while a rebellion was underway against President Ahmed Sukarno. It’s reported the bomb was dropped by a CIA pilot authorised to aid the rebels, but confirming their involvement has required some investigating. Megan Jones has been looking into it and…

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My aunt created The Moomins 10:35

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The first Moomins story about a family of nature-loving white round trolls was published in 1945 during World War Two. The Moomins and the Great Flood was created by writer and artist Tove Jansson as a source of comfort during bleak times. It highlighted the struggles of those who’d been displaced by war introducing readers into the lives of Moomin…

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L’évolution de la poésie andalouse du Muashshah au Zajal : deux genres de poésie chantés dans la « Nouba » 28:04

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Episode 217: L’évolution de la poésie andalouse du Muashshah au Zajal : deux genres de poésie chantés dans la « Nouba » Préservée et développée en Algérie après l'expulsion des Maures d'Espagne au 15ème siècle, la musique andalouse est un héritage culturel originaire d'Al-Andalus qui a prospéré dans plusieurs régions du Maghreb jouant un rôle très …

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Helen Fielding: The creator of Bridget Jones 11:08

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In 1995, a single 30-something woman with big knickers and blue soup first appeared in a weekly column, published by British newspaper The Independent. Initially written anonymously by journalist Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones quickly became a cultural icon, as she tried to make sense of life and love. The book, Bridget Jones’s Diary, became a best-…

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The trial of Soviet writers Daniel and Sinyavsky 9:51

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In 1965, two writers were accused of publishing anti-Soviet material abroad. The arrest of Yuli Daniel and Andrei Sinyavsky was seen as symbolic of the new era in the Soviet Union. The liberal leader Nikita Khrushchev had been ousted in favour of hardliner Leonid Brezhnev, and dissenting political views were being cracked down on. In a moment consi…

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Jorge Luis Borges: 'Father' of Latin American fiction 10:36

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In 1961, the Argentine poet and short story writer Jorge Luis Borges won the Formentor Prize for literature. Borges’ stories were characterised by mind-bending plots often featuring labyrinths, dreams and fables. Following his recognition in 1961, his reputation grew to such an extent that he is regarded as one of the most influential Latin America…

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When the War Ends: For Gaza and For You | Khutbah by Dr Omar Suleiman 26:16

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We've witnessed calls for a ceasefire before, only to be met with broken promises. While we hope the war is over, in moments like these, we’re reminded that true victory begins not with celebration, but with remembrance. Dhikr before shukr, this was the way of the Prophet ﷺ, who taught us to turn to remembrance after relief, anchoring our gratitude…

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Wallander and the rise of Nordic Noir 10:27

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Published in 1991, Faceless Killers was the first of Henning Mankell’s crime novels featuring police inspector Kurt Wallander. The series changed the world of crime writing, introducing gritty social realism. The Wallander novels helped establish Scandinavia as the epicentre of crime fiction. Henning Mankell’s former agent Anneli Høier speaks to Be…

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How BRICS got its name 9:55

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In 2001, a few months after 9/11, economist Jim O’Neill was working at Goldman Sachs when he wrote a report about which countries might become big players in the world economy. That’s when he came up with the name BRIC - short for Brazil, Russia, India and China. At first, nothing much happened. But in 2009, those countries took his idea and ran wi…

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The Sound of Protest in Morocco: Nass el Ghiwane and the Years of Lead (1970s-1990s) 19:52

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Episode 216: The Sound of Protest in Morocco: Nass el Ghiwane and the Years of Lead (1970s-1990s) In her current project, Alessandra Ciucci is Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology at Columbia University in New York, posits that in order to understand the effectiveness of the songs of Nass el Ghiwane it is critical to examine their musicopoetic as…

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Japan surrenders in Beijing 10:12

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Eighty years ago, in the autumn of 1945, World War II surrender ceremonies took place across the Japanese Empire. The one in China was held at the Forbidden City in Beijing bringing an end to eight years of occupation. Thousands of people watched the incredible moment Japanese generals handed over their swords. The United States, China, Russia and …

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The remote island that was evacuated to 10,000km away 10:43

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On 10 October 1961, a volcanic eruption threatened the population of Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic, and all 264 islanders were evacuated to the UK. Two years later, the majority voted to return. In an interview she gave to the BBC in 1961, Mary Swain describes what it was like to survive the preceding earthqua…

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'I designed the Indian rupee symbol' 10:29

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By BBC World Service

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From Flotillas to Yajuj & Majuj: How Gaza's Siege Will End | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman 20:03

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By Dr. Omar Suleiman

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The home video war 10:08

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Before streaming and catch-up TV, owning a video recorder was one of the only ways to watch on-demand entertainment. In 1975 Sony launched Betamax with its half-inch-wide tape capable of recording 60 minutes of television. It was the length of most American shows - the perfect run-time. But in 1977, JVC released its VHS: it was bigger and bulkier, …

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The acquittal of OJ Simpson 10:35

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It’s 30 years since American football star OJ Simpson was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Ron Shipp was a close friend of OJ Simpson's and also a police officer, he decided to testify against him in the criminal trial. In 2017, Ron spoke to Rebecca Kesby about why he wanted to testify. Eye-witn…

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In Defense of the Quiet Muslim | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman 21:58

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Not every believer is loud or visible, but many of the most beloved to Allah are the ones you barely notice. The Prophet ﷺ praised the quiet, modest Muslim whose duʿāʾ is accepted, whose service is sincere, and who lives humbly without seeking attention. #BecauseOfMarwan honors a leader who is the heart of the Dallas Muslim community and being unju…

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La médiation culturelle, un métier de liens et de transmission : Rencontre avec Yassir Yarji 29:07

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Episode 215: La médiation culturelle, un métier de liens et de transmission : Rencontre avec Yassir Yarji L'épisode d'aujourd'hui nous emmène au Maroc, à la rencontre de Yassir Yarji, médiateur culturel originaire de Marrakech, passionné par l'art et la culture comme fondement de la transmission éducative. Sahar El Echi, cinéaste, s’entretient avec…

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How Israel Is PREPARING to FIGHT The Gaza Sumud Flotilla | Yusuf Omar 40:49

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Ordinary people from 44 nations risked their lives on the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza, sailing in old fishing boats and yachts to break the siege and deliver vital aid. From terrifying drone strikes to potential confrontations with Israel’s elite S13 naval unit, this mission reveals both the danger and the unshakable hope that drives global solid…

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'I took the famous photo of JFK and his son' 10:31

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On 2 October 1963, American photographer Stanley Tretick took the best picture of his life – a photo of President John F Kennedy working at the Resolute Desk in the White House, with his two-year-old son ‘John-John’ peeking out a secret door underneath. The photo was published in Look magazine a month later, days after the President was assassinate…

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The strike that shook up India's tea industry 10:42

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In September 2015, thousands of women tea pickers went on strike at one of India’s biggest tea producers. They had picked more tea than ever that year but were furious that wages remained low and managers were proposing to cut their bonus. Their action was unprecedented, with the low-caste women protesting in the streets for nine days, against both…

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The birth of the Excel spreadsheet 10:12

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In September 1985, Microsoft introduced Excel, an electronic spreadsheet program that revolutionised the way we organise and analyse data. With its grid of rows and columns, it allows users to sort information, do calculations, and make charts with ease. Today it is used worldwide. Spreadsheets might have a reputation for being dull, but this story…

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The Cradock Four killings 10:37

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On 27 June 1985, four anti-apartheid activists from the rural town of Cradock in South Africa’s Eastern Cape were abducted at a roadblock. Their bodies were later found mutilated and burnt. Known as the Cradock Four, their murders became one of the most notorious cases of apartheid brutality. Fort Calata’s son, Lukhanyo, was just three years old wh…

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E 56: My Fame, Explained: Larry Collmus: The Legendary Voice of the Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown for NBC Sports 41:28

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When you hear the words “American Pharoah wins the Triple Crown!” or the thunder of hooves down the stretch at the Kentucky Derby, chances are you’re hearing the unmistakable voice of Larry Collmus. For more than three decades, Larry has been the soundtrack to some of horse racing’s most iconic moments, from his early days on the Maryland circuit t…