Migrant Odyssey
stephen barden
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Real voices. True journeys. Humanity without borders
Migrant Odyssey tells the stories of people who’ve crossed borders and kept going — individuals whose intelligence, determination and generosity of spirit enrich any country or community they reach . These are stories of true worth — proof that migration is not a problem, but part of what makes us human.
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S1E29 Ep.29 Lebanon Lives - Lana: Dealing with the Damage
Clinical psychologist and GBV case worker talks about her experiences in both psychiatric hospitals and refugee camps, dealing with traumas that - as she puts it- "don't repeat - because they never…
Ep. 28 Lebanon Lives: There's no time to stay down
If you want to know a little more about Lebanon than the usual clichés, this is the episode for you. "You have to get back up. There's no time to stay down" This the personal story of Mohammed -…
S1E27 Ep. 27 Lebanon Lives - The Longing
Time and distance never quite heal the pain of war and disruption. And neither do they soothe the longing to return.Souad has been away from her beloved Lebanon for 20 years but both its joys and…
S1E26 Ep 26. Lebanon Lives - the voice of Areej
Some people have poetry in their voice - whether they know it or not. Their words, and the silence in-between, stop you in your tracks. Which is what fine poetry does. Areej has that gift. Whether…
EP. 25 LEBANON LIVES - Mona's Story.
Lebanon Lives: the first of a mini series featuring extraordinary, ordinary people in Lebanon - trying to live their lives while their towns, villages and cities are bombed around them. As host…
S1E24 Ep. 24 Gaza Champions - the generosity of friendship.
Gaza Champions is a global community that may be solving two huge problems that plague traditional charities: how to make sure support stays long after the media circus has moved on. And how to get…
S1E23 Ep 23. The Tiny Mighty Organization: the fight against trafficking in women
While the media focus on punishing - or protecting - the powerful men who consorted with Jeffrey Epstein, it has completely neglected to ask: how can any man traffic and exploit women and children…
S1E22 Ep 22. Gaza Voices
With Gaza all but obliterated - do the memories and stories of Gazans lie under the rubble as well? If universities, cafes, homes, mosques, churches, hospitals, workplaces and even entire streets…
S1E21 Ep 21. The Children of the Dispossessed: what happens next?
This is the story of a 6 year old girl who was left to look after her younger brother and sister while her migrant parents worked every day and most of the night. This is the story of Mirujaa, eldest…
S1E20 EP. 20 Sudan: Ethar, the lemon tree, the meandering donkey and 70 years of war.
A sandstorm birth, a village donkey named Kajol, and a gun barrel to the head during the Khartoum Massacre—Ethar’s story pulls you straight into Sudan’s living history and insistently asks a hard…
S1E19 EP. 19 Ruchira Gupta: "Where are all the girls?"
Stephen Barden talks to Ruchira Gupta, lifelong activist against human trafficking - especially the trafficking of women. This extraordinary woman not only founded a global organization to protect…
S1E18 EP. 18 Kejsi Hodo and the "invisible" referendum to change Italy's citizenship laws
Send us Fan MailSupport the show You know as well as I do that stories about migrants don’t attract big sponsors.Governments are hostile, corporations stay cautious, and even NGOs hang on to their…
S1E17 EP. 17 Lex Takkenberg - 30 years in the most scrutinised of all UN agencies
From the frontlines of one of the world's most enduring humanitarian crises comes a story of extraordinary dedication. Dr Lex Takkenberg takes us through his extraordinary four-decade journey…
S1E16 EP. 16 All Good Stories Start with our Grandmothers
Send us Fan MailSupport the show You know as well as I do that stories about migrants don’t attract big sponsors.Governments are hostile, corporations stay cautious, and even NGOs hang on to their…
S1E15 EP.15 Ahmad's story: from sight to insight
Ahmad Jaafil shares his story of extraordinary and persistent willpower, He talks matter of factly about his severe and rare eye disease and the horrendous struggle to try and save his sight- in…
S1E14 EP. 14 One stitch - A World of Meaning
This is the story of Hajar - a young woman with Palestinian and Lebanese parents - who understands that her people are woven together - not just by ideologies or politics or even the yearning for a…
S1E13 EP. 13 "Our existence as Palestinians challenges a whole universe that supports the occupation"
Can standing on a rooftop in a refugee camp be the starting point of a journey toward empowerment and change? This episode of "Migrant Odyssey" features Manal, a dedicated social worker and the…
S1E12 EP. 12 Maqluba: the upside down dish that is life on the West Bank
Life on the West Bank is upside down for Palestinians. They have little of rights on their land that they have lived on for centuries. The towns that they do live in cannot grow because they are…
S1E11 EP. 11 "Even If what stays of Gaza is rubble. The rubble will be my home"
This episode is extraordinary not just because Tareq - a young man from Gaza - has an extraordinary story to tell, but because as he tells it , one can hear each stage of his life unfiltered. He is…
S1E10 EP.10 Rowan from the West Bank: "I lost my sense of fear - and that's scary."
Imagine navigating the complex layers of survivor's guilt while fostering a beacon of innovation amidst the ricochet of conflict. Join us as we welcome Rowan, a resilient Palestinian businesswoman…
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Migrant Odyssey has published 29 episodes since July 2023, covering topics in Personal Journals, Places & Travel.
Migrant Odyssey is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 46m.
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