“My life now has meaning, I give my heart to love, and this is how I function better…” In our season finale, we join a small community of Afghan women in Beirut who gather for a feast to break the […]
Captivate Podcasts
Love and Despair
“Many of us have a deeply dysfunctional relationship with Lebanon, an often punishing mix of love and despair. Lebanon can really break your heart…” Laetithia Harb shares her aunt’s story of leaving Lebanon and being pulled back against her will. […]
Eternity and the Necklace
“Have you ever touched the skies? Have you ever touched the clouds? Have you ever reached the moment where time and space disappear? Where you meet emptiness? I mean, there, up above, have you ever touched it?” Rita Mhanna shares […]
In a Cage
“You feel like you’re in a cage. You want to get out of it, but you can’t. Like we’re stuck…” Farrah Khatib and Rola Soboh lead us on an exploration of how the residents of the Ain el Helwe Refugee […]
Don’t Go Pale Into Dusk
“We want to find beauty, belonging and a sense of purpose in this troubled, strange and still beautiful country of ours…” Nour Al Halabi brings us the story of Maryam, the fisherwoman of the Manara in Beirut who is the […]
Don’t Go Pale Into Dusk
“We want to find beauty, belonging and a sense of purpose in this troubled, strange and still beautiful country of ours…” Nour Al Halabi brings us the story of Maryam, the fisherwoman of the Manara in Beirut who is the […]
Season 1 preview
“We Are the Ones Who Live Here” is a new English-language podcast program about contemporary life in Lebanon, and all of our contributors are emerging Lebanese journalists, writers, storytellers and theatre artists. This podcast is made of our voices, voices […]