Allo Lebanon: Recent Episodes
Lea, Lynn, Viera Obeid
Allo Lebanon is a podcast informing and spreading the word about what is happening in Lebanon and how the current crisis affects different areas of public and life, focusing mainly on the young generation. The podcast will be released in August 2021, a year after the devastating blast, a result of years of mismanagement by the criminal mafia government. it is one year after and the ruling class did not do anything for its people what lead to the loss of hope and increase of emigration. Imagine Lebanese people are trapped on an deserted island and they are writing a message, putting it in a bottle and throwing it to the ocean hoping it will reach the outside world and inform about Lebanese despair- This is podcast Allo Lebanon.
Listen to a chat with the old generation of Lebanese Red Cross who served during the civil war compared to the Karl Keyrouz, who is a member now and who helped after the Beirut blast.
It is not an easy decision to send your child to study abroad. Especially during the economic crisis Lebanon is facing, when parents cannot be sure whether they would be able to support their kids financially. Listen to Sonia and Samar, mums, who decided to send their children abroad.
Listen to a captivating chat with Kameel, how he sees the Lebanese crisis and what he values and appreciates most about Lebanon
Monique works for an NGO My Schools Pulse helping sick children to pursue with their education. She depicts her work during the challenging period of Lebanese crisis.
Simona fell in love with Middle East and Lebanon specifically. She studied at the Lebanese University, one of the best in the region. Listen to her journey, look at Lebanon and Lebanese people through her eyes.
Nathalie talks about the struggle of the young generation from the experience of being the principal of the secondary division at Jesus and Mary School.
Lea and Lynn, the co-creators of this podcast talk about the tough decision ahead of them. Would they be able to live in the country they love some much or would the situation force them to emigrate?
Hala talks about the impact of the Lebanese economic and political crisis on children and not only them. She analyses the downgrading of the education sector which used to be among the best in the world.
An interview with the journalist Tilda Abou Rizk on how she sees the ongoing crisis in Lebanon and whether it could have been prevented.