Non fiction

28 episodes

Non fiction 21 min.

Difficult images

Connie and Aaron find belonging in their ugliness. This audio essay is an interwoven exploration of the rejections they have faced as ugly disabled bodies and the refuge they’ve created.

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Alphabet of Ch-arabia

Despite the linguistic distance between Lina and her father, who was born in Morocco, the lullaby he used to sing to her as a child in Arabic profoundly influenced her imagination and writing. It served as a foundation for crafting her own language, that of the "bastard children."

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Non fiction 7 min.

Mary Anne

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Love for Real

At the coming of age, Ivan sees his best friend drift away and makes a promise to himself: save the friendship!

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Non fiction 14 min.

Kiruv: Exploring The Art of Welcoming

Why is it that entering an unknown space can feel like coming home or trying to sit at the cruelest and most fashionable table in a high school cafeteria?

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The clippings

Céline finds memories of the Algerian war in her family's basement, confronting a long-concealed past.

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Non fiction 9 min.

Riding Afrobeats Across The World

When foreign friends introduce him to the music "back home", TJ Benson seeks to understand how this local music has become global

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Non fiction 11 min.

Venezuela: diary of a sacrificed generation

En 1998, au Vénézuela, la révolution bolivarienne prend le pouvoir et porte en elle le rêve d’une démocratie populaire et participative. Un quart de siècle plus tard, Pamela, une jeune écrivaine de Caracas, fait le récit intime et collectif de cet avenir jamais advenu.

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Non fiction 8 min.

India: Yoga: A Force of Division

Since the arrival of Narendra Modi, signs of the Muslim community's ostracism have multiplied. The witch hunt in Bollywood is the latest episode.

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