Before The War – Syria, with musician Jake Shuker
Singer and guitarist Jake Shuker was nine when he first discovered death metal, despite the genre being banned in Syria. From that moment on he was hooked. He formed death metal band Maysaloon as a te...
9 Mar 202217min
Before The War - Yemen, with artist Murad Subay
In this special episode of Conflict of Interest, artist Murad Subay tells his story of Yemen before the war, finding art as a teenager before sparking a street art movement that saw men, women and chi...
22 Feb 202212min
Before The War - Afghanistan, with artist Samira Kitman
In this special episode of Conflict of Interest, we hear what Afghanistan was like for a young girl growing up in Kabul before the Taliban retook power - a girl who dreamed of being a famous artist. C...
15 Feb 202218min
9/11, with Suruthi Bala and Hannah Maguire (RedHanded)
In this bonus episode of Conflict of Interest podcast, marking the twentieth anniversary of the attacks on September 11th, 2001, we examine this monumental moment in history which profoundly impacted ...
9 Sep 20211h 7min
Northern Ireland, with James Graham
So far, Conflict of Interest has examined wars in far-flung parts of the world like Yemen and Afghanistan. But in our final episode, we'll explore one much closer to home. When did 'The Troubles' in N...
7 Jul 202144min
Yemen, with Munya Chawawa
Until recently, Yemen was seen as a remote part of the world that many Westerners knew very little about, perhaps beyond the book-turned-film 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen' and a Friends episode where ...
30 Jun 202149min
Syria, with Carey Mulligan
The Syrian conflict is one of the most complex and catastrophic wars of recent memory. It has left more than 380,000 people dead and over 10 million people displaced, has destroyed entire cities and d...
23 Jun 202141min
Libya, with Inua Ellams
Who was Muammar Gaddafi? What happened in the Arab Spring? What were the reasons behind Britain, France and America intervening in Libya in 2011? And why is there still fighting going on today? In thi...
16 Jun 202138min
