The Lede

The Islamic Influence on Europe’s Medieval Masterpieces — with Diana Darke and Lydia Wilson

On this week’s episode of the podcast, Middle East cultural expert Diana Darke joins New Lines’ Lydia Wilson to discuss the unacknowledged influence of Islamic architecture on medieval buildings throughout Europe.
Further reading | A New Theory: European Cathedrals Show Traces of Ancient Egypt
Produced by Finbar Anderson

The American Experiment From Outside and Within — with Hari Kunzru and Faisal Al Yafai

One week after the American election, New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai is joined by the novelist and commentator Hari Kunzru for a discussion on the changing currents of American society and culture, the author’s recent novels, and Kunzru’s new introduction to the Edward Said classic “Culture and Imperialism.”
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America’s Global Election: The Impact of Trump’s Win at Home and Abroad — with Danny Postel, Amie Ferris-Rotman, Kareem Shaheen and Faisal Al Yafai

Throughout 2024, The Lede has covered a number of elections. Few of them are likely to be as consequential as the reelection of Donald Trump in the United States. A panel of New Lines editors discuss what Trump’s victory means both for America and around the world.
Further reading: The Threat Trump Poses Is Real, but Democrats Must Learn Through Defeat
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Where America’s Election Will Be Won and Lost — with John Sides, Sheri Berman and Danny Postel

Once again, the debate over whether or not Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump might be a threat to the future of America’s democracy is dominating the narrative around November’s knife-edge election. But that debate, political scientists John Sides and Sheri Berman tell New Lines’ Danny Postel, is unlikely to be where the election is actually won or lost.
Produced by Finbar AndersonAdditional research by Santiago Ospina Celis

Gazans’ Choice - with Abeer Ayyoub and Kwangu Liwewe

In this episode of Global Insights on The Lede, Gazan journalist Abeer Ayyoub tells New Lines’ Kwangu Liwewe about a recent trip to Cairo, Egypt, to which her sister has recently fled from Gaza. Ayyoub also tells Liwewe about her parents’ decision to stay in the beleaguered northern part of Gaza.
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How To Lose a Country: The Limits of Democracy — with Ece Temelkuran and Faisal Al Yafai

This week’s episode of The Lede welcomes back returning guest Ece Temelkuran, whose book “How To Lose a Country,” has just been republished with the subtitle, “The Seven Steps From Democracy to Fascism.” Temelkuran joins Faisal Al Yafai to test the pulse of global democracy and consider the rise of fascism since her last appearance on the podcast.
 
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Survival and Statehood in Ukraine — with Yaroslav Trofimov and Faisal Al Yafai

In this week’s episode of The Lede, New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai is joined by The Wall Street Journal’s chief foreign affairs correspondent, Yaroslav Trofimov, for a discussion about modern Ukraine and Trofimov’s new novel, “No Country for Love,” set in the country’s turbulent early 20th century.
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End of an Era: Israel and the Arab World Before and After Hassan Nasrallah — with Kareem Shaheen, Yair Wallach and Faisal Al Yafai

In this week’s episode, New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai discusses the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah and the outsize role the Hezbollah leader had in the Arab world and Israel with the magazine’s Middle East Editor Kareem Shaheen and Yair Wallach, a reader in Israeli studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.
Further reading: The Day After Hassan Nasrallah
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Mpox, HIV/Aids and Africa’s Evolving Pandemic Response — with Winnie Byanyima and Kwangu Liwewe

On this episode of Global Insights on The Lede, the executive director of the joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, Winnie Byanyima, joins New Lines’ Kwangu Liwewe to examine the global response to the mpox outbreak in Africa, and how it relates to the continent’s past and ongoing struggle against HIV.
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Legacies of Violence in Israel and Palestine - with Omer Bartov and Lisa Goldman

On this week’s episode of The Lede, renowned professor of Holocaust and genocide studies Omer Bartov of Brown University joins New Lines’ Lisa Goldman to discuss his recent trip to Israel and how his position in the debate on genocide has fundamentally changed.
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