S1. Ep1. Leaving Home
from Switchboard Hosted by Varsity
In Switchboard's first episode we speak to the son of a Kurdish refugee now studying at Cambridge, a student who got married on her year abroad in Russia, and the King's College professor who hosts a Syrian refugee in his home. We speak to Faraj, who left Aleppo and now lives in Cambridge, live in the studio.
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This episode was published on July 12, 2018.
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