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Two and a Mic - The Social Podcast — 290 episodes

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1

The Enemy Within – How Anna approached her fight with Cancer and lived to tell the tale.

2

The TwoandaMic Book Club - Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism and other arguments for economic independence by Professor Kristen R. Ghodsee

3

Poetry - ‘til the Peacekeepers Came to Knife Freedom in the Back by Me

4

Greek Genocide Day of Remembrance - Remember and Never Forget...

5

Dr Boshart - "People don’t want to challenge structures, and I think that structure is failing." How Healthcare in Canada is failing First Nations communities

6

Merging Businesses and Cultures, Gender Equality Legislation in the EU and AI is a Salad Full of Challenges

7

NGOs are the fundamental societal adhesive that channels our hope on our behalf. We simply cannot risk losing them...

8

Young Sherlock on Amazon Prime - A TV Show Review

9

Urban mobility and how cities function and why people move around as they do

10

Poetry - A Plagued Journey by Maya Angelou

11

Corruption is a devil we know, and patriotism is an awkward bedfellow - A TwoandaMic Monologue

12

Short Stories – The Private History of a Campaign that Failed by Mark Twain

13

Celebrating International Women’s Day – a letter written by Constance Lytton

14

The war on Iran is a civil war of human conscience, and the aggressors will lose no matter what the outcome because the people they fail to represent demand better at home.

15

Do people have to be aware that they have moved to the right for it to count as a move to the right?

16

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. From '1984' by George Orwell

17

Iran’s brutal response to protests and the wider political divisions for Iranians in Iran and elsewhere

18

The Epstein Case – how did this sordid network grow so big under the noses of the biggest security agencies in the world?

19

Mask wearing thugs with impunity will never enforce the law – the truth about Trump and his ICE and the lessons for the rest of us!

20

The assassinations that sabotage peace

21

7 Days of Mayhem that started 2026

22

The Sudanese Armenian Heritage Project

23

Poetry - The Defeat of Youth by Aldous Huxley

24

TV Shows of 2025 - The Battle for Streaming?

25

The TwoandaMic Book Club - The Armour of Light by Ken Follett

26

It’s very important that Nigerian people maintain revolutionary vigilance!

27

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

28

A Nigerian Activist in Berlin

29

A TwoandaMic Monologue: The Honourable Politicians

30

The curse of democracy is the hypocrisy it nurses.

31

Short Stories – The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde

32

Short Stories – The Street that got Mislaid by Patrick Waddington

33

Dept Q on Netflix - A Review

34

Book Club – Crooked Cross by Sally Carson

35

Lynchings in the USA yet the ‘President’ targets non-existent ANTIFA ‘organisation’?

36

Ravenswood High School in East Palo Alto - a star of desegregation or a victim to flawed planning?

37

The Senate Charade and the Fakeness of Farage – House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Free Speech

38

Poetry - For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon

39

Severance on Apple TV+ - A review

40

Performance politics aimed at fuelling disharmony – surely people deserve better than Reform!

41

Palantir isn’t the problem. The system which believes that Palantir is the solution is the problem.

42

What happens when debating guru Mehdi Hasan meets 20 angry right wingers?

43

Short Stories - Man from the South by Roald Dahl

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Short Stories - A Slander by Anton Chekhov

45

The legacy of Iran-Contra lives on but how much do we remember?

46

West Asia to the UK, South America to Germany – meshing cultures and fitting in.

47

TrhxianL: "Resistance doesn't disappear" - the histories not taught

48

Yerevan and Marseilles, Twinning and Students Exchange Cultures and Experiences

49

Will the Wheel of Time weave again?

50

Cybersex and chatting sex dolls are no longer fictitious fancies - they are here already!

51

Short Stories - A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf

52

Short Story – The Mouse by H. H. Munro (Saki)

53

I am a human being! At what point do we begin to matter? Trans women and the humans behind the activism

54

Book Club - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (Bladerunner) by Philip K. Dick

55

Burkina Faso – the pride of Africa and the light of the world!

56

Esheru - The Ancestors Speak Through Me

57

Sheltering Armenians from the constant fire from Azeris: an endless battle for survival.

58

Smart nature systems and collaborative thinking in a sustainable hub in India - supported by WeltHungerHilfe

59

Racism is an agenda even in the healthcare sector

60

The integrity of Armenia’s borders are being threatened by dictatorial petrostate Azerbaijan

61

Do you find politics too frustrating? Are you fed up with inept politicians? You're not alone!

62

President Troll, Secretary Ruin and the Cuban Trafficking that never was...the art of lying

63

Dr #Boshart provides her #community a piece of #healthcare #sovereignty with a #FirstNations worldview.

64

Book Club – A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Emma Southon

65

How the #AfD would use #taxes to #beat the poor - Pre-election 2025 Miniseries Final Part

66

The #AfD Policies on #Sovereignty and the #EU Analysed - Pre-election 2025 Miniseries Part 6

67

Mindful Motherhood and creating a safe space - with psychologist Anne

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The #AfD Policies on #Family Analysed - Pre-election 2025 Miniseries Part 5

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The #AfD Policies on #Energy Analysed - Pre-election 2025 Miniseries Part 4

70

The #AfD policies on #Migration and #BorderControl analysed - Pre-election 2025 Miniseries Part 3

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The #AfD’s educational policies are dangerous and divisive - Pre-election 2025 Miniseries Part 2

72

The AfD and the legacy of the Berlin Wall - Pre-election 2025 Miniseries Part 1

73

The BBC is broken, MSM has been hijacked, Information is filtered, the truth is MIA!

74

Lilek – We need to build resilient communities.

75

Julia Books – The birth of a UNCRN and a community

76

A Series on Africa - Libya and Gaddafi - The Colonel of Controversy and Contradication

77

Racism – Many people do not start out racist, they are forced into it by the elites - it's just a ruse.

78

Poetry – My Native Land by Shoshee Chunder Dutt

79

A Series on Africa - Burkina Faso Part 3 - Compaoré plunged Burkina Faso into darkness, Traore returns it to the light…

80

Deconstructing the Myth that Colonialism Ever Came to an End – 3 Activists Speak Out

81

Special Episode - The US Election 2024

82

A Series on Africa - Burkina Faso - Part 2 - The Story of Thomas Sankara

83

A Series on Africa - Burkina Faso - Part 1

84

Feminism through Art with Lulu

85

A Series on Africa - The Democratic Republic of Congo

86

A Series on Africa – the continent that has given the world so much!

87

Poetry - The Refugees by Randall Jarrell

88

Why does the Right dislike…Foreigners!

89

Blockaded for 9 months and the UN did nothing - A story of the Armenians

90

Short Story - The Ambitious Guest by Nathaniel Hawthorne

91

200 Up and my children are still teaching me!

92

Free Armenian Hostages - the Scandal of Greenwashing and COP29!

93

Why does the right dislike...diversity?

94

Book Club – Dissolution by C J Sansom

95

Hannah - There is a lot of beauty to share in science.

96

Omish Njash on the people of Kenya on Haiti – “They do not wish to be occupiers in another black people’s land” - The Final Part!

97

‘GenZ correcting Kenyan politics’ with Omish Njash – part 2

98

Omish Njash in Nairobi: We elected an unruly president. These are the circumstances.

99

Lulu: We could not use English words on social media! But we didn’t follow that rule.

100

Tania: Scouting was always about being outside, about adventures and about campfires.

101

Inspiration: is it overrated? Or do we all need a bit of it from time to time?

102

The Armenian Genocide 2023 and COP29

103

Short Story - The Lightning-Rod Man by Herman Melville

104

Adémola: African history did not begin with slavery, slavery is an interruption of African history.

105

Fehler Kultur – “Fortify the Growth Mindset.”

106

Book Club – 3 Body Problem by Cixin Liu

107

Disappoined with Democracy - Reflections

108

The worlds of TV shows with Amber from The Road to Tar Valon

109

Tanja - Peacefulness of the mind is behind conditions.

110

The walls of our minds, simple messaging and social conditioning - a reflection.

111

Did LeBron ruin the NBA?

112

Poetry – IF by Rudyard Kipling

113

Short Stories – One of These Days by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

114

The Corruption Saturation Effect Part 1

115

The way female artists are portrayed does more harm than good.

116

Dr Boshart – providing healthcare for First Nations people: We were operating out of a shelter – and even that was taken away!

117

Poetry - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot

118

We need to create decentralised support systems!

119

Shakespeare’s classic with a Nairobian twist: Omera gi Juliet

120

How Indian villages can become more resilient - the story of an idea and generous in-laws Part 1

121

Book Club – Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

122

COP28 and the Robbers: We expect our policy makers to understand the issues, but they don’t.

123

Because breasts are sexualised

124

Mischka: Let’s start with not reading fake news!

125

If you don’t have peace within yourself then you can’t support others

126

Psychology is a tool to understand why you are suffering.

127

Karin - Many parents would be well-advised to listen more to their children.

128

Japanese Anime films are the world’s most imaginative pool of storytelling!

129

Kicking about in Nairobi – the life of artist Omish Njash Ep 2 part 1

130

Turning the tables with Lilek - A podcast in reflection and transgenerational trauma!!

131

Caragh: I do not fit in boxes!

132

The rise and plateauing of the right in Spain

133

Esheru: Once colonialism ended, globalism started

134

Lilek: Tapping into the intensity of concentration in the moment

135

Julia Books – Be a part of the journey of creating a lively story!

136

The KfW Foundation is looking to award a nature conservationist €50k! Help us find the winner!!!!

137

Artist Omish Njash - “It’s unfair to give a gift if something else must die!”

138

Poetry - Sonnet 116 - Let me not to the marriage of true minds by William Shakespeare

139

Tai – My style is very stream of consciousness…

140

Lilek from Extinction Rebellion - If we think differently, we should act differently.

141

Lilek from Extinction Rebellion: It’s painful for people to change!

142

Short Stories - The Thousand-And-Second Tale of Scheherazade by Edgar Allan Poe

143

Lilek from Extinction Rebellion: “We have lost the understanding that we are part of the natural world!”

144

Lilek of Extinction Rebellion: We are not the secret service of the climate justice movement.

145

Book Club - Alexandria: The Quest for the Lost City by Edmund Richardson

146

Poetry – The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

147

Short Stories - Araby by James Joyce

148

Burger Boy and Humble Pie: A good burger is super simple and authentic!

149

Dr Boshart - There is no primary care, there are no doctors for First Nations communities.

150

Poetry – Frost at Midnight by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

151

George Orwell – Politics and the English Language – An Essay

152

Florah – “More voices should be given to Africans about things that relate to them, within the media.”

153

Book Club - The Black Echo by Michael Connolly

154

Presidents: James Madison 4/46: Founding Father, Victor, Federalist, Slaver Owner

155

Caragh McMurtry and Mikey talk diversity and equity in elite sport!

156

"Reading your reality" and managing people with Helga Niola

157

Short Stories - The Law of Life by Jack London

158

The Spirit of Football, Fair Play and Sustainability (#SDGs) with Benni Grunewald

159

Poetry – Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

160

Short Stories - The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty

161

Short Stories - The Fiddler by Herman Melville

162

Alex Mays – Founder of the Breakthrough party - #HopeHasANewHome

163

Shole Pakravan – The tragedy of Reyhaneh and a mother’s work to keep her daughter’s memory alive!

164

Julia Books and the eternal cliff-hanger!

165

Poetry – A Psalm of Freudian Life by Franklin Pierce Adams

166

USA - The Story from the Other Side

167

Short Stories – The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield

168

Short Stories - How the Leopard got His Spots by Rudyard Kipling

169

Parastu: The people of Iran want freedom

170

Book Club - Red Rising – Pierce Brown

171

Poetry - Meditations by Margaret Fuller

172

Sacagawea, York and the Lewis and Clark Expedition

173

Caragh and Mike – the team that is bursting with energy!

174

Shirley Franklin: People are looking for a place to belong.

175

Prime Ministers of the UK #2 and #3 - A Tale of 2 PMs

176

Chris - The Mid-terms and Basketball - Don't force it man!

177

Presidents: Thomas Jefferson 3/46: founding father, republican, democrat and slave owner.

178

Caragh McMurtry – Rower for Team GB, Woman and Neurodiverse

179

Short Stories – Bellflower by Guy de Maupassant

180

Prime Ministers of the UK: No. 1 Robert Walpole - Prime Minister and Slaver

181

Poetry – The Sunflower by Dora Greenwell

182

Presidents: Johns Adams 2/46 – Where did it all go wrong?

183

Poetry – The Waste Land by T S Eliot

184

Presidents: George Washington 1/46 – Was he really all that?

185

Short Poems 1 - A few thoughtful chants

186

Short Stories - Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell

187

Vladi - Vasectomies and all forms of contraception on my island will be free!

188

Video gaming is an art that brings people together!

189

Women of the French Revolution – A chat with Traci

190

The Iran Contra Affair - a talk with Aydan

191

Generations: A talk with my sons to celebrate 100!

192

Short Stories - The Lottery Ticket by Anton Chekhov

193

Aydan: Social funding? Reagan gouged it all out!

194

Short Stories - Luck by Mark Twain

195

Aydan: We need to take care of our country!

196

Tanja – The Power of Anger or can it be Love?

197

Hinrich Westerkamp and a community that open minds and hearts to welcome refugees.

198

Julia Books - Lively Story - StoryTelling, networks, content and more!

199

Short Stories - Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl

200

Poetry - Alone by Edgar Allan Poe

201

Lanna: I am a change maker. I don’t want to accept things as they are.

202

Siblings: "The eyes are open, the mouth moves, but Mr. Brain has long since departed, hasn't he, Percy?" Blackadder.

203

Tatiana: “Are you creating a sustainable solution or is that a band aid?”

204

Vladi: A chat about practical work and I ask myself “am I a work/life balance freak?”

205

Briskby - What makes you feel active!

206

Vlad: Poverty is not a money problem!

207

Vladi: Penal systems must be about qualifying criminals for social re-integration

208

Flock - A Movement for Equality

209

RTTV: The making of a great podcast, the work, the friendship, the ambition

210

Siblings: A Roman beginnings

211

Vladi: Systems don’t matter, histories matter!

212

Vladi - It's not about democracy, it's about the best system

213

Building society block by block: Democracy or not democracy?

214

Vladi - Is democracy a buzzword?

215

Kristine – Mentoring, making decisions, being creative and being an ally

216

Drab - Everything Wheel of Time and Working Out the Twitter Algorithm

217

Tanja - The Need to Be and Not Only Do

218

Claudia - Changing our mindset and what we can learn from our kids

219

Alberto - Sports journalist, football commentator, podcaster!

220

Maya Angelou - An inspiration, artist and activist

221

Tanja - In the flesh and talking SensualTalk, superstition and ice cream!

222

Raphael - Education needs us and it deserves our support!

223

Mitja - Historical echoes from Europe to the UK

224

Benny ventures out into sustainable photography

225

Tanja - Balance, appreciating one's self, and knowing our passions

226

Kristine - Recruiting and Mentoring: Passion, Equality and Determination

227

Slavery by Hannah More (a poem)

228

WoT (with spoilers): We’re on the Road to Tar Valon

229

WoT: Drab talks Wheel of Time, Greens and Socialism and Social Media

230

Tatiana - You have to be involved. From a distance you’re always out of touch!

231

Tanja – Coping with a loss and being true to myself!

232

Karin - The attack on the Capitol was an attack on Democracy!

233

Claudia talks different cultures in Italy and France in a field of science.

234

Florian from Schønlein Media reveals how a great podcast came to be!

235

Just me - Wheel of Time - online communities and holiday

236

Tanja and the passions and energies of life and love

237

Identity - Community - Discrimination - Ethnic Survival

238

Generations 2 – 15 and saying it like it is!

239

Karin - Transparency and governing the public interest

240

The Rape of Lucrece by William Shakespeare

241

Episode 50 - Fighting for freedom and truth!

242

Karin – Echoes of Reality and Perspective

243

Alfred Tennyson - The Lady of Shalott

244

A talk with Olympic Gold Medallist Tom Mackintosh

245

Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth

246

Karin: Courage – Afghanistan – Democracy: in no specific order

247

Generations

248

Karin – A literal journey across borders and cultures

249

“If you’re not afraid of it, then you don’t care!” A talk with Anna always inspires...

250

A motorcycle adventure decades in the making – Tanja hits Liguria on two wheels

251

Karin looks at North and South by Elisabeth Gaskell - a stunning 19th Century novel

252

Julia and Tapster Media: A new approach to digital publishing

253

Anna - I need to tell stories

254

The Maltese Connection - Do it like Vene

255

Tanja - The energies of Dance and calm of Mindfulness

256

Startups and Whisky 3 - In person

257

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

258

Startups and Whisky 2 - People Strategies

259

Just me - and a jingle - thoughts inspired by Nilsson's Everybody's Talking

260

Karin: The world of books and the importance of storytelling

261

Sensuality in society and breaking the taboo with Tanja

262

Institutionalised discrimination - will it ever end?

263

Karin: Writers saved by German state sponsorship

264

The Dance by Siamanto - Dedicated to the 1.5m Armenians

265

Karin - When power wants to kill free speech, it seeks out writers first

266

The day football scored 12 own goals!

267

Tanja raises the temperature with Sensual Talk!

268

Startups and Whisky Part 1

269

Karin - PEN and the meaning of sacrifice

270

Ani and Tatiana - double trouble or twice the value?

271

Karin - In Germany rebuilding

272

Rohwedder and the Stay Behind Network!

273

1st in the Premier League to 2nd Amendment

274

Karin - London, but through a prism!

275

Karin - From Cincinnati to assassinations: The plot thickens!

276

Karin - The building blocks that shape a life...

277

Karin - A life of movement and movements!

278

The Vaccination / The Blue Economy / An Intro into Inequality

279

Migrant worker deaths in Qatar / Navalny / Green Pass please guv?

280

Finding a path - one small step at a time!

281

The Great Call of China

282

Modern echoes of the French Revolution?

283

A path through youthful empowerment, self-management and 'the Rona' in Bolivia

284

Chris is back and we're talking catch up, news but mainly sports betting in the US!

285

Just me this time, evaluating and thinking out loud!

286

Alvaro suggests a limit to the "state"

287

A Chat With Ani Barcelona

288

Episode 3 - A look back at life on the east coast

289

Episode 2 - A chat with Tatiana

290

Episode 1 - Just starting Out - Intros