Sometimes it’s hard to read the news without getting angry. Caroline Batten and Sara Morell have stopped trying. War News Radio proudly presents “Filibusted”, an editorial segment dedicated to the news that makes us tear our hair out.
Last year Syrian high school student Mahmoud Hallak moved to America to escape the conflict consuming his home country. War News Radio’s Collin Smith talked to Hallak about his experiences and his participation in the revolution–both in Syria and in the United States. [soundcloud params=”auto_play=false&show_comments=true&color=75BBD9&theme_color=75BBD9″]https://soundcloud.com/war-news-radio/from-aleppo-to-the-us-a[/soundcloud]
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This week on War News Radio, negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, sectarian violence in Iraq, terrorism in Nigeria, and more. [soundcloud params=”auto_play=false&show_comments=true&color=75BBD9&theme_color=75BBD9″]https://soundcloud.com/warnewsradio2/weekly-newscast-november-15[/soundcloud]
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War and violence never exist in a vacuum. Intrastate conflict often has far-reaching effects that extend outside a nation’s borders. War News Radio’s Dylan Okabe-Jawdat and Aaron True spoke to two Swarthmore College professors on the complicated social ramifications of the Syrian civil war. This piece was written, produced, and…
This week on War News Radio, an update on the United Nations report on Syria, an anti-terrorism raid in China, freed political prisoners in Iran, and more. [soundcloud params=”auto_play=false&show_comments=true&color=75BBD9&theme_color=75BBD9″]https://soundcloud.com/war-news-radio/weekly-newscast-september-20[/soundcloud] WILL SULLIVAN: From War News Radio at Swarthmore College, I’m Will Sullivan. ALLISON HRABAR: And I’m Allison Hrabar. The United Nations…
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