Air Date: 12-17-2025

The sad ease with which we manage to ignore some atrocities, even while paying much attention to others, has to do with how visible or invisible to us the systems are that are propping up those events. Nothing happens in a vacuum and in our world, if you're willing to dig deep enough, you'll always find how we're all connected - across both time and geography.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Will the International Community Act Preschool Massacre & Large Piles of Bodies in Sudan Part 1 - Democracy Now! - Air Date 12-10-25

KP 2: Sudan Civil War the Terrifying Escape From El Fasher - Global News Podcast - Air Date 12-1-25

KP 3: Can Trump Help Sudan Part 1 - Today, Explained - Air Date 11-19-25

KP 4: The War In Sudan with Khalid Medani Part 1- American Prestige - Air Date 5-10-24

KP 5: South Sudans Failed Peace Deal with Joshua Craze Part 1 - American Prestige - Air Date 5-27-25

KP 6: Decolonise Sudan - The Sages Cabin - Herbs & Liberation - Air Date 11-6-25

(00:45:33) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the past 20 years of politics

DEEPER DIVES

(00:50:08) SECTION A: VIOLENCE NOW

A1: What's Happening in Sudan Part 1 - Soundside - Air Date 11-17-25

A2: The War In Sudan with Khalid Medani Part 2 - American Prestige - Air Date 5-10-24

A3: Will the International Community Act Preschool Massacre & Large Piles of Bodies in Sudan Part 2 - Democracy Now! - Air Date 12-10-25

(01:12:13) SECTION B: HISTORICAL ROOTS

B1: The Creeping Coup Part 1 - Throughline - Air Date 11-13-25

B2: South Sudans Failed Peace Deal with Joshua Craze Part 2 - American Prestige - Air Date 5-27-25

B3: The Creeping Coup Part 2 - Throughline - Air Date 11-13-25

B4: South Sudan: Why Was a Powerful Vice-president Fired - Focus on Africa - Air Date 11-14-25

(01:51:58) SECTION C: OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE

C1: What's Happening in Sudan Part 2 - Soundside - Air Date 11-17-25

C2: The War In Sudan with Khalid Medani Part 3 - American Prestige - Air Date 5-10-24

C3: Is Egypt Reasserting Its Influence in Africa - Focus on Africa - Air Date 12-2-25

(02:12:01) SECTION D: RESOLUTION AND SOLIDARITY

D1: Sudan Government Demands International Ceasefire Guarantees - Global News Podcast - Air Date 11-7-25

D2: Can Trump Help Sudan Part 2 - Today, Explained - Air Date 11-19-25

D3: Decolonise Sudan Part 2 - The Sages Cabin - Herbs & Liberation - Air Date 11-6-25

D4: The Ongoing Catastrophe of Sudan's Civil War with Khalid Medani - American Prestige - Air Date 10-29-25

SHOW IMAGE CREDITS

Description: Photo of Sudanese refugee women, one with her baby, standing in line for food aid in Chad carrying bags, and boxes.

Credit: “24 January 2025, Adre, Chad. Sudanese refugees who have fled the conflict in Sudan register for food aid in neighbouring Chad.” by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (UK), Flickr | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped

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