Culture Cult
Culture Cult
Culture Cult is about our love for the Middle-East & Europe - the people & diaspora from these regions, and a celebration of their contributions to arts & culture all over the world! Produced by Rebecca Maakasa & Maria Konidaris. @culturecult_podcast
Ghyda Helou - Jarak Online
How can community stay connected during isolation? Ghyda Helou is our first international guest, from Byblos, Lebanon. She is the co-founder of "Jarak Online" an online platform that aims to get people to get to know their neighbours during COVID-19. Thank you to the lovely Ghyda for sharing her …
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Nadine Lebde - Physio, researcher & writer.
Welcome to our first podcast of 2020! With the wonders of remote recording, Becs set up a makeshift studio in her bedroom and spoke with Nadine Lebde. A triple threat - Physiotherapist, academic researcher and creative writer in Sydney, Australia. Just as Nadine’s skill set is diverse, so was ou…
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With the People - Amir
Extended interview with Becs in conversation with fellow solidarity protester Amir. Amir flew to Lebanon a day after this was recorded and is currently supporting the movement on the ground. You can keep up with him on @ppprnce on instagram. A third solidarity protest will be held this Sunday 3rd…
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Melbourne Stands With Lebanon - 23rd October 2019
Day #9 of the Lebanese Revolution Rebecca Maakasa attended the second solidarity protest in Melbourne, juggling a recorder, camera, and Lebanese flag in her hands to capture your voices, pride and unity. Follow @melb2beirut on Instagram to see the action in colour! Produced by Rebecca Maakasa …
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Lebanon - Melbourne Solidarity
RebeccaMaakasa stood alongside her fellow Lebanese diaspora on Sunday and recorded their voices. Under one flag we are united, here your voices are heard! Tomorrow 6pm Argyle Square, Lygon Street Melbourne Round 2 we gather as a global community under one flag! our people want and need. Peace, …
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Culture Cult Bite: LFFAU 2019 - مطلوبين / Wanted Screening - Jessica Khoury Interview
"What aspects of the Lebanese Culture do we want to share with the world through cinema?" Becs speaks with LFFAU (Bank of Melbourne Lebanese Film Festival) Co-Director Jessica Khoury at the screening of 'Wanted' at Melbourne Central Hoyts 11th October 2019. FULL INTERVIEW HERE
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LFFAU 2019 - مطلوبين / Wanted Screening - Jessica Khoury Interview
The 2019 Bank of Melbourne Lebanese Film Festival Australia runs throughout the country between August to November. Becs speaks with festival Co-Director Jessica Khoury as the crowd fills in to the screening of 'Wanted' (مطلوبين). A sharing of culture through the screen can bring diverse audienc…
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Live Season Finale - July 2019
SEASON FINALE July 2019 It's a Culture Cult party, to celebrate and wrap up our seasonal program. Featuring a live dabkeh-folk dance lesson with Bellydance with Zabelle. Music Credit: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Curator: Copyright: Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International: http://creative…
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Culture Cult - Building Bridges in Community
Maria heads to Live At The Greek in Melbourne and speaks to John Kostarakis and Antonia Tsamis. Becs reflects on lessons learned in building empathy at Digi Engage 2019, including her encounter with Arno Michaelis a former white supremacist who now serves to spread messages of forgiveness and incl…
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Culture Cult - Coffees & Cafes
In episode 9 we transformed the Culture Cult into a cafe! ☕️🍰 🇮🇹An interview with Mario Maccerone, of the iconic Mario's Cafe in Brunswick Street, Melbourne. 🔮 Funda of 'Divine Tarot Energy' reads our coffee cups, making predictions for our future. 🍹💃🏻Becs recaps 3ZZZ's 30 Year Ball Celebra…
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