Uncovering Roots
Uncovering Roots is not just a podcast; it's a journey into the lesser-known narratives that deserve to be heard. Each episode is crafted to immerse listeners in a creative and personal storytelling experience, fostering a connection between the audience and the featured stories.
Uncovering Roots will feature a number of stories which will concentrate on the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and indigenous people across the globe. The podcast aims to appeal to a broad audience by covering a wide range of themes.
Episodes
14 episodes
Palestinians in Paraguay: Part 4 - The Present
The Paraguay Scheme culminated with a shooting in 1970. But the story didn't end there. It took 34 years for the truth to break out, and it came from an unexpected source. In the final episode of Palestinians in Paraguay, we trace h...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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29:50
Palestinians in Paraguay: Part 3 - The Trial
In June 1970, Talal al-Dimassi took the stand in a courtroom in authoritarian Paraguay. Far away from home, he was being tried for opening fire in the Israeli embassy in Asunción.His trial would last two years, his sentence longer but st...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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28:46
Palestinians in Paraguay: Part 2 - The Shooting
After the 1967 war, Talal al-Dimassi was trying to build a life in Gaza, Palestine. He opened a repair shop and had a plan for his future. But that was all cut short when he was recruited into the Paraguay Scheme.This episode follows Tal...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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25:41
Palestinians in Paraguay: Part 1 - The Scheme
In 2005, researcher Hadeel Assali flew to Jordon to meet her great uncle. He told her a story she couldn't quite believe: that decades earlier, Israeli agents had tricked him into boarding a plane from Palestine and abandoned him in Paraguay, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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25:41
Coming Soon: Palestinians in Paraguay
The Palestinians in Paraguay story is a four-part investigative documentary podcast uncovering one of the most extraordinary, and until now, largely buried, chapters in Palestinian history: Israel's documented 1969 plan to secretly transfer 60,...
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Season 3
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2:04
There Was There Was Not: The Women of Artsakh
Linum e, chi linum. There Was There Was Not. This is how Armenians begin their myths and stories, the same saying as "Once Upon a Time." Filmmaker Emily Mkrtichian spent several years in Artsakh documenting four women building...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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31:42
Flags for the Stateless
When Leo Torosian started studying old photographs of Armenian revolutionaries, he noticed something strange: almost every fighter posed with a flag. But these weren't the neat, simple flags we know today, they were covered in text, embroidered...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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32:26
Pasolini in Beirut
In 1974, three revolutionary elements came together in Beirut: a city at the centre of political and cultural change, a filmmaker who challenged ideas of queerness and power, and a cultural space called Dar el Fan. By 1975, all three were gone....
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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39:44
The Baron Hotel
Uncovering Roots returns with the first episode of its new season, beginning in Aleppo, at the doors of one of the most iconic hotels in the Middle East.The Baron Hotel once hosted kings, spies, archaeologists, and refugees. It was a gra...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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29:33
Uncovering Roots Returns: New Season Coming Soon!
Happy New Year from Uncovering Roots! We’re so excited to share that our first full season is launching soon. It’s been a bit of a journey getting here, and we truly appreciate your patience. This season, we’ll dive into m...
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Season 2
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1:00
The Lost Voice - Aurora Mardiganian: Part 3
After Aurora Mardiganian fainted in 1920, she not only disappeared from public life, but the film disappeared and is now officially considered a lost film. It took 70 years to finally get some news, where an Argentinian-Armenian found something...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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34:38
The Lost Voice - Aurora Mardiganian: Part 2
After a harrowing two years under Ottoman occupation, Aurora Mardiganian finally manages to escape to America. But her story doesn’t stop there… Aurora is suddenly thrown into Hollywood, where she becomes the lead actress of the film based on h...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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36:16
The Lost Voice - Aurora Mardiganian: Part 1
Uncovering Roots presents its first ever episode in this three-part mini series.Arshaluys Mardigian, also known as Aurora Mardiganian, was just 14 years old when she lost everything during the horrors of the Armenian Genocide. This episo...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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41:00
