Khartoum Podcast is a series of audio episodes that explore the city of Khartoum from different social, cultural, and political perspectives through the eyes of experts, urban specialists, artists, and other inhabitants of the city. The podcast discusses the relationship between people, culture, and history to get a better understanding of how Khartoum, the city we live in, is continuously being shaped by these factors every day.
By using a research-based approach for creating the episodes’ content, the podcast attempts to create an interactive experience that generates conversations and discussions on modern Sudanese topics.
It consists of six episodes covering various Socio-political topics. Each episode is accompanied by an essay in both English and Arabic citing all references used in the podcast. The interviews conducted for the podcast will be used to launch an online audio library of Sudanese knowledge and history which will be available to the public soon.
Khartoum Podcast is a series of episodes that explore the city of Khartoum from different social, cultural, and political aspects through the lenses of specialists, urbanists, artists, and other inhabitants of the city.
Discusses the city of Omdurman and how it came to be established and the different internal and external influences that have shaped the city from the Mahdist state until today.
Discusses the alternative music scene in the Khartoum within the last 50 years by taking the examples of Jazz, Zanig and Rap genres and the various influences that led to their development.
Looks into the relationship of Khartoum with death, and how spaces of death act as physical archives that have the ability to preserve the history of the city.
Debates the different ways we define a public space and what that means to different people. What is the role of governance and how it influences the relationship we have with public space?
Discusses the relationship of art with politics by reflecting on the art movements that developed in post-colonial Sudan to the state of art and artists today after the Sudanese revolution.
