If You Were In Charge with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
Each episode, she tackles a major global challenge but flips the script. Instead of hearing from politicians and pundits, Sanam talks to the frontline doers and imaginers—activists, organizers, and peacebuilders—whose lived experience, courage, and ideas are reshaping what’s possible. People who, if they were in charge, could change the world.
Exploring what they’re already achieving, what they could do with greater power and money, and, most importantly, what gives them hope.
Join Sanam and her daughter, Soleh, each week as they reimagine a better future with thought-provoking discussions and insights from leading global experts.
If You Were In Charge is brought to you by the Bijan Ghaisar Foundation and ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network).
This is an Africa Digital Audio (ADA) Production.
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If You Were In Charge with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
Each episode, she tackles a major global challenge but flips the script. Instead of hearing from politicians and pundits, Sanam talks to the frontline doers and imaginers—activists, organizers, and peacebuilders—whose lived experience, courage, and ideas are reshaping what’s possible. People who, if they were in charge, could change the world.
Exploring what they’re already achieving, what they could do with greater power and money, and, most importantly, what gives them hope.
Join Sanam and her daughter, Soleh, each week as they reimagine a better future with thought-provoking discussions and insights from leading global experts.
If You Were In Charge is brought to you by the Bijan Ghaisar Foundation and ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network).
This is an Africa Digital Audio (ADA) Production.
Democratic Downfall: The Rise of Fascism with Ece Temelkuran
If You Were In Charge
58 minutes
8 months ago
Democratic Downfall: The Rise of Fascism with Ece Temelkuran
Welcome to If You Were in Charge Season 2, a podcast featuring global peace strategist Sanam Naraghi Anderlini.
This week, Sanam speaks with Ece Temelkuran, renowned author of How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship, which explores the mechanisms of autocracy and the decline of democratic principles.
Each week, Sanam tackles a major global challenge and hosts leading practitioners and innovators to share their work and solutions—if they were in charge with the necessary political and financial resources.
To bring in the perspective of a younger generation, Sanam is joined each week by one of her twin daughters. This episode features Soleh, a PhD student at Cambridge.
If You Were In Charge is brought to you by the Bjian Ghaisar Foundation
And ICAN International Civil Society Action Network
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Original Music, Little Monster Media
Executive Producer: Pearse Lynch
This is an Africa Digital Audio Production
Chapters00:00
The Rise of Fascism: A Global Concern
03:07
Personal Reflections on Civic Engagement
05:56
Understanding the Steps to Fascism
08:57
The Role of Language and Political Discourse
11:51
Shamelessness in Politics: A Dangerous Trend
15:10
The Complicity of the Progressive Left
18:08
Dignity vs. Freedom: A New Political Narrative
21:09
The Importance of Historical Awareness
24:00
Reclaiming Dignity in Political Discourse
32:04
Radical Love in Politics
33:28
The Need for Honesty in Leadership
36:07
Wealth and Power Dynamics
38:28
The Impact of Inequality on Migration
40:21
Faith in Humanity as Resistance
42:58
Empathy and Human Exchange
43:52
Finding Hope in Community
45:50
The Importance of Giving
49:05
Reflections on Political Discourse
55:21
The Urgency of Political Action
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If You Were In Charge
If You Were In Charge with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
Each episode, she tackles a major global challenge but flips the script. Instead of hearing from politicians and pundits, Sanam talks to the frontline doers and imaginers—activists, organizers, and peacebuilders—whose lived experience, courage, and ideas are reshaping what’s possible. People who, if they were in charge, could change the world.
Exploring what they’re already achieving, what they could do with greater power and money, and, most importantly, what gives them hope.
Join Sanam and her daughter, Soleh, each week as they reimagine a better future with thought-provoking discussions and insights from leading global experts.
If You Were In Charge is brought to you by the Bijan Ghaisar Foundation and ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network).
This is an Africa Digital Audio (ADA) Production.
