The Breakfast Podcast

For those who believe that Africa has no culture, for those who continue to say that "the others" are "savages," today I bring you a work written by Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka.

With everything we're going through, and given what we know of history, I have the feeling we're going back 90 years, to that time when future Nazis were already doing their dirty work, almost surreptitiously.

In Spain, due to the declining birth rate, we see how villages are increasingly aging and emptying out, until suddenly, newcomers from distant countries arrive and bring joy, helping schools and businesses stay open.

"The Kite Runner" tells the story of the friendship between Amir (a Pashtun) and Hassan (a Hazara), who belong to different worlds in a turbulent country, Afghanistan.

The murder of Samuel Luiz was a case of homophobic murder and important because of the precedent it set: that no one should go unpunished for a hate crime such as homophobia.

Reading the graphic novel "Persepolis", we can get an idea of the change from the Shah's rule to that of the alatoyahs.The discrimination and exclusion of women by the theocratic regime seriously violates a fundamental principle of international human rights law such as equality and non-discrimination, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

From birth and throughout their lives, women in Saudi Arabia remain under the supervision of a male member of the family, usually her father or husband. They need a permission and consent for matters as simple as starting certain studies, living alone, getting married, accessing certain medical treatments or even getting out of jail. Defying these prohibitions or disobeying a “guardian” may be grounds for sanctions.

There is a treaty that legally obliges signatory countries to criminalize sexist violence and to allocate resources to combat it.A treaty called the "Istanbul Convention" and the Ottoman country decided to leave.

Between 2017 and 2021, 1,000 attacks were reported, and there are hundreds of cases that never come to light. The majority are attacks on women by men seeking revenge. One of the victims, Shaheen Malik, has created a NGO to provide help and support.

Heart of Darkness", written by Joseph Conrad in 1899, belongs to late Victorian literature, a time when the British Empire was beginning to expand its borders, with Africa being one of the continents where the impact of colonization caused the most devastation.

In her diary, Anne Frank details the progressive loss of rights and restrictions imposed by the Nazi occupiers on Jews in Amsterdam from 1940 onward, which she described as being "in chains." Anne narrates how these measures transformed her daily life and that of her family.What I mean by this is that rights will always be the biggest losers. Even if you don't feel it now, it could happen to you someday.

When I watch sporting events, and certain athletes participate with the Spanish national teams, I wonder how long they've been in Spain and how long it took them to regularize their status, because it seems like they've done it through the fast track, especially considering that there's no residency permit for athletes.

For today's episode, we travel to North Africa, to the city of Tangier, in present-day Morocco, to meet a distinguished writer, philosopher, and above all, traveler, whom we could call the "Arab Marco Polo."We see that from a very young age, Ibn Battuta was passionate about reading, especially works related to geography and all kinds of travel books. Being wealthy, on June 13, 1325, he set off for Mecca with the intention of fulfilling the pilgrimage required of every Muslim to visit the holiest city in Islam.

It often happens that after a while, some news disappear, but the suffering does not. I'm talking about Gaza. Because, sadly, only the name remains of the strip. The rest is mountains of rubble where the inhabitants, those who remain, are almost part of that landscape, stripped of the humanity they possessed at birth.Today I want to offer them a little light, just as Ramadan begins this week.

Today I want to ask you a question: How did you feel when you got your first contract? I imagine that with that income you started to cover some expenses, right? Well, for a migrant, it must be like paradise.

Today I'm opening a book that isn't on any bookshelf: the one that is written with every page that transforms us. We travel the world in search of new stories, because reading is crossing borders without a passport. And every story is a cultural compass.If you remember yesterday's episode, I talked about the treatment of women in new literary, but especially psychiatric movements. Today I'm bringing this to literature, through the work of Jean Rhys, an author who combines her Anglo-Caribbean cultural diversity with the situation of women in her time.

This episode isn't comfortable. It doesn't intend to be. Today I open pages that many would like to close: dictatorships that crushed voices, crimes hidden under flags, silences that still scream. You'll hear fragments of memory and analysis that are unsettling. Because to remember is to resist. Because forgetting is also violence.When I was studying for my third-year English literature exam, there came a point in my notes when philosophical currents, psychiatry, and sexology appeared.

In this episode, we delve into the lives of those who defy distance, language, and fear. Migrants who left behind the familiar to embrace the unknown. You'll hear stories of everyday courage, of human beings reinventing their world, of young people transforming rejection into strength. Because migrating isn't just about moving: it's about rebuilding.For many young people, turning 18 is the best moment of their lives, because they lose parental authority, but for young migrants it can be a tragedy.

The fact that this data comes from ISTAC (Canary Islands Institute of Statistics) reinforces my ideas. As the official body of the Canary Islands Government, the data is irrefutable: it's empirical evidence against ideological rhetoric.Today I'm going to dismantle the idea of ​​the great replacement in the Canary Islands: If the map is red in southern Tenerife and the eastern islands, it's not because of the migrant boats. It's because of the economic model. Those who are pushing Canarians into the minority don't come by boat, because they want to go to Europe. Those who cause the situ...