🗣️ #WPSWednesday: In the new episode of #IfYouWereInCharge, ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Ramdas speak with Stefanie Fox of @jvp.bsky.social on the rise of Jewish anti-Zionist organising, accountability, & collective resistance. open.spotify.com/episode/0lri...
🎙 New episode of #IfYouWereInCharge
ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Ramdas speak with @jvplive.bsky.social's Stefanie Fox about the rise of Jewish anti‑Zionism, JVP’s rapid growth, & collective organising for justice.
🎙️Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/0lri...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: Listen to the new episode of #IfYouWereInCharge where @sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Ramdas discuss the escalating war in #Iran & speak with Maya & Nancy Yamout about their work deradicalizing extremists & breaking cycles of violence. open.spotify.com/episode/2ebp...
🎙️New ep of #IfYouWereInCharge with @sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Ramdas
Sanam shares what she’s hearing from inside #Iran as the war escalates.
Then Maya & Nancy Yamout—Lebanese sisters working in prisons—explain how empathy & rehabilitation can counter extremism.
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Don’t miss the season premiere of #IfYouWereInCharge!
@sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Ramdas are joined by @yobencohen.bsky.social, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, discussing his activism to curb military spending & unwavering belief in collective action.
🎙️ open.spotify.com/episode/12w5...
What happens when you mix an ice cream empire with radical activism? 🍦✊
We’re back for a new season of #IfYouWereInCharge with Ben & Jerry’s co-founder, Ben Cohen. He joins hosts
@sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Ramdas to discuss his life-long fight against military spending.
🎥 ICYMI: #IfYouWereInCharge
ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Ramdas explore misogyny, impunity, & why women’s voices are essential in spaces of power. From Epstein to the fight for accountability—this episode is full of insight & hope.
🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/7FAe...
🎥 #IfYouWereInCharge Special Episode
ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social & Kavita Ramdas take a feminist lens to misogyny, impunity & exclusion from power. From high-profile cases to accountability, they highlight why women’s voices are essential & where to find hope.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/7FAe...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social joins Kavita Ramdas to unpack #Iran’s crisis, women-led resistance, & paths beyond repression through #dialogue & inclusion – on a new episode of #IfYouWereInCharge.
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Stepping in to process and reflect on #Iran.
Deeply personal.
And reflecting as practitioner in UN mediation/peacebuilding work globally and with civil society - esp women peacebuilders - whose wisdom I cherish
#IfYouWereInCharge
@whatthewomensay.bsky.social
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In 2024 we:
📣 Brought #WASL voices to the UN Security Council
⚖️ Contributed to efforts on #GenderApartheid in #Afghanistan
🎙️ Shared solutions through #IfYouWereInCharge podcast
📖 More → icanpeacework.org/2025/07/ican...
#ICANAnnualReport #SheBuildsPeace
🎙️ #IfYouWereInCharge Ep. 10 is out!
Former UK Amb. to #Iran Sir Richard Dalton joins @sanambna.bsky.social to unpack rising tensions in the Middle East—from US strikes to Netanyahu’s policies & failed diplomacy.
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🎧Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/23Yk...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: On a new episode of #IfYouWereInCharge, ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social shares a personal reflection on the war in #Iran & celebrates former guests Women of the Sun #Palestine, who were recently awarded the 2025 #VigdísPrize for Women's Empowerment. open.spotify.com/episode/2jj5...
Ep 9️⃣ of #IfYouWereInCharge is live! @sanambna.bsky.social reflects on the war in #Iran & we honor Women of the Sun from #Palestine, 2025 Vigdís Prize winners, by re-sharing their conversation on peace.
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🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2jj5...
🎙️ Ep. 8️⃣ of #IfYouWereInCharge is out!
@sanambna.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Jessie Stone, professional kayaker & health clinic founder in 🇺🇬 #Uganda, about USAID cuts, & local solutions.
🎧 Listen:
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🔹 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/069U...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: On a new #IfYouWereInCharge episode, ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social talks to Abir Hajibrahim, #WASL partner & founder of Mobaderoon, about the unique role of #women in #peace efforts & looking ahead at the future of #Syria. open.spotify.com/episode/5ohV...
🎙️ The latest episode of #IfYouWereInCharge is out now!
In Ep. 7️⃣, @sanambna.bsky.social talks to Abir Hajibrahim about 🇸🇾 #Syria’s #peacebuilders & the unique role of #women in peace efforts.
🎧 Listen:
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🔹 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5ohV...
Excited to share this particular episode of #IfYouWereinCharge bringing Persian poetry as soul food to help navigate these time.
My guest is Christine Van Ruymbeke Soudavar Professor of Persian Literature & Culture @cambridgeuni.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0uYR...
🎙️ New episode of #IfYouWereInCharge!
In episode 6️⃣, @sanambna.bsky.social speaks with Christine Van Ruymbeke on 🇮🇷 Iran’s poetic heritage, Sufism & women’s role in literature.
🎧 Listen:
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🔹 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0uYR...
🎙 ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social joined BBC World Service's Weekend to talk authoritarianism, conflict, journalism, & her podcast “If You Were In Charge.”
🎧 Listen:
Part 1: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Part 2: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#IfYouWereInCharge #BBCWorldService #BBC
Pod 5 #IfYouWereInCharge 🥁
What if Israeli & Palestinian women were in charge?
#Israeli Yael Braudo-Bahat of #WomenWagePeace & #Palestinian Marwa Hammad of #WomenoftheSun about weaving trust & waging peace.
#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #WPS #WomenPeaceSecurity
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🎙️ New episode of #IfYouWereInCharge!
ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social is joined by 🇵🇸 Marwa Hammad & 🇮🇱 Yael Braudo-Bahat, who amid war & rising violence, stand united for peace.
🎧 Listen:
🔹Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
🔹Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3t2V...
🎙️ New #IfYouWereInCharge ep!
ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social speaks with @richardgowan1.bsky.social & @mfespinosaec.bsky.social on the UN’s role in crisis, global reform & why it’s time for a woman UNSG.
🎧 Listen:
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🔹Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/732I...
🎙️ New ep. of #IfYouWereInCharge!
ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social sits down with Wazhma Frogh—Afghan lawyer, #peacebuilder, & #WASL partner—on educating, advocating, & bringing hope to #Afghan women & girls under Taliban rule.
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🔹 open.spotify.com/episode/4Hhg...
🗣 #WPSWednesday: @passblue.bsky.social shared their weekly summary of news & events from the #UN & the field of peace & security, featuring a new episode of #IfYouWereInCharge from ICAN’s Sanam Naraghi Anderlini @sanambna.bsky.social. www.passblue.com/2025/03/29/i...
Loved this conversation in Pod 2, Season 2 of #IfYouWereinCharge
On the critical importance of civil society, the funding cuts to the development sector & the silver lining... the power of public generosity with Chris Worman of @givingtuesday.bsky.social
A big dose of hope and inspiration
🎙️ Ep. 2 of #IfYouWereInCharge!
ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social talks with Chris Worman, @givingtuesday.bsky.social, about the urgent challenges facing civil society & philanthropy.
🎧 Listen & subscribe:
🔹Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
🔹Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2LIw...
TU. Glad you found the conversation hopeful. For more on other big issues, with other fabulous people, please check out #IfYouWereinCharge on @spotify @apple
Next up Tues April 2 is a conversation on public generosity in this age of extreme capitalism.
Season 2, Pod 1 #IFYouWereInCharge! With @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social on the demise of democracy & the rays of hope & resistance that we all need.
As always I'll tackle big issues & feature the frontline doers & imaginers who are changing the world every day.
open.spotify.com/episode/0YIo...
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: In a new #IfYouWereInCharge ep, ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social speaks to Yasmin Radjy, @swingleft.bsky.social, on the shifts in American politics, from reproductive rights to recent elections, reflecting on how to drive change in a polarized America. shows.acast.com/if-you-were-...