Host Adam Klein takes us to a distinguished panel at the Carter Center to learn more about a leading, yet preventable, cause of blindness. Special thanks to Emily Staub, Associate Director and Press Liaison to Health Programs at The Carter Cent

Episode 7: Carter Center Panel on Trachoma

Apr 28th, 2020

-IN THIS EPISODE- The African Sky Podcast is pleased to share this panel discussion regarding trachoma entitled “Seeing a Vibrant Future”, held on October 18, 2018 as part of the Conversations at The Carter Center series. Special thanks to Emi

Episode 6: Banning Eyre

Jan 7th, 2020

In this episode… Writer, guitarist, and producer Banning Eyre offers an insightful overview of Malian music. The conversation touches upon the various “types” of Malian music- from Mande and Wassoulou of the south to the Tuareg and Sonrai music

Episode 5: Dr. Bill Moseley, Professor, Macalester College

Oct 1st, 2019 40m 36s

-IN THIS EPISODE- William Moseley, Professor of Geography and Director of the Food, Agriculture & Society Program at Macalester College, discusses his Peace Corps experience in Mali, his dissertation on poverty-induced environmental degradatio

Episode 4: Mina Girgis, Ethnomusicologist

Sep 3rd, 2018

-IN THIS EPISODE- Ethnomusicologist Mina Girgis, Co-Founder and CEO of the groundbreaking musical ensemble and advocacy initiative The Nile Project, discusses the organization, its founding, creative process, and the musical exchange between We

Episode 3: Rahama Wright, Shea Yeleen International

Feb 2nd, 2018

-IN THIS EPISODE- Rahama Wright, founder of Shea Yeleen International, Inc., speaks about how her experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali led to the founding of Shea Yeleen, the story of the non-profit company and its community-centric mo

Episode 2: Dr. Karim Traore, Professor, University of Georgia

Oct 16th, 2017 1h

-IN THIS EPISODE- Dr. Karim Traore, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Associate Director of the African Studies Institute at the University of Georgia, discusses the epic of Sundiata, Mande caste system, the role of the griot, a

Episode 1: Scott Lacy, Founder, African Sky

Jul 18th, 2017 46m 26s

-IN THIS EPISODE- In the inaugural African Sky podcast, Host Adam Klein talks with African Sky founder Scott Lacy about his Peace Corps experience, founding the organization, his philosophy of sustainable development, the future of African Sky

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