On Things We Left Behind

Saredo & Surer Mohamed

On Things We Left Behind is a story-driven podcast that explores the hidden afterlife of war. In what ways does leaving your country behind shape the life that you rebuild? That’s the question that the hosts, daughters of Somali refugees, seek to explain. The podcast takes an in-depth look into the lives of those who were made to start all over, and meditates on the things that are left behind in war’s wake.

On Things We Left Behind was one of the three finalists for LaunchPod 2019, the UK’s first podcast competition.

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The Architect – English version

On Things We Left Behind

09/28/20 • 39 min

Shurki Aden Camey, our mum, shares her experience of rebuilding the city of her youth, Mogadishu. In this episode we follow her journey from a student to a refugee to finally achieving her dreams of becoming an architect in Mogadishu, but with a very different reality. This version has her contributions re-voiced in English.

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The Tapes That Bind – Part 2

On Things We Left Behind

09/07/20 • 18 min

Nuradin tells how letter tapes give him a connection to family that he will cherish forever. Nuradin shared letter tapes with his family when he first left home to stay in communication. But now, all these years later, the tapes mean even more than he ever expected.

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The Tapes That Bind – Part 1

On Things We Left Behind

08/31/20 • 27 min

Nadifa Mohamed shows us the world that her family’s letter tapes have helped create. Letter tapes are cassette tapes recorded with messages from families and friends. In this episode, we discover how these tapes became a window into the world before a war.

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TRAILER: On Things We Left Behind

On Things We Left Behind

06/05/19 • 1 min

On Things We Left Behind was one of the three finalists for LaunchPod 2019, the UK’s first podcast competition.

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The Space Between Stories

On Things We Left Behind

09/21/20 • 17 min

Mariam and Abira share their experiences of creating spaces to understand and preserve lost history. In this episode we cover the complications of logging history from countries that have been through war, and why nostalgia can sometimes get in the way of finding the truth.

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The Parts We Don’t Share

On Things We Left Behind

09/14/20 • 24 min

Alice doesn’t want to be just one thing in your eyes, so she chooses carefully what parts of her story she will share. She knows and has experienced what sharing every detail of a painful story is like and has learned the hard way about why it’s better to be selective.

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Full series coming soon

On Things We Left Behind

08/25/20 • 2 min

On Things We Left Behind – winner of Launchpod, the UK’s first podcast talent competition – is launching a full series shortly. The podcast explores the hidden afterlife of war, and confronts the realities of exile from a first-person perspective. Subscribe now to hear every episode as they’re released.

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Pilot

On Things We Left Behind

06/30/19 • 28 min

On Things We Left Behind was one of the three finalists for LaunchPod 2019, the UK’s first podcast competition.

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The Architect – Somali version

On Things We Left Behind

09/28/20 • 40 min

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How many episodes does On Things We Left Behind have?

On Things We Left Behind currently has 9 episodes available.

What topics does On Things We Left Behind cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on On Things We Left Behind?

The episode title 'The Space Between Stories' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on On Things We Left Behind?

The average episode length on On Things We Left Behind is 22 minutes.

How often are episodes of On Things We Left Behind released?

Episodes of On Things We Left Behind are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of On Things We Left Behind?

The first episode of On Things We Left Behind was released on Jun 5, 2019.

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On Things We Left Behind

Saredo & Surer Mohamed

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