REEL TALK with Daizy Gedeon

In this episode of Reel Talk, I sit down with Australian Greens Senator David Shoebridge to confront one of the most urgent questions facing Australia today: Is Australia still acting in its own national interest, or has it become an extension of Washington's foreign policy agenda? Australia says it supports international law. Australia says it supports human rights. Australia says it supports...

In this episode of Reel Talk, Daizy Gedeon sits down with former Lebanese ambassador, political analyst and former presidential candidate Tracy Chamoun for a confronting and deeply personal conversation about the destruction unfolding in southern Lebanon. As Washington announces “productive ceasefire talks” between Lebanon and Israel, villages in the south continue to be bombed, demolished and emp...

In this episode of Reel Talk, I sit down with Kamal Shehadeh to confront one of the most controversial decisions Lebanon has made in its digital future: the Memorandum of Understanding with Oracle. At first glance, it’s framed as opportunity training 50,000 Lebanese in AI and cloud computing. But beneath the surface, a far more urgent question emerges: What happens when a nation at war begins alig...

Are we living through the beginning of World War III or the collapse of everything we thought we knew about the world? In this urgent and deeply human conversation, bestselling author and spiritual teacher Marianne Williamson joins me to explore how we navigate fear, grief, and collective trauma as global crises escalate. From war tensions to the collapse of faith in institutions, millions of peop...

SHOULD THE LAW APPLY TO EVERYONE OR ONLY TO THE POWERLESS? In this episode, we examine what happened at the 2026 Munich Security Conference, where Lebanese media outlet This Is Beirut co-hosted a panel with MIND Israel founded by former Israeli military intelligence chief Amos Yadlin. The discussion reportedly covered: • Regional integration • Hezbollah disarmament • The post-Gaza landscape • Leba...

In Beirut, Lebanon, Syrian refugees are finding an unexpected way to heal from war and displacement: cricket. This special audio report takes you inside Alsama Project, an education initiative founded in 2020 by former McKinsey London partner Richard Verity, German journalist and author Meike Ziervogel, and their Syrian partner Kadria Hussein. What started as a desire to do more has grown into a p...

When Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead in Jenin in May 2022, Israel blamed “crossfire.” The Biden administration called it “tragic circumstances.” No names. No charges. No accountability. In this episode of Reel Talk , Daizy Gedeon speaks with veteran Wall Street Journal correspondent Dion Nissenbaum about the investigation behind the documentary “Who Killed Shireen?” — the fil...

For the first time in decades, the idea of peace between Lebanon and Israel is no longer a complete taboo. Retired generals, party leaders and policy experts are openly debating what was once unspeakable. But how do you even talk about peace with a country accused of genocide in Gaza, systematic ceasefire violations in Lebanon, and ongoing occupation of Lebanese territory? In this fiery, in-depth...

Drawing on three decades at the World Bank, Sayed discusses emergency cash support for hundreds of thousands of Lebanese, the shift from aid to social development and jobs, and the government’s new return plan for Syrian refugees. She also addresses tough political questions: international pressure, IMF reforms, Hezbollah’s weapons and Israel’s violations, and whether a technocratic government can...

Dr. Jill Stein breaks down “Uniting for Peace” a little-known UN General Assembly tool that activates when Security Council vetoes stall action. She explains past uses, what a two-thirds vote could unlock today, and why her Lifeline for Palestine coalition is urging member states to bring a resolution now. #UnitingForPeace #UNGA #InternationalLaw #HumanitarianAid #ProtectCivilians #GlobalDiplomacy...

On the second anniversary of the Oct 7 war, surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah recounts 43 days inside Gaza’s besieged hospitals from Al-Shifa to Al-Ahli and Al-Awda where he treated children pulled from rubble and watched colleagues targeted and killed. He explains why he called it genocide within days, how hospitals became battlefields, why health workers were tracked, and what must happen next for acco...

One Year After Nasrallah: Lebanon at a Crossroads A special report on the first anniversary of Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination by Israeli airstrikes in Beirut. From the October 7 war to the September pager attacks, the Israeli invasion, and the failed ceasefire, this episode retraces the chain of events that reshaped Lebanon. We explore the assassinations, mass displacement, and regional escalati...

Lebanon faces one of its most decisive moments since the civil war. In this exclusive Reel Talk interview, host Daizy Gedeon sits down with Lebanon’s Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri to discuss the government’s decision to adopt the Lebanese Army’s plan to monopolize all weapons under state control. Mitri addresses the secrecy surrounding the army’s report, Hezbollah’s rejection of the decision,...

"Lebanon at a Crossroads: Hezbollah Faces Disarmament" Lebanon is at a crossroads. After a brutal war with Israel that killed Hezbollah’s top leaders and the collapse of Syria’s Assad regime, the Lebanese government has taken an unprecedented step: moving to disarm all non-state actors under Resolution 1701 and the Taif Accord. Hezbollah has fiercely rejected this decision, calling it “n...

"Battles, Alliances, and a Dangerous Gamble" In post-Assad Syria, As-Suwayda is gripped by fierce clashes between Druze fighters, including religious leader Hikmat al-Hijri, and forces loyal to Ahmad al-Sharaa. But their positions on Israel ignite a storm: Was this a necessary alliance — or a fateful step that let foreign powers into southern Syria? In this episode of Reel Talk, I discus...

Lebanon’s 16 million-strong diaspora is its invisible powerhouse — yet a law passed in 2017 threatens to strip them of their electoral influence by 2026. Why is a constitutional right being reduced to a token gesture?
And who really benefits when Lebanese abroad are silenced? In my first Episode of Season 3 with Ziyad Baroud, Ibrahim Mneimneh, Carole Abi Jaoude, Sergio Jalil, Rola Afra and Layal B...

Global media have deliberately suppressed what really happened in the Iran–Israel war that erupted in June 2025 because what happened was in contradiction to the Hasbara (propaganda) Israel and the USA were feeding to the world. In this exclusive Season 3, Special Episode of REEL TALK, former CIA Operations Officer, Philip Giraldi, helps me lift the lid on the substantial scale of damage done to I...

Global mainstream media outlets have taken a severe battering in the credibility sparked by their biased coverage of Israel's onslaught on the Palestinians in Gaza since October 8, 2023. This propaganda war being waged by Zioni$ts that control the mainstream media as well as the poltiical narrative of most western alleged "democracies", caused a revolt among ethical journalists, many...

Show your support here! https://buymeacoffee.com/daizygedeonOne of the most difficult & heartbreaking episodes... What do you say to someone who has witnessed kids being blown up in front of him? How do I respond to just hearing that 2.2 million people are trapped in a death camp? This is a conversation with a man of great courage, Dr. Mohammed Mustafa, a British-Australian doctor who left his...

Show your support here! https://buymeacoffee.com/daizygedeon One of the most difficult & heartbreaking episodes... What do you say to someone who has witnessed kids being blown up in front of him? How do I respond to just hearing that 2.2 million people are trapped in a death camp? This is a conversation with a man of great courage, Dr. Mohammed Mustafa, a British-Australian doctor who left hi...

Show your support here! https://buymeacoffee.com/daizygedeon Since October 7, many people have turned to emotional outrage to protest Israel's genocide. But few have channelled that emotion into effective measures to ensure accountability for the genocidal state's actions. In this episode, I'm joined by Adil AbuTalha, a young entrepreneur who founded the app, Boycat, to ease the proces...

Show your support here! https://buymeacoffee.com/daizygedeon A special episode, LIVE FROM BEIRUT, about the shifting media landscape in Lebanon and the recent SMEAR CAMPAIGN taking place against alternative/independent platforms in the country. In collaboration with Badil | The Alternative Policy Institute, I hosted the 16th Episode of Reel Talk, Season 2. Together, we debated the rise of alternat...

Show your support here! https://buymeacoffee.com/daizygedeon Are we seeing the rise of a NEW SHIA BLOC in Lebanon, defying the prior duopoly held by Hezbollah & Amal?! In this episode, I'm joined by Mohamad Barakat, an author, Political Analyst & Managing Editor at Asas Media, and Dr. Hadi Mourad, a Political Activist & Editor-in-Chief at Al Haqiqah. We overview the reality of the...

Show your support here! buymeacoffee.com/daizygedeon “WE NEED TO DISMANTLE THE GAZA STRIP!!” - Miko Peled This conversation touched me deeply. At a time when Israel’s brutal genocide in Gaza is only increasing, I was joined by American-Israeli Activist, Miko Peled, to tackle the ROOT CAUSES behind Israel’s genocide. A ceasefire IS NOT enough! For the past 16 months, the world has stood idly by as...

Show your support here! buymeacoffee.com/daizygedeon Who Will Rebuild Lebanon? The Hidden Struggles of Reconstruction After Israel's brutal war on Lebanon, the country faces destruction at an unprecedented scale—but who is actually rebuilding it? In this eye-opening episode, I'm joined by Mona Fawaz, Professor of Urban Studies & Planning, who walks us through ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about the rec...