Shakshuka... Searching For Algeria

We're back! After a long absence I'm delighted to come back with an incredible guest- Lady Olga Maitland, co-founder and honorary president of the Algeria British Business Council. We discuss her love of Algeria, how she has fought to improve British and Algerian relations and her hopes for tomorrow! It was an honour to talk to her and I am delighted to say I have the whole of the next series reco...

In this special episode I talk to the amazing historian Roger Crowley about the great wars which tour the Mediterranean apart in the 1500s. From the moment Barbarossa landed in the Maghreb, the fate of the Mediterranean would be altered forever. The transition of Algiers from peripheral wealthy town, to international centre of commerce is just one of many consequences- but in this episode I take a...

This week is a very special episode, as I'll be interviewing the brilliant author Adrian Tinniswood all about the Pirates of Algiers and the 'Barbary states'. Often dismissed as savage and cruel by renaissance and early modern Europeans, these 'pirates' were infinitely more complex and interesting than simplistic narratives would tell you. Adrian's book Pirates Of Barbary shines a different light...

Algiers was put on the map by two brothers. Before they arrived it had never been anything more than a mid size town. Under them it became the beating heart of one of the most important Ottoman regions. More than that, the concept of Algeria, with many of its boundaries, are the inheritance of their ambitions, their vendettas and their personalities. In this episode I explore the life and times of...

In the second episode on the nation's capital I jump from the distant past to the present day and interview Algérois Nesrine about the city she lives in. And who better than Nesrine, behind the amazing @nesartistic account on instagram to talk to about the dizzying array of architecture and unique culture of Algiers. Next week I'm hoping to do an episode all about Barbarossa, if you or anyone you...

In this episode I explore the unusual first two thousand years of Algiers's history and begin to answer the question, how did a fairly small provincial city end up becoming the most important city in the region? How did it give its name to Algeria? Thanks so much to Nesrine Kheddar @nesartistic on instagram for her contribution! Any historians who have issue with my quick explanation of 1500 years...

Welcome to Shakshuka: Searching For Algeria, A podcast about searching for the most incredible stories in one of the world's most amazing countries! In this episode I do a deep dive in to the world of Algerian tourism with Chahira and Adasay from Duneya Tours https://www.duneyatours.com/ check out their amazing insta page @discoveringduneya too. In this part I explore why Algeria doesn't get more...

Welcome to Shakshuka: Searching For Algeria, A podcast about searching for the most incredible stories in one of the world's most amazing countries! In this episode I do a deep dive in to the world of Algerian tourism with Chahira and Adasay from Duneya Tours https://www.duneyatours.com/ check out their amazing insta page @discoveringduneya too. In this part I explore what there is to do and see i...

In this episode I'm joined by the incredible Chahira and Adasay from the amazing tourism company Duneya tours (and on insta @discoveringduneya) We talk about life and culture in an area which is far from deserted, the Sahara Desert. Like Subscribe and Follow on Insta @Algeria_searching_for Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Part Three of Episode One, I explore some of the older empires who made their mark in Algeria, and their legacies today. I have a long chat with my friend Wafa, who is from the extraordinary, cliff-bound metropolis of Constantine about the culture of such an ancient city. Like Subscribe and Follow on Insta @Algeria_searching_for Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Part Two of the first introductory episode I introduce the main mixture that gives Shakshuka its name and the super-cultures that give it much of its culture! Here some of the languages, ethnicities, and lifestyles are explained with the help of my amazing Amazigh guests, Thiziri and Lena. Like Subscribe and Follow on Insta @Algeria_searching_for! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

In this first bitesize episode I approach some of the big questions that you, the listener may have. For example, why is an English guy making an in depth podcast on Algeria? Where is Algeria? What is Shakshuka? and why even mention the French? Join me, Ned Sedgwick as I answer these questions and many more! Like, subscribe, follow me @ Algeria_searching_for on instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Welcome to Shakshuka, the best, and only English language podcast about Algeria. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.