Spero: Between the Lines

Welcome back for a special episode of Spero: Between the Lines!  This week we are joined by Spero’s Co-Founders, Megan Blore, Georgina Norton and Chloe Matthews to takes us between the lines on Spero, to discuss how and why it came to be.  You can read the founding articles and more about Spero’s mission here .  Like what we do? You can help us continue creating content like this by clicking here...

Welcome back to Spero: Between the Lines!  This week we are joined by Chloe Matthews to continue our discussion on the USA (Part 2). Chloe takes us between the lines on US national parks and on the US healthcare system. You can read Chloe’s article “10 US National Parks You Might Not Have Heard Of” here .  You can read Chloe’s article “The US Healthcare System in Conversation with Dr Don McCanne”...

Welcome back to Spero: Between the Lines!  This week we are joined by Matthew Leyssens to take us between the lines on the actions of indigenous communities in Chile in the face of energy sources being extracted from their lands, and the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet and the lasting legacy of his time in power. You can read Matthew’s article “The Cost of Extraction in Indigenous Communities” he...

Welcome back to Spero: Between the Lines!  This week we are joined by Chloe Matthews and Adrija Bhattacharjee to take us between the lines on the USA. Chloe takes us through how America’s place on the world stage is changing. Then we hear from both Chloe and Adrija on American higher education and what it can still offer students in the current climate.  You can read Chloe’s article “How America S...

Welcome back to Spero: Between the Lines!  This week we are joined by Ines Carvalho to take us between the lines on the ways in which indigenous communities are adapting to environmental changes in the Peruvian Andes and what’s behind political instability in Peru, through the story of Pedro Castillo and his impeachment.  You can read Ines’ article “How are Indigenous Communities Adapting to Envir...

Welcome back to Spero: Between the Lines!  This week we are joined by Mahima Kabir to take us between the lines on the relationship between music and Bengali political liberation and the push for accessible special needs education in Bangladesh. You can read Mahima’s article “How Music has Become an Essential Part of Bengali Political Liberation” here .  You can read Mahima’s article “A Push for i...

Welcome back to Spero: Between the Lines!  This week we are joined by Basila Sikaulu to take us between the lines on Kenya’s status as one of the top geothermal energy producers in the world. Plus, Basila, highlights the ongoing femicide crisis in Kenya and the important work of local activists like Wayua Mutuku to combat it.  A quick content note for listeners: this conversation will touch on dis...

Welcome back to Spero: Between the Lines!  This week we are joined by Margo Sautelle to take us between the lines on the relationship between Hong Kong and China, and the future of this connection. Plus, Margo talks us through the significance of tea houses in Chinese society, drawn from her conversation with James Grayland and Wan Ling, a couple who bonded over their shared ambition to open a tea...

Welcome back to Spero: Between the Lines!  This week we are switching things up! Regular Between the Lines host Milly Harrison sat on the other side of the table, joining guest host Basil Sikaulu to share her insights on Jamaica. She took us between the lines on Jamaica’s I-tal culture and the ability to find rebellion within food, and deconstructed some common misgivings about the Maroon populati...

Welcome back to Spero: Between the Lines!  This week we are joined by Oluwalano Adebayo to take us between the lines on education for women in the Ivory Coast and the iconic landscape of the Ivory Coast plus the impact of climate change on the environment. We also explore Lano’s collaboration with two British-Ivorian women, Dilys and Christabella, to explore their journey to preserve their Ivorian...

Welcome to Spero: Between the Lines!  This week we are joined by Emily Georgiadis to take us between the lines on Brazilian compulsory voting laws and the empowering nature of Brazilian funk music through the work of funk DJ Iasmin Turbininha .  You can read Emily’s article “The World’s Largest Electorate: How Effective is Compulsory Voting in Brazil?” here   You can read Emily’s article “ ‘A Sour...

Welcome to the first ever episode of Spero: Between the Lines! - the Spero show that peels back the curtain for a deep dive into the Spero articles themselves. Each episode we speak to a different Spero writer to learn more about the country that they produced content on.  We chat with them about their articles in more depth, but also take a look further into their production process behind develo...