What is the connection between Pokémon Go and the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe) of 1948?

We speak with Lia Tarachansky, a scholar, journalist and activist about augmented reality (AR) and how it can be used in games to create a layer of information that can only be seen by those who play the game, and how this shared ability to see something can create a community and convey a political message.

We also speak about the Kairos Blanket Exercise, a game which was developed to teach the colonizing of Turtle Island, today known as Canada.

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The Great Game is a bi-weekly podcast on the intersection between games and politics. It will cover games which have political elements, as well as the gaming elements in contemporary political events around the world.

In every episode we will focus on a specific topic and examine it from one of two directions: either we will focus on a certain game or a group of similar games to discuss their political significance, implications and message, or we will focus on a certain political event and discuss it through various games which use themes from that event as a game element.

In many of the episodes (but not all) we will have interviews with gamers, game designers, and political experts.

The Great Game Podcast

The Great Game: Augmented Reality and games on colonialism

MK Lt. Gen. (res.) Moshe Ya’alon Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Strategic Affairs. He was formerly the Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). He served for more than 30 years in the IDF, in staff and command positions including Deputy Chief of Staff, Commanding General of Central Command, Head of the Intelligence Branch, Commander of the IDF forces in Judea and Samaria, and Commander of the Paratroop Brigade. He was a Senior Military Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a Research Fellow at the Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies at the Shalem Center. He holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Haifa, and is a graduate of the Command and Staff College.

Moshe Ya'alon 2012 Herzliya Conference (Full)

Lia Tarachansky interview on CII South African Radio

https://radio613.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/episode-67-save-darfur-vs-sudanese-refugees-in-israel/

Tune in to radio613′s latest edition of our series on Jewish Racism & Jewish Anti-Racism. The show features information and analysis about the contemporary oppression of African asylum-seekers in Israel. We interview Lia Tarachansky, independent journalist with The Real News Network and hear from Natalina Kirba, a Sudanese asylum-seeker living in Israel since 2006. The show wraps up with our analysis of the Save Darfur campaign, critique of left-of center American Jewish responses to the situation of asylum-seekers in Israel, and comparisons between Israel and Canada’s current anti-immigrant & anti-refugee regimes.

With music by Nomadic Massive (“Afrika Malik El Umma”) and Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird (“Dumai”).

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ABOUT RADIO613

radio613 is a collective and radio broadcast dedicated to Jewish politics, culture, and religious life. Diasporic tones find auditory homes through featured interviews, music, readings, discussion, and documentaries. Each week radio613 presents Jewish perspectives on religious/spiritual thought and practice, race and racism, gender and feminisms, disability, anti-semitism, identity politics, colonialism and resistance… and more! Tune in on Mondays from 7-8pm (new time slot!) on CFRC 101.9fm in Kingston (www.cfrc.ca)
Semitic Soul is the musical branch of the radio613 collective. DJ Grenadier presents a weekly set of Klezmer/Roma/Balkan/Arab dance and soul music. Tune in on Thursdays from 10-11pm on CFRC 101.9fm in Kingston(www.cfrc.ca)

radio613 is a working group of OPIRG-Kingston.

For more information, contact Malcah or Avi from the radio613 collective at radio613@riseup.net.


Radio613 Interview with Avi Grenadier & Malcah Friedman

http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/columnists/mary-wiens/2012/11/23/the-bombing-has-stopped/

Friday November 23, 2012
The Bombing Has Stopped
Jewish settlers on the West Bank are on the front lines of the conflict with Palestinians. The CBC's Mary Wiens met with Lia Tarachansky, before one of her trips back to Israel. 

liatarachansky.com