Welcome to the Migrant Crisis Podcast, a show that&nbsp;tries to look deeper into the causes and effects of migration without being too dull. To that end, this is the second of a two-part series looking at: the worsening famine in South Sudan, the massive phenomenon of internally displaced people across the world and the effect of the Turkey-EU deal one year on.&nbsp; If you want to hear us discussing the background and context of these issues, go back one episode in the podcast feed to the episode entitled "Famine is a catalyst for war." On this episode, we are diving deeper into the realities of each issue, with the following people: -John Nott, specialist in the history of Food economics at Leeds University - Alexandra Bilak, the director of the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) in Geneva - Sacha Myers, communications manager for Save the Children on the Greek Islands, whose  report&nbsp;details the life for children left stranded by the deal with Turkey. This episode was made possible by TransferGo, a quick and easy way to send money across borders. www.transfergo.com/en Contact us at: info@migrantpodcast.com or @migrantpodcast The Migrant Crisis Podcast will be back in two weeks. www.migrantpodcast.comwww.patreon.com/migrantpodcast

April 10th: The protracted nature of crisis.

Welcome to the Migrant Crisis Podcast, a show&nbsp;for people who want to learn more about the causes and effects of migration. On this episode: &nbsp;-Frey Lindsay and Sophie Pornschlegel discuss the French elections and which candidate is the least worst on refugees and migration policy. -&nbsp;Tara Sepehri Far, an Iranian researcher for Human Rights Watch living in the US, describes the social and political effect of President Trump's immigration ban on Iranians in both countries. &nbsp;- Sophie and Mike Meehall Wood speak with German sociologist Armin Nassehi about how we think about migration and how cultures can recognise&nbsp;and engage with each other. This episode was made possible by TransferGo, a quick and easy way to send money across borders. www.transfergo.com/en Contact us at: info@migrantpodcast.com or @migrantpodcast The Migrant Crisis Podcast will be back in two weeks.

April 24th: Bonne chance.

On this episode, Mike Meehall Wood travels to the border between Serbia and Hungary to see up close the flow of migration from one direction and the violence from the other. While there, he speaks with Dan Song of&nbsp;the volunteer group Fresh Response in Subotica, Serbia, on the horrific treatment meted out by Hungarian border guards towards refugees trying to cross, or "playing the game". Mike also speaks with Mark Kekesi,&nbsp;spokesperson for the Migrant Solidarity Group of Szeged, Hungary. Mark explains the motivations and methods of the one man having the largest impact on refugees' lives in the region: Viktor Orban. This episode was made possible by TransferGo, a quick and easy way to send money across borders. www.transfergo.com/en Contact us at: info@migrantpodcast.com or @migrantpodcast The Migrant Crisis Podcast will be back in less than two weeks.

May 15th: Play the game.

Welcome to the Migrant Crisis Podcast, this week reporting live on the frontlines of the UK General Election, pre-recorded from a room in East Berlin. On this episode, Mike Meehall Wood and Sophie Pornschlegel look at the terror attacks in England: how we react to and view terrorists in our midst. Then,&nbsp;they'll be comparing the migration policies of the Conservatives, Labour Party and Liberal Democrats. Mike will question why we've included the Lib Dems on that list, and Sophie will vigorously defend them. If you're listening to this before June 8th, go vote. If you're listening to this after June 8th, I hope you voted. Next episode we'll be in a new world that looks much the same, and we'll be returning to our normal programming. This episode was made possible by TransferGo, a quick and easy way to send money across borders. www.transfergo.com/en Contact us at: info@migrantpodcast.com or @migrantpodcast The Migrant Crisis Podcast will be back in two weeks. &nbsp;

June 5th: UK Election Special

Welcome to the Migrant Crisis Podcast, our second election and terrorism episode in a row.&nbsp; This time round, Northern Ireland correspondent Mike Meehall Wood explains to us the Democratic Unionist Party and why the English Tories have made an alliance with them. After that we speak to Mudassar Ahmed, an interfaith organiser and communications expert, about how terrorism shapes and damages the lives of Britain's substantial muslim community. *Please note, these conversations were recorded before the attack at Finsbury Park mosque and before the full horrific extent of the Grenfell fire was clear to us. Read Mudassar's op-ed on the Finsbury Park Attack here;  http://www.newsweek.com/finsbury-park-mosque-attack-medias-islamophobia-addiction-will-only-lead-more-627255 This episode was made possible by TransferGo, a quick and easy way to send money across borders. www.transfergo.com/en Contact us at: info@migrantpodcast.com or @migrantpodcast The Migrant Crisis Podcast will be back in two weeks.

June 19th: Blowback

A weekly podcast on all things related to the Migrant Crisis. With journalists Mike Meehall Wood, Sophie Pornschlegel, and Frey Lindsay.

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