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Beirut was once called the “Paris of the Middle East.” Then came civil war, regional conflict, economic collapse, and the largest non-nuclear explosion in modern history. For decades, the city has been defined by crisis. But today, something is changing; there’s a new sense of energy, resilience, and even optimism. We went to Beirut to find out why, and to see what the future of this city might actually look like.

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0:00 Intro
1:25 The Beirut Port Explosion
2:32 The Civil War
3:23 The 21st Century
4:12 The Financial Crisis
5:07 Parliament of B*tches
5:57 A Social Explosion
7:39 Innovation in the Shadow of Crisis
9:44 Change Through Policy
13:28 Ramzi
15:30 Meeting the Future


Episode 127
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