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From time to time we produce podcast interviews with members, partners and collaborators of the Nahrein Network. Listen here or subscribe to our newsletter for updates.

The Nahrein Network team would like to thank all the interns who helpedÌýtranscribeÌýthe podcasts. Your hard work made this possible. Thank you Rachel Yi, Matthew Berry andÌýShoryu Saigo.

Dr Robert Bewley, former Director of EAMENA, talks about Aerial Archaeology in the Middle East.

Dr Olcay, assistant professor at the Mustafa Kemal Hatay University, speaks about musical traditions and sustainability.

Rene Teijgeler, a social scientist and a conservator, talks about his experience working in Iraq, with a focus on Libraries and Archives, the Ministry of Culture and Museums.

Dr Renad Mansour of Chatham House talks about Chatham House's recent work on policy and cultural heritage and its collaboration with the Nahrein Network.

Lanah Haddad, Iraqi archaeologist and Regional Director of TARII, speaks about her work to safeguard, protect and celebrate Iraqi cultural heritage.

Lanah Haddad looks at the trends and changes in Iraqi archaeology over the past few years and what needs to be done to reform the sector.

Mr Ali al-Makhzomy, founder of Bilweekend tour company in Iraq, talks about developing new methods to strengthen Iraq's tourism infrastructure.

Director of the UNESCO Office for Iraq, Louise Haxthausen, speaks about the rebuilding of Mosul and national and international efforts to revive its spirit of co-existence, learning and education.

Dr Paul Collins, curator at Ashmolean Museum and Co-Principal Investigator of Nahrein Network speaks about story telling and museums in Iraq.

Dr Rozhen Mohammed speaks about using interactive technologies to create a better museum experience in Iraqi Kurdistan and its importance in improving public engagement in cultural heritage.

Dr Ahmed Naji speaks about his work in documenting and preserving Iraq's modern art heritage and discusses plans to safeguard it against further damage.

Carol Isaacs and Daniel Jonas speak about their memories, experiences and work revolving around Iraqi Jewish music heritage.

Dr Alaa Hamdon of Mosul University and archaeologist Dr Caroline Sandes talk to us about the Mosul Book Bridge project and how it supports the rebuilding of Mosul University Library.

The director of Mosul University Libraries, Mr Mohammed Jasim Aal-Hajiahmed, speaks about national and international efforts to rehabilitate the libraries of the University of Mosul.

Sir Terence Clark, former British Ambassador to Iraq and until recently, chair of the Friends of Basrah Museum, talks about his work in establishing the Basrah Museum.

Rashad Salim talks about Iraq's water based heritage, his Ark Re-Imagined project, and the role of local agency in revitalising the country's heritage and connections to the environment.

Professor Nasser Jassem speaks about Edward Said and Orientalism, the future of scholarship in Iraq and life under the Islamic State in Mosul.

Dr Mustafa DoÄŸan of Batman University talks about his research in the UK and his plans to establish an eco-museum in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.

Dr Hamed Samir, Head of Architecture at the University of Basrah talks about safeguarding and reviving the local identity of Basrah.

Mabast Amin, lecturer at the History department, University of Garmian, Iraq talks about his research which focuses on the early prehistoric sites in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Dr Hossam Mahdy, conservation architect, talks about the significance of community and intangible cultural heritage to sustainability and cultural continuity.

Mr Dlshad A. Mutalb, heritage manager of the Directorate of Antiquities in Soran, in Iraqi Kurdistan, talks about Northern Iraq's important neanderthal site, Shanidar Cave.

Dr Ali Naji, of Kufa University explains the connections between tangible and intangible heritage in Iraq.