Stop The Genocide! w/ Wael Al-Dahdouh, Jen Brister and Alexei Sayle

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🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Pod Save the UK teamed up with Amnesty International UK for a powerful live recording to raise awareness and support to end the genocide in Gaza. Nish and Coco are joined by Palestinian journalist Wael Al-Dahdouh, Gaza Bureau Chief of Al Jazeera, who shares first-hand experiences of reporting under unimaginable circumstances in Gaza and the deadly toll on journalists. Comedians and activists Jen Brister and Alexei Sayle join the stage to reflect on the importance of speaking truth to power in a time of immense crisis and a dangerous escalation in the criminalisation of dissent. It’s an urgent and timely discussion that delves beyond the headlines, exploring the personal stories of those that have lived through the genocide in Gaza. It highlights the devastating realities and the glimmers of resilience and solidarity that persist and the urgent need to raise our collective voices to demand an end to the genocide. The conversation is book-ended with live performances from internationally acclaimed Palestinian musician Adnan Joubran, who brings the spirit and sounds of Palestine to life through his playing. USEFUL LINKS Sign Amnesty International's petition to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza! https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/demand-immediate-and-permanent-ceasefire-psuk Donate here to support Amnesty’s work on the ground in Gaza https://www.amnesty.org.uk/giving/donate/help-protect-civilians-gaza-POD Come to our next live show w/ Zarah Sultana and Bimini Bon-Boulash - this Sunday! https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/pod-save-the-uk/ GUESTS Wael Al-Dahdouh Jen Brister Alexei Sayle Pod Save the UK is a Reduced Listening production for Crooked Media. Contact us via email: [email protected] BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/podsavetheuk.crooked.com Insta: https://instagram.com/podsavetheuk Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsavetheuk TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@podsavetheuk Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsavetheuk Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@PodSavetheUK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, this is Pod Save the UK. I'm Nish Kumar.
0:03.0	And I'm Coco Khan and Nish, we're backstage just about to begin a very special live recording of our Stop the Genocide Special in partnership with Amnesty International.
0:12.0	In this episode, we are joined by some very special guests who have used their platform to speak out about the genocide that's happening in Gaza.
0:19.0	Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief, Haya L Dachdu,
0:21.5	will share his first-hand experience of reporting on the crisis. And comedians and activists,
0:26.3	Jen Brister and Alexi Sale, will help us channel our anger into something more productive.
0:31.2	And we need to give you a content warning. This podcast contains discussions of genocide,
0:36.6	violence and loss of life in Gaza.
0:39.0	The content may be deeply distressing.
0:41.3	Thank you so much for listening and watching.
0:43.6	And if you can, please consider making a donation to Amnesty International to support their work to end the genocide.
0:50.0	You can find a link on how to do so in the show notes.
0:52.7	To kick things off in a PSUK first,
0:55.2	we have a very special musical act,
0:57.1	Palestinian musician Adnan Dabran.
1:00.0	Hello, hello everyone. Good evening. I'm Cocoa.
1:16.6	And I'm Nish Kumar and thank you so much for joining us on this very special evening for one of the most important causes of our time.
1:23.6	Israel's actions following Hamas' attacks on the 7th of October, 2003 have brought Gaza's population to the brink of collapse.
1:31.3	Just last week it was reported that 63,000 Palestinians have been killed,
1:35.3	83% of whom are civilians, according to the Israeli military's own statistics.
1:41.3	Starvation has been used as a weapon of war. We've heard disturbing stories of
1:46.6	hundreds of Palestinians killed and thousands injured at age distribution sites. Viewed from
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