Obvious the podcast

31/12/2021

All the love to all of you out there who supported, listened, shared, commented and valued our project. Thank you for being part of Obvious. The whole team wishes you a happy new year. And a calm moment to appreciate the good things that happened.

Love the new, cherish the old. Bye bye 2021!

29/12/2021

👩🏻 Eliana is a Cypriot, born on the Greek side. Together with her friend Eser, a Turkish Cypriot, she discussed the issues of identity, heritage and misconceptions they both faced in their lives.

🎧 These three last episodes this year focus on one place in particular – Cyprus. An island, divided into two pieces and inhabited by two communities that for almost thirty years lived in isolation from each other.

🔔Listen to Episode 2.10 “I am Cypriot: a dialogue between the North and the South”

👋 Obvious will be back next year with a whole new season! Stay tuned!

28/12/2021

Love the new but cherish the old 🥂 how is that for a New Year wish?
Head to our substack for the latest newsletter with some cosy atmosphere from Italy and a philosophical note for the year to come.
This is our last letter from 2021 💌 see you in 2022! Love, the Obvious team

28/12/2021

👩🏻 Eliana is a Cypriot, born on the Greek side. Together with her friend Eser, a Turkish Cypriot, she discussed the issues of identity, heritage and misconceptions they both faced in their lives.

🎧 These three last episodes this year focus on one place in particular – Cyprus. An island, divided into two pieces and inhabited by two communities that for almost thirty years lived in isolation from each other.

🔔Listen to Episode 2.10 “I am Cypriot: a dialogue between the North and the South”

👋 Obvious will be back next year with a whole new season! Stay tuned!

23/12/2021

🎁 As the year slowly comes to an end, we wanted to thank you all for your amazing support with a special GIVEAWAY!

🎄It doesn’t matter if you celebrate Christmas or not, this is for our sweet followers!
So all you have to do is:

✨follow
✨chose one of our unique presents (swipe right to see all)
✨write down your number (1, 2 or 3) into the comments below this post
✨with a bit of luck, you’ll have one of those presents in your mailbox soon.

We’ll randomly select the winners before the end of this year.

Have a calm and peaceful end of this year. We’re coming back to your ears soon! And there will be one last episode for this year next Monday.

21/12/2021

👩🏻 Nese was born in 1969 and grew up in a mixed village, where Turkish and Greek Cypriots lived alongside each other.

🚧 Borders closed when she was 15 and since then, she’s been looking for ways to go back to her home village.

🎧 Tune in for our second episode about Cyprus and its border stories — “2.9 When it rains in the north, it rains in the south, too” is now online in your podcast app.

19/12/2021

The borders we don’t see. This is an older newsletter that we still wanted to share. How barrier-free is your city? 👨‍🦽👩‍🦯

19/12/2021

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17/12/2021

This is the first of three episodes about a border that divides an island in half — the green line in Cyprus. In this first episode of the Cyprus series, , who grew up on the Turkish side, shared her childhood memories with us.

📯 Stay tuned for the next two episodes with more stories from both sides of the line that complete our season.

16/12/2021

From the land of Aphrodite and halloumi cheese.

🎧 Listen to our episode “2.8 The divided capital” to hear more from Sasha’s friend Esar and her mother Kezi.

📬 And if you want to receive our weekly newsletter, make sure to subscribe via the link in our bio.

14/12/2021

🚧 „The Green line“ is a buffer zone controlled by the United Nations that cuts across the land of Cyprus, dividing the population in two — Greek Cypriots in the south and Turkish Cypriots in the north.

💁🏻‍♀️ is from the Northern part of Cyprus and told us about the moment as a kid when she realised that there are actually people living across the No Man‘s Land.

🎧 Listen to episode 2.7 “The last divided capital in the world” to hear more about this unique border and the stories around it, reported by .

14/12/2021

🤔 Do you happen to know this border?

❗️It divides a whole country, including its capital into two nationalities.

🙋‍♀️ Take a guess in the comments!

05/12/2021

Recognizing your own trauma is not always easy. Sharing it is an even bigger step has taken. She shared her personal story in last week’s newsletter. A very special edition. All the love to you, Astrig.

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04/12/2021

🎭 Even the masks during this year‘s carnival were less colorful. In another year marked by the pandemic, the season started with empty streets and closed pubs.

💉Episode 2.7 „To vax or not to vax?“ is all about the border between the vaccinated and unvaccinated. has some advice on how to enter the conversation with your unvaccinated friends — without pressure.

03/12/2021

Don’t grow up. It’s a trap.

✒️ has put the border between childhood and adulthood into words. Can you relate?

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02/12/2021

Some truth spoken by , an Italian journalist and fact-checker who has reported intensely on conspiracy theories around the covid-19 vaccines.

💉check out our full episode 2.7 “To vax or not to vax?” to hear a report from about the border between the vaccinated and the unvaccinated.

24/11/2021

Do you receive our weekly newsletter already? We’ve created a sign up link for you to make subscribing even easier. Just follow the link in our bio 👆 or head over to 📲obviouspodcast.substack.com

24/11/2021

🎃 Are you the type of person that keeps a Pinterest wall of wedding dresses before you’re even engaged? Or is marriage a rather symbolic act for you? Or maybe not your plan at all?

🪄 For sure, fairytales and rom coms shape our image of a dream wedding, but how does it feel when it’s actually there?

🖋Sasha has written about her special day and whether it felt like stepping a or rather like a continuation of her life, now as a wife instead of girlfriend.

💌 In case you missed that newsletter, you can still sign up for the next one, coming every Monday. Just text us your mail address and we’ll add you to the mailing list.

23/11/2021

💡Here’s an info post about , or borderline personality disorder, for you to save for later or share with your friends.

🎙In our podcast, we talked to Kristen, 27 years old, about how she learned to live with BPD and which prejudices she keeps hearing about her mental condition.

🎧 Listen to episode 2.6 “Borderline Personality Disorder: How it feels like” for the full talk.

⚠️ And stay aware about the people in your surroundings who might have similar symptoms. Help them to get help.

15/11/2021

👩🏻‍🦱 A 12 year old girl fixing electronics was probably something people in Georgia haven‘t seen before. Well, they better get used to it.

🦾 We talked with Mariam about how it felt to break those stereotypes in the place she lives and what borders mean to her.

🎧 Listen to the full story in our episode 2.5 „How do kids see borders?“ on every podcast app.

02/11/2021

📬 You got mail!
Theresa has written her first letter, titled “The beauty of naivety” for our weekly newsletter, coming to your inbox every Monday.

💌 You can still sign up by simply texting us your email address and we’ll add you to our mailing list.

🍂 Have a lovely week and stay tuned for next week’s letter by .

21/10/2021

We are starting a newsletter! Join the mailing list to receive a personal letter from one of us every week.

💌 All you have to do it send us your email address in a direct message on Instagram or send us a short email to [email protected] and stay tuned for the first letter.

19/10/2021

😵‍💫 People with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) have difficulties regulating their emotions. It means that they feel everything more intensely and for a longer period of time. After an emotionally triggering event, it is harder for them to return to a stable baseline.

📊 The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) estimates that 1.4% of the adult US population experiences BPD. Nearly 75% of people diagnosed with BPD are women.

📱 We talked to Kristen, 27 years old, on the phone about her diagnosis. In several voice messages she explains how it feels to live with BPD.

🧠 Often, affected people face prejudices about their disorder, such as not being able to love or to commit to a romantic relationship. But this is not the case, it is quite the opposite, as Kristen explained.

🎧 Listen to our most recent episode 2.6 “Borderline Personality Disorder: How It Feels” for the full interview.

🚨 If you recognize symptoms of BPD in your life, don’t be discouraged. Many people are getting treatment learning how to live a satisfying life with the diagnosis. If you need help, please consider using the following resources:

🇺🇸 NAMI: 800-950-6264
🇬🇧BABCP: 0330-3200-851
🇩🇪borderline-plattform.de
🇫🇷Santé mentale: 01-82-83-00-35
or consult your local doctor.

16/10/2021

Have you wondered who is behind the voices of Obvious the Podcast? 👋 Well that’s us - Theresa (), Astrig () and Sasha (). Three friends who met in journalism school in Paris and ended up in front of the mic together. 🎙Here’s a throwback to sleepless nights, nerve-wrecking breaking news exercises and endless editing hours in the news room. 🤯 in the end, the hard work has paid off! It was the start of not only an exciting podcast that you can listen to everywhere for free, but also a very special friendship. ❤️‍🔥

15/10/2021