Ep.372: A Shining Star with Matteo El Khodr
Oct 14, 2023•1 hr 30 min
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Episode description
Episode 372: 'A Shining Star' with Matteo El Khodr, taped live at Aaliya's Books.
A conversation with actor and countertenor Matteo El Khodr.
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Covering the role of artists in defending free expression, persevering as a performer despite all types of difficulties in Lebanon, and a unique voice that merges art with activism.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
3:58 An artist today
9:51 The beginning
13:35 Countertenor
19:18 "The most beautiful years of our lives"
29:04 Professional decision to return home
33:18 Decriminalization of homosexuality
36:18 Limited out of fear
43:39 Chicago Arabia
51:28 Lebanon being injured
55:31 Cosmopolitanism
1:07:25 Q&A
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