InfoMigrants' feature podcast "Tales from the Border" takes listeners on an audio journey across the political and physical barriers that confront migrants as they attempt to reach their destination in Europe. A new episode takes the audience to Sicily, a gateway to Europe that's been a melting point of different cultures for centuries.
The podcast Tales from the Border explores the realities faced by migrants who hope to make it into the EU from Africa, the Middle East or Afghanistan. The migrants themselves tell of the many obstacles they confront on these irregular journeys, such as violent pushbacks by border guards, the fear of drowning at sea, or freezing to death in the Alps between Italy and France.
The podcast was first launched in November 2022 with eight episodes and was awarded Silver at the 2022 New York Festivals Radio Awards in the category Narrative/Documentary Podcast, and Silver at the Lovie awards, also in the category of general documentary series.
The series starts in Senegal, where many still dream of escaping a life of poverty and getting to Europe, and travels across different European borders including Calais, the final stop before crossing the Channel to the UK. In between, the audience hears tales of survivors and helpers on board the rescue ship Ocean Viking, of rights advocates fighting for those who are pushed back on the Hungarian border and the accounts of migrants risking the perilous Alpine crossing from Italy to France.
In a bonus episode recorded in September 2022, InfoMigrants catches up with migrants from different parts of Sicily who are living very different lives, and we hear from some long-term residents who are trying to help newcomers with the many challenges they face.
All nine episodes can be found here:
Links
- Tales from the Border on Spotify
- Tales from the Border on Apple Podcasts
- Tales from the Border on Soundcloud
- Tales from the Border on Deezer
Episode 9: Sicily - An island of migration
Credits
Reporters: Emma Wallis and Arafatul Islam
Presenter and Producer: Emma Wallis
Editor: Marion MacGregor
Studio production: Jürgen Kuhn at DW studios
Music: Chinese Man Records, France