In a week where:

1. Rafael Nadal announces retirement from tennis at 38.
2. Hurricane Milton tears through Florida.
3. Alex Salmond, former first minister of Scotland, dies aged 69.
4. Tents are engulfed by flames next to al-Aqsa hospital after Israeli airstrike.
5. Thomas Tuchel is in "advanced talks" to become next England manager.

In Life: (11:56) With the Israeli Genocide of Palestinians continuing, it's worth thinking about how trauma can last for generations and especially for future Palestinians... (Article By Jason P. Dinh)

In Society: (26:25) Hurricane Milton has come and gone, but the only thing that will stay in my mind is how misinformation, paranoia, social capitalism & conspiracy about an extreme weather event showed just how brain-broken America is. (Article By Alex Abad-Santos)

In Education: (39:47) As Universities suffer from lack of funding, courses are starting to disappear and la di da, Black-centred courses are looking like the first to fall. (Article By Aamna Mohdin)

Lastly, in History: (50:07) A new book has dropped, detailing examples of Colonial theft on the continent of Africa and the lengths it would take to get it all returned. (Article By Françoise Vergès)

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