Part II: Escaping the Epicenter of the Arab Spring

by | Nov 19, 2014 | Podcast, Podcast Interview

Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast Part II: Escaping the Epicenter of the Arab Spring

Yesterday Alex told us how he ended up in the epicenter of the Arab Spring.

Today he tells us how he escaped it.

From tense moment to tense moment we follow Alex through his lifeline phone call, his escape from the apartment building with a contingent of child guards, through his experiences at the refugee camp, and finally his re-entry into “normal” life and his struggles to cope with everything that had happened.

It’s an amazing story.

This is part two of a two-part interview. Make sure to listen to part one to hear the entirety of Alex’s story.

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In This Episode:

  • The phone call that saved his life.
  • Children turned bodyguards.
  • Fleeing to a refugee camp in Egypt.
  • Being thrown into solitary confinement.
  • Escaping the refugee camp.
  • The decision to go back to basketball.
  • Becoming “normal” again.
  • Writing down his experiences.
  • and much more!

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Part I: Qaddafi’s Point Guard, an Interview with Alex Owumi

by | Nov 18, 2014 | Podcast, Podcast Interview

Extra Pack of Peanuts Podcast Part I: Qaddafi's Point Guard, an Interview with Alex Owumi

Alex Owumi, a U.S. Basketball player took a contract that would get him out of a bad situation.

Little did he know, it was just going to put him into a much worse one.

Alex was playing for the Benghazi Basketball team in Libya when the Arab Spring occurred.

When the world turned into a warzone outside of his penthouse apartment.

Today he joins us to tell the story of how he, unknowingly, came to be playing for a team owned by Qaddafi, his attempts to motivate the team, and the horrors of being trapped in the middle of a revolution with no end in sight.

This is part one of a two-part interview. Make sure to check back tomorrow to hear the conclusion of Alex’s story.

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In This Episode:

  • How Alex ended up playing for Libya.
  • Christmas from far away.
  • The hostile working environment in Libya.
  • Leading up to the Arab Spring.
  • A beautiful city descending into a warzone.
  • What happens when you’re trapped in an apartment for over 2 weeks.
  • His experience being on the verge of suicide.
  • and much more!

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