Abebech Gobena's guest appearances

Abebech Gobena

Last Word

Excuse My African

Karl Lagerfeld

Merle Haggard

John McAfee

Garry Marshall

Mary Higgins Clark

Anthony Bourdain

John Butler

Elie Wiesel

Toni Morrison

John Bosco

Larry King

Hosni Mubarak

Katherine Johnson

Jerry Lewis

P.J. O'Rourke

OwlTail

Ed Asner

Sergei Kovalev

Matthew Bannister on Sergei Kovalev, the scientist and leading dissident, who spoke out against human rights abuses under the Soviet Union and the Yeltsin and  Putin regimes. He was sent to a labour camp and suffered internal exile. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, the reggae pioneer who helped Bob Marley to develop his sound.Abebech Gobena, the Ethiopian humanitarian who devoted her life to helping thousands of disadvantaged children, with some calling her ‘Africa’s Mother Theresa’.Ed Asner, the American actor best known for playing the irascible but principled news editor in the TV series Lou Grant.Producer: Neil GeorgeInterviewed guest: Jonathan DimblebyInterviewed guest: Victor DavidoffInterviewed guest: Neil ‘Mad Professor’ FraserInterviewed guest: David KatzInterviewed guest: Elias Mulugeta HordofaInterviewed guest: David GrittenInterviewed guest: Angie ErrigoArchive clips used: BBC, Russia: A Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby 25/05/2008; ITN, Chechnya war report 1995; YouTube - Human Rights Watch, Sergei Kovalev interview 28/12/2011; BBC, Lee 'Scratch' Perry in His Own Words 13/06/2011; YouTube - Choir at Emmanuel Orphanage in Woliso 2010; BBC, News Report 1Ethiopia Famine 7/07/1984; BBC, Everywoman 27/02/2004; Addis Post, Abebech Gobena funeral 06/07/2021; My Generation, Bill Newcott interview with Ed Asner 2021; Pixar/Disney, Up movie 2009; MTM Productions, Lou Grant S01 E01 1977; EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG, Ed Asner interview 2011; New Line Cinema/Guy Walks into a Bar Productions/Gold/Miller Productions, Elf movie 2003.

Matthew Bannister on Sergei Kovalev, the scientist and leading dissident, who spoke out against human rights abuses under the Soviet Union and the Yeltsin and Putin regimes. He was sent to a labour camp and suffered internal exile. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, the reggae pioneer who helped Bob Marley to develop his sound.Abebech Gobena, the Ethiopian humanitarian who devoted her life to helping thousands of disadvantaged children, with some calling her ‘Africa’s Mother Theresa’.Ed Asner, the American actor best known for playing the irascible but principled news editor in the TV series Lou Grant.Producer: Neil GeorgeInterviewed guest: Jonathan Dimbleby Interviewed guest: Victor Davidoff Interviewed guest: Neil ‘Mad Professor’ Fraser Interviewed guest: David Katz Interviewed guest: Elias Mulugeta Hordofa Interviewed guest: David Gritten Interviewed guest: Angie ErrigoArchive clips used: BBC, Russia: A Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby 25/05/2008; ITN, Chechnya war report 1995; YouTube - Human Rights Watch, Sergei Kovalev interview 28/12/2011; BBC, Lee 'Scratch' Perry in His Own Words 13/06/2011; YouTube - Choir at Emmanuel Orphanage in Woliso 2010; BBC, News Report 1Ethiopia Famine 7/07/1984; BBC, Everywoman 27/02/2004; Addis Post, Abebech Gobena funeral 06/07/2021; My Generation, Bill Newcott interview with Ed Asner 2021; Pixar/Disney, Up movie 2009; MTM Productions, Lou Grant S01 E01 1977; <a href="http://EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG</a>, Ed Asner interview 2011; New Line Cinema/Guy Walks into a Bar Productions/Gold/Miller Productions, Elf movie 2003.

Sergei Kovalev (pictured), Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Abebech Gobena, Ed Asner

In This Episode:  When you speak of ‘Heroes’ in Africa, you immediately think of people like Nelson Mandela, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Desmond Tutu and others. However, Africa has a lot of other Unsung Heroes.  Today, I will introduce you to Africa’s Mother Teresa; Abebech Gobena.  Mentioned In This Episode: 1. Abebech Gobena : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abebech_Gobena  2. Agohelma : http://agohelma.org  3. Ethiopia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia 4. Mother Teresa : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa 5. Africa : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa 6. Google : https://www.google.com 7. Addis Ababa : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addis_Ababa  Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/excusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/  ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: When you speak of ‘Heroes’ in Africa, you immediately think of people like Nelson Mandela, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Desmond Tutu and others. However, Africa has a lot of other Unsung Heroes. Today, I will introduce you to Africa’s Mother Teresa; Abebech Gobena. Mentioned In This Episode: 1. Abebech Gobena : <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abebech_Gobena" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abebech_Gobena</a> 2. Agohelma : <a href="http://agohelma.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://agohelma.org</a> 3. Ethiopia : <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia</a> 4. Mother Teresa : <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa</a> 5. Africa : <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa</a> 6. Google : <a href="https://www.google.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.google.com</a> 7. Addis Ababa : <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addis_Ababa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addis_Ababa</a> Connect: Email: <a href="mailto:excusemyafrican@gmail.com">excusemyafrican@gmail.com</a> Website: <a href="http://www.excusemyafrican.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.excusemyafrican.com/</a> Stella Damasus Blog: <a href="http://www.stelladamasusblog.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.stelladamasusblog.com</a> Stella Damasus Website : <a href="https://www.stelladamasus.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.stelladamasus.com</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/excusemyafrican/</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/</a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/excusemyafrican/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/excusemyafrican/support</a>

EP 20 - Unsung African Heroes : "Abebech Gobena"