Chloe Hadjimatheou

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3,299 appearances 16 recordings 2 series first heard Feb 2025 last heard 27 Aug

Chloe Hadjimatheou’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 11 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 4.

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Careless | Tortoise Investigates · Asma’s deal | We call her Emma Ep4 · 28 Jul 2026 podcast

It just felt too dangerous for me to go there myself. voice-verified

Then, a year and a half ago, the regime collapsed. voice-verified

Almost overnight, Syria became accessible in a way that it hadn't been for more than a decade. voice-verified

For the first time in years, I could get a visa. voice-verified

More importantly, for the first time in years, people inside the country were free to talk openly. voice-verified

So in April, my producer Gary and I flew to Lebanon and set off for Damascus by road. voice-verified

Interesting to see if we see any Hezbollah flags anywhere. voice-verified

Although if you're Hezbollah putting a flag out right now, probably not a good idea, is it? voice-verified

It was a strange moment to be heading into the region. voice-verified

It felt like the whole of the Middle East was on the edge. voice-verified

President Trump and Iran were locked in a dangerous standoff. voice-verified

And there was a sense that the whole thing could just tip into a wider conflict at any moment. voice-verified

And yet, oddly enough, Syria felt like the one place that wasn't on fire. voice-verified

God, it's been 16 years since I was last there. voice-verified

After years of war, isolation and fear, it was incredibly exciting to be able to travel there again. voice-verified

I hope that I'll be able to persuade people to talk to me that I can't long distance. voice-verified

Soon after Gary and I landed, we met up with Sarah Dardouche, a Syrian producer we've been working with. voice-verified

And our first job before heading to the border was to change money. voice-verified

Sarah, it feels like you've just robbed a bank or something. voice-verified

This is ridiculous. voice-verified

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