{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66e06a2d75bacb90ac4f8210/6797a26944d3da5b1401ade0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Algiers, Part One: Before Algeria","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66e06a2d75bacb90ac4f8210/1739968215522-65aca598-863a-46b6-92b3-45182c3ea617.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode I explore the unusual first two thousand years of Algiers's history and begin to answer the question, how did a fairly small provincial city end up becoming the most important city in the region? How did it give its name to Algeria?</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks so much to Nesrine Kheddar @nesartistic on instagram for her contribution!</p><p><br></p><p>Any historians who have issue with my quick explanation of 1500 years of history, or Arabic speakers who have issue with my pronunciation- or just super fans who want to email or contact, my instagram is @algeria_searching_for and my email is searchingforalgeria@gmail.com</p>","author_name":"E. Sedgwick"}