On Tuesday, I talked with Ghada Abdulfattah, the Monitor’s correspondent in Gaza, and Jordan-based correspondent, Taylor Luck, for our “Why We Wrote This” podcast. The show, which recently surpassed its 100th episode, takes you behind the scenes of the finished stories that you see.

This week on the show, which you’ll find below, Ghada gives us the gift of her time and heart, even as daily challenges of profound insecurity, the destruction of her family’s home, and shortages of every kind swirl around her in Gaza. The power of hearing her voice is immeasurable; I hope you’ll take the time to listen. She brings us face-to-face with the humanity at the core of the larger story.