Claire-Selma Aïtout creates and writes podcasts and poetry. Franco-Amazigh, her
work focuses primarily on science communication, mental health, and immigration.
Podcasts

la saga des maths - France Inter
Writer and host of a fiction-documentary podcast, depicting historical portraits
of mathematicians from antiquity to the present day (9 episodes x 15 minutes).
In collaboration with Nathalie Ayi.

Quelques raisons de ne pas disparaître - La Clameur PSC
Writer, host and director for a documentary podcast about depression, featuring
researchers, healthcare professionals, and individuals (8 episodes x 30
minutes).
- La Clameur PSC (2022)
- Selected for “Petites Ondes”, Longueurs d’Ondes Festival (2022)
- Best learning podcast award, Paris Podcast Festival (2023)
Other productions
Books

Ma vie j’ai envie que tu viennes
A zine co‑written with poet Cléa Ciel, this collection explores cringe and
devotion in love.

Les histoires d’horreur sont toujours des amours d’amour et de vengeance
This zine questions our relationship with horror, American productions, and how
I take refuge in horror. In my pre‑adolescent years, I watched the same movies
on repeat and I wonder: what are we really looking for in the love of horror?

Il faut tomber d’une comète pour connaître la solitude - Éditions 10 pages au carré
A comet is about to streak across the sky, and we’re supposed to follow it.
Named Lady Lazarus, it draws near, promising to free us from the routine— from
the subway, from the supermarket. The comet passes, yet we stay behind. From now
on we must continue living…
Poetry magazines (as Selma Kovich)
- Bakwa magazine, 2023 [When love is a scream]
- Polysème magazine, 2023 [Ecologie, Handicap]
- Débridé, 2022 [La fièvre]
- Rompre sans casser, 2022
- Sœurs, 2021 [Douces ?]
Residencies

Transistor Média and the French Embassy in Canada
Podcast residency – Paul Erdős wandering mathematician is a podcast about the
strange destiny of Paul Erdős, one of the most profilic mathematician of the
XXth century. Who never had a home, since the attack on Budapest during the 2nd
worldwar. He wandered during 60 years, from friends home to hotel, always doing
mathemathics.
Press
Readings
- Jardin 21, Paris, September 4 2024, lectures de rentrée avec 10 pages au carré
- Péniche-librairie, 19th arrondissement Paris, June 5 2024, 10 pages au carré
- Médiathèque de Plaisir, March 12 2024, 10 pages au carré
- Kébab littéraire, Marseille, March 2 2024
- Poètes en résonnance, Paris, November 24 2023, with musician Hélène Arntzen
Workshops
- Palais de la Femme – Organized and facilitated a podcast creation workshop for children aged 6 to 13 residing in an emergency shelter. The project resulted in the production of two podcasts. (July 2023)
- Mairie de Gruissan – Led a podcast writing workshop. (October 2023)
- La Clameur – Conducted a podcast creation workshop with eight podcasters. (August 2024)