By Iyad El-Baghdadi and Ahmed Gatnash
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The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.
Iyad and Ahmed delve into the relationship between language and thought, discuss ideas about a potential Arabic-language podcast, and even pivot to modern discoveries about the Earth's mantle; in true Intergalactic Tarboush form.
Episode Timetags:
00:00 - Does language affect thought?
03:30 - Arabic & translating vs. rewriting
05:50 - The decline of the Arabic-language public sphere
07:45 - An Arabic-language Kawaakibi Foundation podcast?
08:20 - How Iyad's son navigates being quadrilingual
11:30 - Is Hisham Matar an "Arabic writer"?
16:00 - Strange blobs in the Earth's mantle
20:30 - The Quran on the moon "splitting"
Iyad and Ahmed continue talking about why the long-term prospects and strategic situation of Egypt are so depressing, why Steven Seagal is such an asshole and ideological polical opposition in Saudi Arabia.
Episode Timetags:
00:00: Egypt's troubles
04:20: 'Syriana,' the movie
06:30: Alaska and global trade
07:30: Why is Steven Seagal such an asshole?
10:00: The privilege to insulate yourself from self-awareness
15:40: A new study on Universal Basic Income: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-leaf-project-results-1.5752714
19:00: Saudi political parties and ideological opposition
22:00: Mustafa Akyol's book, 'Islam without Extremes'
In this episode, Iyad and Ahmed discuss changes in world order and the relationship between citizenry and government in traditional versus modern 'great power' political structures.
Episode Timetags:
00:50 - great power politics & world change
04:40 - how do we defend human rights in the "new world"
06:00 - the influence of modern citizenry on political power
09:10 - The future of Egypt & its water security
14:30 - Egypt & "mega projects"
17:00 - The Toshka project & corruption
In this episode, Iyad and Ahmed discuss how a broad range of political and economic factors can impact democracy, and how the concept of a 'public sphere' can either strengthen or weaken democratic nations.
Episode Timetags:
05:00 - Centralisation of political and economic activity & weakened democracy
06:00 - Economic inequality as a threat to democracy
07:00 - APPGs in the UK, captured by the private sector - article referenced: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/feb/17/lobbying-fears-as-mps-interest-groups-receive-13m-from-private-firms
10:00 - French colonial censorship in Syria
11:00 - "Public sphere" theory & democracy (+ shout-out to Belabbes Benkredda!)
12:30 - Jurgen Habermas - German philosopher of the public sphere
14:30 - Disinformation in the public sphere & the destruction of Arabic Twitter
15:30 - What is the impact of a shared public sphere on nationalism?
17:30 - Two public languages in The Middle East: Indo-European & Semitic
In this episode, Iyad and Ahmed discuss advancements in the world of technology and communication, and how they have impacted politics and humanity as a whole.
Episode Timetags:
00:55 - Consuming information via podcasts
03:55 - Tweets & threads as sources of information
05:55 - Expansion of humanity via social media & communication
09:25 - Global divides & scientific racism
11:10 - Putin & how age affects decision making
15:15 - Bitcoin mining as part of national policy
In this episode, recorded prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Iyad and Ahmed discuss Putin's politics and its significance both regionally and globally.
Episode Timetags:
01:00 - Predictions on Russia & Ukraine
04:50 - US foreign policy - Obama, Assad & chemical weapons
09:00 - Geopolitics & Russian motivations for the invasion
14:45 - Recent books - 'Red Notice' & 'The Man Without A Face'
18:00 - Putin not being ideological, only understanding hard power
21:00 - What is cancel culture?
In this episode, recorded last year, Iyad and Ahmed switch gears a little and hone in on issues of religion. Topics include separating "life" from religious acts, and glorifying the divine through honouring the human being.
Episode Timetags:
01:00 - Muslim leadership & human rights
03:40 - Charity fundraising & religious identity versus morality
08:00 - Spirituality versus religiosity
12:05 - A chance encounter with Raed Jarrar
13:50 - Gratitude for working in human rights
14:50 - Breaking down the meaning of Surah Al-Ikhlas
20:00 - Looking at Surah Al-Fatiha
23:00 - Tribalism & lessons from the story of Prophet Ibrahim
25:55 - Fiqh as a product of its time
In this episode, Iyad and Ahmed discuss the revolutionary nature and potential of Bitcoin, sectarianisation in Yemen and around the region, and reframing perspectives on mental health.
Episode Timetags:
01:00 - Human rights use cases of Bitcoin
05:50 - Financial situation in Libya
08:00 - Alex Gladstein's work on Bitcoin (article links below)
09:50 - 'Sectarianization' - Danny Postel and Nader Hashemi
12:20 - Summarising Yemen's process of sectarianisation
15:50 - Mental health paradigm
20:10 - Iyad thinks Koalas are stupid
Alex Gladstein's articles:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-replacing-us-super-imperialism
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-hidden-costs-of-the-petrodollar
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/check-your-financial-privilege
Cartoon - 'Young Koala With a Mental Health Problem':
https://www.madinamerica.com/2019/05/young-koala-mental-health-problem
In this episode, Iyad and Ahmed discuss productivity and novel sleeping concepts, European imperialism and its impacts on various languages and races, and the future of cryptocurrency in and outside of the United States.
Episode Timetags:
0:28 – Sleep routines and productivity
06:35 – Imperialism, language & Native American DNA across the Americas
12:47 – The origin of Urdu as ‘the camp language’
14:20 – WWI, WWII & the end of colonialism
15:25 – Cryptocurrency & American versus global economies
20:00 – Shifting power and world order
In this episode, Iyad and Ahmed discuss the concept of futurism and its relation to our work, as well as optimism versus pessimism in the spheres of religion, politics and human rights activism.
Episode timetags:
00:30 - Futurism - tradition and modernity
05:50 - Pessimism in the Muslim community
08:45 - China's growth - birth rates, power and risk
15:10 - Genetic supremacy - Germanic germ theory
17:00 - Britain & colonialist nostalgia
19:00 - France & the nationalism of decline
The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.