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We geek Star Wars today! We discuss the best order to watch the movies, the infamous Darth Vader misquote, why did Luke kiss his sister, how sci-fi feeds into technological advancement, The Force Awakens Trailer, and much more.

Of course: SPOILERS ALERT!

Show links

* Machete Order

* Darth Vader line is most misquoted

* Tommy Boy’s misquoting scene

* Why did Luke kiss his sister Princess Leia?

* Smart Doors ala Star Trek

* Yatakhayaloon

* Dune’s influence on Star Wars

* Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer

* Han Shot First!

* What did Samuel L. Jackson have engraved on his light saber

* Star Wars canon

* Tricoder

* Lasso of Truth

* AT-AT Walkers

Errata

Ammar mentioned that the lie detector was inspired by Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth. This is untrue. However the creator of Wonder Woman, William Moulten Marston worked on systolic blood-pressure tests as a graduate student in Harvard. Read more about the relationship between the polygraph and Wonder Woman’s Lasso here.

 

10% Arabic – 90% English

We host Majid Al-Reefi a sports fan and an american football die-hard. We discuss what makes sports exciting, the role it played in former Yugoslavia politics, the rules and history of american football, refereeing in soccer, american football, and tennis, injuries and concussions, sports in Saudi Arabia, and a lot more. Show Links

1. Japan beats South Africa in the Rugby World Cup
2. American football has 11 minutes of action only
3. Once Brothers. The story of the Drazen Petrovic & Vlade Divac breakup
4. The Boban kick
5. Birth of a nation: Boban cult hero
6. NFL passes rule allowing refs to consult with officials on replay
7. Tennis Hawk-Eye
8. John McEnroe tantrums 
9. Tennis court surfaces
10. Why Do Athletes Slap Each Others’ Butts?
11. A Beginner’s Guide to American Football
12. American football or rugby: which is more dangerous?
13. Mystery solved: Don’t blame the Americans! The real origin of the word ‘soccer’
14. How Dangerous Is Boxing For The Brain?
15. Concussion. Will Smith’s movie about NFL concussions
16. Junior Seau
17. Mutu played ‘high on cocaine’
18. Top 10 Soccer Stars Who Smoke

 

10% Arabic – 90% English

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We host Majid Al-Reefi a sports fan and an american football die-hard. We discuss what makes sports exciting, the role it played in former Yugoslavia politics, the rules and history of american football, refereeing in soccer, american football, and tennis, injuries and concussions, sports in Saudi Arabia, and a lot more.

Show Links

* Japan beats South Africa in the Rugby World Cup

* American football has 11 minutes of action only

* Once Brothers. The story of the Drazen Petrovic & Vlade Divac breakup

* The Boban kick

* Birth of a nation: Boban cult hero

* NFL passes rule allowing refs to consult with officials on replay

* Tennis Hawk-Eye

* John McEnroe tantrums 

* Tennis court surfaces

* Why Do Athletes Slap Each Others’ Butts?

* A Beginner’s Guide to American Football

* American football or rugby: which is more dangerous?

* Mystery solved: Don’t blame the Americans! The real origin of the word ‘soccer’

* How Dangerous Is Boxing For The Brain?

* Concussion. Will Smith’s movie about NFL concussions

* Junior Seau

* Mutu played ‘high on cocaine’

* Top 10 Soccer Stars Who Smoke

 

10% Arabic – 90% English

We host Majid Al-Reefi a sports fan and an american football die-hard. We discuss what makes sports exciting, the role it played in former Yugoslavia politics, the rules and history of american football, refereeing in soccer, american football, and tennis, injuries and concussions, sports in Saudi Arabia, and a lot more.

Show Links

* Japan beats South Africa in the Rugby World Cup

* American football has 11 minutes of action only

* Once Brothers. The story of the Drazen Petrovic & Vlade Divac breakup

* The Boban kick

* Birth of a nation: Boban cult hero

* NFL passes rule allowing refs to consult with officials on replay

* Tennis Hawk-Eye

* John McEnroe tantrums 

* Tennis court surfaces

* Why Do Athletes Slap Each Others’ Butts?

* A Beginner’s Guide to American Football

* American football or rugby: which is more dangerous?

* Mystery solved: Don’t blame the Americans! The real origin of the word ‘soccer’

* How Dangerous Is Boxing For The Brain?

* Concussion. Will Smith’s movie about NFL concussions

* Junior Seau

* Mutu played ‘high on cocaine’

* Top 10 Soccer Stars Who Smoke

 

10% Arabic – 90% English

Nour Fetyani, Jeddah’s pre-eminent tree hugger, joins us on MSTDFR to talk to us about Mother Earth. We talk about the journey toward, and the struggle for, environmentalism in Saudi Arabia. We appreciate the balance of nature and talk about the need to protect that balance. And we discuss the the quality of our food and where it comes from. Nour showed up with an upcycled braclet made out of crushed Nespresso capsule. Normally we geeked out on her trash. Nour then told us how she got into caring for the environment and Ammar somehow found a way to find similarities between Saudis and earth worms!   We also discuss Ozone depletion, climate change, the littering problem in Saudi, composting, the Pacific trash vortex, recycling and a lot more. Show Links

1. Popup Archive
2. How to make a compost pit
3. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
4. The Story of Stuff 
5. Kees Chic
6. AlNabta
7. Mawakeb Alajer
8. Recycle Your Jeddah
9. Ammar’s show: The Earth Day Special
10. Khayra’s Documentary: Home
11. Rami’s Documentary: Six Degrees Could Change The World

 

20% Arabic – 80% English

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Nour Fetyani, Jeddah’s pre-eminent tree hugger, joins us on MSTDFR to talk to us about Mother Earth. We talk about the journey toward, and the struggle for, environmentalism in Saudi Arabia. We appreciate the balance of nature and talk about the need to protect that balance. And we discuss the the quality of our food and where it comes from.

Nour showed up with an upcycled braclet made out of crushed Nespresso capsule. Normally we geeked out on her trash. Nour then told us how she got into caring for the environment and Ammar somehow found a way to find similarities between Saudis and earth worms!

 

We also discuss Ozone depletion, climate change, the littering problem in Saudi, composting, the Pacific trash vortex, recycling and a lot more.

Show Links

* Popup Archive

* How to make a compost pit

* Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

* The Story of Stuff 

* Kees Chic

* AlNabta

* Mawakeb Alajer

* Recycle Your Jeddah

* Ammar’s show: The Earth Day Special

* Khayra’s Documentary: Home

* Rami’s Documentary: Six Degrees Could Change The World

 

20% Arabic – 80% English

Nour Fetyani, Jeddah’s pre-eminent tree hugger, joins us on MSTDFR to talk to us about Mother Earth. We talk about the journey toward, and the struggle for, environmentalism in Saudi Arabia. We appreciate the balance of nature and talk about the need to protect that balance. And we discuss the the quality of our food and where it comes from.

Nour showed up with an upcycled braclet made out of crushed Nespresso capsule. Normally we geeked out on her trash. Nour then told us how she got into caring for the environment and Ammar somehow found a way to find similarities between Saudis and earth worms!

 

We also discuss Ozone depletion, climate change, the littering problem in Saudi, composting, the Pacific trash vortex, recycling and a lot more.

Show Links

* Popup Archive

* How to make a compost pit

* Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

* The Story of Stuff 

* Kees Chic

* AlNabta

* Mawakeb Alajer

* Recycle Your Jeddah

* Ammar’s show: The Earth Day Special

* Khayra’s Documentary: Home

* Rami’s Documentary: Six Degrees Could Change The World

 

20% Arabic – 80% English

In this episode we explore the interesting success story of Lomar thobes with it’s founder Loai Nasseem. No success story is complete without failures. Loai tells us his failures that led to the success of Lomar. PS: From a fashion design point of view, the Saudi thobe stayed unchanged for decades. At the turn of the century Lomar spearheaded a cultural shift in thobe designs by making them more functional, hip, and modern. Revolutionizing a cultural dress and making it mainstream is no easy task, and that is the main reason we decided to talk to Loai.    

70% Arabic – 30% English

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In this episode we explore the interesting success story of Lomar thobes with it’s founder Loai Nasseem. No success story is complete without failures. Loai tells us his failures that led to the success of Lomar.

PS: From a fashion design point of view, the Saudi thobe stayed unchanged for decades. At the turn of the century Lomar spearheaded a cultural shift in thobe designs by making them more functional, hip, and modern. Revolutionizing a cultural dress and making it mainstream is no easy task, and that is the main reason we decided to talk to Loai.

 

 

70% Arabic – 30% English

In this episode we explore the interesting success story of Lomar thobes with it’s founder Loai Nasseem. No success story is complete without failures. Loai tells us his failures that led to the success of Lomar.

PS: From a fashion design point of view, the Saudi thobe stayed unchanged for decades. At the turn of the century Lomar spearheaded a cultural shift in thobe designs by making them more functional, hip, and modern. Revolutionizing a cultural dress and making it mainstream is no easy task, and that is the main reason we decided to talk to Loai.

 

 

70% Arabic – 30% English