The Son King by Madawi Al-Rasheed is a blistering new book revealing the ruthless repression in MBS’ Saudi Arabia. In this episode, listen to Madawi in conversation with writer and historian Justin Marozzi about the dangerous contradictions at the heart of the Saudi regime.

The Son King, with Madawi Al-Rasheed

AfterWords explores the stories behind groundbreaking books. From colonialism and genocide to mysterious deaths and Brexit Britain, listen for lively discussions between authors and journalists. Produced by George McDonagh, for Hurst Publishers. 

Theme music is from https://filmmusic.io
"Particles - Inspiring Emotional Romantic" by Rafael Krux (https://www.orchestralis.net/)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Arts

Books

AfterWords explores the stories behind groundbreaking books. From colonialism and genocide to mysterious deaths and Brexit Britain, listen for lively discussions between authors and journalists. Produced by George McDonagh, for Hurst Publishers. Theme music is from https://filmmusic.io "Particles - Inspiring Emotional Romantic" by Rafael Krux (https://www.orchestralis.net/) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Share The Son King, with Madawi Al-Rasheed

Sign up to save your podcasts

The Son King, with Madawi Al-Rasheed

The Son King, with Madawi Al-Rasheed

More shows like AfterWords

The Rest Is History

The News Agents

Fire at Will

The le Carré Cast - A podcast on John le Carré novels