In this episode of the podcast Khaled is joined by award nominated Bahraini author M.G Darwish; as we take a dive into the world of indie writing. We look at what it means to self publish as a Bahraini for a global audience and what unique challenges and stigma some authors in the middle east can face. We also talk Tomatoes and Penguins... 

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Bedouin Banter #38 Quelling Some Tales & Talking About Titans ~ With Bahraini Author M.G Darwish

In this episode of the "Bedouins Upclose Series" we sit down with Saud & Reem two Bahraini Entrepreneurs and the faces behind "The Cult"; a one stop shop & platform for communities, vendors, events, and everything else you can imagine. We talk about their story through the startup landscape and their some of their lesser known times dealing with their very own "Drama in Manama".

Bedouin Banter #37 Cults, Communities, & Surreal Con'artistry? Stories of Bahraini Success & Failure

In this episode of the Podcast Mike Donovan joins the Banter Buddies round table series for a talk about all things Juffair life. The unusual watering holes catching media attention , to the local stories of debauchery and sailors caught up in a web of blackmail and trafficking. The brodown continues as always with laughs, insights, and tangents galore! 

Bedouin Banter #36 Juffair Life ~ The Sins, Sailors, & Stories Of A Mama San

In part II of this episode the boys continue with their conversations on censorship, and specifically the many shapes its taken for video games and movies from around the world. Whether religiously oriented or politically minded, censorship in the Middle east and Asia have had their share of bizarre stories. From "God of War", "Fallout", and "The Last Of Us 2" to Japanese tentacle porn in the 1800's, join the boys on this final part to episode #35 of the Bedouin Banter podcast. 

Bedouin Banter #35 - Part II - Censorship & Pixels; God Of War, The last Of Us 2, & Many Tentacles

In this geekier episode of the banter buddies series, Khaled & Matrook are joined by fellow pop culture enthusiast, bahraini gamer geek, and culinary cultist Mansoor Al Obaidlee. We sit down to talk about the recent the brand new woke Tsunami that hit the gaming, tabletop, and geeky world, and how were handling it as middle easterners not unfamiliar with censorship.

Bedouin Banter #35 - Part I - Woke Censorship in Gaming, MTG, D&D & Media Madness in the Middle East

In this final installment of a three part series with Sergio Halabi, we find ourselves getting into a world that some call "Woo woo". From lost history, & ancient mythologies, to mysticism & spiritual awakenings. Sergio and Khaled take a closer look at the world of alternative thinking, research, and self development. All whilst wondering about the lost lessons of a rich middle eastern spiritual history and its pitfalls. 

Bedouin Banter #34 - Part III - Sergio Halabi - Lost history, Metaphysics , Mythology, & Mysticism

Were' back with part II of episode 34, as we continue past the conspiracies and take a closer look at the "No easy answers" angle that we take for granted in moments of upheaval, outrage, and social debate. We go over the types of racism that are found till this day in Lebanon, as well as the odd history behind the world's most racist chocolaty treat! 

Bedouin Banter #34 - Part II - Sergio Halabi - Riots, Rage, & Racist Lebanese Chocolates

Another special one for the "Bedouins Up Close" interview series of the podcast. In this multi-part episode we're joined by Entrepreneur, Designer, and Podcaster Sergio Halabi of the "Paradigm Shift Podcast". As we go deep on the realities of truth seeking, political power dynamics, weaponized Dolphins, and the misunderstood truths that hide behind the realities of a conspiracy.

Bedouin Banter #34 Sergio Halabi ~ Part 1

The podcast is back with another round table episode; this time alongside the OG banter buddies crew! Mats and OJ are back in studio to help breakdown the chaos of a 2020 world. From the harsh truths of daily police injustice, to the realities that make up global race relations. Is the middle east's online culture being taken over by the hashtag driven, and politically opportunistic influencer? We ask our own questions, our own way, on top it of with a few laughs, and some absurd arab angles along the way. 

Bedouin Banter #33 The boys Talk Tekashi, George Floyd, Activism, & Middle Eastern BLM hypocrisy!

In this brand new format of the banter ranter isolation series Khaled takes a look back at the PR Bot Highlights of the middle east from the last 5 years and gives his take on what bad tech reporting can do to a post lockdown Bahrain, stormtroopers and all.

Bedouin Banter #32 PR Bots Of Arabia! How To Look Forward Whilst Stepping Back

In this episode of the Banter Ranter series, Khaled goes deep on the future of space for the middle east as we take a look at all the recent happenings with Nasa, Space Force, China, the ongoing race for the economies of the future. In addition we take a look back at the history of space agencies in the middle east, and the lebanese rocket society.

Bedouin Banter #31 Space Force Or Space Forced? Our Arabs In Orbit & The Lebanese Rocket Society!

This is the reupload of the original livestream that was taken down and claimed for using Al-Nehaya's Trailer, in this episode we not only review the state of scifi drama in the middle east but also go over the many examples of Expectations vs Reality whilst going having a look at Tom Cruise, Elon Musk, and some of the pop culture updates of the day.

Bedouin Banter #30 Expectation vs Reality, Tom Cruise in Space, & The Egyptian Scifi Show Al Nehaya

Matrook is back in studio for another episode as we talk about the weekly run down of what’s happening in our daily lives, pop culture, lockdown planning, Henna parties and more...

Bedouin Banter #29 With Ahmed Matrook

The Middle East has always been a hot bed for conspiracy theories, from the historically valid to the painfully childish. In this episode of the continuing isolation series of the podcast Khaled digs his teeth into the freshest theories, and goes over some of the Arab worlds most misguided and yet most honest search for truth in a world full of smoke, info wars, and BS!

Banter Ranter #5 Arabian Conspiracies, 5G Fallacies, China, N Korea, & The Ongoing Corona Info War

In this episode we kick off our return to the old Bedouin Banter interview style series and bring aboard Mike Donovan a local Navy man, adventurer, Improv'er, thespian, and overall Lawrence of Adliyah. We ask him about the navy experience in Bahrain and the every day Americans take on entertainment in the middle east.

Bedouins Up Close #1 Mike Donovan

Bedouin Banter is a fun loving podcast about the middle eastern Identity & pop culture as seen from the eyes of a group of quirky arabs.

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