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This episode we host Anmar Fathaldin, founder of U-Turn, Lammt, and serial entrepreneur. Anmar comes for a very candid conversation about his struggles as an independent entrepreneur in Saudi Arabia. 80% Arabic – 20% English

This episode we host Maram Taibah, travel blogger, writer, screenwriter, and filmmaker. We discuss self-publishing online, blogging, improv, and Maram’s work with the movie Munikeer. Show Links * The Road to Elephants * Munukeer: A Preview of the Short Film * Create Space Amazon’s self publishing platform * The surprising story of how Andy Weir’s self-published book ‘The Martian’ topped best seller lists and got a movie deal  * Fearless Pilgrim Travel Blog * Rome, Sweet Rome  * Bdoon Nas Youtube Show * TJ & Dave Improv  20% Arabic – 80% English

In this episode we host Alaa Balkhy, Saudi fashion blogger and founder of Fyunka. We talk about the origin of the Fyunka brand, fashion blogging, the resilience of the web, the ethics of social media advertising, and a lot more.  Show Links – The Uber Redeisgn – Fyunka   Arabic 80% – English 20%

This episode we host Ussaed Halawani, we talk about video games! In this episode there are 4 generations of gamers: Atari, NES, SNES, N64. We reminisce about our favorite video games over the decades, Ussaed takes us down the weird side of Youtube, we talk about education in Saudi Arabia, and much much more. Show Links * Why Harley Quinn Doesn’t Need Her Trademark Accent in Suicide Squad * Mac OSX and it’s open source routes  * Open Source Software * Rainbow Six Siege  * The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time  * Spyro Series * Crash Bandicoot * Space Invaders * Pac-Man * Sakhr Computer * Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Torture Scene * PC Mas * Ready Player One * The Last of Us * Portal Game * Chicken Rape [SOON] * Filthy Frank Channel * Human Ramen * 7 Words You Can’t Say on TV * Saints Row Series 20% Arabic – 80% English

This episode we host Widad Hamidaddin, an educator turned management consultant. Widad tells us how she juggles her hectic job and being a single-mom. We then talk about Netflix going global, genres in Arabic music (or lack thereof) and much more. Show Links * Tuareg Society * My Two Dads sitcom * 1-2-3 Magic * The 10/10/10 Rule For Tough Decisions * Mrs. Doubtfire * Daddy Issues Instagram account * Barbas Song * على سلم الطائرة * Avalon boardgame 10% Arabic – 90% English

This episode we host Nawaf Al-Nassar, an interior designer and an art lover. We discuss how we lost our architectural & design identity over the past couple decades, and how we can recaputre what was lost. Show Links * Baroque style * Ottoman Baroque * Meshgas * Dhad Graffiti * 21 39 Art Gallery * Art Dubai 40% Arabic – 60% English

Do you listen to the MSTDFR show? Are you a woman with time for a project? Are you curious about the world and can have an Arablish conversation? Do you know of a woman that fits this description? Listen to this announcement!   Update! Original release: January 2016. We had such great submissions for co-hosts and from this announcement created Azzbda Podcast. There is so many ways to take part! Get in touch with Khayra, Umniah, Widad, or Fatma  (also found on the Mstdfr People page) to take a role in creating topics, identifying guest, spreading the word, and making any suggestions.  

This episode we host Ali Kamakhi and talk about his upcoming business podcast and the motivation behind it. We then explore why the Arab world doesn’t have a lot of business cases compared to the western world. We also talk about TED talks in Saudi Arabia vs. other countries, the lean startup methodology, the consulting business, and a lot more. Check out Ali’s new podcast mentioned in the episode at Business Box! Show Links * Business Box * Serial Podcast * Startup Podcast * Planet Money * Al-Ahli Bank HQ in Jeddah * Without Their Permission talk by Alex Ohanian * Y Combinator * The Lean Startup * Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology * Action, Camera, Lights * How Steve Jobs Financed His Apple Startup * Saudi Arabia’s Addressing System 40% Arabic – 60% English

Among the usual random conversations, today has emphasis on 3D Printing! You see those two figurines in the episode photo (available on Soundcloud or Instagram)? Those are 3D printed statues created by scanning the subjects in 5 minutes. And that, according to Hashim Al-Zain, is the simplest of things he can make. We talk science, startups, and everything in between and unrelated. Show Links * Episode picture courtesy of * Hisham’s startup DarTec   80% Arabic – 20% English

This episode we host Hassan Al-Bargi. We talk about police officers in Saudi Arabia, card trading games like Magic The Gathering, World of Warcraft, and Juventus soccer club. Then we try to answer the hypothetical question: How will the world be different if it was a matriarchy? We wrap up with a poem Hassan wrote for Mstdfr. Show Links * The corrupted blood incident * World of Warcraft Movie Trailer * Ready Player One Book * Adventure: The First Easter Egg * Sheryl Sandberg asking for pregnancy parking at Google 20% Arabic – 80% English

This episode we host Omar Hussein. We try to spell out the sound of lightsabre, discuss the left-brain vs. right-brain myth, Omar’s latest projects Al-Noghair and his personal vlog, Arab trolls and the Saudi twittersphere, Mark Zuckerberg’s new charity, Justin Timberlake vs. Justin Beiber, and much much more. Show links * How would you spell the sound of a lightsabre? * Left-Brained vs. Right-Brained? Myth Debunked * Mark Zuckerberg is Giving Away His Money, but With a Twist * Music Research Consultants Inc methodology to find top hits * What Percentage of Donations Go to Charity * Aziz Ansari’s Master of None * Jim Henson’s religious beliefs * Kid’s don’t know what the save icon means * When did girls start wearing pinks? * The etymology of the word ‘computer’ * Omar Hussein’s Vlog   10% Arabic – 90% English

Superheroes time! We talk the origin of the Spiderman colors, why we as people relate to super heroes, the Hulk’s/Bruce Banner psychological issues, Vash the Stampede, and much much more. Check it out. Show Links * Dry ice cloud video [Uploading soon] * Seen wu Sad Youtube show * Why is Spiderman red & blue? * Polictical Correctness in Comics * Superman: Red Son Characters & Stories We Talked About * Psyduck * Vash the Stampede * New York Jets * Cajun Culture * Jessica Jones * Ms. Marvel * The Greatest American Heroes * Sport Billy * Freakazoid! * Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind   10% Arabic – 90% English

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 * 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 * 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