Young, Clever and Libyan

A fuzzy team photo from the 1980s sends Tim Whewell on a journey to track down football players from a small town in northern Syria who were once the champions of Aleppo province. In the last four years of war their hometown, Mare'a, has become a war zone – bombed by the Assad re ... Show More

The Dhnie family find themselves sleeping rough, getting caught up in riots and being detained as they try to reach Europe after their flight from Syria. 

Shahidha traces the story of the sari, explores how it feels to wear one and asks what it meant for women like her mother. She discovers the unexpected ways in which clothing can be imprinted with feelings of nostalgia, love and loss. 

John McCarthy explores the Great Northern Coalfield in North East England with writer Peter Crookston and meets the young family who travelled 4,000 miles across Africa in 2 months. Producer: Chris Wilson. 

Anthony Bourdain explores West African culture, with guides Chef Pierre Thiam, Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, and famed musician Youssou N’Dour. Original Airdate: Season 7, 2016. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. ... Show More

The kabsa boys discuss international affairs, saudi and china, weekend vibes, drunk elephant, rexchouk and f1, shows or music in the background, space hotel, new music from narcy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- YouTube:  https://bit.l ... Show More

Anthony Bourdain visits Addis Ababa to sample injera bread, beyaynetu platters, coffee and music with chef Marcus Samuelsson. Original Airdate: Season 6, 2015. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod ... Show More

Libyan hip-hop, Italian restaurants, tribal allegiances and post-war uncertainty in Libya. Anthony looks at the country through personal stories, food--and the music--of anti-Qaddafi rapper expats who returned to fight. Original airdate: 2013, Season 1. To learn more about how CN ... Show More

Anthony Bourdain explores the "Interzone", where artists like Burroughs, Bowles, and the Rolling Stones sought escape from Western moral prohibitions and the possibilities of great empty spaces. Does that “anything goes” attitude still exist? Original airdate: 2013, Season 1. To ... Show More

Stories from the Middle East, North Africa, and the spaces in between. Support this podcast on patreon.com/kerningcultures for as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

The Kabsa Boys sit down and discuss social behaviors, myths, history on culture, Adhlal and Saudia Airlines, Saudi design festival, questions from the listeners, and more. YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@passthekabsa Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/PassTheKabsa Twitter:  ... Show More

<p>The Kabsa Boys sit down and discuss family trips, new music by N9waf &amp; Bra Waonder and Dafencii, Saudi leads for peace, woman&#39;s world cup stories, and how girls make guys say yes.</p> <p><br></p> <p>YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@passthekabsa</p> <p>Instagram:  htt ... Show More