Mo Al-Turki is a Saudi film producer who has produced eleven movies, one of which being Arbitrage directed by Nicholas Jarecki in 2012. Mo shares personal stories about his upbringing in Saudi Arabia, moving to Hollywood in 2010, being mentored by Richard Gere, and befriending Michelle Rodriguez. His latest film Crisis just premiered across Saudi Arabia and ... Show More
Nov 15
“Obesity Is Costing Us $5 Trillion Every Year!” —Gary Brecka
<p>Gary Brecka is a human biologist, longevity researcher, host of @ultimatehumanpodcast and co-founder of 10X Health, Gary spent over 20 years in life insurance analyzing bloodwork, biomarkers, and medical records to predict lifespan with astonishing accuracy. Realiz ... Show More
52m 12s
Nov 6
Mo Gawdat on Power, Money, Morality: The Collapse of Capitalism & The Military-Industrial Complex
From IBM and Microsoft to serving as Chief Business Officer at Google X, Mo Gawdat has spent over three decades at the forefront of technology and innovation. Today, the bestselling author turns his engineer’s mind toward life’s biggest question: how can we live well and meaningf ... Show More
2h 28m
Apr 2024
Can Saudi Money Whitewash a Murder?
In the final episode of this four-part series, Rog and Tommy trace the massive flow of Saudi money into Hollywood, Silicon Valley and Wall Street, and how the biggest venture capitalists and A-list celebrities seem to no longer care about Saudi Arabia’s human rights record. They ... Show More
59m 51s
Oct 2022
Ep 2 - Netflix, Boundaries and Film in the Arab world
In this episode I explore the world of film in the Arab world and talk to directors and producers who are pushing the boundaries. I speak to Jordan’s Tima Shomali, director of an Arabic language original Netflix series Al Rawabi School for Girls, a huge hit about teenage girls an ... Show More
46m 20s
Sep 2020
Saudi Arabia at 90, an evolution from Bedouin culture to leading power
Nadia Abdulwahab, Lecturer in English Literature at Umm Al Qura University, and Marcel Kupershoek, author and senior humanities research fellow at NYU Abu Dhabi takes us through the evolution of Saudi Arabia and its people, since the founding of the kingdom. We also hear from Ahm ... Show More
16m 32s