Jul 20

Sports!

Lucien, who is dividing the summer weeks between Riyadh and the USA, and Hanaa, who is all over the world this summer and recording from another London heat wave, begin the episode with a catch up on a topical menu of excellence, which quickly turns into a realization about worki ... Show More

30m 24s

Jun 1

Riyadh Air Is Coming (and the Year of 'Championship Hanaa')

Lucien (recording from Riyadh, mid-apartment move) and Hanna (in London, riding out an unlikely heat wave) open Episode 70 (!) catching up with each other. Between Arsenal's recent win of the Premier League title for the first time in 22 years, and the Seattle Seahawks winning th ... Show More

37m 54s

May 2026

An inflection point in the region + a conversation on education, learning, and training in the AI age

Hanaa and Lucien are BACK. The hosts catch up with each other, with Lucien discussing a recent long-haul trip back to the United States from Saudi Arabia (with 3 children in tow!). The hosts take some time to discuss their show’s recent deliberate break since the start of Ramadan ... Show More

49m 54s

Sep 2022

Episode 60 - Saudi National Day! Significant Traction in Airline/Travel Reforms, Saudi-Greece Relations, and more...

Episode 60! The 966 wishes everyone a fun and safe Saudi National Day. This week, the hosts re-connect after a two week hiatus for the 60th episode of the show. First, the hosts discuss Richard's one big thing, which is a deep dive on Saudi-Greece relations of late and why that b ... Show More

1h 4m

Oct 2025

Saudi Arabia’s push to liberalise

Description: The US will provide Ukraine with new intelligence, the American company behind Fico homebuyer credit scores is shaking up the mortgage industry, and Tesla’s global deliveries hit a new record in the third quarter. Plus, Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman has s ... Show More

10m 47s

Jun 2018

Riding in cars without boys

This week, the Saudi government issued driver’s licenses to women for the first time in the country’s history. But London School of Economics professor Madawi al Rasheed says Saudi women are hardly even people under the law. She explains what life is like for women in Saudi Arabi ... Show More

21m 49s

Oct 2021

Saudi Arabia's media ambition

The Saudi Arabian purchase of Newcastle football club has been a huge news story. But football isn't the only area of British public life in which the Saudis play a part. The Evening Standard and The Independent can both trace their ownership back to Saudi Arabia, while in the US ... Show More

27m 49s

Aug 2023

In the big leagues now: Saudi Arabia’s push into sport

<p>Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman says a presence in <a href="https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/08/10/saudi-arabia-is-spending-a-fortune-on-sport?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_ ... Show More

24m 44s

Aug 2023

In the big leagues now: Saudi Arabia’s push into sport

<p>Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman says a presence in <a href="https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/08/10/saudi-arabia-is-spending-a-fortune-on-sport?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_ ... Show More

24m 44s

Sep 2023

These Times - How Worried Should We Be About Saudi Arabia?

In this episode, Tom and Helen explore Saudi Arabia - a place at once futuristic and authoritarian. From Aramco Oil to Cristiano Ronaldo, we discuss the ways in which the Kingdom in the Middle East is trying to take over the world, and how worried we should be. <hr><p style= ... Show More

58m 53s

Saudi Arabia's Quiet Revolution: Legal R...