Intergalactic Tarboush Iyad El-Baghdadi and Ahmed Gatnash
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Iyad and Ahmed talk about building organisations, spirituality, technology, mental health, history, social change and anything else that happens to be on their minds today...
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012 - Does language affect how we think?
Iyad and Ahmed delve into the relationship between language and thought, discuss ideas about a potential Arabic-language podcast, and even pivot to modern discoveries about the Earth's mantle; in true Intergalactic Tarboush form.
Episode Timetags:
00:00 - Does language affect thought?
03:30 - Arabic & translating vs. rewriting
05:50 - The decline of the Arabic-language public sphere
07:45 - An Arabic-language Kawaakibi Foundation podcast?
08:20 - How Iyad's son navigates being quadrilingual
11:30 - Is Hisham Matar an "Arabic writer"?
16:00 - Strange blobs in the Earth's mantle
20:30 - The Quran on the moon "splitting" -
011 - Why is Steven Seagal such an A*****e?
Iyad and Ahmed continue talking about why the long-term prospects and strategic situation of Egypt are so depressing, why Steven Seagal is such an asshole and ideological polical opposition in Saudi Arabia.
Episode Timetags:
00:00: Egypt's troubles
04:20: 'Syriana,' the movie
06:30: Alaska and global trade
07:30: Why is Steven Seagal such an a*****e?
10:00: The privilege to insulate yourself from self-awareness
15:40: A new study on Universal Basic Income: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-leaf-project-results-1.5752714
19:00: Saudi political parties and ideological opposition
22:00: Mustafa Akyol's book, 'Islam without Extremes' -
010 - Great power politics & why Egypt is screwed!
In this episode, Iyad and Ahmed discuss changes in world order and the relationship between citizenry and government in traditional versus modern 'great power' political structures.
Episode Timetags:
00:50 - great power politics & world change
04:40 - how do we defend human rights in the "new world"
06:00 - the influence of modern citizenry on political power
09:10 - The future of Egypt & its water security
14:30 - Egypt & "mega projects"
17:00 - The Toshka project & corruption -
009 - Democracy is about power distribution, not votes
In this episode, Iyad and Ahmed discuss how a broad range of political and economic factors can impact democracy, and how the concept of a 'public sphere' can either strengthen or weaken democratic nations.
Episode Timetags:
05:00 - Centralisation of political and economic activity & weakened democracy
06:00 - Economic inequality as a threat to democracy
07:00 - APPGs in the UK, captured by the private sector - article referenced: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/feb/17/lobbying-fears-as-mps-interest-groups-receive-13m-from-private-firms
10:00 - French colonial censorship in Syria
11:00 - "Public sphere" theory & democracy (+ shout-out to Belabbes Benkredda!)
12:30 - Jurgen Habermas - German philosopher of the public sphere
14:30 - Disinformation in the public sphere & the destruction of Arabic Twitter
15:30 - What is the impact of a shared public sphere on nationalism?
17:30 - Two public languages in The Middle East: Indo-European & Semitic -
008 - Consuming information in the modern world
In this episode, Iyad and Ahmed discuss advancements in the world of technology and communication, and how they have impacted politics and humanity as a whole.
Episode Timetags:
00:55 - Consuming information via podcasts
03:55 - Tweets & threads as sources of information
05:55 - Expansion of humanity via social media & communication
09:25 - Global divides & scientific racism
11:10 - Putin & how age affects decision making
15:15 - Bitcoin mining as part of national policy -
007 - Putin's politics, regionally & globally
In this episode, recorded prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Iyad and Ahmed discuss Putin's politics and its significance both regionally and globally.
Episode Timetags:
01:00 - Predictions on Russia & Ukraine
04:50 - US foreign policy - Obama, Assad & chemical weapons
09:00 - Geopolitics & Russian motivations for the invasion
14:45 - Recent books - 'Red Notice' & 'The Man Without A Face'
18:00 - Putin not being ideological, only understanding hard power
21:00 - What is cancel culture?