Bedouin Banter

Re entering the atmosphere hot with another episode in the podcasts “Banter Buddies' series as the boys use up our extended lockdown time to talk all things Aliens, Space Race Billionaires, and get hot takes from around the table on Arabian Aliens & The Pentagons June 25th UFO report.

In this episode the boys join Khaled in studio for another round table episode where we talk all things pandering. Is the Middle East tired of watching companies squirm to satisfy everyone? Is being a moral chameleon impossible if marketers are trying to pander to so many cultures? Does woke always go broke? And will John Cena ever recover? Join us for this special return to live-streaming on the podcast as we discuss these topics and more! Don't forget to stick around for the audience Q&A and help us out with a subscribe, like, and share!

In this episode of the podcast a long lost friend joins us for the most random round table so far. In this Banter Buddies special our inner men of culture begin to emerge as we cover the latest pop culture news, fire shots across Tik Tok's bow, & find out what life will be like under Bahrain's new Rona laws!

In this episode of the Podcast Mansoor is back in studio to join the boys for another Banter Buddies free for all. We talk anime, dust themed Saudi music videos, plagiarism & more! Take a deeper dive with us as we look at all these things & the waves of local culture that its inspired.

New studio, new episodes, and a new year with a lot of stuff to cover in the new season! For our first one we start off with a look back at one of the least covered topics over the last year...

In this episode of the podcast Khaled is joined by award nominated Bahraini author M.G Darwish; as we take a dive into the world of indie writing. We look at what it means to self publish as a Bahraini for a global audience and what unique challenges and stigma some authors in the middle east can face. We also talk Tomatoes and Penguins...

In this episode of the "Bedouins Upclose Series" we sit down with Saud & Reem two Bahraini Entrepreneurs and the faces behind "The Cult"; a one stop shop & platform for communities, vendors, events, and everything else you can imagine. We talk about their story through the startup landscape and their some of their lesser known times dealing with their very own "Drama in Manama".

In this episode of the Podcast Mike Donovan joins the Banter Buddies round table series for a talk about all things Juffair life. The unusual watering holes catching media attention , to the local stories of debauchery and sailors caught up in a web of blackmail and trafficking. The brodown continues as always with laughs, insights, and tangents galore!

In part II of this episode the boys continue with their conversations on censorship, and specifically the many shapes its taken for video games and movies from around the world. Whether religiously oriented or politically minded, censorship in the Middle east and Asia have had their share of bizarre stories. From "God of War", "Fallout", and "The Last Of Us 2" to Japanese tentacle porn in the 1800's, join the boys on this final part to episode #35 of the Bedouin Banter podcast.

In this geekier episode of the banter buddies series, Khaled & Matrook are joined by fellow pop culture enthusiast, bahraini gamer geek, and culinary cultist Mansoor Al Obaidlee. We sit down to talk about the recent the brand new woke Tsunami that hit the gaming, tabletop, and geeky world, and how were handling it as middle easterners not unfamiliar with censorship.

In this final installment of a three part series with Sergio Halabi, we find ourselves getting into a world that some call "Woo woo". From lost history, & ancient mythologies, to mysticism & spiritual awakenings. Sergio and Khaled take a closer look at the world of alternative thinking, research, and self development. All whilst wondering about the lost lessons of a rich middle eastern spiritual history and its pitfalls.

Were' back with part II of episode 34, as we continue past the conspiracies and take a closer look at the "No easy answers" angle that we take for granted in moments of upheaval, outrage, and social debate. We go over the types of racism that are found till this day in Lebanon, as well as the odd history behind the world's most racist chocolaty treat!

Another special one for the "Bedouins Up Close" interview series of the podcast. In this multi-part episode we're joined by Entrepreneur, Designer, and Podcaster Sergio Halabi of the "Paradigm Shift Podcast". As we go deep on the realities of truth seeking, political power dynamics, weaponized Dolphins, and the misunderstood truths that hide behind the realities of a conspiracy.

Another special one for the "Bedouins Up Close" interview series of the podcast. In this multi-part episode we're joined by Entrepreneur, Designer, and Podcaster Sergio Halabi of the "Paradigm Shift Podcast". As we go deep on the realities of truth seeking, political power dynamics, weaponized Dolphins, and the misunderstood truths that hide behind the realities of a conspiracy.

The podcast is back with another round table episode; this time alongside the OG banter buddies crew! Mats and OJ are back in studio to help breakdown the chaos of a 2020 world. From the harsh truths of daily police injustice, to the realities that make up global race relations. Is the middle east's online culture being taken over by the hashtag driven, and politically opportunistic influencer? We ask our own questions, our own way, on top it of with a few laughs, and some absurd arab angles along the way.

In this brand new format of the banter ranter isolation series Khaled takes a look back at the PR Bot Highlights of the middle east from the last 5 years and gives his take on what bad tech reporting can do to a post lockdown Bahrain, stormtroopers and all.

In this episode of the Banter Ranter series, Khaled goes deep on the future of space for the middle east as we take a look at all the recent happenings with Nasa, Space Force, China, the ongoing race for the economies of the future. In addition we take a look back at the history of space agencies in the middle east, and the lebanese rocket society.

This is the reupload of the original livestream that was taken down and claimed for using Al-Nehaya's Trailer, in this episode we not only review the state of scifi drama in the middle east but also go over the many examples of Expectations vs Reality whilst going having a look at Tom Cruise, Elon Musk, and some of the pop culture updates of the day.

Matrook is back in studio for another episode as we talk about the weekly run down of what’s happening in our daily lives, pop culture, lockdown planning, Henna parties and more...

The Middle East has always been a hot bed for conspiracy theories, from the historically valid to the painfully childish. In this episode of the continuing isolation series of the podcast Khaled digs his teeth into the freshest theories, and goes over some of the Arab worlds most misguided and yet most honest search for truth in a world full of smoke, info wars, and BS!

In this episode we kick off our return to the old Bedouin Banter interview style series and bring aboard Mike Donovan a local Navy man, adventurer, Improv'er, thespian, and overall Lawrence of Adliyah. We ask him about the navy experience in Bahrain and the every day Americans take on entertainment in the middle east.

The post disruption makeup stream! Connection is back up and i'll be talking all things Cinema, Streaming, Wuhan Virus and Bahrain's PR game in the world of entertainment and media and how it all goes back to China! Join in on the youtube live chat tonight!

In this Episode of the isolation hour stream with Khaled, we talk about Tiger kings; who they are what they represent, what happens when one goes unchecked. We also ask the question “Does the middle east has its fair share of Tiger King’s and do they make the rest of us look bad?”

It’s more monologue time as Khaled again tries to make sense of the current weird world we live in. Covering topics such as creative risk taking in the middle east, and when how risk taking might have gone too far with Marvel and their latest cadre of “woke” superheroes, and of course the topics and question from you the audience!

A new series where Khaled takes advantage of social distancing and takes the reins in studio for a free form rant about all the topics of the week ~ Curfews, Bailouts, Economies, Freelancers, Hookers, & Jared Leto's Cult!

Abyooki Joins us in studio and gets up close and personal with the Bedouins as we talk life, performance, and the challenges of making a career out of music in the middle east.

In this episode the Mats, Migs, Dossy Boy and the B-man go through the controversy of woke culture in comics, movies, and games and how it manages to somehow lead us to birth rates in Japan and a fear of marriage in the middle east!

The B-town crew are back and were answering your instagram questions and making every Bahraini prediction for the future! Every prediction except the one that broke the news at the end of the cast with Bahrain winning the Gulf Cup!

The 4 man hustle is on full blast as the boys are joined by local standup Miguel Lopez and get into the reactions to the Tesla Truck, how outrage has become a financial advantage to investors plus a whole slew of conversations on the realities of electric in the middle arguments over the cult of personality and marketing geniuses and much much more!

The boys are joined by our new 3rd mic Bader and end up going into every Starwars tangent under the sun all whilst getting into the modern woes of a social media life in the middle east, upcoming controversial changes to instagram, and a final comment and farewell by Ahmed Zayani regarding the shutdown of Saar Cinema...

On this episode of Banter Buddies, we are joined by local film critic and film maker Ahmed Zayani and returning guest Mohammed Fakhro. Diving deeper into the world of cinema we get into local theatres, movie critiquing, and movie culture in the GCC, as well as discussing the first local horror comedy film, Dead Sands!

In this episode we are joined by Wa'ad Al Saeedi an Omani software engineer living in Bahrain. Wa'ad takes us through what it means to live abroad as a Khaliji woman, the challenges of the middle eastern workplace, and even some possible Omani Aliens!

Producer, Director, and Co-writer of the film Cloven "Mohamed Fakhro", joins us on the podcast for an episode where we go over the challenges of being a Bahraini film maker, the unexpected results of the project, and his journey in an undeveloped industry.

On this episode of Banter Buddies, featuring guest host Adel Alkhozaae, we talk about the changing nature of language and culture in the middle east, esports and the influencer industry in the middle east and much more!

On this special episode of Banter Buddies, we reached out to all our female followers on social media in order for them to ask us various questions for our "Women Ask Khaleeji Guys" segment. Many questions were asked, some whacky, some awkward, but all in all a lot of fun.

In this episode we talk the Bahraini love hate relationship with Bahrain, The global Music Industry, how Hip Hop and metal have a shared experience, and finally we get to jump scares and how stupid they are.

In this episode of the banter buddies series we have a few conversations on the nightmare of WhatsApp groups Omani Hodoo & Avicii’s death, pigeons and cruel magicians. Ortolan cuisine, Blonde hair in Asia, & funny facts from Arab History.

A new episode co starring guest hosts and local comedians "OJ and Matrook" bringing us a conversation on Ramadan Road Rage, Car & tech conspiracies, The best and worst of Ramadan Advertising, Royal wedding woes; And perhaps the truth behind Matrook’s X-files obsession and choice in women?

We spend the time talking about Arabic cinema, The Hollywood formulas of today, The Simpsons Apu controversy, Omar Farooq becoming a Pedophile, & much more.

This new series starring guest hosts and local comedians "OJ and Matrook" Kicks off with an hour long conversation on everything from Saudi Robots, Aliens in Arabia, Elegant Death machines and more!

In this episode not only do we have show dates and format updates! But we get to talk to Tom about growing up in Bahrain as an expat brat, what a career in GCC marketing means, the creative versus the rational mind, and finding the secret to balance in life. Plus a whole lot more!

In this episode with Weaam Sperinck we talk about middle eastern cross culturalism, community collaborations, commentary in art, teaching to young minds, political correctness and more!

In this episode we talk with David Richardson about career choices, early art influences, graphic design, communities, collaborations, and more!

In This episode with Eyad Al Obaidlee its all retro fun, nugget no no's, uni friends, wrestling flashbacks and more.

My first Banter with Ghazi! Journalist, Geek, and part werewolf. We go over Middle Eastern geek culture, trendy outrage, bridging divides, censorship, bedouin curiosity, and more!

The Middle Eastern Identity; What is it? Who is it? And who am I? Plus, reasons for why am doing this and why you should join in on the dialogue.