50 Best Middle East Podcasts
Middle East Podcasts
Here are 50 Best Middle East Podcasts worth listening to in 2024
1. Trending Middle East
What's trending today? We bring you the latest social media trends from the Middle East and around the world.
thenationalnewstrendingmiddleeast.podbean.com
Facebook Followers 1.5MTwitter Followers 1.1MInstagram Followers 363.4K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 2 min Play Get Email Contact
2. Beyond the Headlines
Dive deeper into the week's biggest stories from the Middle East and around the world with The National's foreign desk. Nuances are often missed in day-to-day headlines. We go Beyond the Headlines by bringing together the voices of experts and those living the news to provide a clearer picture of the region's shifting political and social landscape.
thenationalnewsbeyondtheheadlines.podbean.com
Facebook Followers 1.7MTwitter Followers 1.1MInstagram Followers 363.4K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 19 min Play Get Email Contact
3. Arab News
The Voice of a Changing Region. Established in 1975, Arab News is the Middle East's leading the English language daily. Hosted by Arab News.
arabnews.podbean.com
Frequency 3 episodes / week Avg Length 31 min Play Get Email Contact
4. LSE Middle East Centre Podcasts
Welcome to the LSE Middle East Centre's podcast feed.The MEC builds on LSE's long engagement with the Middle East and North Africa and provides a central hub for the wide range of research on the region carried out at LSE.
soundcloud.com
Facebook Followers 10.8KTwitter Followers 24.9KInstagram Followers 2.2K Frequency 6 episodes / quarter Avg Length 56 min Play Get Email Contact
5. The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
Dr. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, co-director of the University of Würzburg's Institute for Fan Culture, and co-host of the New Books in Middle Eastern Studies podcast. James is the author of The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer blog, a book with the same title as well as Comparative Political Transitions between Southeast Asia and the Middle East and North Africa, co-authored with Dr. Teresita Cruz-Del Rosario and Shifting Sands, Essays on Sports and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa.
soundcloud.com
Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 18 min Play Get Email Contact
6. POMEPS Middle East Political Science Podcast
Discussing news and innovations in the Middle East.
soundcloud.com
Facebook Followers 7.3KTwitter Followers 9.6K Frequency 5 episodes / quarter Avg Length 58 min Play Get Email Contact
7. Middle East Focus
Middle East Focus is a weekly podcast featuring discussion and analysis on U.S. foreign policy and contemporary political and social issues in the Middle East.
mei.edu/podcast
Facebook Followers 23.3KTwitter Followers 100.6KInstagram Followers 8.4K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 40 min Play Get Email Contact
8. CUFI Minute
CUFI's Middle East Briefing, a project of Christians United for Israel, is a news and policy podcast dedicated to keeping Christian Zionists informed about important issues and events in the Middle East.
podcasters.spotify.com
Facebook Followers 1.8MTwitter Followers 43.9KInstagram Followers 75.2K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 5 min Play Get Email Contact
9. The Middle East Report
The Middle East Report features truthful reporting on what's happening in Israel and the Middle East. These reports being you a powerful Biblical context to what's happening in that part of the world.
afr.net
Facebook Followers 97.8KTwitter Followers 17.2KInstagram Followers 9.1K Frequency 2 episodes / day Avg Length 14 min Play Get Email Contact
10. On the Middle East with Andrew Parasiliti and Amberin Zaman, an Al-Monitor Podcast
Each week Andrew Parasiliti, president of the award-winning news site Al-Monitor, and Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor's Senior Correspondent, interview newsmakers, journalists, and thought leaders from the US and the Middle East about the latest news and trends in the region.
art19.com
Facebook Followers 206.2KTwitter Followers 158.8KInstagram Followers 9.6K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 32 min Play Get Email Contact
11. Middle East Centre
The Middle East Centre, founded in 1957 at St Antony's College is the center for the interdisciplinary study of the modern Middle East at the University of Oxford. Centre Fellows teach and research the humanities and social sciences with direct reference to the Arab world, Iran, Israel, and Turkey, with particular emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. However, during our regular Friday seminar series, attracting a wide audience, our distinguished speakers bring topics to light that touch on contemporary issues.
podcasts.ox.ac.uk
Facebook Followers 4.5MTwitter Followers 9.1K Frequency 11 episodes / year Avg Length 61 min Since Mar 2015 Play Get Email Contact
12. Tahrir Podcast
Tahrir Podcast is the first and only political podcast to broadcast from Cairo and is among the Middle East's top podcasts.Tune in to conversations with academics, journalists, activists, and leaders from and on #MENApolitics, #MENAhistory, the #ArabSpring, #Jan25, #GlobalSouthPolitics, and everything in between.
podcasters.spotify.com
Twitter Followers 1.8KInstagram Followers 4.8K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 47 min Play Get Email Contact
13. KPFA - Voices of the Middle East and North Africa
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, exploring the complex web of class, gender, ethnic, religious and regional differences which separate and distinguish the ways of life and political and ideological perspectives of people in that part of the world.
kpfa.org
Facebook Followers 19.2KInstagram Followers 4.3K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 60 min Play Get Email Contact
14. Middle East Law and Governance
Middle East Law and Governance (MELG) is a peer-reviewed journal for scholarly analysis on issues about governance and social, economic, and ideological transformation in the MENA region. On the MELG podcast, we talk to the journal's contributors about their work and current events in the region.
soundcloud.com
Facebook Followers 950Twitter Followers 2K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 31 min Play Get Email Contact
15. CMEC podcast
Analysis, debate & all that's happening in the Middle East & North Africa. Hosted by CMEC.
soundcloud.com
Frequency 6 episodes / quarter Avg Length 39 min Play Get Email Contact
16. Middle East Analysis
The Middle East North Africa region is complex - hardly breaking news. There are complex religious, political and socio-economic realities with global players pushing into the ring from every corner - intervening and retreating like a boxer stalking the target of his vested interest. Our 'Middle East Analysis' podcasts feature the analysis of Dr Harry Hagopian, an international lawyer and commentator on the Middle East North Africa region and the Gulf States.
soundcloud.com
Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 46 min Play Get Email Contact
17. Middle East File
The Middle East File is an interview podcast from the Religious Freedom Institute
podcasters.spotify.com
Twitter Followers 120 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 29 min Play Get Email Contact
18. Good News from the Middle East with Tom and JoAnn Doyle
Tired of hearing the bad news coming out of the Middle East? Follow along as Tom and JoAnn bring the news you DON'T hear about in the Podcast, Good News from the Middle East.
goodnewswiththedoyles.podbean.com
Frequency 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 44 min Play Get Email Contact
19. This Week in the Middle East
William Morris, Secretary General of the Next Century Foundation, discusses the new political issues of the week, with a particular focus on developments in the Middle East.
buzzsprout.com
Facebook Followers 603Twitter Followers 352 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 19 min Play Get Email Contact
20. Teach Middle East Podcast
The Teach Middle East Podcast connects, develops, and empowers educators. It provides educators in the Middle East and beyond a platform on which to share their stories, current research-based practices and proven classroom strategies. The Teach Middle East Podcast is brought to you by Moftah publishing, the publishers of Teach Middle East Magazine. Teach Middle East Magazine, is the premier magazine for education in the Middle East and beyond.
teachmiddleeastmag.com
Twitter Followers 9.3KInstagram Followers 2.8K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 34 min Play Get Email Contact
21. MENA Surge Podcast
We are proud to bring you the MENA Surge Podcast, hosting the world's most influential leaders in Fintech and creating the first Fintech podcast from the Middle East, for the Middle East. Visit us October 2024 at the Dubai Harbour or visit FintechSurge.com for more details.
rss.com
Facebook Followers 699Twitter Followers 166Instagram Followers 1.5K Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 40 min Play Get Email Contact
22. Tel Aviv Review
Showcasing the latest developments in the realm of academic and professional research and literature, about the Middle East and global affairs. We discuss Israeli, Arab and Palestinian society, the Jewish world, the Middle East and its conflicts, and issues of global and public affairs with scholars, writers and deep-thinkers.
tlv1.fm
Facebook Followers 632Twitter Followers 412 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 38 min Play Get Email Contact
23. Middle East matters
Political and social events from the Middle East, with exclusive reports and interviews.
podcasts.apple.com
Facebook Followers 2.4MTwitter Followers 4.2MInstagram Followers 412.1K Frequency 2 episodes / month Get Email Contact
24. Occupied Thoughts
FMEP staff, fellows, and guests take a deep dive into issues related to Israel, Palestine, and occupation. This podcast is a project of the Foundation for Middle East Peace
fmep.org
Twitter Followers 7.2K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 47 min Play Get Email Contact
25. MDLBEAST RADIO
A new monthly radio show for worldwide radio syndication and digital platforms, showcasing the electronic music talent from the Middle East, along with international artists and the latest releases from MDLBEAST Records.
podcasts.apple.com
Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 61 min Play Get Email Contact
26. Status/الوضع
A critical, collaborative, and independent monthly Audio Journal combining analysis, reporting, and satire, comprised mainly of hard-hitting interviews/conversations, on-the-scene reports, reviews, informed commentary, and readings on the Middle East and beyond.
statushour.libsyn.com
Facebook Followers 3.7KTwitter Followers 932Instagram Followers 719 Frequency 6 episodes / quarter Avg Length 32 min Play Get Email Contact
27. Essential Middle East
In the world of news, headlines are essential, but providing in-depth analysis of news and current affairs became rare. We analyze the news and simplify complex geopolitical realities of the Middle East and wider Muslim world. To help you make sense of it all, join our host Sami Zeidan.
aljazeera.com
Twitter Followers 8.9MInstagram Followers 4.6M Frequency 3 episodes / year Avg Length 23 min Play Get Email Contact
28. Babel: Translating the Middle East
Babel will take you beyond the headlines to discuss what's happening in the Middle East and North Africa. It features regional experts who explain what's going on, provides context on pivotal developments, and highlight trends you may have missed. Jon Alterman, senior vice president, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts the podcast along with his colleagues from the Middle East Program.
csis.org
Facebook Followers 532.1KTwitter Followers 409.8KInstagram Followers 80.6K Frequency 7 episodes / year Avg Length 18 min Play Get Email Contact
29. MEI Events
The MEI Events Podcast brings the policy expertise showcased in Middle East Institute events and webinars to an easily accessible audio format. Listen to the analysis of leading experts and the perspectives of authentic voices from the MENA region.
meievents.buzzsprout.com
Twitter Followers 100.6KInstagram Followers 8.4K Play Get Email Contact
30. The Caravan
The Caravan Podcast provides discussions of politics and culture in the Middle East and the Islamic World with regard to the challenges for American foreign policy.
caravannotebook.podbean.com
Twitter Followers 157.5KInstagram Followers 34.6K Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 40 min Play Get Email Contact
31. Siyaset
Siyaset is a podcast dedicated to Middle East current events and politics with a slight Kurdish perspective.
podcasters.spotify.com
Twitter Followers 969 Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 50 min Play Get Email Contact
32. Unorthodox Middle Easterners
Confused about what's going on in the Middle East? Tired of black and white images drawn by the media? Listen to the first hand account of two Middle Easterners who made their way to the United States from Iraq and Iran. We talk about our lives in the Middle East, and our experience with religion, human rights and democracy.
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33. M.E.A.TMiddle East and Tyrone
My name is Talal Jomar and I live in County Tyrone in Ireland having been born in the Middle East. ( hence the excellent name of my podcast) Middle East and Tyrone (M.E.A.T) This is an easy listening podcast reviewing things that I find funny or weird, sometimes I throw on the tinfoil hat and dive down the rabbit hole or delve into the occult! Most weeks I have guests on to help me talk nonsense, so whether you're out exercising, bored in work or out for a drive, relax and enjoy the world according to me!
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34. MENASP Podcast Series
This podcast series is presented by the Middle East and North Africa Social Policy (MENASP) Network. The MENASP Network brings together policymakers and academics to advance social policy in the MENA region. It was founded to advance, exchange and disseminate knowledge and policy experts about social policy in the MENA region.
podcasters.spotify.com
Twitter Followers 489 Play Get Email Contact
35. Middle East Forum Radio
Podcast by Middle East Forum
soundcloud.com
Frequency 30 episodes / year Avg Length 32 min Play Get Email Contact
36. Middle East Eating Disorders Association Podcast
A podcast raising awareness of eating disorders in the Middle East, produced by the Middle East Eating Disorders Association, a not-for-profit aiming to support prevention and awareness of Eating Disorders, as well as professional training, research, and support to patients across the whole Middle East area.
meedapodcast.buzzsprout.com
Twitter Followers 524Instagram Followers 6K Play Get Email Contact
37. Orient Express: Middle East History Podcast
First history podcast about the Middle Eastern region, its politics, wars and society of the 20th and 21 century.
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38. Star-CaT presents Under Palm Trees - conversations about the Middle East
Welcome to Under Palm Trees - conversations about the Middle East. Star-CaT aims to educate and inspire others about all things Middle East.
podcasters.spotify.com
Facebook Followers 237Instagram Followers 466 Play Get Email Contact
39. Middle East 2.0
Rebooting the Middle East, one episode at a time. Hosted by John Ghazvinian and 'Brian the IT Guy'. A production of the University of Pennsylvania Middle East Center.
middle-east-2-0.simplecast.com
Twitter Followers 1.1KInstagram Followers 956 Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 37 min Play Get Email Contact
40. All Things Palestinian Canadian
Nur Watad from CJPME dives into the realm of what it means to be Palestinian living in Canada. She explores all aspects of Palestinian culture and art as well as history and politics to encourage Palestinian pride and engagement. Nur will frequently be joined by Palestinian guests to shed insight and perspective on new and thought-provoking topics.
cjpme.org/atp
Twitter Followers 12.8K Frequency 14 episodes / year Avg Length 50 min Play Get Email Contact
41. CJPME Debrief
Tom Woodley and Michael Bueckert from CJPME discuss breaking events and issues related to human rights in Palestine and the broader Middle East. Beyond the breaking stories, they'll also invite guests with special expertise, and do episodes to provide context to the news, whether historical, legal or political. This podcast is a project of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East CJPME (www.cjpme.org) and seeks to advance its mission to empower Canadians of all backgrounds to promote justice, development and peace in the Middle East.
cjpme.org/atp
Twitter Followers 12.8K Frequency 18 episodes / year Avg Length 49 min Play Get Email Contact
42. #MySarwaStory
Learn the financial habits, hacks, and attitudes of people in the Middle East to help you better manage your financial wellbeing. COMPLIANCE DISCLAIMERSarwa is regulated by the ADGM financial services regulatory authority FSRA and DFSA. All examples are for illustrative purposes only, and not intended as one-on-one financial advice. Please keep in mind that past performance is no guarantee of future results. Additionally, investors are encouraged to do their own research and due diligence. All investing involves risk.
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43. Bedouin's Coffee Corner
Bedouin's Coffee Corner is a podcast from the heart of the Middle East highlighting initiatives, progressive movements, and change-makers in the region.
bedouinscoffeecorner.buzzsprout.com
Instagram Followers 51.5K Frequency 5 episodes / year Avg Length 25 min Play Get Email Contact
44. Sharqi Talks
Hosted and Prepared by Middle Eastern social media influencer, Emile Zarife AKA AnaSharqi, SharqiTalks is the first podcast dedicated to Middle Eastern Men, aiming to raise awareness on the psychological aspect of fitness, body issues and mental health; and also address Middle Eastern's society's views on men's interests in beauty, fashion and lifestyle.
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45. Reading the Middle East with Gilles Kepel
On 'Reading the Middle East with Gilles Kepel,' the latest Al-Monitor podcast, renowned French scholar Gilles Kepel interviews the ground-breaking authors and thought leaders who are both shaping and explaining the complex trends in the Middle East and Islamic world. Kepel, one of Europe's leading experts on Islamism, the Middle East, and North Africa, is a professor at the Institute of Political Studies, Paris (Sciences Po).
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46. My Middle East
The podcast exploring the Middle East through the eyes of those who know it best.
embraceme.org
Twitter Followers 2.9KInstagram Followers 1.3K Frequency 7 episodes / year Avg Length 27 min Play Get Email Contact
47. The Caroline Glick Show
Weekly program discussing the news of Israel and the Middle East with columnist and author Caroline Glick and historian Gadi Taub.
podcasts.apple.com
Facebook Followers 52.3KTwitter Followers 43.2K Play Get Email Contact
48. Defense Brief
Tamir Eshel and Arie Egozi discuss Middle East defense topics. Hosted by Defense Brief.
defense-brief.com
Twitter Followers 240 Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 5 min Play Get Email Contact
49. Pre-History: Archaeology of the Near East
The Near East - the region known politically as the Middle East - is the home of both a long and eventful history as well as a much longer and fascinating prehistory. Here on Pre History I will cover the story of the Near East as we know it from the archaeological study of what people left behind as hunter-gatherers turned into farmers, as villages turned into cities, and as empires rose and fell.
prehistorypodcast.com
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50. Behind The Scoop
Scoop Empire, your urban online hub for all that is the Middle East, proudly presents 'Behind the Scoop', the daily podcast with former Egypt morning radio host, Mark Somers. From the worlds of entertainment, fashion, science, social media, politics, medicine, business, sports and so on, our guests give their most revealing interviews, often sharing parts of themselves they've never even told their friends and family. Prepare to get hooked as we go behind the scoop.
scoopempire.com
Frequency 2 episodes / year Avg Length 23 min Play Get Email Contact
Middle East Podcasters
Podcaster Name | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | |
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arabnews | arabnews.podbean.com | 59 | |
The Middle East Report | afr.net | 51 | |
James M. Dorsey | soundcloud.com | 49 | |
KPFA | kpfa.org | 27 | |
Occupied Thoughts by FMEP | fmep.org | 27 | |
The National UAE | thenationalnewsbeyondtheheadlines.podbean.com | 26 | |
CUFI Minute | podcasters.spotify.com | 25 | |
TLV1 Studios | tlv1.fm | 23 | |
Ariz Kader | podcasters.spotify.com | 16 | |
Teach Middle East | teachmiddleeastmag.com | 15 | |
Al-Monitor | art19.com | 15 | |
Middle East Institute | mei.edu | 14 | |
Sabal Almadi | bedouinscoffeecorner.buzzsprout.com | 13 | |
Marc Lynch | soundcloud.com | 13 | |
FRANCE 24 English | podcasts.apple.com | 12 | |
Steven Besse | rss.com | 9 | |
Arab Studies Institute | statushour.libsyn.com | 7 | |
Tahrir Podcast - بودكاست التحرير | podcasters.spotify.com | 6 | |
William | buzzsprout.com | 6 | |
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East | cjpme.org | 5 | |
goodnewswiththedoyles | goodnewswiththedoyles.podbean.com | 5 | |
My Middle East | embraceme.org | 3 | |
CMEC | soundcloud.com | 2 | |
Eugene Rogan | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
Avi Shlaim | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
Ghassan Salamé | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
Hagar Kotef | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
Middle East File | podcasters.spotify.com | 1 | |
Haytham Alhamwi | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
Ibrahim al-Marashi | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
Adam Mestyan | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
Ilan Pappe | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
Inna Rudolf | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
Alon Liel | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
Noura Erakat | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
EMILE ZARIFE | buzzsprout.com | 1 | |
Middle East North Africa: An Analysis | soundcloud.com | 1 | |
Amal W Nazzal | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
Peter Gross | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
Tahrir Podcast - تحرير بودكاست | podcasters.spotify.com | 1 | |
Rabia Kutlu | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
Roel Meijer | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
Yoav di Capua | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
Yuli Tamir | podcasts.ox.ac.uk | 1 | |
John Batchelor | audioboom.com/channel/johnbatchelor | 68 | |
The Common Sense Show | gsradio.net/shows/commonsenseshow | 58 | |
Et Soh | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1666363033 | 35 | |
Jaime C. | therussophile.org/?s=podcast | 26 | |
Al Jazeera | aljazeera.com/audio/podcasts/essential-middle-east | 22 |