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"

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 asshole?

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'

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