Beste Arab Ras Podcasts (2024)

On an extended journey in a remote location food becomes an increasingly important part of each day; for Bertram Thomas in 1928 this included fish-eyes, dates, dried shark, flour and locusts. In this podcast we learn from Omani food expert Dina Macki about the key influences on Oman cuisine today, how that might change as we head southward along th…

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Oliver Boholst - Song of Moses and of the Lamb

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Revelation 15:3-4

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Tim Jackson - The Supreme Judge

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Psalm 82

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Josh Manley - New Creation Relations in an Old Creation World

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Ephesians 5:22-6:9

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The most studied desert on earth? 29:15

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A conversation with long-time friend of Oman, the inspirational Nigel Winser. In the mid-1980s, as deputy director of The Royal Geographical Society in London Nigel led The Wahiba Sands Project, a multiyear multidisciplinary study of what are today known as the Sharqiyah Sands in Oman. Expedition website: The Jewel of Arabia Expedition The Jewel of…

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Something unique is found in the coastal waters of Oman 31:52

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Oman is unique in so many ways. Several decades of research have shown that there is something very different about Oman’s humpback whales, in that they do not migrate from cool to warm waters each year, but instead remain in the Arabian sea where the monsoon moves the cooler waters to them for several months each year. Oman’s coastline was once ho…

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What weighs 75kg, is like a mountain goat, but with large horns and a big beard? 32:31

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Taimur Al Said, wildlife biologist in Oman’s Environment Authority just loves what he does. Armed with a Masters Degree from Durham University, Taimur is Oman’s expert on the endangered Nubian Ibex and likes nothing more than getting down and dusty in the desert, putting out camera traps and radio collars that enable him to monitor the behaviour of…

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From Madagascar to Muscat-the amazing Sooty Falcon 26:42

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One of the most incredible stories of bird migration is that of the Sooty Falcon. Wintering on the island of Madagascar, each spring the falcons make the long journey up the east coast of Africa, then head east along the southern coast of Arabia, settling to breed each summer on the rocky islands off the coast of Oman. Here they’ll probably meet Wa…

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More precious than gold or oil? The story and future of Frankincense 19:44

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Dr Laila Al Harthy is a senior botanist at Oman’s Botanical Gardens, and is the authority on Frankincense, a tree that grows in the mountains of Dhofar in southern Oman. Once upon a time the sap of the Frankincense tree was much sought after; camel trains and dhows would carry the hardened sap to the markets of Damascus, Alexandria and Istanbul. To…

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44:01; Omani innovation in action! 25:05

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In 2022, Talal Hasan, founder and carbon general of 44:01 was a proud winner of a coveted Earthshot prize. Listen to his story of how an idea born in Oman took shape and grew into a reality that earned global recognition ... another story of innovation from the Sultanate. Expedition website: The Jewel of Arabia Expedition Learn more about 44:01 The…

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Oman: a global green energy hub? 19:21

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For decades, like many countries in the region the Oman economy has been heavily dependent on income from oil and gas. With a target of achieving net zero by 2050, the transition to a renewable and sustainable future is underway; Oman has set itself the challenge of becoming a global green energy hub, and a regional and world leader in the producti…

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Welcome to The Jewel of Arabia Expedition 3:56

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Come and join explorer and adventurer Mark Evans around the campfire on The Jewel of Arabia Expedition as we follow the route taken by British explorer Bertram Thomas in 1928 from Ras Al Hadd, the most easterly point of the Arab world, along the coast to Salalah, the second largest city in Oman as we meet and talk to the young Omani’s transitioning…