In this Sarde, with stand-up comedian Wissam Kamal, Medea and Mouin discuss the following topics: - Art and “song” done in horrible taste to commemorate August 4th - Romantic relationships in Lebanon 2021 - Can we truly separate the art from the artist (if the artist is a criminal) - The unique comedy culture in Lebanon and how far it has come - Burning out and coping mechanisms in difficult times - Therapy, machismo and Long Live Lebanon في هذه السردة، مع الكوميدي وسام كمال، يتحدّث معين وميديا...
Sep 26, 2021•1 hr 36 min
In this Sarde, with history teacher Charles Al-Hayek, Medea and Mouin delve deep into the following topics: A detailed recollection of the repeated failure of the system in Lebanon The multiple crises Lebanon has gone through over the last 160 years How and why “Exodus” has become part of the Lebanese identity (the history of immigration) The great famine of WWI and its historical inaccuracies Cult of personality & the irresponsible elite Tripoli and uncovering a new narrative for the Youth ...
Sep 19, 2021•2 hr 6 min
In this Sarde, Medea and Mouin look back on the events that took place during their absence - The different crises that effect and lead to the apocalypse - The rise of hoarders of fuel and medication and the creation of side-hustles - Is it wrong to increase prices in the face of an economic meltdown? - The Mass Exodus of the Lebanese - Walid Jumblatt’s passive aggressive Tweets - The conspiracy against NGOs - Weddings, bloodlust and justice في هذه السردة، يقيّم معين وميديا الاحداث التي حصلت خلا...
Sep 12, 2021•57 min
In this Sarde with Journalist and Media Personality Dima Sadek we discussed the following: - Traditional media bias and political affiliation - The Line between Journalism and Activism - What do we do when all institutions fail? - Are the Lebanese people to blame for the current situation? - Who is responsible for the Beirut Blast? - The threats Dima receives as a Shiite Woman & Activist تحدّثنا في هذه السردة مع الصحافية والوجه الاعلامي ديما صادق عن : تحيّز الاعلام التقليدي والانتماء السياسي...
Aug 01, 2021•1 hr 20 min
In this Sarde with Jewelry designer and dear friend Oliver de Gemmayze, we discussed the following: - August 4th and the aftermath - Are we depressed? - Ways to preserve your mental health - The true priorities in Life - The light at the end of the tunnel في هذه السردة مع مصمم المجوهرات والصديق العزيز اوليفر دو جمّيزة، تحدّثنا عن: - ٤ آب وتداعياته - هل نحن مكتئبون؟ - الطرق للمحافظة على صحتنا العقلية - الاولويات الاهمّ في حياتنا - نهاية المحنة Join the community on Patreon! https://www.patreon.co...
Jul 25, 2021•1 hr 20 min
In this Sarde with Writer, Director, Actress, and Activist Nadine Labaki, we discussed the following: - The duality that comes with telling tragic stories & leading normal lives afterwards - The creative process behind Nadine’s work and Lebanese Cinema Industry - Armchair criticism and impossible standards - The Thawra Slaughterhouse “No one is pure enough” - Motherhood and alternative schooling - Can you make a movie about August 4th? تحدّثنا في هذه السردة مع الكاتبة والمخرجة والممثلة والنا...
Jul 18, 2021•1 hr 37 min
In this Sarde with Carlos Ghosn, we discussed with him the following - His legacy with the Alliance between Nissan, Renault & Mitsubishi - Why he believes countries banded together to bring him down - His notorious arrest and the accusations that followed including Versailles - A detailed breakdown of his escape, the box and his newfound freedom - Why he came to Lebanon of all places - His thoughts on the current economic situation of Lebanon نتحدّث بهذه السردة مع كارلوس غصن عن: - إرثه في تح...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 43 min
In this Sarde with Musician, Philosophy Teacher & dear friend Rabih Salloum, we discussed the following: - Our absurd lives in Lebanon - Is there a difference between adaptation and acceptance of the new reality - Cancel culture & keyboard warriors - The Dangers of pop philosophy/psychology - Manichaeism: The binary existence of good & bad - Mankind is the cruelest animal - Will history be made in the 2022 election في هذه السردة مع الموسيقي وأستاذ الفلسفة والصديق ربيع سلّوم تحدّثنا ع...
Jul 04, 2021•1 hr 44 min
In this Sarde with Economist, Political Analyst, Journalist and Media Personality Albert Kostanian we discussed the following: - Vision 2030 and how Thawra democratized politics - Privatization of state assets - Albert's political background with Kataeb - How to achieve harmony between diversity and unity - Federalism and Decentralisation - How healthy is Lebanon's downfall in the longterm - How Albert managed to visit 2000 villages in Lebanon to discover his home تحدّثنا في هذه السردة مع الاقتص...
Jun 20, 2021•1 hr 26 min
In this Sarde with Dr. Najat Saliba, AUB Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry, Co-executive Director of Khaddit Beirut and Director of Environment Academy, we discussed the following: - How toxic is the air we breathe (before & after Aug 4th) - The extreme pollution we live in Lebanon (cars & generators and other pollutants) - The pollution in Lebanon's food & water - The trash crisis that is drowning us in our own waste and the need to reorganize our recycling efforts - Finding the wa...
Jun 13, 2021•1 hr 14 min
In this Sarde with lawyer, lecturer and former minister of Interior Ziyad Baroud, we discussed the following: - Making sense of the Lebanese electoral Law - Can the political system be changed from the inside - Previous political affiliations & their cost - Technocrats vs Politicians - Is it too late to change Lebanon? تحدثنا في هذه السردة مع المحامي، الاستاذ الجامعي ووزير الداخلية السابق زياد بارود عن: - تفسير قانون الانتخاب اللبناني - هل ممكن تغيير النظام السياسي من الداخل - التحالفات السي...
Jun 06, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Omar Alshogre is a Syrian refugee, a public speaker and human rights activist who is currently the Director for Detainee Affairs at the Syrian Emergency Task Force. He is one of the few survivors of the notorious Sednaya Military Prison, dubbed “The Human Slaughterhouse.” He now shares his unique and powerful story of survival to raise awareness of the abuses of the Syrian government to the world. In this Sarde, Omar recounted for us his life before imprisonment, during and his great escape. He ...
May 30, 2021•1 hr 45 min
In this Sarde with Stand-up comedian Shaden Fakih, we had a blast discussing the following: - Shaden’s latest interaction with Lebanese Law Enforcement - Queerness, acceptance and the importance of family - Palestine and its unique relationship to the Lebanese people - Hezbollah and the perception of Resistance - How we coped after the events of August 4th بالهسردة المضحكة مع الكوميدية شادن فقيه حكينا عن: - الاستدعاء الاخير لشادن من السلطة - مجتمع الميم والتقبل وأهمية الأسرة - فلسطين وعلاقة اللب...
May 23, 2021•1 hr 36 min
In this Sarde with neuroscientist and clinical psychologist Albert Moukheiber, we did a deepdive into the mind and discussed: - Our brain in Lebanese circumstances - Hope Resilience and other bad words - Psychology in politics: triggers and fallacies - Do we have a tipping point as a society - The lies we tell ourselves as a people - How can we inspire change? This Sarde is gonna blow your mind! Dr. Albert Moukheiber is a neuroscientist and clinical psychologist focusing mainly on anxiety disord...
May 16, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Bernard Hage, known as « The art of Boo » is an illustrator, writer, musician and cartoonist who publishes weekly in the Lebanese French-language newspaper L’Orient-Le Jour. He’s also hilarious and as real as they come. In this Sarde, we spoke about: Therapy through art, (dark) humor & creativity How to channel trauma and depression into something beautiful Art in politics & existential crises Our unique relationship with our parents The Lebanese war generation The post-war generation We...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Médéa & Mouin examine how their lives have changed, the struggles that come with navigating parallel realities in society and adapting to the new abnormal. ميديا و معين يختبرون كيف تغيرت حياتهم و علاقتهم، و النضالات التي تأتي مع التنقل في الحقائق الموازية في المجتمع والتكيف مع الوضع غير الطبيعي الجديد ، داخل وخارج البلاد. The Sarde After Dinner Podcast is a free space based out of the heart of Beirut, Lebanon, where Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber discuss a wide range of topics (usually) held...
May 02, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Fadi El Khatib is a Lebanese basketball player who amongst others pioneered the sport in the Middle East and put Lebanon on the global arena winning multiple national and international championships with his teammates. فادي الخطيب لاعب كرة السلة اللبناني و هو احد رواد اللعبة في الشرق الاوسط و قد ساهم في وضع لبنان على الخارطة العالمية عندما ساعد زملاءه في الفوز ببطولات وطنية و عالمية عدة. In this Sarde, we discuss the love for the game, political interference in basketball, the future of the spor...
Apr 18, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Rawad Taha is a journalist, social and political activist, Political Council member at Minteshreen, a new youth-led alternative political party. Rawad played a leading role in the student movement in Lebanon along with his colleagues. رواد طه، صحافي وناشط سياسي واجتماعي، عضو مجلس سياسي في منتشرين وهي حركة سياسية شبابية. رواد لعب دورا بارزا في الحركة الطلابية مع زملائه. Sarde (noun), [Sa-r-de]: A colloquial term used in the Middle East to describe the act of letting go & kicking off a stream ...
Apr 11, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Ali Jaber is a journalist at heart, a communicator in essence and an aspiring human.His official titles are: Group Director of the Middle East Broadcasting Center, Dean of the Mohammed Bin Rashid School for Communication at the American University of Dubai and also happens to be Mouin’s Father. علي جابر صحافي من داخله، اعلامي بالمبدأ و طموحه ان يكون انساني .ومناصبه الرسميه ، فهو مدير عام القنوات التلفزيونية في ام بي سي ، وعميد كلية محمد بن راشد للاعلام بالجامعة الاميركية في دبي ورئيس الهيئة الاك...
Apr 04, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Dr. Sandrine Atallah is a consultant in sexual medicine and a certified psychosexologist. Dedicated to spread sexual awareness, she is the editor and host of the Hakeh Sarih Podcast about “Sexual Health”. She also has a private practice of sexual medicine, hypnosis and sextherapy in Beirut, Lebanon. الدكتورة ساندرين عطاالله متخصصة في الطب الجنسي، العلاج الجنسي والتنويم الإيحائي الطبي. تزاول مهنة الطب الجنسي والعلاج بواسطة التنويم الإيحائي في مستشفى المشرق وفي المركز الطبي في الجامعة الأميركية في...
Mar 28, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Nour Hajjar is a stand-up comedian & satirist نور حجار ستاند اب كوميديان وكاتب ساخر We had a Sarde with stand-up comedian and satirist Nour Hajjar to discuss the current state of play in Lebanese Society. Topics include: Nour’s particular brand of comedy and political parties’ reactions The battle between the two extreme sides of the political spectrum. Thawra vs. HA Stand-up comedy during a pandemic Cancel culture and whether or not it exists in Lebanon Anarchy, The power of trolling and co...
Mar 14, 2021•1 hr 15 min
كريم نمور محامي، عضو من المفكرة القانونية ومضيف البودكاست القانوني Karim Nammour is a Lawyer, member of the Legal Agenda & host of the Qanuni Podcast Sarde (noun), [Sa-r-de]: A colloquial term used in the Middle East to describe the act of letting go & kicking off a stream of consciousness and a rambling narrative. The Sarde After Dinner Podcast is a free space based out of the heart of Beirut, Lebanon, where Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber discuss a wide range of topics (usually) held be...
Mar 07, 2021•2 hr 21 min
We had a Sarde with Charles al-Hayek, historian and researcher, working on bringing Lebanese and Arabic cultural heritage on social media. شارل الحايك، باحث في مجال التاريخ، يعمل على نشر التاريخ والارث الثقافي اللبناني والعربي على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي. After our little pit stop in Dubai, we came back to Lebanon and delved deep into our heritage and roots with historian Charles Al Hayek The Lebanese’s relationship to their history is… complicated, and in this sarde Charles broke down for us co...
Feb 28, 2021•1 hr 42 min
Bassem Youssef is a Doctor, satirist & veganism advocate باسم يوسف طبيب، ناقد ساخر، نباتي Sarde (noun), [Sa-r-de]: A colloquial term used in the Middle East to describe the act of letting go & kicking off a stream of consciousness and a rambling narrative. The Sarde After Dinner Podcast is a free space based out of the heart of Beirut, Lebanon, where Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber discuss a wide range of topics (usually) held behind closed doors in an open and simple way with guests from...
Feb 21, 2021•56 min
We had a Sarde with political satirist, journalist and producer Nadim Koteich ----more---- نديم قطيش هو ناقد سياسي ساخر، صحافي، ومنتج ----more---- 00:00 – Nadim Koteich’s career in the Middle East 02:29 – The Assassination of Lokman Slim (part 1) 04:21 – Being called an Embassy Shia and Foreign involvement 08:12 – Macron, Lebanon and Hezbollah 10:38 – Lokman Slim (Part 2) 17:17 – Passing on one’s love for Lebanon to their kids 21:48 – The Series of Assassinations that rocked Lebanon 24:35 – Octo...
Feb 14, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Ibrahim Maalouf is a musician, composer and producer. He’s the winner of 4 Victoires de la Musique Awards, 1 César, and was awarded Knight of the National Order of Merit, Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He was also chosen by UNESCO as an Artist for Peace. ابراهيم معلوف، موسيقي، ملحن، منتج، ورابع اربع جوائز "Victoires de la Musique Awards” ،وحاصد جائزة سيزار، وحامل وسامي الاستحقاق الوطني الفرنسي والفنون والآداب الفرنسي، وتم اخياره من قبل اليونسكو كفنان للسلام. _____________________...
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Dr. Anna Farra MD PhD is an Infectious diseases specialist at LAUMCRH انا فرا حكيمة أمراض جرثومية ومعدية في المركز الطبي للجامعة اللبنانية الأميركية - مستشفى رزق Sarde (noun), [Sa-r-de]: A colloquial term used in Lebanon to describe the act of letting go & kicking off a stream of conscioussness and a rambling narrative. Sarde After Dinner Podcast is a space where Medea Azouri & Mouin Jaber freely, openly discuss topics usually held behind closed doors and invite guests from all walks of ...
Jan 24, 2021•1 hr 8 min
This is the first international Sarde recorded in Dubai! Anas Bukhash is an Emirati Entrepreneur & Speaker انس بوخاش، رائد أعمال و متحدث. Follow Anas below to learn more Website: www.anasbukhash.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anasbukhash/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anasbukhash/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnasBukhash Snapchat: @anasbukhash TikTok: @anasbukhash Don't forget to LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more episodes and clips! https://www.youtube.com/sar...
Jan 10, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Médea & Mouin go back to basics and review the year 2020...in Lebanon ميديا ومعين عم يراجعوا كل شي قطعنا في بلبنان بسنة ٢٠٢٠ LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more episodes and clips! https://www.youtube.com/sardeafterdinner Follow @sardeafterdinner https://www.instagram.com/sardeafterdinner/ https://www.facebook.com/sardeafterdinner/ #SardeAfterDinner #MedeaAzouri #MouinJaber
Dec 20, 2020•58 min
Nadyn Chalhoub & Nathalie Masri are Comedians and the two halves of "Coffee Break Lebanon".They are also creatives in the advertising world. Nathalie co-founded the agency Operation Unicorn which Nadyn later joined. They are also working on writers on multiple series for television.ناتالي مصري ونادين شلهوب شخصيتان من عالم الكوميديا في لبنان ووجوه كوفي بريك ليبانون. هما أيضًا مبدعات في عالم الإعلان. شاركت ناتالي في تأسيس وكالة Operation Unicornالتي انضمت إليها نادين لاحقًا. كما أنهما يعملان ك...
Dec 13, 2020•59 min
