http://ask.metafilter.com/227662/Arabic-Podcasts-Recommendations/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post Arabic Podcasts Recommendations Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:12:52 -0800 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 05:24:18 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/227662/Arabic-Podcasts-Recommendations Can you recommend podcasts in arabic ? <br /><br /> I'm looking for weekly or monthly current events or culture related podcasts in arabic. <br> <br> My arabic reading skills are poor - so I might not be able to navigate far enough on sites to find it on my own. <br> Most news stations (BBC, AJE, NHK) seem to have daily updates, which is too much for me - or stuff seems to be too infrequently updated.<br> <br> Ideally, I'd want an equivalent to the Monocle podcast, focused on the Middle East Area - but I'm happy with anything really as long as it is updated fairly regularly or have a large enough back catalog I can dive into. post:ask.metafilter.com,2012:site.227662 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:12:52 -0800 motdiem2 arabic podcasts resolved http://ask.metafilter.com/227662/Arabic-Podcasts-Recommendations#3294671 <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/xtra">This</a> seems close to what you want, though yes, it is daily, but episodes are archived for a month (so you can repeatedly access them). <br> <br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/swt-fy-al-mq/id339972537?mt=2">This</a> podcast from Al-Jazeera is weekly, political ideas-discussions, seems pretty close to what you're looking for. <br> <br> Both of these are in Modern Standard. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2012:site.227662-3294671 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 05:24:18 -0800 Cracky