A Conversation with Nidal Al-Ashkar

‏Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Ricardo Karam sits down with Sarah Trad in a conversation about memory, hospitality, reinvention, and the art of transforming a personal story into a place of meaning.Raised between worlds, from Jeddah to Lebanon and beyond, Sarah grew up in a ho ...  Show more

‏Send us Fan MailIn this conversation, Ricardo Karam sits down with Lebanese actor and playwright Joe Kodeih in a dialogue that moves beyond theatre into the deeper terrain of identity, fragility, and what remains when life itself becomes an unpredictable stage.From his early beg ...  Show more

‏A very lively discussion between Dr. Sahar Khamis and her guest, Syrian artist Nada Odeh, about her artistic journey, talents, and skills, and how she combined both art and activism to serve humanity at large, and the Syrian crisis, especially Syrian refugees, in particular. Nad ...  Show more

‏The world of Lebanese cinema is a vast one, and a huge contributor to that world is Nibal Arakji. Joining me in today’s podcast, she discusses some taboo but ever present themes of society that are reflected in her movies. We talk about some bold plot points in her hit movies “Y ...  Show more

‏I had an amazing conversation with Aline Lahoud. A great singer and artist, and an even better person. We discussed many subjects ranging from the war in Lebanon, to the pressures of fame in a Middle Eastern country to the confusion that comes with an artist waiting for a countr ...  Show more

‏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 critic ...  Show more