Presenting al empire: Jad Abumrad, Radio Host
While we’re working on the upcoming season of Kerning Cultures, we wanted to share with...
Lockdown Diaries
All of our lives have changed. In this unprecedented time, we wanted to make something...
Introducing: B’Hob | بِحُبْ
The Kerning Cultures Network has a new Arabic show we’re excited to share with you....
In Depth: Alex on the Da Miri Podcast
While we’re working on our summer season, we’re going to be dropping some bonus episodes...
We’re going seasonal
This year, we’ll be switching to a seasonal release schedule, rather than one episode every...
Update: Faraj
Today, an update on a story from the Kerning Cultures vault. The little-known, intertwining of...
Collateral Damage
In 1942, Lebanon’s National Museum opened in Beirut, celebrating the country’s golden age and inside,...
Update: To Oslo With Love
Today, an update on a story from the Kerning Cultures vault. Elie was a journalist...
Our Women on the Ground
Asmaa al-Ghoul was an ambitious young journalist when she started reporting on Gaza – her...
All of Them Means All of Them
On October 17, people in Lebanon hit the streets to call for a new government....
Presenting al empire: Bassem Youssef, Comedian
A special feature of Kerning Cultures Network’s newest podcast, al empire. Episode 4 features comedian...
A Tale of Two Inventors
His whole life, Walid Waked had been told that his great grandfather invented the Arabic...
Presenting al empire: Hamed Sinno, Mashrou’ Leila Singer/Songwriter
A special feature of Kerning Cultures Network’s newest podcast, al empire. The season kicks off...
In Case of Death
What happens when somebody dies in a country that’s not their home? This week on...
Trailer
Stories from the Middle East, North Africa, and the spaces in between. Support this podcast...
Mother Tongue
How do you preserve a language when your government is actively trying to erase it?...
Bonus: Our new show
Stay tuned for our new show, al empire, which features exceptional Arabs, and their journeys...
The Fishermen
Ramchandra Tendel arrived to Abu Dhabi from India in 1989, when he was 20. Since,...
The Baklava Challenge
We asked you, our listeners what you wanted to hear next, and you said, “Baklava!”....
Loving Lynn
Lynn left behind her hometown village in the Philippines for a housekeeping job in Lebanon...
We’ve got news!
Kerning Cultures is now the first venture-funded podcast company in the Middle East. Which means...
Misfits, Volume I
Two bite-sized stories from the Kerning Cultures vault. First, is there really Halal Cart drama...
KC Short: Break the Cycle
We asked women to tell us about their first periods and how it set a...
The Perfect Renaissance Man
In the 1930s, the architect Nasri Khattar tried to completely overhaul the Arabic script –...
Lebanon, USA
In 2016, Fadi Boukaram planned to visit 47 American towns named Lebanon by road. Then,...
Reviving Hamra Street
In the heart of Lebanon’s capital city, Beirut, Hamra Street once stood as one of...
Not Just My Hijab
Often the hijab is perceived as this static, monolithic thing. But of course, it’s not...
Faraj, Part II: The USA
In part one, we told the story of Faraj Al Baadani’s family, which unveiled a...
Faraj, Part I: Saigon to Sana’a
The little-known, intertwining of history between Yemen and Vietnam, told through the lens of a...
78 Degrees North
Short stories about passports, visas, and making “home”. And, the KC team challenge themselves to...
A Cinema, Demolished
When demolition began on the Plaza Cinema in 2015, something unusual happened; Dubai residents began...
Featuring Eib: إعتناق ديانة أخرى من أجل الحب
From Arabic podcast Eib, the story of a boy who falls in love with a...
Open Sesame
In 1979, Iftah Ya Simsim – the Arabic version of Sesame Street – aired for...
The Descent
“I still believe this is the scariest moment of my entire life. My face is...
The Things That Can’t Speak
Ronnie Chatah started giving his walking tours of Beirut in 2008, during a period of...
Update: Love in 56KB
It’s been two years since our story about Rami and Marinka, the Dutch-Lebanese couple who...
Her Side of the Story
Ghada and Ranyah don’t know each other, but their stories have a lot in common....
The Curse of the Pharaohs
This year, the Egyptian national football team ended a 28-year streak of bad luck when...
None of the Above
Every 10 years, the United States Census counts and categorises every person living in America....
To Oslo, With Love
Elie was a journalist looking for her next story when she met Ziad at a...
Resettled
From Iraq to Texas: a doctor’s chronicle of rebuilding life from the ground up as...
Resettled (English)
From Iraq to Texas: a doctor’s chronicle of rebuilding life from the ground up as...
Where the Heart Is
(Censored) A story of where we’re from – when it’s not straightforward. For his entire...
KC Listener Mashup: What’s in Your Name?
A mashup from our listening community exploring the literal meanings and experiences of your Arabic,...
The Mountain
“Without the female building block, there will be no security.” Ch 2 in our mini-series...
At the Feet of the Mother
“How would you like to remember your son?” Ch 1 in a mini-series on women...
Tell Me Something I Don’t Know
Ask a Palestinian, ask an Israeli. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support...
What’s in a Name?
‘Yasir?’That’s too difficult. I’ll just call you Tony. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network...
Startup Series: Tunis
6 years after a revolution, what is it like starting a business in the new...
These Two Lanes Could Take Us Anywhere
4,000 miles, a bike trip, an Armenian, a Turk, and a history that doesn’t match...
Not Just My Hijab (Ch 2)
4 women, and their hijabs. Chapter 2 of a 2-part series. Kerning Cultures is a...
Not Just My Hijab (Ch 1)
4 women. And their hijabs. Chapter 1 in a 2-part series, Not Just My Hijab....
KC Soundboard: We’re Listening to You
Behind the scenes of ourstartup Kerning Cultures. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production....
Serious Jolt
One man’s mission to revive Yemeni coffee for global markets. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning...
Where Do We Go From Here?
A look at (the first) Trump travel ban and its effects. Kerning Cultures is a...
Fight or Flight
When you’re forced to leave your home,what traditions do you take with you? A journey...
Birthplace of the UAE
The year is 1959, and 1 in every 2 babiesare dying in childbirth in the...
KC Short: Mid East for Trump
A US election special: meet the Americans of Middle Eastern descent supporting Trump. Produced by...
Reconciliation, a Tale of Two Seas
It’s 2011, and Bahrain is a divided society. Can they reconcile? Correction: The episode erroneously...
Border(less)
How do you lose a family member in Europe’s elusive borders? And as a refugee...
Love in 56KB
An epic modern love story. He was in Beirut during the Lebanon-Israel war; she was...
My Mother’s Country, Mother Of The World (Ch 2)
“No one believed I was moving back to Cairo; it’s a jungle there.”Chapter 2 finalises...
My Mother’s Country, Mother Of The World (Ch 1)
What do we owe the places that raised us? Egypt has the highest rate of...
Poetry, Deconstructed.
The creative process, deconstructed. This episode we take you behind the scenes to capture raw...
Finding Center
Finding center: physical, spiritual, mentally. Story I: [0:00-6:57] Finding Yourself in the Reflection of a...
Startup Series: UAE
Is Dubai the next Silicon Valley of the Middle East? Startup stories from the United...
Startup Series: Egypt
Egyptian startups: a different kind of revolution. This episode features Mahmoud Abdelfattah, founder of bkam.com,...
Startup Series: Lebanon
Our first episode of Kerning Cultures! Water and electricity cut daily, and yet $400M for...