Our latest episode looks at sabkhas – seemingly uninhabitable salt flats that might help us fight climate change. These salty ecosystems can sequester four times more carbon (per square meter) than rainforests can. This episode is really timely

Keeping Cool in Old Dubai

Jan 13th, 2022 23m 54s

Summer in Dubai is intense with relentless humidity and temperatures soaring close to 50°C (122°F). How did people stay cool before air conditioning? We had heard about barjeels – traditional wind towers – but we didn’t quite know how they work

The Ghaf Tree

Oct 4th, 2021 20m 50s

What’s a forest of ghaf trees called?Are ghaf leaves and pods edible?What do ghaf trees have to do with tree huggers?What might you find if you dig around ghaf trees?This episode is dedicated to the ghaf tree, the national tree of the UAE a

Diving for Pearls

Aug 18th, 2021 23m 31s

For hundreds, maybe thousands of years, pearls and the sea were a very big part of people’s lives in the Gulf region. The pearl shaped the economy and the identity of the people. Language, songs, clothing and travel were all part of the culture

Sindbad’s Wonderland

Jun 27th, 2021 19m 37s

As summer approaches in Dubai, all we can think about is staying indoors and having fun. So, during this episode we look at Sindbad’s Wonderland—an indoor arcade paradise at Al Ghurair Centre for Dubai kids in the 1980s and 1990s. Spatika and L

Dubai’s First Skyscraper

May 17th, 2021 21m 17s

Dubai’s First Skyscraper Our first episode looks at Dubai’s first skyscraper -- Dubai World Trade Center. This 33-story building might seem tiny today compared to the more than 160-story Burj Khalifa and other super tall buildings. But, when DW

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Introducing: Tell me more!

May 12th, 2021 1m 19s

Tell Me More is a podcast for kids and adults. Join us as we time travel through Dubai with an 8 year old, to uncover what the city looked like in the beginning, told by the people who made and experienced some of it.