Episode #006: The Ottoman Empire Strikes Back
Phil and Cooper have an update on this week's Iranian elections, as well as an important race being overshadowed by the presidential election. They also discuss the Notorious R.T.E. (Recep Tayyip Erdogan), who traveled to the US this week, and his decade-long diss track against Fethullah "Makaveli" Gulen. Also, Egypt's own Punk'd is a real rabble-rouser during Ramadan. 02:53 - Polls put Rouhani in lead with one week to go (Matt Dabrowski) 02:53 - The upcoming Iranian elections you haven't heard about (Rohollah Faghihi) 08:30 - Expectations low as Erdogan arrives in DC (Amberin Zaman) 08:30 - Odds appear stacked against success of Erdogan-Trump meeting (Semih Idiz) 18:22 - How far can Egypt's prank TV shows go? (David Awad) Song: Farzad Farzin - To Che Baashi Feel free to email us at podcasts@al-monitor.com with any questions, comments, concerns, or feedback you may have!
Phil and Cooper have an update on this week's Iranian elections, as well as an important race being overshadowed by the presidential election. They also discuss the Notorious R.T.E. (Recep Tayyip Erdogan), who traveled to the US this week, and his decade-long diss track against Fethullah "Makaveli" Gulen. Also, Egypt's own Punk'd is a real rabble-rouser during Ramadan.
- 02:53 - Polls put Rouhani in lead with one week to go (Matt Dabrowski)
- 02:53 - The upcoming Iranian elections you haven't heard about (Rohollah Faghihi)
- 08:30 - Expectations low as Erdogan arrives in DC (Amberin Zaman)
- 08:30 - Odds appear stacked against success of Erdogan-Trump meeting (Semih Idiz)
- 18:22 - How far can Egypt's prank TV shows go? (David Awad)
Song: Farzad Farzin - To Che Baashi
Feel free to email us at podcasts@al-monitor.com with any questions, comments, concerns, or feedback you may have!