ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
A podcast on the latest developments in Jordanian politics featuring interviews with experts from across the Hashemite Kingdom. The podcast is hosted by Aaron Magid, a former Amman-based journalist.
Guests on the podcast have included former Royal Court Chief Jawad Anani, journalist Daoud Kuttab, Professor Hassan Barari, Canadian Ambassador to Amman Donica Pottie, and Jordanian Minister Nayef al-Fayez.
Guests on the podcast have included former Royal Court Chief Jawad Anani, journalist Daoud Kuttab, Professor Hassan Barari, Canadian Ambassador to Amman Donica Pottie, and Jordanian Minister Nayef al-Fayez.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 68 days
Average audio length:
18 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
46 episodes
since Oct. 26, 2021
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Dr. Hasan Al-Dajah, a professor of strategic studies at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, joins the podcast to discuss the impact of the Iran war on Jordan. Professor Al-Dajah details how the Jordanian public has viewed the crisis, along with how the 2026 war compares to the 2024 and 2025 conflicts …
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
Analyst Abdullah Hayek joins the podcast to discuss the motivations for the Jordanian government's crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood. Hayek discusses whether the Islamic Action Front will be allowed to run in future elections and whether foreign nations influenced Amman in its ban. Finally, …
Aaron Magid discusses his new book titled "The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan" in a special episode. Danny Stoker, a Professor of Middle East History at Brigham Young University, joins the podcast to ask Aaron questions about the King Abdullah biography. Aaron discusses why the ke…
Dr. Saud al-Sharafat, a former brigadier general in the Jordan General Intelligence (GID), joins the podcast to discuss his 29-year career in the agency. Sharafat, who also serves as the chairman of the Shorufat Center for Globalization and Terrorism Studies, views the GID's relationship with the C…
Merissa Khurma, the Wilson Center's Middle East Program Director, joins the podcast to discuss how the Jordanian government reacted to the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Khurma, a former office director for Prince Ali, analyzes Jordan's relationship with the new Syrian administration.…
Professor Hasan Al-Momani, Dean of the Prince Al-Hussein Bin Abdullah II School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Jordan, joins the podcast to discuss Jordan's Air Force downing Iranian drones in April. Dr. Al-Momani explains how the Jordanian public responded to t…
Former Jordanian minister Amer Hadidi joins the podcast to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris and President Donald Trump's ties with Jordan. Hadidi, who also served as the CEO of Royal Jordanian Airlines, views the attitudes of the Jordanian public toward the US race. He addresses whether the US …
Daoud Kuttab, director general of the Amman-based Balad Radio discusses the new election law for the September 10 parliamentary race. Kuttab, a veteran Al-Monitor columnist, explains which political parties are expected to do well in the race. He details the key domestic policy issues being raised …
Senior Human Rights Watch researcher Hiba Zayadin joins the podcast to discuss the mistreatment of children born to a Jordanian mother and a foreign father. Zayadin explains the reasons for the discrimination, including how it relates to the Palestinian question. She notes that these children are d…
Saad Hattar, head of the Roya News Media Group based in Amman, joins the podcast to discuss Jordan's reaction to Iraq's 1990 conquest of Kuwait, Hattar, who previously co-founded the Jordanian newspaper Al-Ghad's editorial division, explains why Saddam Hussein and King Hussein formed such close tie…
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