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Podcasts
The Middle East Center and the Outreach Program are constantly looking for more innovative ways to interact with our patrons. Our newest means is our bi-monthly podcast, which will cover aspects of the Middle East, the Outreach Program and the Middle East Center.
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Podcast Archive
#1- Middle East Center Outreach Podcast, Feb. 12-23rd.
In this opening podcast, the various facets of the Middle East Center's Outreach Program is introduced: from our Resource Room, Outreach Notes, Seminars and Workshops, Film Series, to Middle East Center events.
#2 - Current Events in the Classroom, March 19-30th.
The second episode of the Middle East Outreach Podcast focuses on bringing current events into your classroom. We examine some of our resources and the student program Model Arab League.
#3 - An Introduction to the Middle East Center, April 2-13th.
The third episode of the Middle East Outreach Podcast focuses on an overview of the Middle East Center, its programs and accomplishments.
#4 - An Interview with Dr. Justin McCarthy, April 16-27th.
The fourth episode of the Middle East Outreach Podcast comprises of an interview with Dr. Justin McCarthy about reporting history and covering Turkey.
#5 - An Interview with Patrick Seale, April 30-May 11th.
The fifth episode of the Middle East Outreach Podcast consists of an interview with Journalist and Author Patrick Seale.
#6 - The Music of Yiddish Theater, May 14th-May 25th.
The sixth episode of the Middle East Outreach Podcast consists a brief overview of the April 23rd performance "Love, Life, and Laughter: The Music of Yiddish Theater" by Cantor Arianne Brown.
#7 - Saudi Aramco Resources, May 28th-June 8th.
The seventh episode of the Middle East Outreach Podcast focuses on the resources for educators and interested community about the Middle East produced by Saudi Aramco.
#8 - Interview with Vali Nasr, September 17th-September 28th.
Episode eight of the Middle East Outreach Podcast consists of an interview with Dr. Vali Nasr, speaker for the 15th Annual Reza Ali Khazeni Memorial Lecture Series.
#9 - Interview with Robert Olsen, September 24th-October 5th.
Dr. Robert Olsen from the University of Kentucky is interviewed in this ninth episode of the Middle East Outreach Podcast about the current state of Kurdish politics in the Middle East.
#10 - Trade and Travel Along the Silk Road, October 8th-October 19th.
Our tenth episode is all about Outreach's upcoming workshop "Trade and Travel Along the Silk Road" on October 27th. Information about the workshop is presented as well as an ninterview with Bernadette Brown, curator at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts.
#11 - An Interview with Priya Satia, November 1st-November 16th.
Episode Eleven is an interview with Dr. Priya Satia about the British use of Air Control in Post World War One Iraq.
#12 - Winning the Right War, December 1st-December 15th.
Episode Twelve consists of an interview with Philip gordon, author of Winning the Right War and recent speaker in the 2007-2008 Middle East Lecture Series.
#13 - The 2008 Middle East Through its Films- Film Series, February 8th-February 28th
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Episode Thirteen is about the 2008 Middle East Through its Films- Film Series.
#14 - Interview with Amr Hamzawy, February 25th-March 15th
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Dr. Amr Hamzawy is featured in this fourteeth episode of the Middle East Outreach Podcast speaking about Islamist political groups.
#15 - MEC Faculty Interview with Harris Lenowitz- Part 1, March 15th-March 31st
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Episode Fifteen has the first interview with one of the Middle East Center's Faculty members, Dr. Harris Lenowitz who discusses his research in the appearance of Hebrew script in Western Art. This interview is in two parts. See this link to view the artpiece discussed.
#16 - MEC Faculty Interview with Harris Lenowitz-Part 2, March 24th-April 5th
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Episode Sixteen contains the second half of the interview with University of Utah Middle East Center Faculty member, Harris Lenowitz. The interview continues his discussion on the appearance of Hebrew script in Western Art begun in episode fifteen.
#17 - Bazaars of the Middle East, October 13th-October 25th, 2008
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Episode seventeen focuses on the upcoming Outreach workshop "Markets and Monuments: Bazaars of the Middle East" which will be held this October 25, 2008.
#18 - Understanding the War in Iraq, February 10, 2009
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Episode 18 of the Middle East Outreach Podcast is a little unusual in regards to our normal format as the episode consists of the entire lecture given by Dr. Peter von Sivers of the University of Utah on "Understanding the War in Iraq" as part of the Middle East Mosaic Series.
#19 - An Interview with Kamran Aghaie, March 3, 2009
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Episode 19 focuses on an interview with University of Texas at Austin Center for Middle Eastern Studies Director Dr. Kamran Aghaie on the symbolism of the Battle of Karbala in Shi'i Islam.
#20 - KCPW Interview with Bahman Baktiari, April 24, 2009
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Episode 20 is taken (with permission) from the KCPW Politics Up Close Program's interview of Dr. Bahman Baktiari, the new Director of the University of Utah Middle East Center, effective as of July 1, 2009.