Conversations with Ricardo Karam

Send us Fan Mail في هذا البودكاست، يلتقي ريكاردو كرم جميل مروة، الشخصية البارزة في عالم الصحافة والإعلام، والمعروف بمساهماته الكبيرة في صحيفتين شهيرتين، الديلي ستار والحياة. مشبّع بتراث من التميّز الصحفي، ينحدر جميل من النسب اللامع لوالده، كامل مروة، الناشر والمحرر الرائد الذي قدّم التضحية القصوى في التزامه الذي لا يتزعزع بالصحافة الشجاعة. أدّت روح كامل التي لا تقهر إلى إنشاء صحف الحياة والديلي ست...

Send us Fan Mail في هذا البودكاست، يلتقي ريكاردو كرم أندريه عاقوري المعروفة أيضاً باسم أندريه ليفاديوتي، وهي شخصية بارزة في عالم عرض الأزياء في الستينيات والسبعينيات، والتي جسّدت أكثر من مجرد السحر والجاذبية المرتبطة عادةً بمهنتها. ولدت ليفاديوتي ونشأت في بيئة عزّزت الابداع، ووصلت إلى الصدارة لما تتمتّع من أناقة الشخصية في صناعة غالباً ما تتعرض للنقد بسبب تجانسها. على الرغم من أنّ ليفاديوتي تبلغ م...

Send us Fan Mail Explore the profound and influential journey of Dr. Jumana Odeh, a trailblazer in pediatric medicine and public health. This podcast episode, hosted by Ricardo Karam, delves into her formative experiences in shaping healthcare in the Palestinian Territory. It highlights her contributions to international organizations and her commitment to providing free care to vulnerable childre...

Send us Fan Mail Half a century later, Leila Khaled's legacy endures... now more than ever. Tune into this podcast episode where Ricardo Karam delves into the extraordinary life of the iconic Palestinian activist. Discover how her activism in the late 60s forged a unique view on justice and struggle, offering profound insights into the ongoing global battle for rights and equality.   بعد خمسي...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast episode, Ricardo Karam unlocks a hidden world as Lebanese journalist and art critic Joseph Tarrab, one of the last Jews in Lebanon, shares his extraordinary journey. From the enchanting heydays of Beirut's art scene to the poignant narratives of artists in times of turmoil, his unique perspective weaves a captivating tale. Join them as we delve deep into the h...

Send us Fan Mail In this captivating podcast episode, Ricardo Karam sits down with Ammar Abd Rabbo, an accomplished reporter and photographer whose lens has witnessed the world's most high-stakes events and iconic figures. Amidst contexts of conflict and suffering, Ammar has mastered the art of navigating the delicate balance between capturing the raw truth and respecting the dignity of his s...

Send us Fan Mail In this compelling podcast episode, Ricardo Karam engages in a fascinating conversation with Najat Saliba, a distinguished figure in the world of science, environmental conservation, and politics. As a Professor of Analytical Chemistry and an atmospheric chemist at the American University of Beirut (AUB), Saliba's career has been marked by a relentless pursuit of scientific e...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast, Ricardo Karam sits down with the prominent Lebanese journalist Gisele Khoury known for her insightful coverage of Middle Eastern affairs. Born in Lebanon, Khoury's journalistic career began amidst a region beset by conflicts, giving her a profound understanding of the intricacies and sensitivities that come with reporting in such a setting. Her work has encom...

Send us Fan Mail In this heart-aching podcast, Ricardo Karam conversates with a young girl under the alias of Samar whose story is both sad and uplifting. Her story begins with her parents asking a woman to incubate a child for them because they can’t get pregnant and the lie, they were told about the fetus dying and them losing all hope. Little did they know that out of hopelessness came this you...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ricardo sits down with Salah Tizani aka Abu Salim El Tabel. Salah Tizani is a Lebanese comedian and TV actor, known for his sense of humor, who began his long career with the launch of Lebanon TV in 1959, producing many comedy series with his band on a weekly basis until 1975, when the Lebanese civil war broke out. In the 90s, he resumed his distinguished work. Ta...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ricardo meets poet, essayist, and painter Etel Adnan 2 years before her passing. Etel Adnan expressed her prodigious creative and intellectual vision in many forms. In addition to being a visual artist, she is a renowned poet, a prominent journalist, and the author of one of the defining novels of the modern Arab world. Adnan’s biography is notable for its rich co...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ricardo unveils a 25-year-old interview he conducted with Sabah, one of the Arab world's best-known entertainers, who has released over 50 albums and acted in 98 films as well as over 20 Lebanese stage plays during her more than six-decade-long career. Few artists in the Arab world enjoyed the level of glory and stardom of Sabah. Her incredible signing ta...

Send us Fan Mail In this very special episode, Ricardo sits down with President Michel Aoun for a conversation that took place at the most critical time in Lebanon’s history. Michel Aoun was then the President of Lebanon elected on 31 October 2016 on the 46th electoral session of the Lebanese parliament, breaking a 29-month deadlock. The encounter took place on the eve of the centenary proclamatio...

Send us Fan Mail Today, Ricardo sits down with Tracy Chamoun for a special conversation. Tracy Chamoun is the scion of one of Lebanon’s most famous dynasties and the first woman to found a political party in the Arab world - the Liberal Democrats Party of Lebanon. In this conversation, she talks about her plans and hopes for her country, and about coming to terms with the murder of her father, his...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ricardo sits down with Nidal Al-Ashkar for a very special conversation. Nidal Al-Ashkar is among the most influential women to shape the cultural landscape of Lebanon and the Arab world. Much of the development of theatre in Beirut is attributed to her efforts, which culminated in the establishment of “The Beirut Theatre Workshop” in the late 1960s and the “Arab A...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ricardo sits down with Baria Alamuddin for a very special conversation. Baria Alamuddin is an outspoken, award-winning political journalist from Lebanon. She has been making waves in the media world for many decades and is best known in the Middle East, the US, and the UK for talking tough with cultural icons, heads of state, and religious leaders  till she was du...

Send us Fan Mail Today, Ricardo sits down with Amin Maalouf for a very special conversation. Amin Maalouf is described as one of the Arab world's most influential writers, weaves extraordinary tales in his novels, mixing historical events, romantic love, fantasy, and imagination.  A Lebanese writer who lives in France and writes in French, Maalouf explores fundamental problems of identity...

Send us Fan Mail Ricardo sits down for a conversation with Hanan Daoud Mikhael Ashrawi. Hanan was born in 1946 - two years before the Isreali invasion of Palestine. She is  a Palestinian leader, legislator, activist, and scholar who served as a member of the Leadership Committee and as an official spokesperson of the Palestinian delegation to the Middle East peace process, beginning with the Madri...

Send us Fan Mail Today Ricardo brings to you a  conversation he had with HRH Prince Ali bin Hussein of Jordan. Ricardo visited Prince at his wonderful home right outside of Amman. Prince Ali was of course born into the Jordanian royal family - his father was the King Hussein of Jordan and his mother was Queen Alia of Jordan. But Prince Ali is not your typical prince - he is a modernist, an advocat...

Send us Fan Mail Ricardo sits down with Ramzi Haidamus a Lebanese-American who left the shores of Lebanon during the civil war for San Francisco. There he pursued both a bachelors and masters in electrical engineering and then he built a career of dreams. He worked at Dolby for 17 years, and became Executive Vice President. Then to the surprise of so many he quit his job to spend more quiet time w...