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Bradley Hope returns to the podcast.
Some of the things that stand out from this episode that I would encourage you to stay around for include…

the Shiek Down, this brazen transference of power and wealth which MBS oversaw.
Bradley’s take on the supposed sports-washing this region has been all over the news for, specifically here, referring to football and golf.
The US/Saudi relationship
NEOM
And in between all of that a sense for MBS as told through the reporting and journalism of one of the best.

00:00 - Introduction
02:30 - The Region - Oil, Religion, History
06:45 - Sovereign Wealth Funds
08:50 - Religious Divide Between Gulf Nations
010:41 - Saudi Arabia Young Country
13:40 - Understanding MBS
19:40 - The Shiek Down
27:35 - MBS & Risk
30:58 - MBZ - UAE
33:40 - Bradley’s Contrarian Take On Sportswashing
43:07 - Geopolitical Significance Of The Region
51:10 - Consultancies (McKinsey, etc) In Saudi
55:23 - NEOM
1:00:10 - Journalist Craft
1:05:15 - Has MBS Read Bradley’s Work & Does Bradley Still Love Journalism?
1:08:30 - Bradley Reflects On Changing Media Landscape
1:13:50 - Mecca & Medina
1:15:10 - Misunderstood Parts Of Saudi & Emirates
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Bradley Hope | The Story Of MBS & Saudi Arabia

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