Incongruent

In what is technically the first episode of season three, we kick off with a bang. Lydia and Arjun had the chance to interview Juan Pablo Celis. a youth policy and climate advocate and empowerment speaker in the run up to his participation at a major UAE conference on sustainability.

Juan Pablo is an Adviser to the Youth Representatives Steering Committee of the United Nations Department of Global Communication, Civil Society Unit, where he was a founding member since 2016 and shares his unique outlook and experience on the multilateral system, and how youth can and are being involved in public policy development. 

As we prepare to launch season 3, Arjun takes time out to speak with our celebrity graddie, Divya Premchand (@divsglam) who is not only one of our top graduating media students, but also a rising social media star. Divya is shortlisted in the Filmfare Middle East Social Media Awards. Our Arjun meets up with Divya and gets the low-down on what it takes to be an Instagram "Beauty Queen" and social media "Rising Star".

Check out https://filmfaremiddleeast.com/socialnight/ for more Divya!

It's the finale for season 2 - and this time we are doing Secret Santa in an extremely Incongruent fashion. And by that, we mean we get everything wrong... it's chaos as we conclude 2020 - but that does mean that 2021 will be a better year, it has a low bar to leap over!

Hosted by Arjun Radeesh and Stephen King (and Santa!)

With:

• Angelica Banares
• Hashim Riyan @hashim_riyan
• Lydia Vourlidi: @lydia_vrl
• Arjun Radeesh: @arjunrads_20
• Mabel Roy: mabellle__
• Imnah Varghese @potted_ivy
• Samira Banat

This was always going to be our most challenging episode... but little did we know this topic would also be contentious. Culture wars break out as the Taj Mahal takes on the Pyramids and then are stomped by the Greeks... But all is well as the Philippines rise to spread peace and joy to the world, potentially inspired by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber... If that doesn't make any sense, then you may well enjoy this week's episode of the Incongruent!

Hosted by: Stephen King (@stevekingindxb)

With:

• Angelica Banares
• Hashim Riyan @hashim_riyan
• Lydia Vourlidi: @lydia_vrl
• Arjun Radeesh: @arjunrads_20

In this episode Hashim finally offers some valuable advice  on his Mastermind Specialist Subject - fashion. And it's clear that the boys have a better (!) idea on style than the ladies... or is it. The usual shenanigans are afoot with Arjun arriving fashionably late and random discussions on horoscopes. Sit back and enjoy our longest episode yet...

Hosted by Imnah Varghese: @potted_ivy

With:

• Hashim Riyan @hashim_riyan
• Stephen King @stevekingindxb
• Lydia Vourlidi: @lydia_vrl
• Arjun Radeesh: @arjunrads_20

In this Plus episode Arjun and Samira are joined with a true legend of radio journalism - presenter/producer - TV & Radio, Broadcast consultant, voice over artiste, moderator/compere for conferences and events, Phil Blizzard. 

Phil is the voice of Wish You Were Here with Phil Blizzard which is broadcast from 2pm-5pm UAE on Saturdays, via  Internet radio station, Capital Radio UAE (http://cruae.ae/events/event/whats-on-in-the-uae-with-phil-blzzard/). 

Enjoy 35 years of radio history, and also we get the definitive answer on the best airplane and airline in the world!

Santa is coming to town and we all know what that means! Toys... or at least that's what the boys are thinking as the girls have mostly deserted us for this episode leaving Lydia to provide an alternative, and more intelligent perspective on this week's theme.

Hosted by Hashim Riyan: @hashim_riyan

With:
Arjun Radeesh: @arjunrads_20
Lydia Vourlidi: @lydia_vrl
Stephen King (on saxophone)

We are beginning the festive season on a high, sharing some of the history and culture of our home nations. This week we are inspired by the UAE National Day celebrations, and the team imparts its collective knowledge on our own national days - filling a segment of just over 20 minutes between us...

Hosted by Arjun Radeesh  (@arjunrads_20)

With:

• Imnah Varghese @potted_ivy
• Lydia Vourlidi: @lydia_vrl
• Stephen King @stevekingindxb
• Hashim Riyan @hashim_riyan

We are all very excited that research into a COVID-19 vaccine is reaching the advanced stage... and that we may once again begin dreaming about summer holidays abroad. In our fourth episode of season two, the team tries to encourage each other to visit their home country. Listen for tips on visiting India, the UK, Greece - and find out where our first international podcast will be broadcast from!

Hosted by Imnah Varghese @potted_ivy

With:

• Arjun Radeesh: @arjunrads_20
• Lydia Vourlidi: @lydia_vrl
• Stephen King @stevekingindxb

Although we are still limited in our ability to travel overseas, there is still a wealth of experiences to enjoy here in the UAE. In our third episode of Season 2 we discover Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah... and Ajman. Be prepared for tales of daring do at the UAE Armed Forces Club, the new Bear Grylls survival camp in RAK, and maybe partake in the sport of kings at the Dubai Polo Academy.

Enjoy as the Greeks take over to lead us into Episode 3 of the Incongruent!

Hosted by Lydia Vourlidi: @lydia_vrl

With:

• Imnah Varghese @potted_ivy
• Arjun Radeesh: @arjunrads_20
• Hashim Ryan @hashim_riyan
• Stephen King @stevekingindxb

We are kicking off a second season of our industry interviews in our first Incongruent Plus episode of the new term. Here, the co-founder of Lock & Stock, Hussain Ali, chats with our Arjun and Samira sharing a number of hints and tips of how to save - and also, how to reach the top of the Lock & Stock Leaderboard.

Thank you so much Hussain for sharing, and you can download Lock & Stock from all major App stores.

 

In our spookiest episode yet, the insidious Dhan guides us through dark tales of ghostly horror. We review the Haunted House at IMG's World of Adventures, take a tour of a haunted prison in Ottawa, and get stranded, alone on the top of one of highest mountains in Europe.... but who or what was it that actually happened to Dhan's Dream notebook and was it just that...? Or a real nightmare bwahaha...

Not for the faint-hearted, but definitely for Halloween.

Enjoy!

• Dhanyatha Praveen: @destine.d_danxsam
• Arjun Radeesh: @arjunrads_20
• Mabel Roy: mabellle__
• Stephen King: @stevekingindxb
• Lydia Vourlidi: @lydia_vrl

In this episode, Arjun explores with Varun about his life at University and he tells us why he gave a donut to people who are sad. He considers himself as Steve Jobs for gardening.  Also, we get to know about his short film's journey and what was his challenges out there.

Music score by @issraihan

In this episode we offer our advice to students returning to school this term, whether they are learning online or are visiting campus.

Hear from our regular contributors and learn some tips that could make this year a lot more fun and enjoyable!

Arjun Radeesh
Stephen King
Mabel Roy
Angelica Banares
Hashim Riyan
Imnah Varghese

In this episode, Arjun explores with Anamika about her life in University and she tells how she got nicknamed the "Slay of MDX". Also, she speaks about her writing journey and her blog creation with a hilarious title to it.

Music score by @issraihan

Today, Arjun gets into conversation with Sharon, a media graduate of the class 2020. She tells us how university has been for the past 3 years. Also we get to know why she is known as ‘Yellow Pages’ among her close friends!

Intro music: www.bensound.com.

Listen to the poetic sounds flowing through your heart, Follow your dreams with these thoughts. Ann Boothello, an artist in the making talks about her story of poetry writing and writing in general, with detailed thoughts and answers to keep you on the edge of your seat. She also has her podcast called Poetic Flow, links in the description down below, Tune in and listen to the magical world of poetry with Dhanyatha in the first episode of What Rhymes...With Dhanyatha co-hosted by Imnah. 

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/poetic-flow-ann-boothello-0SMTgzeY1vB/
(Poetic Flow Podcasts by Ann Boothello.)   

Saad Shehzad is a bold new voice in the region’s music scene, as well as an award-winning filmmaker. He recently released Epilogue – a three-track EP exploring some of his deep-rooted emotions in his first foray as a solo artist – right in the middle of the lockdown. In this, the first and pilot episode of That's Imnahtainment, Saad exclusively shares part of his journey from guitarist to singer song-writer.

Saad’s work can be viewed via his YouTube channel, here [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Y6meiS6nYH7u4xI52464w]

This is Zainab Ujjaini’s pilot episode for her solo show Zee-Nation. Here Zainab talks to podcaster Chirag Desai about podcasting and its pros and challenges. Chriag gives an insight into the world of podcasting, his journey as a story-teller, and some tips for beginners. Stay tuned to bet a buzz of Zee-Nation!

Intro music: www.bensound.com

This is the pilot for Samira Banat’s new series, The Whole T, which values authentic conversations and unique perspectives. In this episode, she is joined by co-host, Arjun Radeesh and three eco-expert guests: Adrienne Doolan of Green Touches, Iain Munro of Ryse Energy and Shana Tufail of The Alan Turing Institute, to find the answer to the question: “Is COVID-19 an excuse to pollute?”


Intro music: www.bensound.com.