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Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan

298 - David Stansfield (Arabist/Author)

Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan

Chris Ryan

Arts, Society & Culture

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2018

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

David Stansfield has spent many years studying Arabic and the cultures of the Middle East. Together with his partner and wife of 42 years, Denise Boiteau, he has produced documentaries for television and written several books. He's a sophisticated, kind, and fascinating man.



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Radio Mano, Papa Tchango.

0:02.5

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0:27.2

what's up ladies and gentlemen this is a really good episode this is a

0:32.2

guy named David stansfield who I met it's one of these episodes I really like

0:37.6

because it just sort of comes together when thing leads to another

0:40.5

conversation leads to this and another conversation leads to that and

0:44.9

next thing you know I'm sitting in someone's house who I didn't know existed

0:49.7

and they're opening up and telling me about their lives and wow what a life

0:59.7

what an interesting guy I met David you actually we talk about how how we

1:05.6

met each other through his son just a random conversation hanging out in a

1:11.5

in a club bar talking friend of a friend mentioned his dad and next thing

1:19.1

you know I'm hanging out in the kitchen talking to his dad David is an expert

1:25.4

on Arabic language Islam Arabic cultures I'm sure if he hears me say this he'll

1:32.2

cringe not considering himself to be an expert but as far as I'm concerned

1:36.8

he's an expert he's charmingly humble about his own gifts and experiences but as

1:43.1

you'll hear they're fascinating and substantial he's also worked as a producer

1:48.5

of documentaries with I think I think in BBC and PBS he talks about that and

1:56.5

he's also an author and I must say something of a liberty a man after my own

2:02.0

heart a man who's lived a life full of experience and surprise and

2:09.8

sensual and intellectual delights someone I find fascinating and admirable and I

2:17.9

think you will too I'm not gonna rant on and on about current events because

2:25.0

it every once in a while we need a break from that stuff I mean my god it just

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