43. The Birth of Saudi Arabia

Empire

Jack Davenport

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🗓️ 11 April 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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A Saud. A Bin Laden. A Philby. They all, along with the discovery of oil and a BBC demon, come together in the birth of the modern state of Saudi Arabia. Join William and Anita as they are joined by Steve Coll to discuss Ibn Saud and the creation of Saudi Arabia. LRB Empire offer: lrb.me/empire This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/empirepod. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Goalhangerpodcasts.com Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:15.1	W. Empire pod UK.com. Hello and me, and welcome to Empire with me Anita Arnd and
0:33.2	and me William Durrenpool.
0:35.8	Are you this very casual today because you're on the beach?
0:38.8	I'm recording in Goa.
0:40.0	There's no reason to be up in the morning or to rush at giving my name.
0:44.0	I mean you're actually quite modestly dressed today compared to the chat I had with you yesterday on
0:50.8	Zoom which frankly needed a rating like a cinema
0:54.4	racing on it.
0:55.4	I'm very glad that they could watch either of these.
0:57.8	It was Dalrymple Beach ready.
0:59.8	Just I'll let your mind wonder with that as it will just saying plunging venex
1:05.0	punching venex people that's what was going on in goer I'm very excited to do for
1:09.8	pat it so memorable
1:11.4	I'm just seared in my retina forever.
1:15.0	Anyway, look...
1:16.0	What a perfect way to start a program of what happens?
1:20.0	It's contrast. Life is full of contrast,
1:22.0	darling, that's what we're saying.
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