//podcastplus.net/feed/dubai-wave~341ab1dc Dr. Spencer Striker, Digital Media Professor at the American University in Dubai, (now at Northwestern University in Qatar), has launched a podcast called Dubai Wave, produced by he and a talented team of students, in a course called Online Media Production. Bringing listeners around the world interviews with fascinating personalities from Dubai and the greater Middle East. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:35:13 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7g49mq/SAL.mp3 The Dubai Wave Podcast’s  influential Season 3 continues with an exclusive conversation with Dubai's ultimate fitness industry Icon! Thrilled to present our super exclusive conversation with Salma Ismail. Produced by  Dr. Spencer Striker , Digital Media Professor at the American University in Dubai, the show is created with the help of a talented student production team at AUD About Sal: Sal is a four time Fitness Cover Model, former Nike Middle East Ambassador & NTC Trainer, and co-founder of The Body Challenge, an eight week body transformation challenge. She has been helping clients reach their personal fitness goals since 2010. Sal focuses on strength training and body sculpting. She also encourages her female clients to embrace resistance and weight training to improve overall fitness. Sal has gained a following through her boot camps and high intensity personal training sessions. Having worked with Sheikha's and local UAE celebrities she has become a well-known and respecte... Wed, 29 May 2019 19:48:38 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7g49mq/SAL.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rb8mjx/DubaiWave-BigHass-SpencerStriker.mp3 The Dubai Wave Podcast’s influential Season 3 continues with a riveting conversation with two of Dubai's ultimate music industry insiders! Thrilled to present our world exclusive with Big Hass and Jamil Jabbour Big Hass is a UAE based Radio Host and Blogger. While Jamil Jabbour is a Dubai based musician. And both of them are rocking the industry with musical talent and passion for the Dubai music industry. In this Dubai Wave exclusive, hear their unique insights on the Dubai hip hop scene, and culture around it. Produced by Dr. Spencer Striker , Digital Media Professor at the American University in Dubai, the show is created with the help of a talented student production team at AUD   About Big Hass: He hosted Saudi's FIRST FM Hip-Hop radio show & he is also a well-known Blogger. He usually likes to conduct interviews with dope people and loves supporting local talent. The first on-air message Big Hass received, during his first radio show, was short but hardly sweet. “You’re an inf... Fri, 10 May 2019 02:33:20 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rb8mjx/DubaiWave-BigHass-SpencerStriker.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ez2pue/Saif_sound.mp3 The Dubai Wave Podcast’s influential Season 3 continues with a riveting conversation with one of Dubai's ultimate music industry insiders! Thrilled to present our world exclusive with the one and only Saif and Sound. A UAE based Radio Host, DJ and MC: his Music and entertainment company “Saif and Sound” has taken the Dubai music industry by storm!  Produced by Dr. Spencer Striker , Digital Media Professor at the American University in Dubai, the show is created with the help of a talented student production team at AUD. About Saif A music "multitasker" - is how Time Out Abu Dhabi describes Saif. Born in the capital city of UAE, Abu Dhabi, he started his career in 2005, as he was a DJ for various pool parties, school proms and private events as a teenager. He has grown to achieve numerous achievements in the region that gained him an established reputation, along with an active and growing fan base. Saif starred in the ‘Anghami’ app advertisement, which was broadcast across all ... Sun, 14 Apr 2019 19:58:24 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ez2pue/Saif_sound.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ued9s8/Podcast_2Djs.mp3 Mr. Levier’s first love, music, translated into becoming a DJ. Growing up in a musical home playing instruments such as the drums, violin and piano, he's always had a passion for music. Started DJ'ing in summer of 2015, what started as a harmless pass time translated into passionate hours of practice, downloading, hardware upgrades, and self-teaching via YouTube resulting into a career. In the short time the young Levier has played at some of the biggest venues in the Middle East which includes, Pacha, Movida, White Dubai, Cavali, Cirque Le Soir, and holds residencies at Provocateur Dubai and Billionaire Mansion and VIP Room as well internationally playing for events such as Formula One Grand Prix, 1Oak Baku, Kiss Club France and Le Maginifique to name a few. His unique style of playing mixes Hip Hop, Funk, House, Dance, Afro, Reggae and Latin, making sure you get the perfect combination of open format music.    About Timothy Knight: Based in Dubai since 2008 Timothy has worked at some of... Thu, 13 Dec 2018 13:33:16 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ued9s8/Podcast_2Djs.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/g5mhqm/natalia-interview-final.mp3 The Dubai Wave Podcast ’s influential Season 3 continues with a riveting conversation with one of Dubai's ultimate business insiders! Thrilled to present our world exclusive with Natalia Sycheva, Manager of Entrepreneurship at the famous Dubai Chamber - and the indefatigable firebrand brand behind the Dubai Startup Hub !  Produced by Dr. Spencer Striker , Digital Media Professor at the American University in Dubai, the show is created with the help of a talented student production team at AUD. About Natalia Entrepreneurship expert, Natalia Sycheva, is managing entrepreneurship strategy 2021 for the Dubai Chamber.  Program portfolio includes startup fund, MarketAccess (B2B) for startups, startup business advocacy, entrepreneurship education, and the truly innovative Dubai Startup Hub initiative.  Through partnership with public sector counterparts, industry leaders locally and internationally, fostering development of innovative private sector of Dubai. Before transitioning to publ... Wed, 05 Dec 2018 19:09:14 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/g5mhqm/natalia-interview-final.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/frs4ta/ElSeedAfraAtiq_final.mp3 The Dubai Wave Podcast ’s epic Season 3 continues with a rare world exclusive! For the second episode of the new season, we are thrilled to present our exclusive conversation with two of Dubai’s most influential and iconic artists, eL Seed and Afra Atiq ! Produced by Dr. Spencer Strike r, Digital Media Professor at the American University in Dubai , the show is created with the help of a talented student production team at AUD. About eL Seed Born in Paris to Tunisian parents, eL Seed travels the world, making art in Paris, New York, Jeddah, Melbourne, Gabes, Doha and beyond. His goal: to create dialogue and promote tolerance as well as change global perceptions of what Arabic means. In 2012, for instance, he painted a message of unity on a 47-meter-high minaret on the Jara mosque in Gabes, Tunisia. This piece and others can be found in his book, Lost Walls: Graffiti Road Trip through Tunisia Recently he created a sprawling mural in the Manshiyat Naser neighborhood of Cairo that s... Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:35:55 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/frs4ta/ElSeedAfraAtiq_final.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5a4tpz/DW-khalid_finalEdit.mp3 The Dubai Wave Podcast returns for Season 3 ! For the first episode of the new season, we are thrilled to present an exclusive conversation with one of Dubai’s most charismatic and compelling break out stars in social media and digital media entrepreneurship, Khalid Al Ameri ! Produced by Dr. Spencer Striker , Digital Media Professor at the American University in Dubai, the show is created with the help of a talented student production team at AUD. About Khalid Al Ameri In 2016, named by Arabian Business as one of the 100 most influential young Arabs in the world: Khalid has a become a breakout star as a social media and digital media influencer, creating compelling content that is watched and followed by millions of people in the city of Dubai, the region, and across the world. A Stanford MBA; and previously in asset management and investments at an Abu Dhabi based sovereign wealth fund; and co-founder of food and beverage company Slices: Khalid is currently a writer on regional issues... Sun, 07 Oct 2018 14:27:13 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5a4tpz/DW-khalid_finalEdit.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fnbnfj/AliMostafa-DubaiWavePodcast.mp3 As the Dubai International Film Festival comes to town, the Dubai Wave Podcast is thrilled to present our world exclusive with Ali F. Mostafa , widely considered the greatest Emirati filmmaker. Writes Variety: Mostafa is “proven to be the Gulf’s first director of International standing.” Produced by Dr. Spencer Striker , Digital Media Professor at the American University in Dubai , the show is created with the help of a talented student production team at AUD. About Ali F. Mostafa Ali F. Mostafa is a visionary Emirati director and producer. Having grown up in the UAE, Ali pursued his goal to be a filmmaker since he was a kid, eventually getting accepted into the London Film School in 2003. He set up his own creative studio, AFM Films, in 2007, delivering highlight films, short movies, documentaries, TV advertisements, and corporate movies. Ali's short graduation film Under the Sun  was formally chosen and selected as best Foreign Film in festivals around the world. Under the Su... Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:32:50 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fnbnfj/AliMostafa-DubaiWavePodcast.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/u5qcb5/DubaiWavePodcast-S2Ep3-DubaiPodcasters.mp3 The Dubai Wave Podcast returns with a special episode! This time we present a conversation about the Dubai podcast scene with two of Dubai’s most influential podcasters, The Dukkan Show, (featuring the one and only OT), and The Learning Curve, (featuring Nicholla Henderson Hall, champion of women entrepreneurship in the Middle East). Produced by Dr. Spencer Striker, Digital Media Professor at the American University in Dubai, the show is created with the help of a talented student production team at AUD. About the Dukkan Show Dukkan Show is a podcast that is the brainchild of Omar OT Tom, Feras Toofless Ibrahim, and Irshad Jibberish Azeez. Dukkan Show a show about perspectives from the point of view of 3rd culture kids in the UAE. Drawing parallels from fabled stories of social gatherings at trade hubs and weekend markets, the hosts find that a similar experience is had when neighborhood friends group outside of their local grocery store to just hang out and talk for a while. In essence, D... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 10:28:51 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/u5qcb5/DubaiWavePodcast-S2Ep3-DubaiPodcasters.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8c2xwz/AnasBukhash-DubaiWavePodcast-final.mp3 The Dubai Wave Podcast is back with another awesome episode! For the second episode of the new season, we are proud to present an exclusive conversation with one of Dubai’s most engaging and influential entrepreneurs, Anas Bukhash ! Produced by Dr. Spencer Striker , Digital Media Professor at the American University in Dubai, the show is created with the help of a talented student production team at AUD. About Anas Bukhash Anas Bukhash is one of the leading entrepreneurs in the UAE. He is the co-founder of Ahdaaf Sports Club and the founder of Bukhash Brothers. A seasoned professional with over 12 years experience in various corporate sectors, he possesses strong qualities for entrepreneurship and business leadership. In addition, he gives motivational talks on entrepreneurship at UAE universities and organizations. Anas is also a Board Member of the Dubai Sports Council. His social media profiles engage his followers in conversation through his questions and features his lifestyle and interest... Wed, 25 Oct 2017 12:47:21 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8c2xwz/AnasBukhash-DubaiWavePodcast-final.mp3