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The Smashi Business Show

The Smashi Business Show

<p>The <strong>Smashi Business Show</strong> tells AI, tech, startup and business stories from the Arab world. For the driven, the dreamers and the doers. Hosted by Abdul Majid Awan, Ward Ahmed, and Wael Hossam El Din.</p>

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Show overview

The Smashi Business Show has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 863 episodes. That works out to roughly 460 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 21 min and 44 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 113 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 255 episodes published. Published by Augustus Media.

Episodes
863
Running
2019–2026 · 7y
Median length
32 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

<p>The <strong>Smashi Business Show</strong> tells AI, tech, startup and business stories from the Arab world. For the driven, the dreamers and the doers. Hosted by Abdul Majid Awan, Ward Ahmed, and Wael Hossam El Din.</p>

Latest Episodes

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Alabbar in Syria; SRMG-Thmanyah Deal; The Giving Movement Sold

May 13, 202643 min

Habshan Gas Cuts, Emaar Shift & Cerebras $34B IPO Surge

May 12, 202621 min

Oil Shock, Hormuz LNG, Aramco Surge, UAE Relief

May 11, 202615 min

UAE’s AI Chip Delivery and Mubadala’s Green Tech Investment and the Hormuz Transit Test

May 9, 20264 min

UAE Leads Global AI Adoption, Hormuz Tensions & Iran Shipping Crackdown

May 8, 202622 min

Abu Dhabi Real Estate Boom & Alabbar’s Syria Push

May 7, 202643 min

Sarwa Hits $1 Billion; Telegraph Drama; Man Group to Set Up in Abu Dhabi

May 6, 202636 min

GameStop eBay Bid, Gulf Funds, Dubai Agentic AI Push & Neom Port Trade Hub

May 5, 202621 min

Dubai Blue Line, Hormuz Strike, UAE-US Defense Deal & AA Rating

May 4, 202617 min

Hormuz Chokes Kuwait Oil; Axel Springer's Newsroom Ultimatum; Qatar Royals List $400M Bel-Air Loss

May 3, 20264 min

Newcastle’s Future Under Saudi Ownership, U.S. Defense Deals, and Dana Gas Debt Settlement

May 2, 20264 min

Sudan Arms Plot, Saudi LIV Exit, Amazon Cloud Crisis

May 1, 202639 min

UAE property shifts & CarniStore scaling retail

Apr 30, 202653 min

UAE OPEC Exit, Paramount–Warner Deal, Citadel Dubai Launch

Apr 29, 202640 min

Electronic Prices to Rise; ADNOC and US Gas; Delusional Media Outlets

Apr 28, 202621 min

Hormuz Deal, Nuclear Delay, UAE $1B Fund, Bugatti Rimac BlueFive Deal

Apr 27, 202619 min

The $110B Media Merger, The Office Return, and the Saudi Cultural Wave

Apr 26, 20265 min

Habtoor Lebanon Dispute, Sawiris Exits UK, Saudis Pull Funding

Apr 25, 20264 min

UAE Musk Call, Ronaldo Aldar, Saudi ETF Move

Apr 24, 202635 min

UAE AI Government, Qana Gas Tensions, Investcorp US Real Estate

Apr 24, 202637 min
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