# Culture Bites Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056.md RSS feed: https://feed.podbean.com/culturebites/feed.xml Official site: https://culturebites.podbean.com Author: The National News Episodes: 100 ## Resource Join hosts Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews as they guide you through the arts and culture scene in the UAE, the Middle East and around the world. Culture Bites — a two-time award winner recognised in New York and London — brings you fresh perspectives every Thursday from The National News in Abu Dhabi. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/culture-bites-6616056 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056.md ## Episodes - [A stage for spectacle and subtlety: Inside Dar Al Funoon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/a-stage-for-spectacle-and-subtlety-inside-dar-al-funoon) — 2026-07-09T11:27:39+00:00 - [Episode 120: From bagpipes to dabke: The cultural side of the World Cup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-120-from-bagpipes-to-dabke-the-cultural-side-of-the-world-cup) — 2026-06-18T11:29:28+00:00 - [Episode 119: Could AI music help to solve a gap in culture?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-119-could-ai-music-help-to-solve-a-gap-in-culture) — 2026-06-04T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 118: Reflecting on Art Dubai ahead of 20th event](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-118-reflecting-on-art-dubai-ahead-of-20th-event) — 2026-05-13T10:34:18+00:00 - [Episode 117: Venice Biennale - Is art becoming inseparable from politics?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-117-venice-biennale-is-art-becoming-inseparable-from-politics) — 2026-05-07T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 116: From politics to pop - What stood out at Coachella this year?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-116-from-politics-to-pop-what-stood-out-at-coachella-this-year) — 2026-04-23T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 115: We can all do our bit to help independent artists and small businesses in the UAE](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-115-we-can-all-do-our-bit-to-help-independent-artists-and-small-businesses-in-the-uae) — 2026-04-09T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 114: What are microdramas and why are they generating billions?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-114-what-are-microdramas-and-why-are-they-generating-billions) — 2026-04-02T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 113: Can the comedy of Saturday Night Live be universal?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-113-can-the-comedy-of-saturday-night-live-be-universal) — 2026-03-26T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 112: Standout Oscar moments, wins and snubs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-112-standout-oscar-moments-wins-and-snubs) — 2026-03-19T10:14:54+00:00 - [Episode 111: What we learnt from the America’s Next Top Model documentary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-111-what-we-learnt-from-the-america-s-next-top-model-documentary) — 2026-02-26T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 110: What makes Ramadan TV culture so special in the Arab world?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-110-what-makes-ramadan-tv-culture-so-special-in-the-arab-world) — 2026-02-19T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 109: Who was the target audience for Bad Bunny’s half-time show?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-109-who-was-the-target-audience-for-bad-bunny-s-half-time-show) — 2026-02-12T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 108: So you want to be a serious art collector? Abu Dhabi is calling](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-108-so-you-want-to-be-a-serious-art-collector-abu-dhabi-is-calling) — 2026-02-05T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 107: Why the food system is broken and why seasons matter | Asma Khan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-107-why-the-food-system-is-broken-and-why-seasons-matter-asma-khan) — 2026-01-29T12:15:38+00:00 - [Episode 106: Celebrating Emirati culture at Al Hosn in Abu Dhabi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-106-celebrating-emirati-culture-at-al-hosn-in-abu-dhabi) — 2026-01-22T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 105: Sitting down with viral artist Werner Bronkhorst](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-105-sitting-down-with-viral-artist-werner-bronkhorst) — 2026-01-15T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 104: The band reviving Kuwaiti pearl-diving music through jazz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-104-the-band-reviving-kuwaiti-pearl-diving-music-through-jazz) — 2026-01-08T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 103: The year in culture - top reads, movies and moments of 2025](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-103-the-year-in-culture-top-reads-movies-and-moments-of-2025) — 2025-12-25T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 102: Preserving Arab heritage - From Zayed National Museum to Unesco's list](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-102-preserving-arab-heritage-from-zayed-national-museum-to-unesco-s-list) — 2025-12-18T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 101: Why are we so obsessed with (our own) Spotify Wrapped?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-101-why-are-we-so-obsessed-with-our-own-spotify-wrapped) — 2025-12-11T11:18:34+00:00 - [Episode 100: A day out at the newly-opened Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-100-a-day-out-at-the-newly-opened-natural-history-museum-abu-dhabi) — 2025-11-27T11:25:31+00:00 - [Episode 99: How stories of migration come to life at Abu Dhabi Art](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-99-how-stories-of-migration-come-to-life-at-abu-dhabi-art) — 2025-11-20T09:14:43+00:00 - [Episode 98: What to look forward to at this year's Abu Dhabi Art](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-98-what-to-look-forward-to-at-this-year-s-abu-dhabi-art) — 2025-11-13T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 97: Dhai Dubai festival artists are using light as a medium](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-97-dhai-dubai-festival-artists-are-using-light-as-a-medium) — 2025-11-06T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 96: Scratch and sniff art comes to Abu Dhabi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-96-scratch-and-sniff-art-comes-to-abu-dhabi) — 2025-10-30T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 95: Sell it or melt it down - What will thieves do with the stolen Louvre jewellery?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-95-sell-it-or-melt-it-down-what-will-thieves-do-with-the-stolen-louvre-jewellery) — 2025-10-23T01:55:00+00:00 - [Episode 94: The mighty mushroom - UAE’s desert-dwelling marvel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056/episode-94-the-mighty-mushroom-uae-s-desert-dwelling-marvel) — 2025-10-16T01:55:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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