# Episode 103: The year in culture - top reads, movies and moments of 2025

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Podcast: [Culture Bites](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-bites-6616056)
Published: 2025-12-25T01:55:00+00:00
Episode link: https://culturebites.podbean.com/e/episode-103-the-year-in-culture-top-reads-movies-and-moments-of-2025/
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Duration seconds: 1692

## Resource

In this season finale of Culture Bites, Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews reflect on the culture-defining moments that had the biggest impact on them in 2025. The hosts share their favourite movies, TV series and books from the past year, with a look back at both fiction and non-fiction titles. They also highlight their most memorable art institution visits. Enas describes what it was like stepping into the Grand Egyptian Museum ahead of its history-making opening this year. Farah talks about her journey at Nomad Abu Dhabi, which transformed the decommissioned Terminal 1 of Zayed International Airport into a sprawling art and design venue. No review is complete without a nod to the year’s most captivating pop culture moments. Enas offers lessons learnt from a major scandal in the music industry, while Farah conducts a postmortem of a space mission that created more questions than answers.

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