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FranklinCovey On Leadership with Scott MillerSaad Mohseni: Media, Free Press, and the Future of AfghanistanSaad Mohseni, media entrepreneur and author of Radio Free Afghanistan: A 20-Year Odyssey for an Independent Voice in Kabul, shares his firsthand account of building a free and independent press in Afghanistan amid war, political upheaval, and Taliban rule. He reflects on the role of media in shaping democracy, the challenges of running a news organization under extreme conditions, and what the future holds for Afghanistan’s people and press. With deep insights into leadership, resilience, and the power of information, this conversation sheds light on the struggle for truth, accountability, and freedom of expression.
2025-04-0434 min
The News MeetingThe Taliban refuses to return $7bn of US arms and Doge takes on USAIDA gang of young officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency targeted the US Agency for International Development. What does that tell us about his loyalty to Trump?Despite overseeing the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Trump now demands the Taliban return 78 aircraft, 40,000 vehicles and 300,000 weapons left behind.As the US steps back from a key NATO committee, is this the UK’s chance to get closer with Europe again? Basia Cummings is joined by Moby Media Groups’s Saad Mohseni, plus Tortoise’s Stephen Armstrong and Giles Whittell as they ba...2025-02-0736 min
Media ConfidentialSaad Mohseni: The tycoon and the TalibanAlan and Lionel are joined by Saad Mohseni, the tycoon who reshaped Afghanistan's media landscape.In 2001, Saad was forging a career in international banking. But after the invasion of Afghanistan, and the subsequent fall of the Taliban government, he decided to move to Kabul. There, he co-founded the Moby Group, the country’s largest media company, where he is chairman and executive officer. He also started a radio station, soon spawning a TV station which broadcast the now-banned hit talent show, Afghan Star. Saad discusses his book Radio Free Afghanistan an...2025-01-2722 min
HarperCollins PublishersRadio Free Afghanistan: A Twenty-Year Odyssey for an Independent Voice in Kabul, By Saad Mohseni and Jenna Krajeski, Read by Ramiz MonsefAn FT Best Book of the Year
'Saad Mohseni is one of the most remarkable figures in modern Afghanistan – brave, entrepreneurial, with a knack for imagining the impossible – he transformed the Afghan media landscape and brought serious news, and exceptional entertainment to millions in the most testing circumstances imaginable' Rory Stewart
The deeply moving and surprising story of the attempt to build a truly independent media company in contemporary Afghanistan.
Saad Mohseni, chairman and CEO of Moby Group, Afghanistan’s largest media company, charts a twenty-year effort to bring a free press to his country after years of Taliban rule, and ho...2025-01-2414 min
TDB Podcast (Season 1)The CEO Killer, Amy Schumer, and Life Under The TalibanSam Bee and Joanna Coles unpack the hunt for Luigi Mangione with the Daily Beast’s Harry Lambert—and the explosive public reaction to his alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Lambert explains how Mangione became a Robin Hood figure and his fandom only grew after he was caught munching on McDonald’s hash browns in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Also this week Sam reveals how Amy Schumer roasted Joanna with the aid of a bag of roasted vegetable chips at a glitzy New York gala for Comic Relief. And Beast of the Week is Saad Mohseni, a media mogul nickna...2024-12-1254 min
You Be Trippin'Afghanistan w/ Saad MohseniFollow Saad on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/saadmohseni/Saad's book Radio Free Afghanistan is also out now! Buy it on Amazon here!SPONSORS:-Head over to https://unboundmerino.com where new customers can use our code TRIPPIN for 10% off of their order!-Get $20 off a Skylight Frame at https://SkylightFrame.com/TRIPPIN-Pretty Litter’s amazing! You have to try it. Go to https://PrettyLitter.com/trippin to save twenty percent on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy....2024-12-091h 42
How To Academy PodcastRory Stewart Meets Saad Mohseni - The Fight for a Free Press in KabulIn the Kabul offices of Moby Group, Afghanistan's largest media company, hundreds of men and women continue to bring programmes and news to the country even after the return of the Taliban. From talk shows to breaking news to educational programmes for young girls, the television empire that began as a small radio station continues to brave the country's shifting political landscape.Now Moby's CEO Saad Mohseni joins Rory Stewart to reveal the dedication and complexity of maintaining a free press, and traces his own journey in the wider history of Afghanistan in peace and in war...2024-11-291h 13
Afghanistan with Roh YakobiSaad Mohseni: The extraordinary life of a media visionarySaad Mohseni is the Chairman and CEO of Moby Group, and the author of 'Radio Free Afghanistan'. Born in London, raised in Kabul, Tokyo and Melbourne, Saad Mohseni has been one of the most influential figures in Afghanistan's recent history, transforming Afghanistan and its culture by revolutionising the country's media landscape.In this interview, he shares his remarkable story, how he brought new media to Afghanistan, its impacts and consequences, as well as sharing his views on the current situation in the country. 📺 Watch on YouTubeProducer: Roh YakobiMusi...2024-11-2656 min
The News MeetingNews Meeting: Don’t forget Afghanistan and why farmers are protestingGiles Whittell and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss the farmers’ protest over inheritance tax, why newsrooms are ignoring Afghanistan at their peril and the transgender bathroom row in the US Capitol. Long description: Giles Whittell and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss the farmers’ protest over inheritance tax, why newsrooms are ignoring Afghanistan at their peril and the transgender bathroom row in the US CapitolGuests:Saad Mohseni, Chief executive officer of the Moby Media GroupJeevan Vasagar, contributing editor at Tortoise Louise Tickel, Tortoise reporter2024-11-2238 min
Part-Time GeniusBringing Soap Operas to AfghanistanSaad Mohseni hadn't seen Afghanistan since he was a kid. But when America swept in to scatter the Taliban in the early 2000s, Mohseni felt a calling to return to rebuild his beloved homeland. This is the story of how Mohseni and his three siblings took a chance launching a radio station-- a Quixotic venture that quickly blossomed into a television empire-- and the ways that he and his family helped beam music, culture and the scaffolding of a fragile democracy into people's homes. Interview based on Saad's beautiful new memoir Radio Free Afghanistan. Available at bookstores e...2024-10-1744 min
The Rachman ReviewAfghanistan: a country on the edgeAfter three years of sanctions, women's lives in Afghanistan are highly restricted and hunger is widespread. So if sanctions have failed, is it time for the outside world to change its approach and re-engage with the country's Taliban rulers? Gideon discusses this question with Saad Mohseni, chair of Afghanistan’s largest television station and co-author of a new book Radio Free Afghanistan, and Afghan women's rights activist Fatima Gailani. Clip: CBS NewsFollow Gideon on X @gideonrachmanFree links to read more on this topic:Leaving Kabul: what happened when the Talib...2024-10-1726 min
FocusTrump Officials on an Iranian Hit ListTommy and Ben discuss the Israeli military’s plan to seal off and lay siege to Northern Gaza, the Biden administration’s demand that Israel improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza or else the US will (maybe?) cut off weapons shipments, the IDF’s expanding military campaign in Lebanon, and new details about how Israel might respond to Iran’s ballistic missile attack. They also talk about a “hit list” of Trump administration officials being targeted by Iran, North Korea blowing up roads connected to South Korea and sending troops to Russia, Canada and India expelling diplomats over the assassination of a Sikh ac...2024-10-161h 30
Pod Save the WorldTrump Officials on an Iranian Hit ListTommy and Ben discuss the Israeli military’s plan to seal off and lay siege to Northern Gaza, the Biden administration’s demand that Israel improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza or else the US will (maybe?) cut off weapons shipments, the IDF’s expanding military campaign in Lebanon, and new details about how Israel might respond to Iran’s ballistic missile attack. They also talk about a “hit list” of Trump administration officials being targeted by Iran, North Korea blowing up roads connected to South Korea and sending troops to Russia, Canada and India expelling diplomats over the assassination of a Sikh ac...2024-10-161h 32
Pod Save the WorldTrump Officials on an Iranian Hit ListTommy and Ben discuss the Israeli military’s plan to seal off and lay siege to Northern Gaza, the Biden administration’s demand that Israel improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza or else the US will (maybe?) cut off weapons shipments, the IDF’s expanding military campaign in Lebanon, and new details about how Israel might respond to Iran’s ballistic missile attack. They also talk about a “hit list” of Trump administration officials being targeted by Iran, North Korea blowing up roads connected to South Korea and sending troops to Russia, Canada and India expelling diplomats over the assassinatio...2024-10-161h 30
Success Story with Scott D. ClarySaad Mohseni - CEO of the Moby Media Group | Radio Free Afghanistan➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory ➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com ➡️ About The GuestAs Chairman and Chief Executive of MOBY GROUP, Saad has created Afghanistan's largest media company. Under his leadership, MOBY GROUP has established a network of television and radio stations that reach over 60% of the Afghan population. This includes Tolo TV, Afghanistan's most popular television channel, which attracts up to 15 million viewers daily.Saad has been widely applauded for his role in advancing press freedom...2024-10-151h 10
The Greg McKeown Podcast339. Navigating Ethics in Afghan Journalism with Saad Mohseni (Part 2)Saad Mohseni, the visionary co-founder and executive officer of Moby Group, shares his remarkable journey from London to Kabul in our latest episode. Born to Afghan parents and having traversed the globe, Saad found himself in the heart of Afghanistan in 2002, where his modest radio station blossomed into the nation's largest media company. Despite the Taliban's return in 2021 and the ensuing restrictive environment, Moby Group perseveres. Saad's story is not just one of business success but of relentless resilience and the fight to uphold an independent media voice in one of the world's most challenging regions.Episode...2024-10-0338 minThe Greg McKeown Podcast338. Navigating Ethics in Afghan Journalism with Saad Mohseni (Part 1)Saad Mohseni, the visionary co-founder and executive officer of Moby Group, shares his remarkable journey from London to Kabul in our latest episode. Born to Afghan parents and having traversed the globe, Saad found himself in the heart of Afghanistan in 2002, where his modest radio station blossomed into the nation's largest media company. Despite the Taliban's return in 2021 and the ensuing restrictive environment, Moby Group perseveres. Saad's story is not just one of business success but of relentless resilience and the fight to uphold an independent media voice in one of the world's most challenging regions.Episode...2024-10-0128 min
Keen On AmericaEpisode 2203 with Saad Mohseni: The best-informed person in the world about AfghanistanBack in April 2011, Saad Mohseni was made one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world. And who exactly is that, you might ask. I have to admit I hadn’t heard of him either. But as Rupert Murdoch wrote about Mohseni for that Time award, “he's the best-informed person in the world about Afghanistan”. Mohseni, in fact, is the Afghan version of Murdoch (without the wives & nasty right-wing politics). Even today, with the Taliban back in power, Mohseni remains amongst Afghanistan’s most influential media moguls. And he writes about all this in Radio Free Afghanistan, a memoir foc...2024-09-2645 min
The ExplanationThe Media Show: Reporting the Predator at HarrodsMohamed Al Fayed was the flamboyant billionaire whose investments once included the luxury department store Harrods and a Premier League football club. He was the father of Dodi, who was killed alongside Princess Diana in 1997. Fayed died last year and this month the BBC has released a new investigation that portrays him in a very different light. Erica Gornall, director of “Al-Fayed: Predator at Harrods”, and Henry Porter, former UK editor of Vanity Fair, discuss the story.
The US election is now just week away and the competition for viewers among the TV networks is ferocious. CNN – led by its Br...2024-09-2622 min
The Media ShowAl Fayed and the media, Have I Got News for You USA, TV news in AfghanistanKatie and Ros meet Erica Gornal, director of the BBC’s new investigation into serious sexual abuse allegations by Mohamed al Fayed. Jimmy Mulville, the exec behind the new US version of Have I Got News for You tell us about what makes Americans laugh and we learn what it takes to run Afghanistan’s biggest television channel, still operating under Taliban rule.Guests: Erica Gornall, Director, Al-Fayed: Predator at Harrods; Henry Porter, former UK Editor, Vanity Fair; Jimmy Mulville, Managing Director, Hat Trick Productions; Nayeema Raza, Co-host, Semafor's Mixed Signals podcast; Saad Mohseni, Chairman and Chief Exec...2024-09-2557 min
Ignite Your Imagination With Spoken Tales With Full AudiobookRadio Free Afghanistan: A Twenty-Year Odyssey for an Independent Voice in Kabul Audiobook by Jenna KrajeskiListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 783850
Title: Radio Free Afghanistan: A Twenty-Year Odyssey for an Independent Voice in Kabul
Author: Jenna Krajeski, Saad Mohseni
Narrator: Ramiz Monsef
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:26:25
Language: English
Release date: 09-24-24
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK
Genres: Biography & Memoir, World, Global Politics, History & Culture
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'Saad Mohseni is one of the most remarkable figures in modern Afghanistan brave, entrepreneurial, with a knack for imagining the impossible he transformed the Afghan media landscape and brought serious news, and exceptional entertainment to millions in the most testing circumstances imaginable' Rory Stewart
The...2024-09-2410h 26
Off Air with Jane & FiOnly one of us is heavily medicated...Jane joins us from home as she's still suffering from adult teething issues. Fi updates her on everything she's missed, which is... not much. They cover holiday weather, pickleball and double-yolk eggs. Plus, Saad Mohseni, chief executive of Moby Group, Afghanistan’s largest media company, discusses his book ‘Radio Free Afghanistan’. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times...2024-09-2456 min
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Title: Radio Free Afghanistan: A Twenty-Year Odyssey for an Independent Voice in Kabul
Author: Saad Mohseni, Jenna Krajeski
Narrator: Ramiz Monsef
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 26 minutes
Release date: September 24, 2024
Genres: Military
Publisher's Summary:
From Time 100 honoree Saad Mohseni, the deeply moving and surprising story of the attempt to build a truly independent media company in contemporary Afghanistan. Saad Mohseni, chairman and CEO of Moby Group, Afghanistan’s largest media company, charts a twenty-year effort to bring a free press to his country after years of Taliban rule, and how th...2024-09-2410h 26
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AmanpourSudan: The Forgotten CrisisWe begin in Sudan, where one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises continues to unfold. A year and a half since war broke out between rival generals, millions are lacking food, water, shelter, and medical supplies. Kholood Khair, a Sudanese journalist, joins the show to shed light on what some call a forgotten crisis. Also on today's show: World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain; author Saad Mohseni ("Radio Free Afghanistan"); Atlantic staff writer Jerusalem Demsas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-09-131h 00
Defending Democracy with Malcolm TurnbullAfghanistan: Keeping the lights on when Democracy flames outWhat do you do when a country suddenly falls into darkness? Afghan Australian businessman Saad Mohseni is Chairman, Chief Executive, and CEO of Moby Group, which runs Afghanistan's 24/7 Tolo News channel. Saad is widely applauded for advancing press freedom and defending women's rights; Time Magazine recognized him in 2011 as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In this episode, Saad relives the chaotic 48 hours inside his Tolo news network when the Taliban took over as U.S. forces pulled out. Malcolm and Saad alsodiscuss how the Australian war crimes investiga...2023-08-2717 min
Crisis What Crisis?71. Saad Mohseni on losing colleagues to terror and running a media business in Taliban ruled AfghanistanSurviving crisis is one thing. Building a business empire in the midst of one is quite another. In this episode we are joined by media mogul Saad Mohseni – the creator of Afghanistan’s first news and entertainment TV network. The son of an Afghan diplomat, Saad was born in London but spent his childhood years in Kabul until the Soviet invasion in 1980 when his family sought political asylum in Australia. Saad found early success in finance before deciding that his future lay in the media industry – but not in New York, London or Sydney. In 2002 Saad brough...2023-08-181h 21
SmartHERNewsNews Under Taliban RuleHe's been called Afghanistan's first media mogul: Our conversation with Saad Mohseni, one of the founders of TOLO News - a leading 24-hours news organization in Afghanistan - on the development of the network and what news gathering is like under the Taliban.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2022-09-2341 min
ASPI Podcast: Policy, Guns & MoneyBeyond the sandpit: Counterterrorism and resilience in an age of strategic competitionOn 8 September, ASPI hosted the event ‘Beyond the sandpit: Counterterrorism and resilience in an age of strategic competition’.
The event focused on how we can translate the lessons and gains of the GWOT into a forward-looking, resilience-focused approach that ensures continued support and engagement with Afghan civil society while also addressing long-term security and stability concerns.
Following an introduction by ASPI’s Executive Director Justin Bassi, the event began with a keynote address by Saad Mohseni, Director of MOBY Group. Following the address, Siobhan Heanue (Journalist, ABC News) and Matt Anderson PSM (Director, Australian War Memorial) joined ASPI’s Katja Theodora...2022-09-121h 01The Media ShowReporting AfghanistanThe world is waiting nervously to see what kind of Afghanistan emerges. A power struggle has broken out among Taliban leaders. But much of the Western media seems to have lost interest - right at the crucial moment. So what story are they missing? And why can't some Western news outlets deal with a story as complicated as Afghanistan?Guests: Clarissa Ward, Chief International Correspondent at CNN; Sana Safi, Journalist at BBC Pashtu; Alex Shephard, Staff Writer at The New Republic; Saad Mohseni, Chief Executive of Moby Group, including Tolo News; Secunder Kermani, BBC Pakistan and Afghanistan...2021-09-1527 min
On the MediaAftershocksTwenty years after the Twin Towers came down, we’re still wrestling over how to make sense of what happened. On this week’s On the Media, how the conspiracies birthed in the aftermath of 9/11 set the stage for the paranoia to come. Plus, how Afghanistan’s thriving new media scene hopes to survive Taliban rule. And, how Ivermectin became politicized.
1. Tolo founder Saad Mohseni [@saadmohseni] on the mounting threat to journalism in Afghanistan. Listen.
2. NYTimes television critic James Poniewozik [@poniewozik] on the documentary styles used to remember 9/11. Listen.
3. OTM's Micah Loewinger [@MicahLoewinger] reports on...2021-09-1050 min
Conversation SixSaad Mohseni and Husain HaqqaniSaad Mohseni and Husain Haqqani on Afghanistan2021-09-0905 min
JournoJournalists will be free to report — and other lies the Taliban tells"You’ve got no one left to tell the story” warns Bilal Sarwary, legendary Afghan journalist, as he flees Kabul following death threats from the Taliban. Bilal’s not alone. He’s part of a new generation of journalists who’ve come of age since 9/11 who’ve been forced to abandon their homes and careers reporting on their homeland. Those reporters who do remain in Afghanistan face an uncertain future under a regime that once banned television and the internet, and who have maintained an assassination campaign against journalists — particularly women. It’s a reality at odds with the reformed...2021-09-0834 min
Reliable SourcesAugust 22, 2021: Clarissa Ward recounts her journey out of Afghanistan; Matthew Dowd and Amanda Marcotte critique coverage of BidenPlus... MAGA media outlets are on an anti-democratic crusade; Fox's vaccine rhetoric versus corporate reality; meet the reporter who upended "Jeopardy!" and unseated Mike Richards; and more. Clarissa Ward, Saad Mohseni, Matthew Dowd, Amanda Marcotte, Oliver Darcy and Claire McNear join Brian Stelter.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy2021-08-2238 min
Inside the Hive“Damn, what do we do now?”: A conversation with Afghan TV chief Saad MohseniThis week, cohost Joe Hagan talks to Saad Mohseni, chief executive of the MOBY Group, which has been broadcasting television news and entertainment programming in Afghanistan since 2004. As the Taliban take over the country following the US’s chaotic exit last week, the fate of Mohseni’s media outlet in Kabul, staffed with 450 Afghans, hangs in the balance. Will the Taliban shut down or take over the TV network? Even as Mohseni looks for signs of hope in a young population weened on TV and Internet access (including the Taliban themselves), he remains wary of the Taliban's extremism, misogyny and...2021-08-2043 min
Witness HistoryAfghanistan's battle of the airwavesWhen the US led invasion of Afghanistan ousted the repressive Taliban regime in 2001, it was no longer illegal to listen to music or news on the radio. Afghan businessman Saad Mohseni returned to his home town of Kabul to launch Arman FM, a new radio station which played modern music and comedy programmes amongst other things which had been banned under the Taliban. He tells Rebecca Kesby why he wanted to help rebuild the cultural life of Afghanistan, how one radio station expanded into a multimedia company, and how persistent security problems have impacted his staff.(Photo...2021-08-0509 min
The Director's ChairSaad Mohseni on running a media company in Afghanistan and Australia's futureIn this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with Saad Mohseni, CEO and chairman of Afghanistan’s largest media company, Moby Group. Saad talks about growing up as the son of a diplomat, moving to Melbourne after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and founding Moby Group in 2002. Michael and Saad talk about the future of Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US forces, as well as Australia’s approach to the coronavirus pandemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2021-07-1927 min
Lowy InstituteSaad Mohseni on running a media company in Afghanistan and Australia's futureIn this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with Saad Mohseni, CEO and chairman of Afghanistan’s largest media company, Moby Group. Saad talks about growing up as the son of a diplomat, moving to Melbourne after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and founding Moby Group in 2002. Michael and Saad talk about the future of Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US forces, as well as Australia’s approach to the coronavirus pandemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2021-07-1927 min
Stories of TransformationSaad Mohseni Built a Media Company That Transformed AfghanistanSaad Mohseni has lived all over the world, but no place has made an impact on him quite like his homeland of Afghanistan. So much so, in fact, that despite his transitory upbringing spanning continents, and later, his incredible success as a businessman and media mogul, Saad describes himself, at his core, as an “Afghan family man."Following several decades of turbulence in Afghanistan - wrought with war, strife, and extremism - Saad Mohseni returned to his native country in 2002 with a business plan to inspire the nation by reinvigorating its struggling economy. More specifically, he wanted to...2020-10-2737 min
CensoredSaad Mohseni - Law & Order in AfghanistanAfghan media mogul Saad Mohseni talks about the power of popular culture in transforming Afghan society.2016-02-0220 min
Yoshi Didn't PodcastEP 18: The Real Mother of Dragons (Kimberly Motley)This special episode of Yoshi Didn't was recorded at Saad Mohseni's residence in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Please read about Saad here.)Kimberly Motley, a proud daughter of an African-American father and North Korean mother, picked up her street smarts in her hometown, a tough neighborhood of Milwaukee. In 2003, she earned a law degree at Marquette University, and became a very successful attorney with the State of Wisconsin Public Defender's Office, litigating hundreds of criminal, civil and juvenile cases. In 2008, Kim volunteered to participate in the U.S. State Department's Justice Sector Support Program, dedicated to rebuilding the Afghan...2013-05-131h 51Yoshi Didn't PodcastEP 13: The Network (Eva Orner)Filmmaker, director and Academy Award winner, Eva Orner is our guest this week on Yoshi Didn't. Eva won an Oscar and Emmy for her documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side" directed by Alex Gibney in 2008. The controversial film exposed the U.S. government's unlawful torture techniques post-911 that consequently helped change U.S. policy thereafter. Eva's current film, "The Network," documents entrepreneur Saad Mohseni's creation of Afghanistan's first independent television station, TOLO and its impact on Afghan politics and culture. Yoshi's personal connection to Afghanistan leads the discourse in examining the political landscape and oppression in the war torn...2013-04-152h 05
How to Discover Audiobook in Radio & TV, EntertainmentOpie & Anthony, Chris Hemsworth and Saad Mohseni, June 1, 2012 by Opie & Anthony | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Opie & Anthony, Chris Hemsworth and Saad Mohseni, June 1, 2012
Author: Opie & Anthony
Narrator: Opie & Anthony
Format: Original Recording
Length: 4 hrs
Language: English
Release date: 06-01-12
Publisher: XM Satellite Radio
Genres: Radio & TV, Entertainment
Summary:
Today on O&A, we start todays show talking about the SiriusXM bathrooms, Bloombergs backlash for the large drink ban in NYC and George Bush returning to the White House. Chris Hemsworth joins us in studio and tells about being in the Avengers and his acting.
We continue talking about Sams Wedding, Instagram and Anthonys...2012-06-0104 min
One to OneLyse Doucet with Saad MohseniLyse Doucet presents the second in Radio 4's new interview series where respected broadcasters follow their passions by speaking to the people whose stories interest them most. Lyse has a long-standing connection to the country and people of Afghanistan, having reported from there for over 20 years. This month marks the 10th anniversary of the American led invasion, a good time to reflect on recent history and consider the future. This week she's talking to a media mogul who's changed the face of popular culture in a country where, until recently, TV was banned:Saad Mohseni...2011-10-1813 min