EPISODE · Aug 21, 2025 · 1H 5M
Dodgers to Damascus, Alamo to Middle East | S2E10
from Scholars Unravel Middle East · host Adel Aali, History Behind News Program
From major league baseball to major league Middle East. 🚩In this interview: ►An all-American guy►Tommy Lasorda & baseball's nerve-racking lesson for a scholar of Middle East ►It's important to cry! ►Does empathy compromise objectivity? ►Alamo & Middle East►Clash of civilizations ►Pres. Trump's letter to Pres. Assad►Dr. Lesch's relationship with Pres. Assad ►Pres. Assad in Russia. ►A scarred championship ring and its lesson for a scholar of Middle East 🚩About My Guest Scholar:Dr. David W. Lesch is the Ewing Halsell Distinguished Professor of History in the Department of History at Trinity University. He received his PhD in Middle East History from Harvard University. He has had 17 books published on a variety of Middle East topics and has over 140 publications overall.In this interview, we discuss "Dodgers to Damascus", a biography of Dr. Lesch's fascinating life as written by Catherine Nixon Cooke, in which she narrates his "Journey from Baseball to the Middle East".🚩Related Interviews: S4E24 HbN: The Rise & Fall of Bashar al-Assad, an interview with Dr. LeschS1E44 UME: Love & Romance In Syria & Rest of Arab World, an interview with Dr. Abla Hasan I hope you enjoy these episodes. Adel Aali Support My Program: I rely on your support to continue this program. So thank you in advance. ******🎶Music attributions: 1. Opening and closing music of the program: Santur: Peyman Heydarian playing on the Santur some Iranian music. Recorded with a Sony PCM-D50 at the School of Oriental and African Studies of London on April 7th 2011. Music available on at https://freesound.org/people/xserra/sounds/125654/Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0 DEED) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This music has been cut in shorter pieces and its volume has been adjusted in different portions of our program. 2. Background music to guest introduction: The Desert | The Grand Scorehttps://www.free-stock-music.com/alexander-nakarada-the-desert.htmlThe Desert | The Grand Score by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/The volume and lengths of this piece have been modified. 3. Background music to promoting History Behind News episodes: The Success by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon. Musicpromoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The volume and lengths of this piece have been modified.
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From major league baseball to major league Middle East. 🚩In this interview: ►An all-American guy►Tommy Lasorda & baseball's nerve-racking lesson for a scholar of Middle East ►It's important to cry! ►Does empathy compromise objectivity? ►Alamo & Middle East►Clash of civilizations ►Pres. Trump's letter to Pres. Assad►Dr. Lesch's relationship with Pres. Assad ►Pres. Assad in Russia. ►A scarred championship ring and its lesson for a scholar of Middle East 🚩About My Guest Scholar:Dr. David W. Lesch is the Ewing Halsell Distinguished Professor of History in the Department of History at Trinity University. He received his PhD in Middle East History from Harvard University. He has had 17 books published on a variety of Middle East topics and has over 140 publications overall.In this interview, we discuss "Dodgers to Damascus", a biography of Dr. Lesch's fascinating life as written by Catherine Nixon Cooke, in which she narrates his "Journey from Baseball to the Middle East".🚩Related Interviews: S4E24 HbN: The Rise & Fall of Bashar al-Assad, an interview with Dr. LeschS1E44 UME: Love & Romance In Syria & Rest of Arab World, an interview with Dr. Abla Hasan I hope you enjoy these episodes. Adel Aali Support My Program: I rely on your support to continue this program. So thank you in advance. ******🎶Music attributions: 1. Opening and closing music of the program: Santur: Peyman Heydarian playing on the Santur some Iranian music. Recorded with a Sony PCM-D50 at the School of Oriental and African Studies of London on April 7th 2011. Music available on at https://freesound.org/people/xserra/sounds/125654/Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0 DEED) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This music has been cut in shorter pieces and its volume has been adjusted in different portions of our program. 2. Background music to guest introduction: The Desert | The Grand Scorehttps://www.free-stock-music.com/alexander-nakarada-the-desert.htmlThe Desert | The Grand Score by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/The volume and lengths of this piece have been modified. 3. Background music to promoting History Behind News episodes: The Success by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon. Musicpromoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The volume and lengths of this piece have been modified.
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