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Once Upon A Time In Egypt
by Hader Morsy
This is a podcast. It tells you stories from an exotic place that has pyramids and stuff. What else do you want to know (ouatie.fm/stories) Footnotes, sources and commentary available in ouatie.fm/footnotes
Episodes
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8.01 The Name Caller
Transcript: He returned. Mahmoud is back. It's been thirteen years since he took out on that fishing boat, and we all assumed he was dead. Boats like this never make it to their destination. He had arranged everything already and just had to confront our mother. He sold our land. The fields that…
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7.02 The Singing Sheikh - 2/2
Transcript: Part 2 of 2 To understand what he was doing differently, we need to talk to the man himself, Sheikh Sayed Darwish. After a week in Alexandria, we were able to reach Darwish who was busy heading the preparations for Sa'ad Zaghloul's return. He agreed to sit down with us on the…
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7.01 The Singing Sheikh - 1/2
Transcript: “On a frigid December night, a shaggy looking man comes into the cafe. A horse carriage driver, a Arbagy. You could not distinguish the man from his horse. They had the same brown long face, and they even smelled the same, manure. The man was holding in his hands an unfeathered...
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6.01 Sweet Potato
Transcript: "Am Essa" or rather The Gold Man, as his peers like to refer to him; is a man of rich demeanour -a rare phenomenon in existence nowadays- a true descendant of Nubian origin. His brown sugar complexion, pearly white smile, and reverie like greyish green eyes made him a vivid embodiment...
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5.02 King Netjerkare Siptah - Footnotes
The story behind the story of King Netjerkare Siptah. The real story of King Netjerkare Siptah, and why he was thought to be a woman for a long period of time. How Manetho and Herodotus solidified the story in their writings before we discovered that it's probably just a misunderstanding. And…
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5.01 King Netjerkare Siptah
Transcript: In the year after the thirty-first count of his glorious reign, after the arrival of Hapi for the sixty-third consecutive time, on the twentieth day of the first month of Peret, King Pepi the second left our world to sit on Osiris’s throne and rule over the living. He ruled long and...
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4.01 Case-43 Labban-21
Transcript: S: You’re safe. No one can touch you here. Not your father, or your aunt, or The Sultan himself for that matter. I’ll just ask you some questions and my associate here will transcribe. You’ll give me some answers that you gave me before. Be calm, you’re not in any trouble, and…
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4.02 Case-43 Labban-21 - Footnotes
The story behind the story of Case-43 Labban-21. The real life case of a serial killer gang that murdered 17 women in Alexandria in 1921. Why I chose to tell the story from the prespective of Badee'a, Raya's daughter. How a Public Prosecutor was able to motivate her to testify against her…
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3.01 Alexandria-By-Egypt: A Status Report
Transcript: King of Kings, Strategos Autokrator, Hegemon of The Hellenic League, King of Persia, Son of Zeus, Son of Amoon, My Lord, Alexander III of Macedonia, Three years ago I had an idea for a project. I went around between a variety of my countrymen and nobles, asking that my introduction to...
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2.01 Hassan & Naʻema
Transcript: “موسى نبي ، عيسى نبي ، محمد نبي ، و كل من له نبي يصلي عليه” He always starts like that. “Moses was sent by God, Jesus was sent by God, Mohamed was sent by God. So whomever you follow, just pray for them.” And people, always reply in one voice: Peace Be Upon Them All. His name is…
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2.02 Hassan & Naʻema - Footnotes
The story behind the story of Hassan & Naʻema. The original folk tale, and how it was transformed in Egyptian mass media. How "The Egyptian Romeo and Juliet" shaped modern Egyptian cinema. And the probably maybe true story behind it. Story: ouatie.fm/stories/hassan-w-na3eema Sources: Hassan wa...
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1.01 Younis
Transcript: It all started at her funeral. Princess Shamma, queen of The Helaly Tribes. She’s been ill for the past six years, and with her illness came the draught. She was the greatest leader of all the tribes, having one third of the votes for important decisions all by herself. Even through…
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1.02 Younis - Footnotes
The story behind the story of Younis. Why I chose it to be the first episode of the podcast. What The Helaly Epic stands for in Egyptian Culture. What intrigued me about The Epic. And, the possible future of this podcast. Story: ouatie.fm/stories/younis.
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How many episodes does Once Upon A Time In Egypt have?
Once Upon A Time In Egypt currently has 15 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Once Upon A Time In Egypt about?
This is a podcast. It tells you stories from an exotic place that has pyramids and stuff. What else do you want to know (ouatie.fm/stories) Footnotes, sources and commentary available in ouatie.fm/footnotes
How often does Once Upon A Time In Egypt release new episodes?
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Who hosts Once Upon A Time In Egypt?
Once Upon A Time In Egypt is created and hosted by Hader Morsy.
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