Kalam

About Kalam

Kalam is a podcast about the culture, history and politics of the Middle East. Hosted by seasoned radio journalist Edgar Mannheimer, Kalam aims to be a source of knowledge and understanding about a region of the world that is so often misunderstood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Edgar Mannheimer

Category

history · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

21 Mar 2024

Latest episode

9 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 169 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   VALSPECIAL 2026 (avsnitt 3) med Dritëro Kasapi

   Host [Host Name] interviews Dritëro Kasapi, Artistic Director of Riksteatern, discussing his vision for the future of theatre.

2. 

   3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   VALSPECIAL 2026 (avsnitt 2) med Kawtar Chibli

   Islamofobin ökar i Sverige. Högt uppsatta politiker säger åt Sveriges muslimer att sluta vara muslimer. Hur hamnade vi här? Kawtar Chibli är psykoterapeut och driver den inflytelserika Instagramsidan @hijabisinsideout (https://www.instagram.com/hijabisinsideout/). För att stötta vårt arbete: https://www.patreon.com/KalamPodcast Swisha stöd: 1232779700 eller via swishlänken: https://app.swish.nu/1/p/sw/?sw=1232779700&amt=50.00&cur=SEK&msg=&edit=amt,msg&src=qr För uppdateringar om vårt arbete: https://www.instagram.com/kalampodcast/?hl=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   29 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   VALSPECIAL 2026 (avsnitt 1) med Özz Nûjen

   Sverige går till val den 13 september. Därför gör vi på Kalam Podcast en valspecial. Edgar intervjuar personer som inspirerar honom om hur Sverige mår år 2026. För att stötta vårt arbete: https://www.patreon.com/KalamPodcast För uppdateringar om vårt arbete: https://www.instagram.com/kalampodcast/?hl=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Inside a recent episode

VALSPECIAL 2026 (avsnitt 3) med Dritëro Kasapi

Published 9 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Eller det är i alla fall en bild som många jag pratar med har. Hur tänker du kring allt det? Jag tror att det finns flera saker som sammanfaller vid detta. Den ena är att Sverige och Sveriges befolkning utgörs av en större och större del som har kopplingar kulturell någon annanstans. But we also need to know that the change in the part of our population is much more complex than just the connection between them. We need to have several thoughts at the same time. Just because you are from, let's say, you have parents or you have a connection or you come from, like me for example, from Macedonia, it doesn't mean that my end cultural preference comes from the part of the world. […]

Who has been a guest on Kalam

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dritëro Kasapi
• Reem Talhami
• Renad Qubbaj

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

16,667

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

21 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

395 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

88

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

90

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