Bradley Hope | The Story Of MBS & Saudi Arabia

Curious Worldview - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bradley-hope-blood-oil-the-story-of-mohammed-bin-salman/id1540424160?i=1000681834477 Youtube - https://youtu.be/EF-yONBmGa8 Curious Worldview Newsletter - https://curiousworldview.beehiiv.com/subscribe Bradley Hope returns to the podcast. Some of the things that stand out from this episode that I would encourage you to stay around for include…  the Shiek Down, this brazen transference of power and wealth which MBS oversaw. Bradley’s take on the supposed sports-washing this region has been all over the news for, specifically here, referring to football and golf. The US/Saudi relationship NEOM And in between all of that a sense for MBS as told through the reporting and journalism of one of the best. 00:00 - Introduction 02:30 - The Region - Oil, Religion, History 06:45 - Sovereign Wealth Funds 08:50 - Religious Divide Between Gulf Nations 010:41 - Saudi Arabia Young Country 13:40 - Understanding MBS 19:40 - The Shiek Down 27:35 - MBS & Risk 30:58 - MBZ - UAE 33:40 - Bradley’s Contrarian Take On Sportswashing 43:07 - Geopolitical Significance Of The Region 51:10 - Consultancies (McKinsey, etc) In Saudi 55:23 - NEOM 1:00:10 - Journalist Craft 1:05:15 - Has MBS Read Bradley’s Work & Does Bradley Still Love Journalism? 1:08:30 - Bradley Reflects On Changing Media Landscape 1:13:50 - Mecca & Medina 1:15:10 - Misunderstood Parts Of Saudi & Emirates 🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhogg Follow me on Instagram – @ryanfhogg