For six years, ‘What I Did Next’ has given the region’s voices a stage of their own.
Join Malak Fouad as she unpacks the life journeys of the region’s most inspiring people.
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What listeners say
ShouYaShou
Came across this podcast coincidentally and was pleasantly surprised. Malak asks the right questions and brings on inspiring guests. Would love if the episode was longer but all in all, a great show! Thank you for surfacing motivational voices in the region doing incredible things!
JackieALawlor
I am new to this podcast. I looked for a podcast with Tim Marshall as I am currently really enjoying one of his books.
The interview drew out Tim’s humour and was a really interesting conversation which really gave me a sense of the man, his personal journey into journalism and what he is interested in.
Brilliant!
Nadia Plumbly
This has been a long time coming but it took that long for me to realise how much a space ‘What I Did Next’ has filled in the literary and journalistic scene. I loved it at first listen and it went to the top of my favourite list of what to listen to next.
Malak Fouad has very successfully put together a programme that is a bit Desert Island Discs, a bit The Penguin Podcast, a bit history, social culture, business…within an Egyptian and Middle Eastern context that is close to one’s heart. And with a very personal twist…every episode.
es.84
Huge fan from Australia since discovering this podcast just a day ago. Have been binge listening since.
NonameNora
Can’t recommend this enough. Gives me faith and hope in the future of Egypt, my country which I love but chose to leave in 2014. Can’t wait for more episodes.
NadisNoodles
“What I did next!” sheds light on some of the great minds behind economic growth in Egypt. If you want to learn very quickly what’s happening in Egypt now, what are some movers and shakers thinking, doing, and planning, then this is the podcast for you!
NotYourTypicalSyrianInCairo
Amazing podcast!
Listened to all episodes in one night
Thank you for the great content, such podcasts should have more exposure ❤️
Meet the people
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Chirag Desai
Chirag is the Creative Director at Amaeya Media, one of the largest podcast networks in MENA, with over 950 episodes published across English and Arabic podcasts. He also co-produces What I Did Next with Malak Fouad.
Malak Fouad
Malak is a communications specialist who has worked across a wide spectrum of the industry. She founded A&T Media in 2021, and hosts What I Did Next. She also manages The Nadia Younes Memorial Fund, dedicated to her late aunt and housed at AUC.
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