Host Protocol with Mark Somers: Recent Episodes
Mark Somers
Award-winning broadcaster, Mark Somers talks to valued voices from Egypt and beyond. From movie stars and directors, to influencers and journalists. From the world of movies, music, sport, business and much more. Mark talks topical news and culture and also interviews fascinating characters about their life and careers.
In this episode, Mark talks about the World Cup and speaks to former Nile FM presenter Tom Green who is reporting on the tournament for Qatar radio station QBS. Tom tells Mark about the atmosphere in Doha, attending the Wales v USA match, talking to super happy Saudis after their game with Argentina and much more.
Also in this week of Thanksgiving in the US, Mark speaks to Cairo-based American podcaster and teacher, Devon Shelton about the state of American democracy following the US midterm elections. They also talk about women's rights, Thanksgiving, beer pong and the upcoming World Cup match between the USA and England.
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In this first episode of the new season, Mark speaks to Mohamed Kamal - the managing director of the Egyptian environmentalist initiative, Greenish - direct from Cop 27 in Sharm el Sheikh.
Then Mark welcomes actress and climate change campaigner, May El Ghety. They talk about the importance of summits like Cop and climate issues, right up until Mark becomes distracted and starts talking about potatoes. Then they get to May's acting career, her love for Amir el Masry and The Crown and Mark tries to get May to break an NDA and talk about an upcoming secret project!
You can subscribe to Host Protocol on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anghami, Deezer, Stitcher, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts. Make sure to leave us a review too if you can. And check out the Host Protocol facebook and instagram pages for exclusive clips, news on upcoming guests and more.
With just a week to go until the start of season 2 of the podcast, Mark takes a look back at some of his favourite moments from season 1.
With clips of Lara Scandar, Sally Sampson, Aly Kassem, Dr Kareem Hegazi, Marwan Younis, Kareem Hosem and many more.
And make sure to subscribe to the pod now so you don't miss it when episode 1 of Host Protocol: Season 2 drops next week.
You can subscribe to Host Protocol on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anghami, Deezer, Stitcher, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts. Make sure to leave us a review too if you can. And check out the Host Protocol facebook and instagram pages for exclusive clips, news on upcoming guests and more.
In this special episode Mark takes the whole episode to speak to his former co-host Sally Sampson. They reveal how their Morning Show on Nile FM came about, what it was like hosting the show together and how both of their personal lives collapsed whilst still waking Egypt up with a smile each morning.
Mark also speaks to Sally about her new life in Canada, her acting career and her obsession for certain celebrities.
They also play The Category Countdown - a fan favourite on their old radio show - and you can decide who wins.
On Mark's Big Interview this week he speaks to actor and social media star, Marwan Younis. Marwan talks about his transition from instagram funny man to successful actor with tales of working with sewage and a radio prank on a rival radio station along the way. Also we talk about his movie and tv roles in Blue Elephant 2 and Arousty, new shows Dopamine and Rose & Leila and much more.
Also Mark is joined by Host Protocol alumni and actor, Aly Kassem to talk about his love for Roger Federer as the tennis player retires after 24 amazing years in sport.
On this episode Mark speaks with vet surgeon, Dr Karim Hegazi from Cairo's British Animal Hospital. Mark delves into the life of being a vet asking Dr Karim about the first time he had to put an animal to sleep, dealing with pet owners, the situation regarding poisoning street animals in Cairo, religious barriers to pet treatments and much more.
Mark also speaks about the woman who held up a bank in Lebanon, a 4 day working week in the UK and other news stories making headlines this week.
On this week's episode Mark talks about HM Queen Elizabeth II who died this week.
Also Mark chats with Aya, Nouran and Lama from Identity Magazine about the calls for sites like Netflix and Disney+ to censor their content in the Middle East. They also talk about Suicide Prevention Month, the new iPhone and relationships on the rebound.
If you'd like to get in touch with the pod you can email markhostpod@gmail.com
This week Mark talks about Britain's new PM, Tinder and clumsy Russians.
Also he speaks to Meriem Deghedi from MAD solutions, which is a distributor for Arab movies. Meriem joins Mark on the pod live from the Venice Film Festival to tell us what is happening behind the scenes at the festival.
On this episode of Host Protocol, Mark talks about JLo & Ben's wedding, the dramatic rise in the Egyptian population and much more.
Also he's joined by fellow addicts, Elaine and Cathy to talk about the word game 'Wordle' which has been taking the world by storm in 2022.
And the director Hazem Fouda drops by to explain how a movie set works and what everybody's job is. Plus he says why he holds some of the actors he's worked with in high regard, such as Mohamed Saad, Mona Zaki, Hend Sabri and Rania Youssef.
As always you can contact Mark by emailing: markhostpod@gmail.com
This week actress and singer Lara Scandar joins Mark for his Big Interview. They talk about Lara's latest TV series with Asser Yassin and the movie, Kira & El Gin. Also Mark takes the opportunity to audition for Lara when talking about her singing career.
Mark also speaks to analyst Mahmoud Salem about the economic situation in Egypt and worldwide.
Don't forget, you can get in touch with Mark by emailing markhostpod@gmail.com
Mark talks about the return of Britney and the return of Game of Thrones. Mark is also joined by Omar from Omar's Food who talks about becoming an online food blogger and even shares some recipes.
On this week's Big Interview, the founder of online news outlet Egyptian Streets Mohamed Khairat is here to mark the media organisation's 10th anniversary. Mohamed talks about being an introvert, the Egyptian revolutions, violence against women and his views on freedom of speech.
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Actors, Aly Kassem and Kareem Hosem from the movie Kira & El Gin join Mark for his Big Interview. Talking also about dating, cats, anxiety, the acting profession and much more.
Dr Tim Hatem has the latest info on covid and monkeypox.
Plus Mark's former co-host, Sally Sampson stops by to celebrate the start of the new podcast and throw some shade.