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Where Shall We Meet

Omid Ashtari & Natascha McElhone

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Explorations of topics about society, culture, arts, technology and science with your hosts Natascha McElhone and Omid Ashtari. The spirit of this podcast is to interview people from all walks of life on different subjects. Our hope is to talk about ideas, divorced from our identities - listening, learning and maybe meeting somewhere in the middle. The perfect audio diet for shallow polymaths! Natascha McElhone is an actor and producer. Omid Ashtari is a tech entrepreneur and angel investor.
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A daily 3-minute market pulse for commercial real estate investors, operators, and dealmakers. Powered by CRE360 Signal™, each episode delivers sharp insights, key data points, and operator-level takes—faster than you can finish your coffee. If you don’t have time to read, listen here.
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Talking to Ourselves

Omid Farhang

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Created by Omid Farhang, award-winning Creative Director and Founder of Majority. Featuring the marketing industry’s most admired leaders sharing advice, revealing process and routines, telling a few war stories, hopefully uplifting a few cynics, and divulging secrets to a fulfilling career in marketing.
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WorldIn1

Omid Alizad - Jean Augustine SS (2612)

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Talking about world issues and problems for users who want to know about whats going on around the world Cover art photo provided by Honey Yanibel Minaya Cruz on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@honeyyanibel
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Texplosion

Omid Mirzaee Yazdi

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Hosted by Omid Mirzaee Yazdi, Fullstack Engineer at Knowit Syd, Texplosion brings you the latest and greatest in tech news, reviews and general nerdery. Whether you're a seasoned developer, a curious tech enthusiast, or just someone looking for a good laugh, this podcast has something for you. Every month we will discuss technology with an expert in the field. So grab your cup of coffee, sit back, relax, and get ready to laugh your tech-loving heart out.
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The only funny business show. Co-hosts Nick and Omid are here to make your favorite founders laugh and share their greatest secrets. They'll also (shamelessly) ask for help along the way because, much like you, they're learning, too. Welcome to My First Exit or MFE!
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Sufi Heart with Omid Safi

Be Here Now Network

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The Sufi Heart podcast with Omid Safi features teachings and stories about a sacred tradition of love, one that manifests outwardly as justice and inwardly as tenderness. Drawing primarily on the wisdom of the Islamic tradition as well as the legacies of the Civil Rights movements and other wisdom teachings, Omid invites you to a meditation on the transformative power of love and recalling the necessity of linking healing our own hearts with healing the world. Omid Safi is director of Duke U ...
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Football Ruined My Life

Colin Shindler, Jon Holmes, Paul Kobrak (and the late Patrick Barclay)

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When Football Ruined My Life started back at the beginning of 2023 it was the new podcast about old football. In it, distinguished football journalist Patrick Barclay joined with Colin Shindler, author of the best selling Manchester United Ruined My Life, and the Super Agent Jon Holmes (think Gary Lineker, Peter Shilton, Tony Woodcock etc.) to talk about football as it used to be in the days before the invention of the Premier League. For over 80 weekly episodes, the podcast viewed those day ...
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Even Heggernes (Country Manager, UK & Ireland, Airbnb), Omid Ashtari (Managing Director, Europe, Foursquare) and Heather Leisman (Managing Director, EMEA, Hotel Tonight) discuss growing a business through disruptive technology and innovation at the Apple Store, Regent Street in London. Discover how they are changing their industry and the customer experience through new technologies.
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Visionaryx

Omid Zamani

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Welcome to Visionaryx, where DevOps and cloud technologies come to life! In this unique podcast, tech tools engage in enlightening conversations, fully aware of their own capabilities and functionalities. Host Omid Zamani brings you these insightful dialogues, where each tool, cloud provider, or technology speaks for itself, revealing its true potential and practical applications. From CI/CD pipelines discussing their workflow to cloud services debating their strengths, each 5-10 minute epis ...
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Modernomy

Omid HashemiZadegan

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Modern Economy From Spice To Cryptocurrencies Let us have a better view of the world economy and historical events. What is today's status, and where are we heading? Is cryptocurrency salvation for the Modern economy? We will discover it together by digging into history and predicting the future based on past and ongoing data. Tomorrow should belong to us. Our knowledge and wisdom will shape our destiny!
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Crypto Voices

Matthew Mezinskis

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Podcast covering diverse trends in Bitcoin and blockchain tech, decentralization, entrepreneurship, cryptoeconomics and liberty. Author note: All authors, whose content is featured on Crypto Voices, are contacted beforehand for permission, regardless of copyright or license such as Creative Commons. If you are an author whose work is reproduced here and you have not heard from Crypto Voices, it's because we couldn't find a way to contact you. However, in this situation your work was already ...
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Hosted by Dan Balser, a former department head at The Creative Circus in Atlanta, this is a series of conversations about advertising. But they're not just about the industry; they're about the people in it.
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Be A Good Wheel

Be A Good Wheel LLC

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The show that explores what it means to Be A Good Wheel through the lens of performance, potential, and the wholeness of human experience. We dig into scientific research, personal stories, and catalytic conversations to offer meaningful takeaways for everyday folks.
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On his new ten-episode series, Joseph Gordon-Levitt will get into the nitty-gritty of how a wide variety of creative people do what they do. Listeners’ questions will inspire conversations between Gordon-Levitt and a range of creative guests, from Hollywood notables like Rian Johnson and Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, to behind-the-scenes heavyweights like casting director Mary Vernieu, and from political visual artist Shepard Fairey to indie sonic songstress, Yuka Honda, and more.
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That One Case

Harry Morton

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Join us as lawyers share the stories of the cases that influenced their careers. Each week we bring you first-hand accounts from attorneys at the top of their game of some of the most challenging, educational and exciting cases of their careers. So whether you’re looking for insights on how to become a better practitioner, or if you want to hear about some real-life courtroom dramas, we’ve got the stories for you. From tales of triumph over governments to legal life-lessons, lawyers tell us ...
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Extraordinary Being Movement

Extraordinary Being Movement

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THE EXTRAORDINARY BEING MOVEMENT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT? This is a MOVEMENT one of AWARENESS, GROWTH, ACTION, and IMPACT. ​Our purpose is to provide you with AWARENESS to understand yourself and others. GROWTH to discover your “Why” and have the necessary skills and resources to make changes in your life. IMPACT to create a positive change in the world through contributing, serving, and sharing. ​The EXTRAORDINARY BEING MOVEMENT is on a mission to serve the world by Inspiring, Influencing, and M ...
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In today’s CRE360 Signal Daily Brief — Friday, September 26, 2025 — we cover the Fed’s rate cut and what it means for commercial real estate finance. CMBS issuance is back, with spreads tightening and coupons dropping to 6.5%, reopening refinancing windows. We also break down Milestone Group’s $1.1B multifamily fund targeting Sun Belt apartments, S…
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Not unusually for this podcast, we look back – with quite some affection – to the 1970s. Many of our listeners will also no doubt remember the decade through a haze of nostalgic introspection… but of course it was also a tumultuous ten years that not only laid many of the foundation stones for the modern game, but also witnessed the English nationa…
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Buddhist teacher Gil Fronsdal explores the concept of the deathless and examines ways to experience life without clinging to impermanent things. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. In this episode of the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil discusses:…
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In today’s CRE360 Signal Daily Brief, we break down the $230 million acquisition of the InterContinental Times Square by Highgate and Gencom — one of Manhattan’s biggest hotel trades since the pandemic. We’ll also cover Columbia Sussex’s massive renovation play in Daytona Beach, JPMorgan’s $417 million construction loan for a Four Seasons resort in…
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The Fed’s first rate cut in years is already reshaping commercial real estate. In today’s CRE360 Signal Daily Brief, we break down how lower rates are colliding with a record $957 billion in 2025 loan maturities, what it means for cap rates, and why multifamily and industrial are positioned to rebound first. We also cover: New York Life’s $130M ref…
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Compass’s $10B mega-merger with Anywhere Real Estate headlines today’s Brief, reshaping the brokerage landscape as U.S. home sales languish at 30-year lows. We also cover the launch of a national Climate Risk Playbook as insurance costs surge, a Baltimore last-mile industrial sale that shows resilience in logistics, and San Antonio’s bold office-to…
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In this episode of the CRE360 Signal Daily Brief (Sept. 22, 2025), we unpack the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut of the year and why it offers only modest relief for commercial real estate. We also explore Blackstone’s swift leadership transition at its $100 B BREIT fund, UPS’s $368 M sale‑leaseback deal with Fortress, and a looming $2.05 T maturi…
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Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025), is a groundbreaking book that recasts the role of knowledge in the making of a colonial and postcolonial nation. It makes a case for a new literary and intellectual-historical approach to Islam in Africa. The Senegalese Muslim scholar Shaykh Musa Kamara (…
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In today’s CRE360 Signal Daily Brief, we break down Toll Brothers’ $347 million exit from multifamily and Kennedy Wilson’s big bet on U.S. apartments. We also cover Kilroy Realty’s $205 million purchase of a Beverly Hills trophy office campus and the widening gap between office and industrial vacancy rates. The theme across today’s stories: capital…
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Jim White was astonished to find that Andy Carroll is now turning out on Saturday afternoons to play in the sixth tier of English for Dagenham & Redbridge. So it’s Jim who leads the discussion (with Colin Shindler and Jon Holmes) of players who once strode purposefully at the summit of the game but ended their careers in far less salubrious circums…
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Highlighting the fact that we can define our own reality, Amy Buetens & Julie Weinstein pull from the wisdom of Ram Dass to discuss navigating turbulent times. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. In this episode, hosted by Jackie Dobrinsk…
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Commercial real estate financing remains frozen as the Fed holds rates higher for longer, leaving transaction volumes down nearly 20% year-over-year. In New York, Brookfield’s $400M overhaul of 666 Fifth proves the “flight-to-quality” is alive and well, while the U.S. industrial market cools with vacancy climbing back to 7.1%. In today’s CRE360 Sig…
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Today’s CRE360 Signal Daily Brief covers how the self-storage sector is holding steady in 2025, with occupancy near 90% and values only modestly off peak. We also look at the collapse of San Francisco’s flagship mall — down 84% in value — and a high-leverage industrial deal in Phoenix that signals investor confidence. Resilient cash flow, urban ret…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Our guest this week is Rutger Bregman. Rutger is a Dutch historian and author. His books Humankind: A Hopeful History and Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There were both Sunday Times and New York Times Best Sellers and have been translated in 46 languages. The Guardian described him as…
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Chicago just printed one of its biggest multifamily trades since rates rose, foreign capital is doubling down on Midwest logistics, and selective tech leasing is keeping Manhattan’s trophy towers afloat. Meanwhile, luxury hotels continue to outperform even as broader RevPAR stalls, and Sunbelt multifamily just landed $1.1B in fresh equity. In today…
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“Inflation surprised to the upside in August, but markets still expect a Fed rate cut next week. We break down the numbers and what they mean for capital costs. Also in focus: mortgage rates drop to an eleven-month low, oil prices ease on weak demand, New York Community Bank pulls back from CRE loans, and gold trades near record highs. Plus, the CR…
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This week Jon Holmes and Colin Shindler are joined by the author Daniel Gray to discuss his 2013 book “Hatters, Railwaymen and Knitters” – a fascinating travel book about England as seen through the less glamorous clubs of English football and the communities that support them. It’s time that clubs like Crewe and Chester and Bradford City were give…
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East Forest recounts his powerful experience meeting and recording with Ram Dass, and offers a live set of transcendent music seamlessly interwoven with Ram Dass’s timeless teachings. Check out more music from this spiritual collaboration: East Forest x Ram Dass Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhel…
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Douglas Emmett secures over $1B to refinance coastal multifamily, signaling renewed credit windows ahead of the Fed’s September meeting. Cottonwood raises a $1B war chest for distressed plays, while AJ Capital locks $304M for Graduate Hotels. CRE360 Signal breaks down what these moves mean for operators facing the 2026 maturity wall.…
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Cottonwood closes a $1B opportunistic fund to target the looming CRE maturity wall, while Starwood secures a $930M CMBS refinance for its industrial portfolio. Apartment rents stall under heavy new supply, luxury hotels stay resilient, and economy segments lag. CRE360 Signal explains where distress capital is flowing, which assets still secure fina…
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Oil prices rebound to the mid-sixties, giving hotels short-term utility relief heading into Q4. Markets price a near-certain September Fed cut, creating a refinancing window, while Chicago’s medical office market outperforms with low vacancy and tightening cap rates. CRE360 Signal unpacks how energy swings, monetary policy, and sector fundamentals …
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The Assassins and the Templars are two of history’s most legendary groups. One was a Shi’ite religious sect, the other a Christian military order created to defend the Holy Land. Violently opposed, they had vastly different reputations, followings, and ambitions. Yet they developed strikingly similar strategies—and their intertwined stories have, o…
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U.S. apartment construction has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, setting up a supply drought by 2026–27. CRE prices are stabilizing for the first time since 2022, while lifestyle office districts are outperforming with premium rents and faster lease-ups. We break down what this pivot means for investors, developers, and operators positioning…
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The Malay world boasts a wealth of diverse cultures. The arrival of Islam in the Malay world during the 12th to 13th centuries permanently transformed the aesthetic landscape, and even European colonisation could not stem this change. In this episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, Prof. Julie Yu-Wen Chen from the University of Helsinki talks to Dr. Dz…
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Nomura re-enters U.S. commercial real estate lending after nearly three decades, hiring Barclays’ top CMBS team to fill the gap left by retreating banks. We break down what this means for borrowers with trophy assets, the near-$1B Marco Island resort sale testing luxury hospitality cap rates, and why CMBS distress still isn’t translating into force…
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Jon Holmes, Jim White and Colin Shindler speculate (if present trends continue) about what football will look like in the year 2050 when it is very likely that none of them will be around to feel embarrassed by how badly they got things wrong. Colin mischievously teases Jon to consider what will have happened to Leicester City in 25 years time. Wil…
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Familiarizing listeners with the five Buddhist hindrances, Trudy Goodman suggests a compassionate return to mindfulness of the senses. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. In this episode, Trudy Goodman outlines: The 5 Buddhist hindrances:…
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All eyes are on the Federal Reserve. Governor Chris Waller said he supports a September rate cut, with the pace dependent on incoming data. Markets are already pricing in a near-certain move. Futures imply a ninety-two percent chance of a twenty-five basis-point cut at the September seventeenth meeting. The current policy range sits at four and a q…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Our guest this week is Howard Covington. Howard is a Cambridge graduate in physics and maths. He has been a banker, a co-founder and chief executive of New Star Asset Management, and a trustee of the Science Museum. He’s also been and chair of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Scienc…
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Today’s CRE360 Signal™ brief covered the state of U.S. capital markets. The lead story highlighted CBRE’s forecast that 2025 commercial real estate sales will reach $437 billion, about 10% above 2024 but still nearly 18% below pre-COVID norms. Supporting segments focused on tight but functioning credit markets, with June CMBS issuance falling to $0…
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In this episode of Unlocking Academia, host Raja Aderdor speaks with Dr. Mutaz Al-Khatib, Associate Professor at the Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics and Director of the Master’s program in Applied Islamic Ethics at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. Together, they explore Key Classical Works on Islamic Ethics (Brill, 2024), a groundbr…
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Muslims have lived in the Caribbean for centuries. Far From Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean (Rutgers University Press, 2020) examines the archive of autobiography, literature, music and public celebrations in Guyana and Trinidad, offering an analysis of the ways Islam became integral to the Caribbean, and the ways the Caribbean shaped Islam…
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Today’s episode focuses on the intersection of Islam, society, and politics in Indonesia, the world’s single-largest majority Muslim country and the world’s third biggest democracy. Indonesian Islam is notable for its diversity, its associational strength, and its prominent role in both the transition from authoritarian rule to democracy in the lat…
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In this episode Colin Shindler, Andy Hamilton and Jon Holmes examine Alan Hansen’s notorious observation that you don’t win anything with kids. It’s rather a shame that his reputation as one of the leading pundits has been slightly tarnished by the fact that he said those words on Match of the Day on the day Manchester United had been well beaten b…
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Reminding listeners that they can be fully supported and guided by the Dharma, Gil Fronsdal discusses the Buddhist concept of taking refuge. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. In this episode of the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil describes: The…
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In its first edition, this book focused on the representations of Islam that circulated in the wake of the 9/11 attacks – representations that scholars, pundits, and politicians alike used either to essentialize and demonize it or, instead, to isolate specific aspects as apolitical and thus tolerable faith. This little book’s larger thesis therefor…
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