Jordan Travel Podcast with Faris Al Khouri

society, culture, places, travel, documentary, education · EN-US

This podcast is the work of a resident slowly making sense of Jordan: its arid plateau, the Rift Valley cutting through the west, and the winter rains that return each November. Travelling here means moving between sparse desert, deep valleys and a capital that concentrates most of the population. The host moves between Amman, where most Jordanians live, and the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. He also spends time in the Jordanian Highlands, where the western rainy season makes the landscape distinctly less arid. From there he follows connections south and west, returning to places rather than ticking them off. The show is built around a slow return to the same ground. Autumn rains change how the western desert and highlands smell and look; by spring the valleys are greener, and by summer the heat pushes attention back to the Rift Valley and Aqaba. Revisiting places with the host builds a layered sense of Jordan as the seasons turn. Faris Al Kh