Company type | Podcast network |
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Founded | 2017 |
Founder | Hazem Zureiqat and Ramsey Tesdell |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Audio podcasts |
Website | sowt.com |
Sowt ( Arabic: صَوْت), Arabic for "voice", is an Arabic-language independent podcasting network based in Amman, Jordan. It was launched in 2017 by Hazem Zureiqat, Tarek Zureiqat, and Ramsey Tesdell. Sowt curates and produces podcasts on issues of political, social, and cultural nature. [1] [2] Among its most popular programmes are ‘Eib’, ‘Dom Tak’ and ‘Blank Maps’. [3] [4]
Sowt started in the early 2010s as a social networking platform where users could share audio clips on a public feed. [5] The application did not gain enough traction and in 2017, when former Nieman Lab contributor Ramsey Tesdell joined as managing partner, Sowt transformed into a podcasting network. Sowt produces its content with the support of grants from local and international organisations. [3] [6]
Sowt currently produces the following shows, most of which are narrative-driven: [6]
Company type | Podcast network |
---|---|
Founded | 2017 |
Founder | Hazem Zureiqat and Ramsey Tesdell |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Audio podcasts |
Website | sowt.com |
Sowt ( Arabic: صَوْت), Arabic for "voice", is an Arabic-language independent podcasting network based in Amman, Jordan. It was launched in 2017 by Hazem Zureiqat, Tarek Zureiqat, and Ramsey Tesdell. Sowt curates and produces podcasts on issues of political, social, and cultural nature. [1] [2] Among its most popular programmes are ‘Eib’, ‘Dom Tak’ and ‘Blank Maps’. [3] [4]
Sowt started in the early 2010s as a social networking platform where users could share audio clips on a public feed. [5] The application did not gain enough traction and in 2017, when former Nieman Lab contributor Ramsey Tesdell joined as managing partner, Sowt transformed into a podcasting network. Sowt produces its content with the support of grants from local and international organisations. [3] [6]
Sowt currently produces the following shows, most of which are narrative-driven: [6]