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Made in Dubai with Spencer Lodge

Formerly the Unscripted Podcast with Spencer LodgeJoin Spencer Lodge as he connects with the most fascinating personalities in Dubai. A city that rose from the desert sands to become one of the most ambitious, innovative and inspiring places on Earth.

Podcast · By Spencer Lodge · English · AE · Official site

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Sep 7, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 7, 2026

    #413: Nick Watson built a special running chair and bike so his disabled son could race triathlons by his side. (opens the original)

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    Nick Watson is a former Royal Marine who moved to Dubai in the late 1990s and later founded Team Angel Wolf, a nonprofit built around his son Rio, who is 23 and lives with a rare chromosome condition. The wider mission behind Team Angel Wolf, teaching communities and schools across the UAE what real inclusion looks like. Timestamps 0:57 Nick and Spencer meet after 21 years of near misses 2:12 Why Nick says the timing wasn't right before now 2:56 Growing up in Cornwall and his parents' cafe in Fa

  2. Episode · Aug 27, 2026

    #412: Why getting a health check once a year could save you a lot of money, and it might just even save your life | Dr. Hasan Alogaily (opens the original)

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    Dr. Hasan Alogaily is a global expert in longevity, and he's here to cut through the noise. Peptides, supplement stacks and expensive therapies dominate the conversation online, but he says none of it matters if the basics aren't in place first. In this conversation, Hasan explains why lifestyle is the real foundation of a longer life, how often you should actually be getting your bloods checked, and why skipping your annual health check is a bigger risk than most people realise. Timestamps: 00:

  3. Episode · Aug 17, 2026

    #411: She Rescued 682 Children | Hannah Badi, CEO of Himalayan Entrepreneur Resources (opens the original)

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    She grew up in a community that Nepal doesn't count. Below all 126 castes. Girls in her village had no access to education, healthcare, or transport. From the age of 11, they were sold. Hannah Badi was nearly trafficked at 9 years old. She escaped at midnight with 32 girls and a stone in her hand. She went on to rescue 682 children. Her sister is now a minister of Nepal. This is one of the most powerful conversations Spencer has ever had. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:13 Hannah's childhood i

  4. Episode · Aug 10, 2026

    #410: She Survived a Liver Transplant. Then Questioned If She Deserved It. | Nadia Musiuk Liver transplant survivor (opens the original)

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    Her son was 12. While she was on the waiting list for a donor liver, he went home and Googled everything she was too scared to search. She came through the surgery. And then sat with a question that stopped everyone in that room. Dr. Kaiser Raja, her surgeon at King's College Hospital Dubai, is also in this conversation. And Spencer does something in this episode that Nadia did not know was coming. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:17 Why Nadia chose to share her story 02:12 When the diagnosis c

  5. Episode · Aug 3, 2026

    #409: The Truth About Medical Insurance in Dubai That Nobody Tells You Until It Is Too Late | Sam Douglas, Insurance Broker of Beneple (opens the original)

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    Most people in the UAE assume their company medical plan is there to look after them. Sam Douglas has spent 13 years on the other side of that assumption. This is one of those conversations that changes the way you think about something you assumed was straightforward. Sam is honest, specific, and genuinely good at explaining a world most employees never get to see inside. Time stamps 0:00 Introduction 3:03 Corporate wellness: why it almost never moves the needle on claims 9:12 What an insurance

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