Sharjah culture, live at the source.
Pulse 95 Live is a roving live-event interview show rooted in Sharjah’s cultural calendar. Its conversations move from photography and books to food, heritage, memory, and craft, with guests speaking directly from festivals, fairs, and exhibitions.
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Pulse 95 Live is built around live cultural coverage rather than studio distance. The show sounds busy in the best way. It moves from guest to guest at Sharjah events, catching artists, writers, chefs, and specialists while their work is still physically present around them. At Exposure International Photography Festival 2026, the conversations lean into images and the private stories behind them. Ana Backhaus talks about photography as a way to stay present during grief and caregiving. Julian Calverley describes the patience of landscape work, the appeal of winter weather, and the relief of making pictures alone after high-pressure advertising shoots. Morten Cavallé frames racing cars as objects with personality, history, and stillness rather than only speed. Christopher Rielander explains layered images, childhood landscapes, memory, nature, and the trial-and-error discipline of multiple exposure. Leslie Smolin brings the focus to legacy, archive care, and Rodney Smith’s dreamlike black-and-white photographs. The book fair episodes widen the frame. Dr. Mai speaks about Vietnamese history, family secrets, peace, exercise, advocacy, and literature as a human purpose. Dr. Fatima Al-Muhairi explains camel anatomy, veterinary science, cultural heritage, and animal welfare. Fadi Kattan connects Palestinian cuisine with story, place, and identity. The show’s style is loose, friendly, and event-driven. Questions come quickly. Guests are given room to explain, but the pace rarely stalls. Technical subjects stay approachable because the hosts keep asking what the work means to ordinary people. Pulse 95 Live is strongest for listeners who want culture in motion: less formal lecture, more live conversation at the edge of an exhibition hall or book fair stand.
Made for: For listeners who like arts, books, photography, food, and heritage conversations with a live radio feel. It especially suits people drawn to cultural events, creative process, and personal stories behind public work.
What sets it apart: Its edge is proximity: the show speaks with guests on location at festivals and fairs, while exhibitions, books, and audiences are part of the atmosphere. The result feels immediate, human, and more conversational than polished arts programming.
Pulse 95 Radio, an affiliate of Sharjah Broadcasting Authority, is Sharjah’s first English radio station, featuring a diverse team of local and international presenters and a unique acoustic music format. Themed ‘The Heart of Sharjah,’ Pulse 95 is a fun, positive, feel-good, and light-talk radio station which brings listeners local and international stories, and showcases Sharjah’s rich cultural heritage and latest business developments.Catch all our 'Pulse 95 Live' coverage from your favourite events.
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A book-fair conversation about reading as rescue, family memory, and the work of peace.
Broadcast live from the Sharjah International Book Fair, this conversation traces Dr. Mai from the childhood reading that first drew her toward writing to the books that made her name.
A clear, welfare-conscious introduction to camel anatomy, presented live from the Sharjah International Book Fair.
Dr. Fatima Al-Muhairi's discussion of an anatomical atlas of the dromedary makes a specialized veterinary subject feel approachable without sanding off its precision.
A faith-led live chat about raising two adult children and shutting out negative noise.
Pulse 95 Live frames Hanifa's World Congress appearance as a plainspoken live chat about raising two adult children, leaning on faith, and keeping a home steady through mutual respect.
A fair-floor look at how Sharjah is building publishers.
At the Sharjah International Book Fair, the focus stays on Iman Bin Sheba and Unshur, the Sharjah Book Authority program whose Arabic name translates to publish.
Two classical-education teachers slow-read novels like Jane Eyre, chapter by chapter.
Book talk with room to wander.
Chris Pavone discusses his transition from a publishing career to writing international thrillers at the Sharjah International Book Fair.
New York Times bestselling author Shirley Jump discusses her writing journey, genre versatility, and her first visit to the Sharjah International Book Fair.
Eman Bin Shaiba, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Sharjah Book Authority, discusses the Onshur program's three-track model—Launch, Scale, and Disrupt—designed to transform Arab publishing.
Hosts Louis Denham and Big Haz interview Hanifa Saleem, a mother of two adults with disabilities, at the World Congress 2025 in Sharjah.
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Julian Calverley discusses his exhibition North Northwest and his cinematic approach to landscape photography at the Exposure International Photography Festival.
Morten Qvale discusses his shift from fashion to fine art photography, focusing on his exhibition 'The Art of Speed' which treats racing cars as portraits.
An interview with Finnish fine art photographer Christopher Rielander about his surreal layered images created through in-camera multiple exposures, presented at the Exposure International Photography Festival.
Photographer Ana Backhaus discusses her journey from festival visitor to exhibitor and how her work explores healing through visual storytelling.
Pete Muller says photographers should build portfolios around flow, strong openings, consistent quality, and no weak middle.
Leslie Smolan discusses preserving Rodney Smith's photographic legacy and his exhibition 'Between Real and Surreal' at the Exposure International Photography Festival.
Pulse 95 Live at the Sharjah International Book Fair speaks with Dr.
Chef Fadi Kattan discusses his new cookbook 'Bethlehem' and how Palestinian cuisine tells a complex story of culture and identity.
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Social media creator Arman Adamjan discusses his viral life hack videos and how he builds a global creative brand.