The Mal Show
The Mal Show is a conversation-driven podcast about money and the human condition.
Hosted by Youssef Salem — The show brings together founders, investors, operators, policymakers, and thinkers to examine what really happens inside finance, entrepreneurship, and capital allocation.
Each conversation explores how money moves through modern systems, how capital is raised and deployed, and how ambition, power, faith, and ethics intersect in real life. Islamic finance appears as a living moral lens within these discussions — not as theory, but as practice.
Powered by Mal, the first AI-native Islamic digital financial platform, the podcast reflects Mal’s broader mission: to create space for serious, nuanced conversations about money, values, and modern financial systems without slogans or easy conclusions.
This is where finance is examined with depth, clarity, and intellectual honesty.
The Mal Show
Latest Episodes
What Dubai Wants to Invest In Next | The Mal Show (Podcast) With Nader Bastaki
What makes Dubai such a powerful environment for entrepreneurs, investors, and global companies?In this episode of The MAL Show, Nader Bastaki, Managing Director of the Dubai Future District Fund, shares how Dubai approaches investment,...
The MENA Startup Boom Is Hiding an Uncomfortable Truth | The Mal Show (Podcast) With Philip Bahoshy
What does the data really reveal about the MENA startup and venture capital ecosystem?In this episode of The MAL Show, we sit down with Philip Bahoshy, Founder and CEO of MAGNiTT, the leading venture capital data and intelligence platfo...
Can Bitcoin Really Hit $1 Million? | The Mal Show (podcast) with Founder of Cryptowala Abrar Khan
You think you understand Bitcoin... until you hear this conversation.Is Bitcoin really the future of money, or is it just the biggest financial bubble of our generation?In this episode of The MAL Show, we sit down with Abrar Kha...
Your Life Is a Business Story | The Mal Show (Podcast) with Brandy Scott
After more than 20 years interviewing CEOs, founders, ministers, and world leaders, Brandie Scott has learned what separates great leaders from everyone else.In this episode of The MAL Show, we talk about journalism, leadership, AI, tru...
Bootstrapped to 10 Markets | The Mal Show (Podcast) with Mustafa Koita
Health has become one of the biggest industries in the world. Every day we're sold a new diet, supplement, longevity hack, or wellness trend—but how much of it is real science, and how much is just great marketing?In this episode of The...