The East is a Podcast

Tamara Nassar is an associate editor at The Electronic Intifada Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) [email protected] www.eastpodcast.com

Professor Ilan Pappé speaks in 2008 on the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Source

[I went on one of my favourite podcasts, Rewatchability, to talk about Argo. Enjoy!] With the Oscars approaching we take a look back at ARGO! Directed by and starring Ben Affleck, Argo beat out a crowded field to win Best Picture at the 2012 ceremony. But is it all CIA propaganda? @UrOrientalist joins us to extract the truth!

Hilbourne A. Watson is an Emeritus Professor at Bucknell University. Jeb Sprague is a Research Associate at the Institute for Research on World-Systems at the University of California, Riverside

Hilbourne A. Watson is an Emeritus Professor at Bucknell University. Jeb Sprague is a Research Associate at the Institute for Research on World-Systems at the University of California, Riverside

Curated by Moloq (@moloqmusic) Check out Moloq at https://www.moloqmusic.com.

Special series on the Iraqi revolts by guest host Yousef K. Baker Dena Al-Adeeb is Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in the American Studies Department at UC Davis. Recorded on November 9, 2019

Yousef K. Baker (@YousefKB) is Assistant Professor of International Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Please consider supporting the show

I went on the District Sentinel Radio to talk recent events in the region. Sign up at patreon.com/east_podcast for access to this and 30+ hours of bonus content.

Max Ajl recently completed his PhD in Development Sociology at Cornell University. Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month.I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi interviews his Goldsmiths colleague David Brenner Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month.I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

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Special series on the Iraqi revolts by guest host Yousef K. Baker Shamiran Mako is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University.

Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi interviews his Goldsmiths colleague Martina Tazzioli. Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Ehsani returns to discuss Lebanon's spiraling financial crisis. Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Isa Blumi in conversation with Adem Ferizaj on the question of Albanian identity. Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

*Apologies for the sound quality* Mfalme Sikivu is an incarcerated scholar and mentor. He is fighting the carceral state from the inside and needs outside support. Mfalme and a team of outside supporters are pushing Governor Cuomo of NY to grant him clemency in 2019. Mfalme has three cases pending against DOCCS; one which urges DOCCS to organize his mentoring organization, Ujamaa Fraternal Dynasty (UFD), and two cases to expose the inhumane treatment of our incarcerated comrades by COs and staff. Please visit his facebook page for ways to get involved We are also doing coordinated phone calls to push Cuomo to free Mfalme and Jalil Muntaqim on every Friday from 1-3 PM. You can write to Mfalme at the following address Dontie Mitchell #98A0071 Great Meadow Correctional Facility PO Box 51 Comstock, NY 12821-0051

Jared Ware is an abolitionist and host of Millennials are Killing Capitalism An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Special series on the Iraqi revolts by guest host Yousef K. Baker. Zahra Ali is a sociologist and Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University, she is the author of Women and Gender in Iraq: between Nation-building and Fragmentation (2018)

Olivia Giovetti is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, NPR, VAN Magazine and other venues. We discuss this article Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Karim Makdisi is Associate Professor of International Politics at the American University of Beirut. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Tim Anderson is an academic based in Australia and the author of the forthcoming book, Axis of Resistance: Towards an Independent Middle East. Thanks to Nazanin Zarepour for arranging and conducting this interview. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make a third of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Ali Alizadeh is a political analyst and media activist based in London. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make a third of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Louis Allday is an academic and researcher based in London. Read the piece here An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make a third of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Assal Rad is a Research Fellow at the National Iranian American Council. Check out her article.

Federico Fuentes is a political analyst and writer based in Australia. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make just over half of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Suchitra Vijayan is the founder and Executive Director of the Polis Project. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make just over half of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Unlocked from behind the paywall Here is a short archival mashup exploring the widely-held belief in Hollywood liberalism and ways in which women/PoC actors are often conscripted into gender/racewashing the not-so-pretty parts of US pop culture history. Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, has long been lauded as some kind of firebrand radical who pushed the boundaries of the respectable. The reality is a bit more nuanced. Please consider donating to keep my work going. You can sign up on Patreon or give a one time donation on Gofundme

One year ago today we launched our first show. It's been a lot of fun-- and a lot of work. I hope you have been enjoying the show. Please consider donating to keep my work going. You can sign up on Patreon or give a one time donation on Gofundme Thank you to everyone who has listened, promoted, supported, or been on the show.

Three generations of the Turfah family narrate the story of Salha, a Palestinian Shi'a village ethnically cleansed in 1948. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make just over half of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

A conversation with Syria analyst and blogger Ehsani An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make just over half of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Ali Kourani is a grad student and political analyst based in Lebanon. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make just over half of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Ben Ehrenreich is an author and journalist. He recently spent time working on a migrant rescue boat. Read his article here. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make just over half of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Jana Nakhal is an urban planner, Marxist feminist organizer, and member of the Central Committee of the Lebanese Communist Party. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make less than half of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Dimitri Lascaris is a lawyer, journalist and activist. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make less than half of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

A preview of the first episode of the newly revamped podcast for the Red Nation. Three episodes are dropping today on their feed, so please make sure you subscribe on your favourite podcatcher.

A conversation with returning guest Chris (aka Babylonian Bolshevik) on the recent invasion of Syria by Turkish armed forces. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make a bit more than a third of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Yousef K. Baker (@YousefKB) is Assistant Professor of International Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) [email protected] www.eastpodcast.com

Isa Blumi returns to talk about the latest developments in Yemen. Thanks to Adem Ferizaj for making this happen. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make a bit more than a third of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Bernard Bavarian has worked in the oil industry for over four decades. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make a third of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Fatima Bhutto's most recent book is called New Kings of the World: Dispatches from Bollywood, Dizi, and K-Pop An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make a third of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Devyn Springer is an Atlanta-based writer, editor, artist, and author. He is the host of Groundings An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make a third of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Happy to share with an episode of Some Noise, a fantastic podcast you should subscribe to. Some Noise is an independent documentary podcast that unpacks many of life's contradictions, one topic at a time. It started in 2015 and has covered stories that range from the life and times of an immigrant Muslim community miles away from the Pentagon, a working-class fishing community in the Hamptons and a group of Northern Californian separatists who believe their salvation comes in the form of a 51st state. Follow the show @thisissomenoise, subscribe and leave a glowing review.

Devyn Springer is an Atlanta-based writer, editor, artist, and author. He is the host of the Groundings An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make a third of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

A quick preview of the bonus episode with Nick Estes. There are dozens of episodes behind the paywall. Sign up today to help sustain the show. (If you have already donated via GoFundMe or cash apps, write to me and I will send you the RSS feed to the bonus material)

Abdel Razzaq Takriti is Associate Professor and the inaugural holder of the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Arab History at the University of Houston. Original video here from the Friends of Birzeit University- Subscribe to their channel! Original video here

Louis Allday is an academic and researcher based in London. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make a third of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Edward Said interviewed by Michaël Zeeman for the Dutch television programme Leven en Werken, VPRO Video available here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=676fB7ExZys Consider supporting the show! Go to Eastpodcast.com for links.

Louis Allday is an academic and researcher based in London. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make less than a third of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Hrag Vartanian is the Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Hyperallergic An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make less than a third of that and it's unsustainable. I also have a Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com