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Francis Boyle: "Boycott, Divest, Sanction: Stopping Zionist Genocide Against the Palestinians" (2018)

Francis Boyle is a professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law. Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G6uo7hLAq4&ab_channel=UPTV6 Special thanks to Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost)

May 15, 20221h 12m

(Preview) Bonus Episode 135 - The Irish Reunification of 2022? w/ Chris Beausang

Chris Beausang (@ilchinealach) returns to the show to discuss the recent elections in Norther Ireland. A preview of the latest bonus episode. Get access to it and hours and hours of bonus content by signing up at the $5 level. *You're gonna be noticing more paywalled content going forward. As much as I want more people to listen for free, recent changes in my life require me to start pushing the Patreon more. Unfortunately, this means the occasional passive aggressive addenda like this one reminding you, dear listener, that I have been doing this show alone for almost 4 years and I get no sponsorships or outside help. I rely on normal people like you to keep going so if you can donate, please do! It will make a big difference for me and let me keep making this content.*

May 11, 202217 min

Forget theory! w/ Gabriel Rockhill

Gabriel Rockhill (@GabrielRockhill) is Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University. Check out his episode on Anti-Empire Radio with Justin Podur, titled "Are your favorite academic theorists really CIA spooks?" Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

May 8, 20221h 27m

(Preview) Bonus Episode 133 - I wanna be like you w/ Aaron Thorpe

Aaron Thorpe (@borgposting) is a writer and podcaster with The Trillbillies and Everybody Loves Communism. (Apologies for my poor sound quality! I selected the wrong mic!!!) A preview of the latest bonus episode. Get access to it and hours and hours of bonus content by signing up at the $5 level. *You're gonna be noticing more paywalled content going forward. As much as I want more people to listen for free, recent changes in my life require me to start pushing the Patreon more. Unfortunately, this means the occasional passive aggressive addenda like this one reminding you, dear listener, that I have been doing this show alone for almost 4 years and I get no sponsorships or outside help. I rely on normal people like you to keep going so if you can donate, please do! It will make a big difference for me and let me keep making this content.*

May 3, 202221 min

Stop the Bleed w/ Tarek Loubani

Friend of the podcast Tarek Loubani (@trklou) returns to the show to discuss the Stop the Bleed campaign. (Apologies for the sound quality!) Support https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/stop_the_bleed_supply_gaza_with_lifesaving_tourniquets#!/ https://glia.org/

May 1, 20221h 29m

Lord Elgin's loot w/ Manu Chander

Old friend of the podcast Manu Chander is Associate Professor of English at Rutgers University-Newark. Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Apr 22, 20221h 2m

(Unlocked) Bonus Episode 125 - Squid Game (2021) w/ Sam Yang

*A preview of some of the great bonus content available to patrons of the show. Over 100 episodes for only $5 a month. patreon.com/east_poodcast If you can't afford to sign up and want to support the show, please consider writing a review or rating the podcast.* Sam Yang (@LiberationistMA) runs the Southpaw podcast network. Check out his article, "Squid Game and the Long Shadow of the American Empire"

Apr 14, 20221h 3m

The Propaganda War Waged Over The Iraq Invasion (2003)

A 2003 documentary produced by Journeyman Pictures titled Operation Persuasion: What is the role of the media in modern day war reporting? Sourcehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3GINVv9-9s&ab_channel=JourneymanPictures Special thanks to Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost)

Apr 13, 202244 min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 131 - Hybrid warfare and sanctions w/ Vijay Prashad

*You're gonna be noticing more paywalled content going forward. As much as I want more people to listen for free, recent changes in my life require me to start pushing the Patreon more. Unfortunately, this means the occasional passive aggressive addenda like this one reminding you, dear listener, that I have been doing this show alone for almost 4 years and I get no sponsorships or outside help. I rely on normal people like you to keep going so if you can donate, please do! It will make a big difference for me and let me keep making this content.* A preview of the latest bonus episode. Get access to it and hours and hours of bonus content by signing up at the $5 level. You can also help keep the show going by donating directly via GoFundMe, Paypal, or Venmo. Links available at eastpodcast.com Vijay Prashad (@vijayprashad) is Director of the Tricontinental Institute (@tri_continental) Co-hosted with Nick Estes (@nickwestes) Sign up here https://www.patreon.com/posts/64736055

Apr 5, 202220 min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 130 - Wheat is important w/ Max Ajl

A preview of the latest bonus episode. Get access to it and hours and hours of bonus content by signing up at the $5 level. You can also help keep the show going by donating directly via GoFundMe, Paypal, or Venmo. Links available at eastpodcast.com Friend of the podcast Max Ajl (@maxajl) is the author of A People's Green New Deal Sign up directly at Patreon.com/east_podcast

Mar 31, 20229 min

Dr. Salman Abu Sitta & Visualizing Palestine in Conversation (2019)

A conversation between Visualizing Palestine and Dr. Salman Abu Sitta, filmed at Dar El-Nimer for Arts & Culture, Beirut on 30 January 2019. The interview took place in the context of the exhibition "A National Monument", a collaboration between Visualizing Palestine and the artist Marwan Rechmaoui. A National Monument: https://visualizingpalestine.org/anm Palestine Land Society (Dr. Salman Abu Sitta): http://www.plands.org Visualizing Palestine: https://visualizingpalestine.org Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0p-jgm0YUQ&ab_channel=VisualizingPalestine

Mar 30, 20221h 18m

The International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, and Economic Coercive Measures

In collaboration with international scholar activists and legal experts, the People's Tribunal hosted an introductory webinar to discuss the urgent need to take legal action against U.S. sanctions and economic coercive measures session on March 18. More information https://solidarityiran.org/ Moderator: Helyeh Doutaghi, Doctoral Candidate in Law & Legal Studies at Carleton University, Canada Dr. Eva Nanopoulos, Senior Lecturer in Law at Queen Mary University of London, England Dr. Grasian Mkodzongi, Executive Director at Tropical Africa-Land and Natural Resources Research Institute, Zimbabwe Carlos Ron, President of the Simón Bolívar Institute for Peace and Solidarity Among Peoples, Venezuela Vira Ameli, Interdisciplinary Researcher, Iran Motee Abumusabeh, Political and Media Activist, Gaza, Palestine María Lucrecia Hernández, Attorney, Directora de la ONG Sures, Venezuela

Mar 22, 20222h 22m

(Preview) Bonus Episode 128 - Revisiting Chavismo w/ Ricardo Vaz

A preview of the latest bonus episode. Get access to it and hours and hours of bonus content by signing up at the $5 level. You can also help keep the show going by donating directly via GoFundMe, Paypal, or Venmo. Links available at eastpodcast.com Friend of the podcast Ricardo Vaz (@venanalysis) is a writer and editor with VenezuelAnalysis.com. Sign up directly at Patreon.com/east_podcast

Mar 22, 202216 min

Permission to narrate w/ Ali Abunimah

Ali Abunimah (@AliAbunimah) is Co-Founder and Director of The Electronic Intifada http://electronicintifada.net. Subscribe to EI's podcast Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Mar 16, 20221h 21m

KEEP: Stories from North Korea

A panel discussion hosted by Nodutdol (@nodutdol) on March 1 (삼일절) with past participants of our Korea Education and Exposure Program (KEEP) trips. They speak to their first-hand experience traveling to North Korea. We hope to provide an alternative narrative about the North Korean people, promote peace, and share work on the campaign to lift the travel ban to North Korea. More info https://nodutdol.org/

Mar 7, 20221h 48m

John Mearsheimer: "Why is Ukraine the West's Fault?" (2015)

Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrMiSQAGOS4&ab_channel=TheUniversityofChicago

Mar 2, 20221h 14m

Don't let Penn State Fire Dr. Baker!

A group of students at Penn State University have organized in solidarity with Dr. Oliver Baker, who is being unjustly threatened with termination by the university administration for protecting students from right-wing extremists. Read more here https://www.pyriscence.ca/home/oliverbaker Support Dr. Baker https://linktr.ee/supportdrbaker

Feb 27, 202238 min

In defense of nativism w/ Muhammad Ali Mojaradi

Muhammad Ali Mojaradi (@sharqhzadeh) is the creator of Persian Poetics (@persianpoetics on Instagram) Check out his video, "Debunking Fake Rumi" Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Feb 23, 20221h 19m

Bethune (1964)

A film biography of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian doctor who served with the loyalists during the Spanish Civil War and with the North Chinese Army during the Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Donald Brittain Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrf8tUKorz4

Feb 21, 202258 min

The people want the fall of the regime? w/ William Vanwagenen

William Vanwagenen (@WVanwagenen) is the author of "Salafis Throwing Bombs: How American and British Planners Partnered With Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups At the Start of the Syrian Civil War" and "Creative Chaos: How U.S. Planners Sparked the Anti-Government Protests of the So-Called Arab Spring in Syria" Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon.com/east_podcast

Feb 13, 20221h 7m

The Kwame Ture Mixtape

Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGcl359SMxE&t=1143s&ab_channel=AfroMarxist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAkIwHOSmI4&ab_channel=AfroMarxist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9iaDjOstzk&t=776s&ab_channel=AfroMarxist Black power : the politics of liberation in America

Feb 10, 202248 min

The character assassination of Jeremy Corbyn w/ Asa Winstanley

Friend of the podcast Asa Winstanley (@AsaWinstanley) makes his long awaited return to talk about the smearing of Jeremy Corbyn. Check out Asa's work at Electronic Intifada and subscribe to his Substack Support the show on Patreon

Jan 29, 20221h 2m

(Preview) Radio Free Amanda #23 - What Should the Left Do About China??? w/ Jorge Rocha, Ron J, and Mirah

Friend of the podcast Amanda (@catcontentonly) has launched her own show. Gain access to this episode in its entirety by signing up at https://www.patreon.com/radiofreeamanda.

Jan 28, 202222 min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 123 - Just gimme that countryside w/ Turnip Greens Radio

A preview of the latest bonus episode. Get access to it and hours and hours of bonus content by signing up at the $5 level. Friends of the show Kevin and Mo from Turnip Greens Radio (@GreensRadio) join me to talk about small farms and neoliberal food systems. Subscribe to their podcast on your podcatcher and support the farm on Patreon! Thanks for supporting the show!

Jan 26, 202246 min

James Connolly and Irish anticolonial resistance (Pt.2) w/ Chris Beausang

Chris Beausang (@ilchinealach) is a writer and critic based in Dublin. His novel Tunnel of Toads is forthcoming from Marrowbone Books. Check out his piece on Liberated Texts, "Ireland's Struggle for Self-determination" https://liberatedtexts.com/reviews/irelands-struggle-for-self-determination-robbie-mcveigh-and-bill-rolstons-ireland-colonialism-and-the-unfinished-revolution/

Jan 21, 202252 min

(Preview) AER 101: China and Imperialist Media Strategies with Vijay Prashad

An excerpt from the latest episode of The Anti Empire Project hosted by friend of the show, Justin Podur Subscribe on your podcatcher or listen on his website

Jan 14, 202220 min

Notes from the Great March of Return w/ Tarek Loubani

Tarek Loubani is a physician who splits his time between London, Ont and Gaza,Palestine. Check out GLIA (https://glia.org/) Please consider support the show on Patreon.com/east_podcast

Jan 12, 20221h 13m

(Preview) Bonus Episode 121 - On "patriotic" socialism w/ Nick Estes

A preview of the latest bonus episode. Get access to it and hours and hours of bonus content by signing up at the $5 level. You can donate directly through Gofundme, and PayPal/Venmo as well. Links to the latter on my website, eastpodcast.com My comrade Nick Estes (@nickwestes) from The Red Nation Podcast joined me (in person!) to discuss the rise of a self-described group of "patriotic socialists." https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-on-60196864

Jan 5, 202215 min

"Untold facts of the 2006 Lebanon War" (2019)

A long interview with General Qasem Soleimani on the 2006 Lebanon war. Transcript available here

Jan 3, 20221h 30m

General Qasem Soleimani's 2nd assassination anniversary

I was invited by The Communiqué with Richard Medhurst to share my reflections on the second anniversary of the assassination of Qasem Soleimani. Follow The Communique on Twitter

Jan 3, 202225 min

James Connolly and Irish anticolonial resistance (Pt.1) w/ Chris Beausang

Chris Beausang (@ilchinealach) is a writer and critic based in Dublin. His novel Tunnel of Toads is forthcoming from Marrowbone Books. Check out his piece, "Ireland's Struggle for Self-determination" https://liberatedtexts.com/reviews/irelands-struggle-for-self-determination-robbie-mcveigh-and-bill-rolstons-ireland-colonialism-and-the-unfinished-revolution/ Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Dec 27, 20211h 11m

(Preview) Bonus Episode 120 - The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)

A preview of the latest bonus episode. Get access to it and hours and hours of bonus content by signing up at the $5 level. You can donate directly through Gofundme, and PayPal/Venmo as well. Links to the latter on my website, eastpodcast.com Friend of the show Sun Feiyang (@moghilemear13) returns to talk about the Chinese blockbuster The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021).

Dec 23, 202120 min

(Preview) Rewatchability - A CHRISTMAS CAROL with Sina Rahmani

This is a preview. Listen to the full episode by subscribing to Rewatchability on your podcatcher. This week we get into the Christmas spirit with literal Christmas spirits, yes we're talking about the classic tale A CHRISTMAS CAROL in it many iterations. It's a beloved classic adored by millions, but how does it hold up today?

Dec 17, 202119 min

Forum: Is journalism dead?

A conversation on the state of contemporary professional news journalism featuring Justin Podur (@justinpodur) from the Anti-Empire Project, and co-hosts of The Brief Podcast (@thebriefpod) Nora Barrows-Friedman (@norabf), and John Elmer (@jonelmer) Please consider supporting the show patreon.com/east_podcast

Dec 10, 20211h 3m

(Preview) AEP 100: Debriefing the Indian Farmers' Victory with Navyug Gill

An excerpt from the latest episode of The Anti Empire Project hosted by friend of the podcast Justin Podur Subscribe on your podcatcher or listen on his website

Nov 30, 202113 min

"An era of right and justice": the Vietnamese liberation struggle w/ Luna oi!

Luna oi! is a Vietnamese YouTuber based in Hanoi. Check out her essay on life under US embargo Subscribe to her channel ttps://www.youtube.com/lunaoi Please consider supporting the show patreon.com/east_podcast

Nov 30, 20211h 15m

The kidnapping of Alex Saab w/ Ricardo Vaz

Ricardo Vaz is a writer and editor with VenezuelAnalysis.com Subscribe to their new podcast on your podcatcher. Please consider supporting the show patreon.com/east_podcast

Nov 21, 202138 min

Gary Webb: The CIA, the Contras, and Crack Cocaine (1999)

RIP Gary Webb ✊🏾 Source

Nov 16, 202155 min

The modern history of Korea (pt.2) w/ Ju-Hyun Park

Ju-Hyun Park is a poet and essayist. Check out their essay, "Life During Wartime" Thanks for you supporting the show! Please consider supporting the show

Nov 11, 20211h 10m

(Preview) The End of Sport #89: The NLRB Memo with Jennifer Abruzzo

Friend of the podcast Nathan Kalman Lamb is co-host of The End of Sport Podcast. Please enjoy this short preview from their latest episode and subscribe to their amazing show on your podcatcher.

Nov 10, 202120 min

Michael Parenti - Globalization and Terrorism (2001)

Read Michael Parenti Source

Nov 8, 20211h 3m

The modern history of Korea (pt.1) w/ Ju-Hyun Park

Ju-Hyun Park is a poet and essayist and part of Nodutdol. Check out their essay, "Life During Wartime" Please consider supporting the show

Nov 2, 20211h 3m

A century of Palestinian resistance: the legacy of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam

Friends of the podcast Zeyad el-Nabolsi and Yara Shoufani take up the legacy of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Please consider supporting the show

Oct 25, 20211h 3m

(Preview) Bonus Episode 113 - Uprooting birthrights w/ Nora Barrows-Friedman

A preview of the latest bonus episode. Get access to it and hours and hours of bonus content by signing up at the $5 level. You can donate directly through Gofundme, and PayPal/Venmo as well. Links to the latter on my website, eastpodcast.com Nora Barrows-Friedman (@norabf) is a staff writer and associate editor at The Electronic Intifada, and is co-host of the EI Podcast and @thebriefpod

Oct 22, 202120 min

Samir Amin: "The Second Wave of the Rise of the South; the Emerging Countries (as of 2000)"

The third of a three-part lecture series hosted by the SOAS in 2013 titled "The Second Wave of the Rise of the South; the Emerging Countries (as of 2000)" (The first two parts are also available on this feed) Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac8Fsu0WVKg&ab_channel=SOASUniversityofLondon

Oct 18, 202156 min

(Unlocked) Bonus Episode 111 - The importance of close reading w/ Louis Allday

Louis Allday (@Louis_Allday) is a writer, historian and founding editor of Liberatedtexts.com Unlocked from behind the paywall. Sign up for the bonus feed at Patreon.com/east_podcast to get great bonus content and help sustain the show. Go to eastpodcast.com for links to Gofundme, merch store, and cash apps.

Oct 13, 20211h 16m

(Preview) Episode 14 - Afghanistan 101 w/ Justin Podur

Friend of the podcast Amanda (@catcontentonly) interviews another friend of the podcast, Justin Podur (@justinpodur) about the history of Afghanistan Access this episode in its entirety by signing up at https://www.patreon.com/radiofreeamanda

Oct 8, 202132 min

Decolonization, not decolonize w/ Nasser Mufti

Long time friend of the podcast Nasser Mufti teaches at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Check out his article, "Hating Victorian Studies Properly" Please consider supporting the show. Go to Eastpodcast.com for links to Patreon, GoFundMe, cash apps, and merch store.

Oct 7, 20211h 18m

Charles W. Mills: "Theorizing Racial Justice" (2020)

Charles W. Mills giving the Tanner Lecture on Human Values in 2020 at the University of Michigan Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78wzAfQu9Mw&ab_channel=UniversityofMichigan

Oct 2, 20211h 19m

(Preview) Bonus Episode 112 - Three mining companies in a trench coat w/ Rob Rousseau

A preview of the latest bonus episode. Get access to it and hours and hours of bonus content by signing up at the $5 level. You can donate directly through Gofundme, and PayPal/Venmo as well. Links to the latter on my website, eastpodcast.com Rob Rousseau is a writer and streams on Twitch

Sep 23, 202117 min