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Asfuriyyeh: the Lebanon Hospital for the Insane w/Joelle M. Abi-Rached

Joelle Abi-Rached is an invited researcher at the École normale supérieure. Check out her book Please consider supporting the show and help me 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

Nov 27, 202055 min

The Bruce Lee Mixtape

Bruce Lee gave relatively few interviews in English during his lifetime. I've compiled a few of them into an episode. Please consider supporting the show and help me 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

Nov 22, 202044 min

(Preview) Fascism, Spectacle, and Politics with Maximillian Alvarez and Sina Rahmani

I went on The End of Sport to talk about the American election, sports, and fascism. This is the first half (!) of the conversation. To listen to the entire episode, subscribe to The End of Sport on your podcatcher!

Nov 17, 202045 min

Yemen can't wait w/ Shireen Al-Adeimi

Shireen Al-Adeimi is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University Donate here to Yemen's reconstruction

Nov 15, 202044 min

Sanctions against liberation: a conversation on Zimbabwe today

Guest hosted by Paris Yeros Grasian Mkodzongi @Hondo1973 is a researcher whose work is focused on the political economy of land and natural resources in the Southern African sub-region. Richard R Runyararo @VaMahomva is a political scientist and Executive Coordinator of Leaders for Africa Network (LAN). Freedom Mawzi @FreedomMazwi is researcher at SMAIAS; his research is focused on political economy of land and agricultural financing. Paris Yeros is Professor at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC) in São Paulo, Brazil, Editor of Agrarian South, Research Associate of Sam Moyo African Institute for Agrarian Studies (SMAIAS) in Zimbabwe, and Coordinator of Novo Bandung Study Group at UFABC, the host of this conversation.

Nov 10, 20201h 42m

A user's guide to Monopsony Capitalism w/ Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar is Lecturer in International Political at Birkbeck and author of Monopsony Capitalism: Power and Production in Twilight of the Sweatshop Age (2020) Please consider supporting the show and help me 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

Nov 9, 202053 min

Michael Parenti: Reflections on the Overthrow of Communism (2009)

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Nov 7, 20201h 32m

(Unlocked) Bonus Episode 78 - Steve Salaita "The Muslim Zionists"

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. Check out Steve's website for the source of this episode

Nov 3, 202019 min

Let the System Die w/ Justin Kaliebe of #PrisonsKIll

Justin Kaliebe is an incarcerated survivor of the so-called War on Terror, as one of 433 currently incarcerated or detained people charged with terrorism-related charges post 9/11 (according to the Intercept). The so-called War on Terror was a two-front assault on Muslims and those racialized as 'other' both within the US's colonial borders and western Asia. "Please write to Just at: Justin Kaliebe #81912-053 FCI Jesup 2680 301 South Jesup, GA 31599 You can follow #PrisonsKill on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/prisonskill You can read "#PrisonsKill" by Justin Kaliebe here - https://prisonskill.wordpress.com/2020/10/07/prisonskill/ You can read "Homegrown" by Justin Kaliebe here- https://prisonskill.wordpress.com/2020/10/09/homegrown/ You can read the whole catalog of #PrisonsKill pieces here- https://prisonskill.wordpress.com/

Oct 27, 202033 min

Evo Morales at the United Nations

Two speeches given by Evo Morales at the UN in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Music

Oct 23, 202040 min

Satine Iskandaryan on the outbreak of war between Armenia and Azerbaijan

From our friends at the Decolonized Buffalo Podcast: In this episode we speak to Satine about the current situation in the Armenia – Azerbaijan conflict, and the history which led to the current conflict. armeniafund.org Intro Music: Armenian War Dance Yarkhushta

Oct 18, 202026 min

(Preview) The Anti Empire Project: "1857 – India's War of Independence, pt1"

An excerpt from a recent episode of Justin Podur's fantastic podcast, The Anti Empire Project. If you like my show you will probably enjoy Justin's! https://podur.org/2020/10/10/civilizations-20a-1857-indias-war-of-independence-pt1/

Oct 16, 202032 min

Wagging the Dog in Syria w/ Ben Norton

Ben Norton is a journalist and writer with the Grayzone. Check out his article on the recent leaks. Please consider supporting the show and help me 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

Oct 12, 20201h 9m

Seymour Hersh on Syria Disinformation (2013)

Seymour Hersh is one of the most respected and trusted investigative journalists in the US. However, he has all but disappeared from mainstream news venues for the last few years. A big reason for this is his refusal to accept the media hysteria around Syria and chemical weapons. I have compiled a series of clips from various interviews he gave on the question beginning in 2013 and through 2017.

Oct 7, 202054 min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 76 - The Memory of Salah Ben Youssef

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 Nadia Ben Youssef interview her father about the legacy of her grandfather Salah Ben-Youssef.

Oct 6, 202010 min

"Bread, Freedom, Dignity" w/Nadia Ben Youssef and Nada Trigui

Nadia Ben-Youssef (@nadiaby) is Advocacy Director at the Center for Constitutional Rights. Nada Trigui (@TrNada) is a political economist based in Tunisia. Please consider supporting the show and help me 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

Oct 1, 20201h 10m

Samir Amin: The Deployment of the Bandung Project (2013)

This lecture was given at SOAS, University of London on 25 April 2013 as part of the series "Samir Amin: Six Decades of Development Debate". Source

Sep 30, 202053 min

Anti-Imperialist Solidarity with Iran

The Committee of Anti-Imperialists in Solidarity with Iran (CASI) opposes U.S. imperialism against Iran, and is united against U.S. intervention in Iran, Iraq and throughout the world. We are a group of internationalist activists, Iranian and otherwise, located in the United States and Canada, and we consider ourselves part of the anti-imperialist and anti-war movements throughout the world. Speakers: Max Ajl Nina Farnia Vida Samiian Micol Savia More info available here https://solidarityiran.org/

Sep 27, 20201h 27m

(Unlocked) Bonus Episode 71 - Danny Haiphong on American Exceptionalism

Unlocked from behind the paywall. Sign up for the bonus feed at Patreon.com/east_podcast and get great bonus content! *** Danny Haiphong is Contributing Editor of Black Agenda Reporter and Co-Host of The Left Lens, He is the co-author of American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News―From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror

Sep 23, 202053 min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 73 - Justin Podur on Planet of the Humans

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 and patron of the podcast Justin Podur reviews Planet of the Humans (2020). Check out Justin's blog

Sep 18, 20208 min

Maurice Bishop Speaks to U.S. Working People

Maurice Bishop Speaks to U.S. Working People, 5 June 1983, Hunter College, New York City Source

Sep 14, 20201h 0m

"The world is full of men whose hearts are broken" w/ Fatima Bhutto

Fatima Bhutto returns to the show to talk about her most recent novel, The Runaways Please consider supporting the show and help me 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

Sep 10, 202052 min

Neoliberal White Saviourism w/ David Jefferess

David Jefferess teaches English and Cultural Studies at UBC Okanagan. Please consider supporting the show and help me 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

Sep 5, 202058 min

The Kwame Nkrumah Mixtape

Special thanks to Dehgani for putting this together. Sources: https://bit.ly/2ELwJHs https://bit.ly/3hF4XLg https://bit.ly/3gK33YH https://bit.ly/3gLE0Ei https://bit.ly/32FgqnT https://bit.ly/2QF9e5B https://bit.ly/3bcNCqu

Aug 31, 202056 min

The Chinese American Forum (Part 2)

Three previous guests of the show (Amanda Yee, Amy Wong, and Carl Zha), return to share their thoughts on Chinese American identity, race, language, and a whole lot more! Please consider supporting the show and help me 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

Aug 26, 202047 min

The Chinese American Forum (Part 1)

Three previous guests of the show (Amanda Yee, Amy Wong, and Carl Zha), return to share their thoughts on Chinese American identity, race, language, and a whole lot more! Please consider supporting the show and help me 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

Aug 20, 20201h 11m

Beirut Ground Zero w/ Jana Nakhal and Ashraf Mtaweh

Jana Nakhal is a Marxist feminist organizer, urban activist and member of the Lebanese Communist Party's central committee Ashraf Mtaweh is a Lebanese artist and filmmaker. Gofundme Link

Aug 17, 202052 min

(Preview) Red Power Hour: The Washington Skinwalkers w/ Amanda Blackhorse

A preview of a new podcast from The Red Nation. Subscribe on your podcatcher! Melanie , Andrew , and Nick talk with Diné activist and social worker Amanda Blackhorse

Aug 13, 202013 min

(Unlocked) Bonus Episode 42 - Karim Makdisi on Lebanese politics

Unlocked from behind the paywall! Please enjoy this episode with AUB professor Karim Makdisi originally recorded in November 2019 If you need more The East is a Podcast, there are dozens of episodes available to patrons of the show. Sign up at https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Aug 9, 202024 min

Japan Panic, White Terror: Vincent Chin and anti-Asian Racism in the US

(Content Warning: brutal violence described graphically) Thank you to Benjamin Bartu for putting this mix together. Please consider supporting the show and help me 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

Aug 8, 202037 min

(Preview) Uproar in the Studio: Sky Hunter (2017)

I was invited to talk with Uproar in the Studio (@ChinaFilmPod on Twitter) about the Chinese military film Sky Hunter (2017). Subscribe to their podcast on your podcatcher. Link to the full episode https://uproarinthestudio.home.blog/2020/07/21/bonus-sky-hunter/

Aug 3, 202033 min

Russiagate, Douma, and the failure of the US media class w/Aaron Maté

Aaron Maté is a journalist based in NYC. Check out his podcast, Pushback. Please consider supporting the show and help me 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

Aug 1, 20201h 16m

"Canceling the College Football Season Isn't Enough" (2020)

Read by the authors. Link to original article (link). Check out The End of Sport if you haven't already!

Jul 29, 202013 min

The DR Congo and the struggle for postcolonial liberation w/ Justin Podur

Friend of the podcast Justin Podur (https://www.podur.org/) returns to talk about his new book, America's Wars on Democracy in Rwanda and the DR Congo. Please consider supporting the show and help me 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

Jul 27, 202048 min

The Paul Robeson Mixtape

Paul Robeson was a singer, activist, and open Communist during the heyday of McCarthyist America. Great thanks to Hami Bahadori for putting this amazing mix together.

Jul 23, 202041 min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 69 - Amanda Yee

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 One of my earliest patrons, Amanda Yee (@catcontentonly), makes her first appearance on the show to talk NYC protests, COVID, and a horrible article about the legacy of Edward Said.

Jul 19, 202010 min

Trouble in Caucasia w/ Cavid Ağa

Cavid Ağa is a journalist and translator based in Ankara. Please consider supporting the show and help me 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

Jul 18, 202052 min

Reel Bad Arabs: Jack G. Shaheen on How Hollywood Vilifies Arabs (2004)

Almost two decades ago, author and scholar Jack G. Shaheen gave this lecture about Hollywood's vilification of Arabs and Muslims based on his book, Reel Bad Arabs. Link to the original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnQND1g_y3Q

Jul 12, 202052 min

Team America: World Police (2004)

[I went back on one of my favourite podcasts, Rewatchability, to talk about Team America : World Police. Enjoy!] Happy Birthday America! In celebration we light up some fireworks with TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE!

Jul 9, 20201h 14m

Lebanon's crisis worsens w/ Ehsani

Ehsani returns to discuss Lebanon's worsening financial crisis. Please consider supporting the show and help me 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

Jul 3, 20201h 12m

(Preview) Bonus Episode 66 - Nick Estes on settler monuments

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 Nick Estes returns to the podcast to talk about something really good: tearing down settler monuments.

Jun 29, 20209 min

Writing Revolutions: History and Theory between Ethiopia and Iran

Writing Revolutions: History and Theory between Ethiopia and Iran Conversation hosted by Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies Source Elleni Centime Zeleke (Bio) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University. Her book is available here Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi is Lecturer in Comparative Political Theory at Goldsmiths, University of London. Check his recent book. Conversation facilitated by Arash Davari

Jun 26, 20201h 24m

(Preview) Justin Podur and Carl Zha on recent tensions between China and India

A 30-min preview of the latest episode of The Anti-Empire Podcast with Justin Podur (https://twitter.com/justinpodur) and Carl Zha (https://twitter.com/CarlZha) Subscribe today wherever you get your podcasts or listen here https://archive.org/details/indiachinajune182020

Jun 23, 202036 min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 64 - Kailas Nath Kaul and the story of the first Indian botanist at Kew Gardens

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 This is based on an book chapter I contributed to an edited collection published by U Toronto Press. Read by Alex Salamat

Jun 18, 20207 min

Saving face: Saudi Arabia's quagmire in Yemen w/ Nasser Arrabyee

Nasser Arrabyee returns to the podcast to talk about the Saudi exit strategy in Yemen. Consider supporting the show. Go to eastpodcast.com for links to Patreon, Gofundme, cash apps, and merch store.

Jun 17, 202041 min

The Century of Humiliation w/Carl Zha

Carl Zha is the host of the Silk and Steel podcast. Consider supporting the show. Go to eastpodcast.com for links to Patreon, Gofundme, cash apps, and merch store.

Jun 12, 20201h 19m

(Unlocked) Bonus Episode 63 - A story about my mistakes w/ Shepherd

Unlocked from behind the paywall. Check out Shepherd's farm and support at https://www.patreon.com/ManorofMixedBlessings If you need more The East is a Podcast, there are dozens of episodes available to patrons of the show. Sign up at https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Jun 7, 202012 min

(Preview) The End of Sport: Racism and Resistance with Michael Bennett

My longtime friend and guest of the show Nathan Kalman-Lamb (@nkalamb) recently launched a podcast with Derek Silva (@DerekCrim). Enjoy this short clip from episode 15. Subscribe today wherever you get your podcasts.

Jun 6, 202011 min

Imperialism means I can't breathe w/ Andray Domise

Andray Domise is a Contributing Editor at Macleans magazine. #blackilvesmatter Consider supporting the show. Go to eastpodcast.com for links to Patreon, Gofundme, cash apps, and merch store.

Jun 4, 20201h 4m

Game Over w/ Sharmine Narwani

Sharmine Narwani is a freelance journalist based in London and Beirut Consider supporting the show. Go to eastpodcast.com for links to Patreon, Gofundme, cash apps, and merch store.

Jun 1, 20201h 17m