Ilan Pappé: Don't call it a Nakba (2008)
Professor Ilan Pappé speaks in 2008 on the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Source
Jan 30, 2020•28 min
The East is a Podcast
A critical lens on the history of the present on West Asia and North Africa. Interviews with experts and archival mashups.
Created by Sina Rahmani (twitter: @urorientalist)
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Rewatchability Episode 411- ARGO featuring SINA RAHMANI
[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!
Jan 29, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Hilbourne A. Watson on imperialism, theory, and capital (pt.2)
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
Jan 25, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Hilbourne A. Watson on imperialism, theory, and capital (pt.1)
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
Jan 20, 2020•57 min
The East is a Podcast Radio (vol.2)
Curated by Moloq (@moloqmusic ) Check out Moloq at https://www.moloqmusic.com .
Jan 18, 2020•46 min
Iraq Revolts (#3) w/ Yousef K. Baker and Dina Al-Adeeb
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
Jan 12, 2020•1 hr 42 min
Matches and Powderkegs w/ Yousef K. Baker
Yousef K. Baker ( @YousefKB ) is Assistant Professor of International Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Please consider supporting the show
Jan 05, 2020•38 min
(PREVIEW) Bonus Episode 46 - On the assassination of Qasem Soleimani
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.
Jan 04, 2020•7 min
A better Green New Deal is possible w/ Max Ajl
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...
Dec 31, 2019•46 min
Understanding Myanmar w/ David Brenner
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...
Dec 27, 2019•1 hr 9 min
"Iran's Memory of War: Karbala Four and the Iran-Iraq War's Legacy"
Article preview available here Read by Alex Salamat
Dec 24, 2019•26 min
Iraq Revolts (#2) w/ Yousef K. Baker and Shamiran Mako
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.
Dec 18, 2019•1 hr 10 min
Borderlines: Migration and Biopolitics w/ Martina Tazzioli
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...
Dec 16, 2019•50 min
System Fail: Lebanon's cash crisis w/Ehsani
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...
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 12 min
Europe's Others: a conversation on Albanian identity w/ Isa Blumi
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...
Dec 10, 2019•37 min
An Interview with Mfalme Sikivu
*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...
Dec 06, 2019•21 min
The US carceral state w/ Jared Ware
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...
Dec 06, 2019•45 min
Iraq Revolts (#1) w/ Yousef K. Baker and Zahra Ali
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)
Dec 02, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Opera is not "European" w/ Olivia Giovetti
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...
Nov 29, 2019•53 min
A new Lebanon? w/ Karim Makdisi
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...
Nov 27, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Axis of Resistance w/ Tim Anderson
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 al...
Nov 24, 2019•47 min
On Hybrid War and riots in Iran w/ Ali Alizadeh
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...
Nov 21, 2019•51 min
Louis Allday "Universal Access to Healthcare is a Fundamental Human Right"
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...
Nov 18, 2019•23 min
Don't call it a "hostage crisis" w/ Assal Rad
Assal Rad is a Research Fellow at the National Iranian American Council. Check out her article .
Nov 16, 2019•54 min
Coup in Bolivia w/ Federico Fuentes
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...
Nov 11, 2019•51 min
This borderless life w/ Suchitra Vijayan
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...
Nov 08, 2019•47 min
(UNLOCKED) Bonus Episode 12 - Gene Roddenberry, Corporate Wokeness, and the Myth of Colourblind, Feminist Hollywood
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...
Nov 07, 2019•21 min
Happy Birthday, EIAP!!!!!
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.
Oct 31, 2019•15 min
Remembering Salha w/ Mary Turfah and Fuad Turfah
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...
Oct 30, 2019•36 min
The end of the Syria War w/ Ehsani
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...
Oct 28, 2019•1 hr 5 min
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