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The East is a Podcast

Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist)www.eastpodcast.com
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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Episodes

(Preview) Bonus Episode 60 - Ghalib Halasa's Sultana (1987)

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. Help keep the podcast going!

May 09, 20205 min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 59 - Ode to the Zagros Mountains

A preview of the latest bonus episode with Shepherd . 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

Apr 26, 20204 min

The business of life w/ Shepherd

Check out Shepherd's farm and support the work at https://www.patreon.com/ManorofMixedBlessings Please consider supporting the show. Go to Eastpodcast.com for links to Patreon, Gofundme, Paypal, and merch store.

Apr 25, 202048 min

Bahrain's Uprising w/ Soraya Lennie

Soraya Lennie is a freelance journalist and analyst. http://www.sorayalennie.com/ Please consider supporting the show. Go to Eastpodcast.com for links to Patreon, Gofundme, Paypal, and merch store.

Apr 16, 202033 min

Sports??? In this Pandemic?? w/ Derek Silva

Guest host and former guest Nathan Kalman-Lamb of Duke University talks to Derek Silva , Assistant Professor of Sociology at Kings at Western University in London, Ontario. Please consider supporting the show. Go to eastpodcast.com and find links to Patreon, Gofundme, cash apps, and merch store....

Apr 08, 20201 hr 3 min

Perspectives on COVID-19

Frontline healthcare workers share their perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic. Guest produced by Mary Turfah Please consider supporting the show. Go to eastpodcast.com and find links to Patreon, Gofundme, cash apps, and merch store.

Apr 05, 202041 min

[Preview] Bonus Episode 55 -- Orientalism Reading Group w/Nick Estes

The second installment of the Orientalism reading group with 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. I do this show independently and get no sponsorships or advertising. It is my primary income and I'm hoping to make it sustainable. You can donate directly through Gofundme , and PayPal/Venmo as well. Links to the latter on my website, eastpodcast.com...

Mar 29, 202010 min

(Unlocked) Bonus Episode 52 - Hussein Kesvani on Muslim guilt

Unlocked from behind the paywall! Hope you enjoy this wide ranging conversation with Hussein Kesvani . Check out his book, Follow me Akhi (2019). Please consider donating to keep my work going. You can sign up on Patreon or give a one time donation on Gofundme .

Mar 22, 202047 min

Breaking the Siege w/ Justin Podur

Justin Podur is an associate professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University. His new novel is Siegebreakers . Please consider donating to keep my work going. You can sign up on Patreon or give a one time donation on Gofundme

Mar 12, 202046 min

(Unlocked) Bonus Episode 49 - Other Speculative Fictions w/ Nudrat Kamal

Unlocked from behind the paywall Nudrat Kamal (@nudratkamal) is a professor of comparative literature at IBA in Karachi. She has also recently published a chapter titled ‘The Post Colonial Cyborg’ in Ethical Futures and Global Science Fiction (Palgrave Macmillan). Mushba Said (@HeyMushba)is a writer, designer, and artist from Karachi who recently completed her undergrad in Communication Studies, double-minoring in Policy and Comparative Literature. Please consider donating to keep my work going....

Mar 07, 202045 min

"Nothing like home" w/ Zakaria Mokdad

*Apologies for the sound quality* Zakaria Mokdad is the co-owner of Aleppo Kebab in Toronto http://www.aleppokebab.ca/ Please consider supporting the show. Please help me hit my goal of $1500 a month on Patreon . You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal and Gofundme . Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com...

Feb 25, 202021 min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 52- Hussein Kesvani on Muslim guilt

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. I do this show independently and get no sponsorships or advertising. It is my primary income and I'm hoping to make it sustainable. You can donate directly through Gofundme , and PayPal/Venmo as well. Links to the latter on my website, eastpodcast.com...

Feb 21, 20209 min

The institutional farce of US elections w/ Sam Knight and Sam Sacks

Sam Sacks and Sam Knight are journalists based in DC and host the DC Sentinel . Please consider supporting the show. Please help me hit my goal of $1500 a month on Patreon . You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal and Gofundme . Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com...

Feb 20, 202055 min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 51 - Feel the Bern? 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. I do this show independently and get no sponsorships or advertising. It is my primary income and I'm hoping to make it sustainable. You can donate directly through Gofundme , and PayPal/Venmo as well. Links to the latter on my website, eastpodcast.com

Feb 16, 20207 min

Iran is a normal country w/ Zahra Shafei

Zahra Shafei studies dentistry in Iran. Please consider supporting the show. Please help me hit my goal of $1500 a month on Patreon . You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal and Gofundme . Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Feb 12, 202030 min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 49 - Other Speculative Fictions w/ Nudrat Kamal

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. I do this show independently and get no sponsorships or advertising. It is my primary income and I'm hoping to make it sustainable. You can donate directly through Gofundme , and PayPal/Venmo as well. Links to the latter on my website, eastpodcast.com Guest hosted and produced by Mushba Said Nudrat Kamal is a professor of comparative literature at IBA in Karachi. She has al...

Feb 08, 20205 min
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