This Is Hell!

Exploring the erasure of Palestinian society, challenges in Middle East studies, personal health crises affecting podcast content, dehumanization of Palestinians, grassroots resistance in society, historical context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and upcoming show topics and banter.

Indian American Muslim Council's Safa Ahmed on her Jacobin Magazine article, "The US Hindu Right Is Still Whitewashing the Gujarat Pogrom." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Safa's article here: https://jacobin.com/2024/03/hindutva-us-right-gujarat-pogrom-modi Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell

Exploring Zionism's fascist roots, overlooked Israeli history, and Kissinger's legacy. Critiquing media bias, nuanced political understanding, and dangers of magical thinking. Covering Gaza conflict narratives, Kissinger's geopolitical disasters, and the importance of accountability and abolitionism.

Exploring Pentagon's tech failures, AI in military, hypersonic weapons, and challenges. Also, rural American life incidents, eclectic conversations, Israel-Palestine conflict complexities, and Detroit adventures.

Sociologist Amy Cooter joins This Is Hell! to discuss her new book from Routledge, "Nostalgia, Nationalism, and the US Militia Movement." After the interview, we announce this week's best answer to the Question from Hell! Check out Amy's book here: https://www.routledge.com/Nostalgia-Nationalism-and-the-US-Militia-Movement/Cooter/p/book/9781032421971 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell

Emine Fidan Elcioglu on her Social Problems journal article, “Armed Citizens on the Border: How Guns Fuel Anti-Immigration Politics in America." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Emine's article here: https://academic.oup.com/socpro/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/socpro/spad034/7222583 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell

Cory Doctorow discusses 'Enshittification' and online platform decay. Exploring challenges faced by tech giants, antitrust measures, and copyright laws. Impact on consumer autonomy and upcoming author interview. Includes reflections, upcoming events, and a demon-themed office hours.

Joining This Is Hell! today are Jacob Kang-Brown and James Gilgore to discuss the uses, abuses, and inequities of the use of wearable electronic monitoring devices in the US criminal legal system. Jacob co-authored the Vera Institute report, "People on Electronic Monitoring," with Jessica Zhang and Ari Kotler. James co-wrote the book, "Understanding E-Carcertation: Electronic Monitoring, the Surveillance State, and the Future of Mass Incarceration," published by The New Press. A new "The Past Inside the Present" follows the interview. Check out Jacob's report here: https://www.vera.org/publications/people-on-electronic-monitoring Check out James' book here: https://thenewpress.com/books/understanding-e-carceration Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell

Returning to This is Hell!, Jake Johnston is author of the new book, "Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti." Jake is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Jake's book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250284679/aidstate Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell

Dr. Jasmine L. Harris joins This Is Hell! to discuss her new book from Broadleaf Books, "Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education." "Rotten History" follows the interview, as do your first batch of responses to this week's Question from Hell! Check out Dr. Harris's book here: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506489834/Black-Women-Ivory-Tower Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell