The Telos Press Podcast

The TPPI Podcast, Episode 4: The Nazi Roots of October 7: A Conversation with Matthias Küntzel and Gabriel Noah Brahm Gabriel Noah Brahm, director of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute’s Israel Initiative, speaks with German political scientist Dr. Matthias Küntzel about the Nazi roots of the Hamas atrocities of October 7, 2023, and about the dangers posed today by Iran. This conversation follows TPPI’s webinar of February 7, 2024, “Historians on Ideology and Politics in the 1948 War” with Küntzel, Jeffrey Herf, and Benny Morris, available here: https://youtu.be/2-xT2ePXjfU. The video version of this podcast is available here: https://youtu.be/gQezPnV0kvw  For more information about TPPI's Israel Initiative, visit our website here: https://www.telosinstitute.net/israel-initiative/ 

In the latest podcast of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute, TPPI's Mark G. E. Kelly, organizer of the 2024 Telos conference on "Democracy Today?," speaks with Salvator Babones of the University of Sydney about democracy in India, asking him in particular about his sympathetic reading of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A video version of this interview is available here: https://youtu.be/epeq67sOccg

Gabriel Brahm interviews Abe Silberstein on Frantz Fanon and October 7, exploring the controversy and interpretation of Fanon's work, his influence on the Middle East, violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, understanding colonialism and settler colonialism, the role of postcolonial theory in political struggles, and the concept of the new Jew in relation to Zionism and feminism.

Prof. Cary Nelson, former president of the American Association of University Professors, discusses the role of critical theory in higher education's response to the Hamas atrocities. They delve into the diverse uses of theory, the impact on universities, and the controversy surrounding Stephen Salida's appointment. They also explore affirmative action hiring, evaluating work, and the problems in women's studies departments.

Sherman A. Jackson discusses his article "Islam and the Promotion of Human Rights" from Telos 203 (Summer 2023).

Chih-yu Shih discusses his article "Loving Hong Kong: Unity and Solidarity in the Politics of Belonging" from Telos 202 (Spring 2023).

David Pan talks with Stephen Muecke about his article "Belonging in Aboriginal Australia: A Political 'Cosmography,'" from Telos 202 (Spring 2023).

David Pan talks with Matthew Dal Santo about his article "Russia, the Ukraine War, and the West’s Empire of Secularization," from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).

John Milbank discusses his article "A Tale of Two Monsters and Four Elements: Variations of Carl Schmitt and the Current Global Crisis" from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).

Paul Grenier discusses his article "Konstantin Krylov's Ethical Theory and What It Reveals about the Propensity for Conflict between Russia and the West" from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).