The East is a Podcast

Frances Hasso guest hosts an extra-long conversation with Rashid Khalidi, discussing the construction of Palestinian identity, British National Archives, complexities of Palestinian history, lack of Arab knowledge, budgets and economic interests in Palestine, and the role of the USSR and Cold War politics.

**Trying out something new and recorded a livestreamed episode with friend of the podcast Jared Ware. We recorded a live episode and plan to do more in the coming weeks. When we record next, I will promo it on the show beforehand and put it on the podcast socials. I hope you enjoy this episode and join us in the future! It was a lot of fun to interact live with listeners for the first time** Jared Ware (@jaybeware) is one of the co-hosts of (the very good and extremely prolific) Millenials are Killing Capitalism. We discuss the shameless embrace of Nazism by the Canadian political class, the Ukraine war hypocrisy, the generally abysmal state of the legacy media, and a whole lot more! Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube Channel Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Justin Boldaji is an artist and children's book author based in Seattle. Check out his designs for The East is a Podcast merch store! *This is a preview of the latest bonus episode. Sign up for $5 a month to access the entire conversation and help keep the show going!*

Minoo Moallem, Professor at UC Berkeley, joins the podcast to discuss Persian carpets as commodities and more, Iran, Islamophobia, diasporic loss, feminism, patriarchy, culture, and the making and unmaking of theory and area studies. They delve into topics such as the challenges faced by transnational feminist scholars, the cultural significance of Persian carpets, and the impact of war and occupation on women in the Muslim and Arab world.

Justin Podur, Nora Barrows-Friedman, and Matteo Capasso discuss ideological hellscape, flags, NATO bombing of Serbia, limited tools for debate, current state of anti-war movements, contradictions in anti-war on Ukraine cabal, geopolitical predictions, military coups in formerly colonized countries.

*This is a preview of the latest bonus episode. Sign up for $5 a month to access the entire conversation and help keep the show going!* Morgan Artyukhina (@LavenderNRed) is a historian, teacher, and writer. Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Kai Bosworth, author and professor, discusses alternative production configurations, critiques consumer choices in environmentalism, the global exchange of commodities, mono cropping, and the potential for transformative agricultural practices. They also explore the importance of engaging with production processes and understanding distribution struggles.

Kyle Ferrana (@KyleTrainEmoji)is a writer based in Portland, Oregon. Check out his amazing thread on China's rapid advances in renewable energy and infrastructure. Watch the video edition of the episode on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Consider supporting the podcast. www.patreon.com/east_podcast

*This is a preview of the latest bonus episode. Sign up for $5 a month to access the entire conversation and help keep the show going!* Matteo Capasso (@capassomat) recently joined me for a two-part episode ("Lessons from the end of the Libyan Arab Jamāhīriyyah"), and I wanted to have him back to elaborate on some of the threads we didn't pick up on in our initial talk. This is roughly 50% of our conversation. Sign up on Patreon for to access the full episode Check out his book, Everyday Politics in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (2023)

Friend of the podcast Chris Beausang (@ilchinealach) returns to the show to explore the life and legacy of Roger Casement. Subscribe to Chris' fantastic podcast, Politics and Letters Check out his earlier episodes on the podcast James Connolly and Irish anticolonial resistance (Pt.1) The Troubles and the Irish Question (Pt.1) Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast