

The East is a Podcast
Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist)
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)
Created by Sina Rahmani (twitter: @urorientalist)
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Dec 31, 2022 • 20min
(Preview) Bonus Episode 152 - 2022 Retrospective w/ Justin Podur
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. Justin Podur from the Anti Empire Project returns to the show to talk about the tire fire that was 2022.

Dec 29, 2022 • 59min
Another coup in Latin America w/ Ben Norton
Longtime friend of the podcast Ben Norton from Multopolarista returns to the show to discuss the coup in Peru. Consider supporting the show

Dec 26, 2022 • 15min
(Preview) Bonus Episode 151 - The end of canons and the future of the humanities w/Catherine Liu
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. Catherine Liu is Professor of Film & Media Studies in the School of Humanities at UC Irvine and author of Virtue Hoarders The Case against the Professional Managerial Class (2021)

Dec 25, 2022 • 59min
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol - Radio drama starring Ralph Richardson (1965)
Radio Drama starring Sir Ralph Richardson as the Storyteller and Scrooge. Cast: Frederick Treves as Bob Cratchit Mary Wimbush as Mrs Cratchit John Ruddock as Jacob Marley Ralph Truman as the Ghost of Christmas Present Wilfred Carter as the Ghost of Christmas Past Bruce Beeby as Fred Sheila Grant as Tiny Tim Broadcast on 25 December 1965. Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc2J3xq1geQ&ab_channel=RomanStyran

Dec 20, 2022 • 9min
(Preview) Bonus Episode 150 - Sardana Nikolaeva
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. Sardana Nikolaeva shares her memories of the Wild 90s following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Dec 20, 2022 • 7h 3min
We Charge Imperialism: US Sanctions Against the Global Majority
A webinar organized by the Committee of Anti-Imperialists in Solidarity with Iran, leading up to International People’s Tribunal on US Imperialism: Sanctions, Embargoes, Economic Coercive Measures The Tribunal will expose the effects of unilateral and multilateral sanctions on peoples and nations targeted by imperialism — and explore legal and political strategies to challenge these regimes of coercion. Donate to support the Tribunal: https://gofund.me/b67e2378 Watch the video edition on the CASI YouTube Channel https://solidarityiran.org/ Originally recorded: December 18, 2022 Speakers: Dr. Bikrum Gill | Professor in Political Science Department at Virginia Tech University; Dr. Corinna Mullin | Professor in Global Politics and Political Economy at City University of New York (CUNY); David Paul | Sanctions Kill; Eunha Jeong Wood | Nodutdol for Korean Community Development. Moderated by Charlotte Kates | International Coordinator of Samidoun & Member of the Steering Committee of the Tribunal

Dec 8, 2022 • 1h 6min
An Other's view of Russia w/ Sardana Nikolaeva
Sardana Nikolaeva is from Sakha Republic, and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto. Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Dec 2, 2022 • 50min
The end of Europe? w/ Clare Daly and Mick Wallace
Clare Daly (@ClareDalyMEP) and Mick Wallace (@Wallacemick) are Members of European Parliament. Check out their podcast, I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace Support the podcast https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Nov 26, 2022 • 21min
(Preview) Bonus Episode 149 - Gaming empire (pt.2)
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. Friends of the podcast Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost) and Mo (@Askari_3) dive into the completely bonkers world of American video games.

Nov 26, 2022 • 52min
CFA Franc: Africa's last colonial currency w/ Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla (@nssylla) is a Senegalese development economist. He is the co-author of Africa's Last Colonial Currency: The CFA Franc Story (2021) Guest hosted by Max Ajl Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast