The East is a Podcast

Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist)
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Jun 13, 2022 • 1h 2min

Red Power Hour - Riding the worm

*I was invited to join the comrades at The Red Nation Podcast to discuss Dune (2021)*   Red Power Hour host Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) is joined by Sungmanitu (@BandsIsland) and Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) to discuss Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021).
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May 30, 2022 • 60min

The Troubles and the Irish Question (Pt.1) w/Chris Beausang

Chris Beausang (@ilchinealach) is a writer and critic based in Dublin. His novel Tunnel of Toads is forthcoming from Marrowbone Books.  Supplementary readling:  https://analoguehumanist.wordpress.com/2022/04/11/the-irish-revolution-in-three-parts/ Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast
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May 29, 2022 • 21min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 136 - FARC and the future of Colombia w/Ayesha Umaña Dajud

Friend of the podcast Zeyad el Nabolsy (@ZNabolsy) returns to guest host this episode with Ayesha Umaña Dajud (@AyeshaUmanaD) on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army (FARC) and the prospects for peace in Colombia. 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're gonna be noticing more paywalled content going forward. As much as I want more people to listen for free, recent changes in my life require me to start pushing the Patreon more. Unfortunately, this means  the occasional passive aggressive addenda like this one reminding you, dear listener, that I have been doing this show alone for almost 4 years and I get no sponsorships or outside help.  I rely on normal people like you to keep going so if you can donate, please do! It will make a big difference for me and let me keep making this content.*
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May 18, 2022 • 19min

(Preview) Radio Free Amanda #34 - The Compatible Left and Information Warfare w/ Ben Norton

Friend of the podcast Amanda (@catcontentonly) in conversation with another friend of the podcast, journalist Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton): "The Ukraine war is a government subsidy straight to the military industrial complex...another massive wealth transfer to the US capitalist class"  https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-34-left-66358561    
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May 15, 2022 • 1h 13min

Francis Boyle: "Boycott, Divest, Sanction: Stopping Zionist Genocide Against the Palestinians" (2018)

Francis Boyle is a professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law. Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G6uo7hLAq4&ab_channel=UPTV6   Special thanks to Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost)
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May 11, 2022 • 18min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 135 - The Irish Reunification of 2022? w/ Chris Beausang

Chris Beausang (@ilchinealach) returns to the show to discuss the recent elections in Norther Ireland.   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're gonna be noticing more paywalled content going forward. As much as I want more people to listen for free, recent changes in my life require me to start pushing the Patreon more. Unfortunately, this means  the occasional passive aggressive addenda like this one reminding you, dear listener, that I have been doing this show alone for almost 4 years and I get no sponsorships or outside help.  I rely on normal people like you to keep going so if you can donate, please do! It will make a big difference for me and let me keep making this content.*
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May 8, 2022 • 1h 28min

Forget theory! w/ Gabriel Rockhill

Gabriel Rockhill  (@GabrielRockhill) is Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University.  Check out his episode on Anti-Empire Radio with Justin Podur, titled "Are your favorite academic theorists really CIA spooks?"    Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast    
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May 3, 2022 • 22min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 133 - I wanna be like you w/ Aaron Thorpe

Aaron Thorpe (@borgposting) is a writer and podcaster with The Trillbillies and Everybody Loves Communism. (Apologies for my poor sound quality! I selected the wrong mic!!!) 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're gonna be noticing more paywalled content going forward. As much as I want more people to listen for free, recent changes in my life require me to start pushing the Patreon more. Unfortunately, this means  the occasional passive aggressive addenda like this one reminding you, dear listener, that I have been doing this show alone for almost 4 years and I get no sponsorships or outside help.  I rely on normal people like you to keep going so if you can donate, please do! It will make a big difference for me and let me keep making this content.*
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May 1, 2022 • 1h 30min

Stop the Bleed w/ Tarek Loubani

Friend of the podcast Tarek Loubani (@trklou)  returns to the show to discuss the Stop the Bleed campaign.  (Apologies for the sound quality!) Support https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/stop_the_bleed_supply_gaza_with_lifesaving_tourniquets#!/ https://glia.org/
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Apr 22, 2022 • 1h 2min

Lord Elgin's loot w/ Manu Chander

Old friend of the podcast Manu Chander is Associate Professor of English at Rutgers University-Newark. Support  www.patreon.com/east_podcast

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