

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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Feb 27, 2022 • 39min
Don't let Penn State Fire Dr. Baker!
A group of students at Penn State University have organized in solidarity with Dr. Oliver Baker, who is being unjustly threatened with termination by the university administration for protecting students from right-wing extremists. Read more here https://www.pyriscence.ca/home/oliverbaker Support Dr. Baker https://linktr.ee/supportdrbaker

Feb 23, 2022 • 1h 19min
In defense of nativism w/ Muhammad Ali Mojaradi
Muhammad Ali Mojaradi (@sharqhzadeh) is the creator of Persian Poetics (@persianpoetics on Instagram) Check out his video, "Debunking Fake Rumi" Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Feb 21, 2022 • 59min
Bethune (1964)
A film biography of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian doctor who served with the loyalists during the Spanish Civil War and with the North Chinese Army during the Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Donald Brittain Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrf8tUKorz4

Feb 13, 2022 • 1h 7min
The people want the fall of the regime? w/ William Vanwagenen
William Vanwagenen (@WVanwagenen) is the author of "Salafis Throwing Bombs: How American and British Planners Partnered With Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups At the Start of the Syrian Civil War" and "Creative Chaos: How U.S. Planners Sparked the Anti-Government Protests of the So-Called Arab Spring in Syria" Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon.com/east_podcast

Feb 10, 2022 • 49min
The Kwame Ture Mixtape
Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGcl359SMxE&t=1143s&ab_channel=AfroMarxist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAkIwHOSmI4&ab_channel=AfroMarxist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9iaDjOstzk&t=776s&ab_channel=AfroMarxist Black power : the politics of liberation in America

Jan 29, 2022 • 1h 3min
The character assassination of Jeremy Corbyn w/ Asa Winstanley
Friend of the podcast Asa Winstanley (@AsaWinstanley) makes his long awaited return to talk about the smearing of Jeremy Corbyn. Check out Asa's work at Electronic Intifada and subscribe to his Substack Support the show on Patreon

Jan 28, 2022 • 22min
(Preview) Radio Free Amanda #23 - What Should the Left Do About China??? w/ Jorge Rocha, Ron J, and Mirah
Friend of the podcast Amanda (@catcontentonly) has launched her own show. Gain access to this episode in its entirety by signing up at https://www.patreon.com/radiofreeamanda.

Jan 26, 2022 • 46min
(Preview) Bonus Episode 123 - Just gimme that countryside w/ Turnip Greens Radio
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 show Kevin and Mo from Turnip Greens Radio (@GreensRadio) join me to talk about small farms and neoliberal food systems. Subscribe to their podcast on your podcatcher and support the farm on Patreon! Thanks for supporting the show!

Jan 21, 2022 • 52min
James Connolly and Irish anticolonial resistance (Pt.2) w/ Chris Beausang
Chris Beausang (@ilchinealach) is a writer and critic based in Dublin. His novel Tunnel of Toads is forthcoming from Marrowbone Books. Check out his piece on Liberated Texts, "Ireland’s Struggle for Self-determination" https://liberatedtexts.com/reviews/irelands-struggle-for-self-determination-robbie-mcveigh-and-bill-rolstons-ireland-colonialism-and-the-unfinished-revolution/

Jan 14, 2022 • 20min
(Preview) AER 101: China and Imperialist Media Strategies with Vijay Prashad
An excerpt from the latest episode of The Anti Empire Project hosted by friend of the show, Justin Podur Subscribe on your podcatcher or listen on his website