

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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Nov 2, 2021 • 1h 4min
The modern history of Korea (pt.1) w/ Ju-Hyun Park
Ju-Hyun Park is a poet and essayist and part of Nodutdol. Check out their essay, "Life During Wartime" Please consider supporting the show

Oct 25, 2021 • 1h 3min
A century of Palestinian resistance: the legacy of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Friends of the podcast Zeyad el-Nabolsi and Yara Shoufani take up the legacy of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Please consider supporting the show

Oct 22, 2021 • 21min
(Preview) Bonus Episode 113 - Uprooting birthrights w/ Nora Barrows-Friedman
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 can donate directly through Gofundme, and PayPal/Venmo as well. Links to the latter on my website, eastpodcast.com Nora Barrows-Friedman (@norabf) is a staff writer and associate editor at The Electronic Intifada, and is co-host of the EI Podcast and @thebriefpod

Oct 18, 2021 • 56min
Samir Amin: "The Second Wave of the Rise of the South; the Emerging Countries (as of 2000)"
The third of a three-part lecture series hosted by the SOAS in 2013 titled "The Second Wave of the Rise of the South; the Emerging Countries (as of 2000)" (The first two parts are also available on this feed) Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac8Fsu0WVKg&ab_channel=SOASUniversityofLondon

Oct 13, 2021 • 1h 17min
(Unlocked) Bonus Episode 111 - The importance of close reading w/ Louis Allday
Louis Allday (@Louis_Allday) is a writer, historian and founding editor of Liberatedtexts.com Unlocked from behind the paywall. Sign up for the bonus feed at Patreon.com/east_podcast to get great bonus content and help sustain the show. Go to eastpodcast.com for links to Gofundme, merch store, and cash apps.

Oct 8, 2021 • 33min
(Preview) Episode 14 - Afghanistan 101 w/ Justin Podur
Friend of the podcast Amanda (@catcontentonly) interviews another friend of the podcast, Justin Podur (@justinpodur) about the history of Afghanistan Access this episode in its entirety by signing up at https://www.patreon.com/radiofreeamanda

Oct 7, 2021 • 1h 19min
Decolonization, not decolonize w/ Nasser Mufti
Long time friend of the podcast Nasser Mufti teaches at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Check out his article, "Hating Victorian Studies Properly" Please consider supporting the show. Go to Eastpodcast.com for links to Patreon, GoFundMe, cash apps, and merch store.

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Oct 2, 2021 • 1h 19min
Charles W. Mills: "Theorizing Racial Justice" (2020)
Charles W. Mills giving the Tanner Lecture on Human Values in 2020 at the University of Michigan Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78wzAfQu9Mw&ab_channel=UniversityofMichigan

Sep 23, 2021 • 18min
(Preview) Bonus Episode 112 - Three mining companies in a trench coat w/ Rob Rousseau
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 can donate directly through Gofundme, and PayPal/Venmo as well. Links to the latter on my website, eastpodcast.com Rob Rousseau is a writer and streams on Twitch

Sep 21, 2021 • 56min
The point, however, is to change it w/ Midwestern Marx
Carlos L. Garrido, Edward L. Smith, and Alex Zambito are the force behind Midwestern Marx Check out their Youtube channel Please consider supporting the show. Go to Eastpodcast.com for links to Patreon, GoFundMe, cash apps, and merch store.