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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Aug 24, 2021 • 1h 3min
Interview with Kwame Ture (1995)
Kwame Ture interviewed in 1995 for Howard University's"Evening Exchange" Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eM4rP-qHMc&ab_channel=AAPRPbritain
Aug 22, 2021 • 58min
Seymour Hersh: "There's much more to the story" (2018)
Seymour Hersh in conversation with Afshin Rattansi in 2018 and followed by an interview with Tariq Ali from 2016. Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI3ZkL9Soos&ab_channel=GoingUndergroundonRT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIBxGm08KY8&ab_channel=TeleSUREnglish
Aug 18, 2021 • 1h 12min
Generations of displacement w/ Judith Kalman
Judith Kalman is an author based in Toronto. Read her statement here. Co-hosted with Nathan Kalman-Lamb (@nkalamb) Please consider supporting the show
Aug 10, 2021 • 1h 7min
The scam of nonviolence w/ Justin Podur and Zeyad el Nabolsy
Friends of the podcast Justin Podur and Zeyad el Nabolsy return for a deep dive into the concept of nonviolence and its strange origin story in the work of Gene Sharp. We discuss these two articles by Marcie Smith in the episode. Please consider supporting the show
Aug 9, 2021 • 52min
The Hugo Chávez Mixtape
Hugo Chávez speaking in 2006 (at the UNGA) and in 2009.
Jul 28, 2021 • 22min
(Preview) Bonus Episode 105 - What is hard power? w/ Bikrum Gill
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 Bikrum Gill (@realDrcabbie) teaches in the Department of Political Science at Virginia Tech. The episode opens with a discussion of this tweet.
Jul 28, 2021 • 43min
The Edward Said Mixtape (Vol. 9)
Edward Said speaking to Bill Moyers and Tariq Ali respectively.
Jul 24, 2021 • 18min
(Preview) Bonus Episode 104 - Oslo (2021) w/ Olivia Giovetti
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 Friend of the podcast Olivia Giovetti returns to discuss HBO's fancypants new historical drama, Oslo (2021). Check out her article
Jul 14, 2021 • 1h 8min
Fidel Castro in Harlem (1995)
Cuban revolutionary hero Fidel Castro speaks in Harlem. Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kBgGLHMfnU&ab_channel=AfroMarxist
Jul 14, 2021 • 30min
(Preview) Radio Free Amanda #5 - The Orientalism of Sacha Baron Cohen w/ Sina Rahmani
Friend of the podcast Amanda (@catcontentonly) has launched her own podcast. Gain access to this episode in its entirety by signing up at https://www.patreon.com/radiofreeamanda.
