The East is a Podcast

Tamar Boyadjian (link) teaches at Michigan State University and is  Editor of the Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (link) Rachel Goshgarian teaches at Lafayette College (Link) Support the podcast https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast      

My teacher and comrade Saree Makdisi (@sareemakdisi) returns to the podcast to talk about the rapid transformation in the Palestine liberation struggle.  Check out his recent article, "The Nakba is Now" Support the podcast https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast  

Edward Said talked about his book Reflections on Exile and Other Essays, published by Harvard University Press.  Source

(Note: This was recorded before the recent uprising) Ted Kelly (@teddyredder) speaks to Susan Abulhawa (@sjabulhawa) Palestinian writer, biologist, and Workers World Party member. Comrade Abulhawa's latest novel, Against the Loveless World, is out now. We're also joined by Susan's dogs, Luca, Lily, and Mika. !أبطال فلسطين توحّد الأشراف في العالم !تسقط الحركة صهيونية Against the Loveless World: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Agains…781982137038

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 My comrade and longtime patron of the podcast Nick Estes returns to explore the meaning of immigration against the historical backdrop of settler colonialism in the US.

Exploring the dark side of corporate capitalism, capitalist impacts on the environment, and the transition from superstition to enlightenment. Discussing economic changes post-World War II, efficiency in public vs private services, and corporate greed leading to environmental decay.

Justin Podur and I teamed up to interview Columbia University historian Manan Ahmed on his fantastic new book, The Loss of Hindustan.  This is the second half of the conversation. Subscribe to the Anti-Empire project and download the first!  

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 (almost up-to-date) website, eastpodcast.com Ambereen Dadabhoy is Associate Professor of Literature at Harvey Mudd College in California.  

A lecture hosted by the Woodrow Wilson Center in 2013.   Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhZsPIrpYI4&ab_channel=WoodrowWilsonCenter

The second part of a three-part lecture series hosted by the SOAS titled "Six Decades of Development Debate" in 2013. (The first part is available on this feed as well, released back in September last year)   Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq8OK4BUyM&ab_channel=SOASUniversityofLondon