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)
Episodes
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Aug 8, 2020 • 38min
Japan Panic, White Terror: Vincent Chin and anti-Asian Racism in the US
(Content Warning: brutal violence described graphically) Thank you to Benjamin Bartu for putting this mix together. Please consider supporting the show and help me hit my goal of $1500 a month. I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com
Aug 3, 2020 • 33min
(Preview) Uproar in the Studio: Sky Hunter (2017)
I was invited to talk with Uproar in the Studio (@ChinaFilmPod on Twitter) about the Chinese military film Sky Hunter (2017). Subscribe to their podcast on your podcatcher. Link to the full episode https://uproarinthestudio.home.blog/2020/07/21/bonus-sky-hunter/
Aug 1, 2020 • 1h 17min
Russiagate, Douma, and the failure of the US media class w/Aaron Maté
Aaron Maté is a journalist based in NYC. Check out his podcast, Pushback. Please consider supporting the show and help me hit my goal of $1500 a month. I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com
Jul 29, 2020 • 13min
"Canceling the College Football Season Isn’t Enough" (2020)
Read by the authors. Link to original article (link). Check out The End of Sport if you haven't already!
Jul 27, 2020 • 49min
The DR Congo and the struggle for postcolonial liberation w/ Justin Podur
Friend of the podcast Justin Podur (https://www.podur.org/) returns to talk about his new book, America's Wars on Democracy in Rwanda and the DR Congo. Please consider supporting the show and help me hit my goal of $1500 a month. I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com
Jul 23, 2020 • 42min
The Paul Robeson Mixtape
Paul Robeson was a singer, activist, and open Communist during the heyday of McCarthyist America. Great thanks to Hami Bahadori for putting this amazing mix together.
Jul 19, 2020 • 11min
(Preview) Bonus Episode 69 - Amanda Yee
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 One of my earliest patrons, Amanda Yee (@catcontentonly), makes her first appearance on the show to talk NYC protests, COVID, and a horrible article about the legacy of Edward Said.
Jul 18, 2020 • 53min
Trouble in Caucasia w/ Cavid Ağa
Cavid Ağa is a journalist and translator based in Ankara. Please consider supporting the show and help me hit my goal of $1500 a month. I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com
Jul 12, 2020 • 52min
Reel Bad Arabs: Jack G. Shaheen on How Hollywood Vilifies Arabs (2004)
Almost two decades ago, author and scholar Jack G. Shaheen gave this lecture about Hollywood's vilification of Arabs and Muslims based on his book, Reel Bad Arabs. Link to the original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnQND1g_y3Q
Jul 9, 2020 • 1h 14min
Team America: World Police (2004)
[I went back on one of my favourite podcasts, Rewatchability, to talk about Team America : World Police. Enjoy!] Happy Birthday America! In celebration we light up some fireworks with TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE!
