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
Mentioned books
Apr 6, 2019 • 29min
Shlomo Sand "On Nations and Nationhood" (2011)
From February 2011, Shlomo Sand speaks in London at an event organized by the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Writer and historian Shlomo Sand interrogates the foundations of nationhood, placing the idea of 'invention' above race, religion, and language.
Apr 2, 2019 • 4min
Moloq Sampler : "Beau Village" + "Beau City"
Jake Aron is one half of Moloq and one of the earliest boosters of this podcast. I interviewed him recently ("No one is born angry") and we talked about Arabic, music, and American identity post-9/11. Support his work and check out these two tracks from Moloq's latest album. Buy their album Moloqmusic.com Follow Moloq: @moloqmusic Twitter & Instagram Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
Apr 2, 2019 • 45min
Fortress Eco-nationalism w/ Max Ajl
Max Ajl recently completed his doctorate in Development Sociology at Cornell University. Read his article, Beyond the Green New Deal Please support the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
Mar 28, 2019 • 46min
Palestine is still the issue w/Asa Winstanley
Asa Winstanley is an investigative journalist and podcaster with Electronic Intifada. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
Mar 25, 2019 • 1h
Imaginary Asia w/Matt Dagher Margosian
Matt Dagher Margosian is the founder of Asia Art Tours based out of Taiwan and Seattle. asiaartours.com Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
Mar 22, 2019 • 42min
No one is born angry w/Jake Aron
Jake Aron studied at Columbia’s Middle East South Asian and African Studies department. He is one half of Moloq, an Atlanta-based psychedelic pop duo he co-founded with Paul Stevens. They just put out the band’s second full length album, Moloq, this February. Moloqmusic.com @moloqmusic Twitter & Instagram. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
Mar 17, 2019 • 1h 14min
Islamophobia is a helluva drug w/Maryyum Mehmood
Maryyum Mehmood is Research Associate at St Benet's Hall, University of Oxford. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
Mar 13, 2019 • 44min
Banning resistance is futile w/Edward Wastnidge
Edward Wastnidge is a Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, Open University, UK. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
Mar 8, 2019 • 40min
Nawal El Saadawi: Creativity, Women and Dissidence (2011)
Revolution lecture by Egyptian author and activist Nawal El Saadawi at Folkteatern in Gothenburg, Sweden on October 12th, 2011. Presented by the Clandestino Institut. http://clandestinoinstitut.org/
Mar 6, 2019 • 38min
Anger Management w/As'ad AbuKhalil
As'ad AbuKhalil teaches at California State University, Stanislaus. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
