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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Jan 12, 2019 • 30min
Another look at Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pt. 2) w/ Ali Alizadeh
Ali Alizadeh is an independent journalist and political analyst based in London. https://www.eastpodcast.com/#/episode23/ *** Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
Jan 9, 2019 • 19min
UNLOCKED: Bonus Episode #1 - The History of Ba'athism (pt.1) w/Patrick Higgins
*Unlocked* Patrick Higgins is a Ph.D candidate in the Department of History at the University of Houston. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
Jan 5, 2019 • 23min
Brownface and the Convenience Store Clerk
An archival tour through some of Hollywood's worst representations of South Asians in the last few decades. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
Dec 30, 2018 • 1h 3min
The Edward Said Mixtape (Vol. 3) - The Gulf Crisis: a Palestinian Perspective
Another unabridged interview from the archives of Alternative Views, the legendary cable access show based in Austin, TX. Recorded on Sept. 19, 1990, Said is being interviewed by Douglas Kellner and the late Barbara Harlow. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
Dec 29, 2018 • 49min
Another look at Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pt. 1) w/ Ali Alizadeh
Ali Alizadeh is an independent journalist and political analyst based in London. https://www.eastpodcast.com/#/episode20/ *** Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
Dec 27, 2018 • 23min
Leila Khaled goes to South Africa
In 1969, Leila Khaled's face became etched into the global political imaginary as one of the leading militants of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). She visited South Africa in 2015 and reflected on her experiences. https://www.eastpodcast.com/#/episode19/ *** Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
Dec 26, 2018 • 47min
Bye, Felicia: A century of failed imperialism in Syria w/ Patrick Higgins
Patrick Higgins is a Ph.D candidate in the Department of History at the University of Houston. *Discussion of US withdrawal from Syria begins roughly halfway through the episode* https://www.eastpodcast.com/#/episode18/ ***** Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
Dec 23, 2018 • 20min
Scholarship in the service of Empire w/ Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi
Dr. Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford. Original article available here: https://ajammc.com/2017/03/06/ann-lambton-in-iran/ Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/east_podcast
Dec 20, 2018 • 35min
William Blum, Rogue
William Blum was one of the most critical voices in the US media sphere. After leaving behind a lucrative career with the State Dept in 1967, he began writing about the disastrous consequences of US foreign policy. Here is a short conversation with radio host David Swanson from a few years ago, preceded by a short intro. Blum speaks about his career, his frustrations with the corporate media, and the Obama administration. created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/east_podcast
Dec 14, 2018 • 45min
The Tasks of Indigenous Translators w/ Nikki Hessel
Nikkie Hessel is Associate Professor School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Her most recent book is Romantic Literature and the Colonised World: Lessons from Indigenous Translations (Palgrave, 2018). created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/east_podcast
