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The East is a Podcast

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)

Islam Politics Religion & Spirituality News
Update frequency
every 5 days
Average duration
53 minutes
Episodes
554
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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Tell me what anti-imperialism looks like w/ Max Ajl

Tell me what anti-imperialism looks like w/ Max Ajl

EIAP shadow commander in charge of finding guests Max Ajl returns to the show after a long hiatus to discuss what lessons can be drawn from the 12-day war between Iran and ZioAmerikkan Empire. 

 

Che…

01:20:56  |   Sat 30 Aug 2025
Tankie Group Therapy #35 : Tie me to a missile!

Tankie Group Therapy #35 : Tie me to a missile!

Tankie Group Therapy is back! This time with an actual licensed therapist! Sina hosts alongside Adnan from  @adnanhusainshow , Jay from  @MAKCapitalism , and Lara Sheehi!

Watch the video edition on T…

01:39:05  |   Wed 20 Aug 2025
Which way, Iranian man? w/  Navid Zarrinnal  (Pt.1)

Which way, Iranian man? w/ Navid Zarrinnal (Pt.1)

The first half of a long conversation with longtime friend of the show Navid Zarrinnal about Iran's perpetually tortured relationship with the West and how anti-imperialist resistance shapes attitude…

01:02:12  |   Fri 01 Aug 2025
On John Carpenter's They Live (1988) w/ Sina Rahmani

On John Carpenter's They Live (1988) w/ Sina Rahmani

**Nick Estes from The Red Nation Podcast invited me on his new project on Substack to talk about John Carpenter's They Live (1988). This is a preview of the episode.  Support Nick on Substack to a…

00:25:07  |   Wed 30 Jul 2025
Tankie Group Therapy #34 - Gaza defends our humanity

Tankie Group Therapy #34 - Gaza defends our humanity

Tankie Group Therapy is back! Sina, Alex, Nora, and Jay get together for another session to discuss the latest news from the Gaza Holocaust.

Support Palestinians in Gaza through their fundraisers

Wat…

01:34:58  |   Mon 28 Jul 2025
The ruins of imperialism w/ Kit Klarenberg and Alexander Mckay

The ruins of imperialism w/ Kit Klarenberg and Alexander Mckay

**I put the concluding 20 mins of the conversation behind the paywall on audio. If you want to listen to the entire episode, sign up for Patreon for less than $2 a month or watch it on our YouTube ch…

01:18:41  |   Wed 16 Jul 2025
Tankie Group Therapy #33 : Bread and Circus

Tankie Group Therapy #33 : Bread and Circus

Tankie Group Therapy is back! After a long hiatus, Sina is joined by TGT stalwarts Nora, Alex, Adnan, and Lara.

Video edition coming soon!

Fundraisers

Mohammed's family has been ordered to evacuate …

01:37:23  |   Mon 14 Jul 2025
Psyhclib#6: Iran vs.

Psyhclib#6: Iran vs. "Israel" - Weakness is strength w/ Sina Rahmani

***I was invited by the good people at Resistance is Fertile to talk about 12-day-war.  **

 

In this episode, Sacha and Benji welcome Sina Rahmani to analyze the recent 12-day conflict between Iran a…

01:17:44  |   Sun 06 Jul 2025
F*ck ICE, Free Gaza! w/ Abraham Marquez

F*ck ICE, Free Gaza! w/ Abraham Marquez

Longtime friend of the show Aalex Aviña (@Alexander_Avina) returns to guest host an episode with journalist Abraham Marquez (@abemarquez3) about the recent intensification of the war on racialized co…

01:18:00  |   Tue 01 Jul 2025
Becoming a critical thinker & an anti-imperialist writer w/ Louis Allday

Becoming a critical thinker & an anti-imperialist writer w/ Louis Allday

Longtime friend of the show and frequent guest host Louis Allday (@Louis_Allday) was invited to Iran for an international media conference hosted by Press TV.  

Watch the full episode on Press TV web…

00:49:56  |   Wed 25 Jun 2025
Looking into the Abyss: ZioAmerica, Iran, and the Struggle for a Human Future w/ David Yaghoubian and Sina Rahmani

Looking into the Abyss: ZioAmerica, Iran, and the Struggle for a Human Future w/ David Yaghoubian and Sina Rahmani

**Adnan invited me on his show to record on the latest development. We went for so long, I was eventually out of words!*

Adnan convenes an emergency panel to discuss and analyze the recent Israeli-US…

01:51:16  |   Tue 17 Jun 2025
Palestine and the World: Emancipation and the Minority Question, 1789-1923

Palestine and the World: Emancipation and the Minority Question, 1789-1923

**Producer's note: This is the second episode of "Palestine and the World: History in a Time of Genocide (Denial)," a 7-part series Adnan recorded for his podcast, The Adnan Husain Show with his coll…

01:18:07  |   Sat 31 May 2025
The humble olive w/ Robert Massoud

The humble olive w/ Robert Massoud

Robert Massoud is the founder of Zatoun, which bottles and distributes olive oil from Palestine to North America. He also ran Beit Zatoun House, a cultural centre and meeting place in downtown Toront…

01:01:47  |   Sun 25 May 2025
Tankie Group Therapy #32: The West is not worth saving

Tankie Group Therapy #32: The West is not worth saving

Tankie Groupy Therapy is back! A lively, "dudes rock" episode featuring: Alex, Joe, Sina, Adnan, and our newest member, Jay Ware from Millennials are Killing Capitalism 

Check out Adnan's conversatio…

01:39:35  |   Wed 21 May 2025
Alex Aviña:

Alex Aviña: "Ayotzinapa and Palestine: Global Laboratories of Repression"

Comrade and longtime friend of the show Alex Aviña recently gave a lecture the seminar  "Global Laboratories of Repression, Global Visions of Liberation" and the organizers have kindly shared the aud…

01:06:38  |   Sun 18 May 2025
Fascism has no ethnicity: a forum on the Ziofash ascendency

Fascism has no ethnicity: a forum on the Ziofash ascendency

**Note: This extra-long conversation continued for another 25 mins, which has been posted for Patrons of the show.**

A very special episode featuring comrades and former guests of the show: Nora Barr…

01:43:05  |   Tue 06 May 2025
Is your Rage Pure Enough? w/Sina Rahmani - Psychlib ep.5

Is your Rage Pure Enough? w/Sina Rahmani - Psychlib ep.5

*I was invited to the Psychlib podcast to discuss the power of rage and it resulted in ~90 mins of mostly me ranting* 

In this wide-ranging and wide-ranting discussion, Sina, Sacha and Benji explore …

01:38:24  |   Wed 30 Apr 2025
Syncretic imperialism: A forum on Spanish imperialism in Latin America

Syncretic imperialism: A forum on Spanish imperialism in Latin America

A forum exploring some of the characteristics of Spanish imperialism in Latin America featuring comrade Alex Aviña, and co-hosts of Kuskalla podcast, Yojana Miraya Oscco and Renzo Aroni

 

Consider s…

01:11:53  |   Fri 25 Apr 2025
Is the Apocalypse Avoidable? Are We Headed for World War 3? w/ Sina Rahmani

Is the Apocalypse Avoidable? Are We Headed for World War 3? w/ Sina Rahmani

*I recently did two very long livestreams with friend of the show and comrade Jared Ware from Millenials are Killing Capitalism. I didn't want to subject all of you on the free feed to almost six hou…

02:38:07  |   Wed 16 Apr 2025
Team Barbarism is winning!

Team Barbarism is winning!

*Producer's note: This episode begins with a request to help my friend Mohammed in Gaza. Please consider supporting Mohammed's fundraiser to support his family in their efforts to survive the genocid…

01:27:45  |   Thu 27 Mar 2025
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