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)
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 556
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Stephan Weissman: The Lumumba Assassination and CIA Accountability (2013)
A lecture hosted by the Woodrow Wilson Center in 2013.
Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhZsPIrpYI4&ab_channel=WoodrowWilsonCenter
Samir Amin: Neoliberalism and the Decline of the Bandung Project (1975-2000)
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 las…
Marielle Tsukamoto on Japanese Internment (2013)
"First-Hand Accounts of the Japanese American Internment Experience. It is our hope that these stories will build on the work and legacy of the late Mary Tsukamoto, who devoted her life to promoting …
Iran-China Deal: Don't buy the hype? w/ Arash Joblaghi
Arash Joblaghi is a Strategic Adviser and the creator of the Iran Military Review
Full text of Joint Statement on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between I.R. Iran, P.R. China
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Tunisia's Unfinished Revolution? w/ Fadil Aliriza
Fadil Aliriza is a journalist based in Tunis and the founder & editor-in-chief of Meshkal.
(Unlocked) Bonus Episode 96 - Salman Abu Sitta "Eleven Wars against Palestinians"
Read by Nyla Matuk
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Lebanon's economic freefall w/ Ehsani
Friend of the podcast Ehsani returns to discuss Lebanon's worsening cash crisis.
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Abdel Razzaq Takriti: "Kurdistan, Palestine, and the Politics and Poetics of Solidarity"
A talk by Abdel Razzaq Takriti for the Global Middle East Seminar Series at Goldsmiths Centre for Postcolonial Studies. Introduction by friend of the show, Eskandar Sadeghi
Maps of Return: an interview with Dr. Salman Abu Sitta
Dr. Salman Abu Sitta is the Founder and President of the Palestine Land Society and the General Coordinator of the Right of Return Congress and has served as a member of the Palestine National Counci…
(Preview) The Anti Empire Project : Sorry for using the word “Corbyn” (in Canada)
An excerpt from a recent episode of Justin Podur's fantastic podcast, The Anti Empire Project. If you like my show you will probably enjoy Justin's!
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The OG Moderate Rebels: Iran-Contra and the violent legacies of US foreign policy w/ Alexander Aviña
Alexander Aviña is Associate Professor of History in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. Check out his article.
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Malcolm Byrne: "Iran-Contra: Reagan’s Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power" (2015)
A 2015 lecture hosted by the US National Archives. Get the book
The View from Sana'a w/ Nasser Arrabyee
Nasser Arrabyee is a journalist based in Sana'a.
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Ratna Kapur "Gender and human rights: Success, failure or new imperialism?" (2016)
(Unlocked) Bonus Episode 86 - War Chronicles
An excerpt from Joelle Abi-Rached's book read by Alex Salamat
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Game Changer or Rebrand? w/ Shireen Al-Adeimi
Shireen Al-Adeimi is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University
US-Iran Relations in the Biden Era: What's Next?
Hosted by Committee of Anti-Imperialists in Solidarity with Iran
An-depth look at US-Iran relations following the change in administrations, the long history of US imperialism directed against Iran,…
Arab Spring, Ten Years On: Tunisian Perspectives
Featuring Amayed Aymen and Heythem Guesmi and guest hosted by friend of the show Max Ajl
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