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
Hilbourne A. Watson on imperialism, theory, and capital (pt.2)
Hilbourne A. Watson on imperialism, theory, and capital (pt.1)
The East is a Podcast Radio (vol.2)
Curated by Moloq (@moloqmusic)
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Iraq Revolts (#3) w/ Yousef K. Baker and Dina Al-Adeeb
Special series on the Iraqi revolts by guest host Yousef K. Baker
Dena Al-Adeeb is Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in the American Studies Department at UC Davis.
Recorded on November 9, 2019
Matches and Powderkegs w/ Yousef K. Baker
Yousef K. Baker (@YousefKB) is Assistant Professor of International Studies at California State University, Long Beach.
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(PREVIEW) Bonus Episode 46 - On the assassination of Qasem Soleimani
I went on the District Sentinel Radio to talk recent events in the region.
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A better Green New Deal is possible w/ Max Ajl
Max Ajl recently completed his PhD in Development Sociology at Cornell University.
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Understanding Myanmar w/ David Brenner
Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi interviews his Goldsmiths colleague David Brenner
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Iraq Revolts (#2) w/ Yousef K. Baker and Shamiran Mako
Borderlines: Migration and Biopolitics w/ Martina Tazzioli
Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi interviews his Goldsmiths colleague Martina Tazzioli.
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System Fail: Lebanon's cash crisis w/Ehsani
Ehsani returns to discuss Lebanon's spiraling financial crisis.
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Europe's Others: a conversation on Albanian identity w/ Isa Blumi
Isa Blumi in conversation with Adem Ferizaj on the question of Albanian identity.
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An Interview with Mfalme Sikivu
The US carceral state w/ Jared Ware
Jared Ware is an abolitionist and host of Millennials are Killing Capitalism
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Iraq Revolts (#1) w/ Yousef K. Baker and Zahra Ali
Opera is not "European" w/ Olivia Giovetti
Olivia Giovetti is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, NPR, VAN Magazine and other venues.
We discuss this article
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A new Lebanon? w/ Karim Makdisi
Karim Makdisi is Associate Professor of International Politics at the American University of Beirut.
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Axis of Resistance w/ Tim Anderson
Tim Anderson is an academic based in Australia and the author of the forthcoming book, Axis of Resistance: Towards an Independent Middle East.
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On Hybrid War and riots in Iran w/ Ali Alizadeh
Ali Alizadeh is a political analyst and media activist based in London.
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