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Delete Your Account is a new podcast hosted by journalist Roqayah Chamseddine and her plucky sidekick Kumars Salehi. Every week they will talk about important stories from the worlds of politics and pop culture, both on and off-line, in a way that will never bore you. They’re radical leftists, but not that kind. The other kind. The fun kind.

  1. NOV 20

    Episode 241 – Poetic Justice

    A transcript for this episode is now available to download for free as a pdf on our Patreon.  Roqayah is off this week, so Kumars is joined from the top of the show by Rasha Abdulhadi, writer, organizer, poet and author of several books including  The Countermonuments (2024). Rasha discusses a few of their poems including “Your Oysters,” “Advice on Love from an Astronaut with a Failing Memory” and “The Dead Palestinian Father”, the implications of the US election for Palestinians and solidarity activists, and why left-wing organizers resist disability accommodations.  Rasha is on Twitter @rashaabdulhadi. If you are in NYC, you can join Rasha at launch events for their new book The Countermonuments this Thursday and Friday! A full list of links referenced during the show can be found below. If you want to support the show and receive access to tons of bonus content, subscribe on our Patreon for as little as $5 a month. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts. We can't do this show without your support!!!   Podcasts mentioned: Kali on MAKC podcast: https://millennialsarekillingcapitalism.libsyn.com/where-do-we-go-from-here-featuring-kali-akuno Ordinary Unhappiness gerontophallocracy series: https://pod.link/1680330412 RFK DP episode: https://soundcloud.com/deathpanel/teaser-rfk-health-capitalism-and-the-myths-of-wellness-111824 Danya's DP episode: https://soundcloud.com/deathpanel/public-health-and-palestine-w-danya-qato Citations Needed December 2020: https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/ep-125-obama-era-media-failures-we-shouldnt-rehash-under-biden-part-i Socialism con death panel: Political economy of Covid: https://soundcloud.com/deathpanel/the-political-economy-of-covid-dp-x-s24-091224 Refusing Genocide (15min guided writing/planning/organizing reflection at ~44min mark): https://soundcloud.com/deathpanel/refusing-genocide-from-palestine-to-pandemic-w-rasha-abdulhadi-dp-x-s24-092624   Poetry stuff: Fargo's essay on craft: https://proteanmag.com/2023/12/08/notes-on-craft-writing-in-the-hour-of-genocide/ Palestinian roundtable on writing in a time of genocide: https://electricliterature.com/palestinian-poets-on-the-role-of-art-in-fighting-genocide-gaza-palestine/ Dead Palestinian Father: http://www.anathemamag.com/the-dead-palestinian-father Thyme Travelers (Gaza benefit link if you purchase here): https://open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/collections/workshops-4-gaza-bookstore/products/w4g-10-29-24-sulaiman-sonia-thyme-travellers-copy Free download of Shell Houses: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VkeMZjonb0geoh0UyD6F0JU8ePAxrp0C/view   Covid stuff: Gym fascism article: https://culanth.org/fieldsights/gym-fascism BIRCH health graphics for Covid safety/Long Covid: https://x.com/BIRcovidhealth/status/1638939476759019524 Long Covid Physio: https://longcovid.physio/quick-access ME Action Long Covid pacing guide: https://www.meaction.net/long-covid-me-understanding-the-connection/   Organizing stuff: Just Practice, great monthly sessions and TJ helpdesk: https://just-practice.org/the-help-desk

    1h 52m

  2. NOV 4

    Episode 240.5 – Regime Change (free preview)

    This is just a teaser for today's episode, which is available for Patreon subscribers only! We can't do the show without your support, so help us keep the lights on over here and access tons of bonus content by subscribing on our Patreon for as little as $5 a month. While you’re at it, we also love it when you subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts.  This week, Roqayah has the latest on Israel’s failed invasion of Lebanon, the IDF’s “final solution” for northern Gaza, and US attempts at regime change in Beirut. Roqayah and Kumars debate the stakes of the US election and how people who stand in solidarity with Palestine should approach the next four years of US-led imperialism.

    15 min

  3. OCT 25

    Episode 240 – Abolish Rent

    Roqayah is off this week, so Kumars is joined from the top of the hour by Los Angeles Tenants Union co-founders Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis to discuss their new book Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can Solve the Housing Crisis, which documents their experiences on the front lines of the resurgent tenant movement in California and the lessons that organizers everywhere can draw from the movement’s early successes.  Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can Solve the Housing Crisis is out now from Haymarket Books. Follow Leonardo on Twitter @VilchisLeonardo and  Tracy @tracyrosenthal_. If you want to support the show and receive access to tons of bonus content, subscribe on our Patreon for as little as $5 a month. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts. We can't do this show without your support!!!

    1h 20m

  4. SEP 24

    Episode 239.5 – The Lebanon Report (free preview)

    This is just a teaser for today's episode, which is available for Patreon subscribers only!   We can't do the show without your support, so help us keep the lights on over here and access tons of bonus content by subscribing on our Patreon for as little as $5 a month. While you’re at it, we also love it when you subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts.  This week, Roqayah is once again reporting from Lebanon. She and Kumars discuss Israel's latest wave of attacks across Lebanon, including its targeting of communications devices. Roqayah also described witnessing two incidents, one of which she discusses in her latest article for Splinter, as well as the aftermath of the latest attack on the Dahye, which resulted in the deaths of at least 40 people across two residential buildings. Roqayah and Kumars also discuss Hezbollah’s retaliation, the unlikely emergence of Lebanese unity, and how the Axis of Resistance will respond.

    14 min

  5. AUG 30

    Episode 239 - Djinns

    This week, Roqayah is back and reporting from Lebanon. She and Kumars discuss Hezbollah’s latest military response to Israel’s killing of Hezbollah's Senior Commander Sayyed Fouad Ali Shokr in Beirut's southern suburbs, and her latest article for Splinter on the Israeli attack on Haret Hreik. They also discuss Israel's response—its biggest since the 2006 July War—the potential impact on the region, which many speculate is building towards a larger confrontation with the Lebanese resistance, as well as the role of the axis of resistance. If you want to support the show and receive access to tons of bonus content, subscribe on our Patreon for as little as $5 a month. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts. We can't do this show without your support!!!

    43 min

  6. JUL 24

    Episode 238.5 - Live From Lebanon (free preview)

    This is just a teaser for today's episode, which is available for Patreon subscribers only!   We can't do the show without your support, so help us keep the lights on over here and access tons of bonus content by subscribing on our Patreon for as little as $5 a month. While you’re at it, we also love it when you subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts.  This week, Roqayah is back and reporting from Lebanon. She and Kumars discuss Hezbollah’s military capabilities, the strategic depth of the Axis of Resistance and more of the latest developments as Israel ramps up airstrikes on civilians across its northern border.  As mentioned, you can follow Ahmed Hassan @ahmed_hassan_za.

    6 min

  7. JUL 7

    Episode 238 - Deep Red Sea

    Roqayah is off this week, so Kumars is joined from the top of the hour by geopolitical analyst, editor and activist Rune Agerhus. Rune, founder of the new publishing house Hamra Books and a member of the International Commission for Solidarity with Yemen whose work has appeared on Al Mayadeen, takes us on a deep dive into the contemporary Ansarullah movement and the legacy of Yemeni resistance to imperialism, including developments since Oct. 7.  Follow Rune and Hamra Books on Twitter @AlDanmarki and @hamrabooks. If you want to support the show and receive access to tons of bonus content, subscribe on our Patreon for as little as $5 a month. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts. We can't do this show without your support!!!

    58 min

  8. JUN 12

    Episode 237 - Dark Horse

    Roqayah is off this week, so Kumars is joined by an all-star team of football fans to review the club soccer season that was and preview this summer’s Euro and Copa America tournaments. Veterans of Delete Your Account soccer coverage Sam Knight and Sam Sacks, founders of the District Sentinel News Co-op, return alongside the hosts of the We Made It podcast on YouTube, sophomore slugger Bam and our #1 draft pick Caesar Souza.  Hijinks ensue as Bam, Ceez, Sams Knight and Sacks, and Kumars all predict different winners for the Euros before the guests go head-to-head in an all-new football trivia game.  Follow Bam on Twitter at @WeMadeItPodcast, Ceez at @WeMadeItCeez and Sam Sacks @SamSacks. Watch and subscribe to Means Morning News on Means TV and the We Made It podcast on YouTube! If you want to support the show and receive access to tons of bonus content, subscribe on our Patreon for as little as $5 a month. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts. We can't do this show without your support!!!

    1h 19m
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Delete Your Account is a new podcast hosted by journalist Roqayah Chamseddine and her plucky sidekick Kumars Salehi. Every week they will talk about important stories from the worlds of politics and pop culture, both on and off-line, in a way that will never bore you. They’re radical leftists, but not that kind. The other kind. The fun kind.

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