The East is a Podcast

Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist)
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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)

  1. 1D AGO

    Iran and Resistance to US Imperialism - Out of Left Field Episode #5 w/ Sina Rahmani

    ***I did an episode with the lovely folks at Out of Left Field from the End of Sport podcast.  Nathan is one of my older friends and comrades, and their show has been going strong for several years   In this emergency episode of the End of Sport's Out of Left Field, Nathan, Derek, and Priyansh talk to ⁠The East is a Podcast'⁠s Sina Rahmani about the current situation in Iran, exploring the historical context, the role of imperialism, and the resilience of the Iranian state against foreign interference. We discuss the implications of the ongoing conflict across the world, the intersection of sports and politics, and the broader narrative surrounding the Islamic Republic's stance in the face of imperialist aggression.  Hosts: Derek Silva, Anna Posbergh, Priyansh, Johanna Mellis & Nathan Kalman-Lamb ________________________________________ Support & Follow The End of Sport Patreon: ⁠⁠patreon.com/Theendofsport⁠⁠ (Support the show!) Bluesky: ⁠⁠@endofsportpod.bsky.social⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@endofsportpod⁠⁠ Twitter/X: ⁠⁠@EndofSportPod⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠The End of Sport⁠⁠ Listen, share, and support The End of Sport, a proud member of the Harbinger Media Network, a community of over sixty leftist podcasts at ⁠⁠harbingermedianetwork.com⁠⁠. #sports #labor #capitalism #marxism

    1h 3m

  2. 2D AGO

    Tankie Group Therapy #37: Tie me to another missle!

    ***Help support Mohammed and his siblings. They are having a difficult time with their living expences and donations have completely dropped off***    Tankie Group Therapy is back! Lara, Jay, Mikey, Adnan, Nora and Sina got together to discuss the ZioAmerican imperialist aggression on the Islamic Republic of Iran. Note: This episode was recorded a few hours before the announcement of the martyrdom of Imam Ali Khamenei  Watch the livestream edition on the East is a Podcast YouTube edition https://youtube.com/live/wKEJ2N2hGA0 Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

    2h 3m

  3. FEB 22

    Hasbara at home: A deep dive into Zionist Hebrew media w/ Dror Dayan

    **Note: This episode contains a lot of discussion of screenshares. Unfortunately, we didn't do the best job describing every graph for audio listeners, so watch the video edition if you are interested in seeing the graphs cited and the slides prepared by the guest.*** Filmmaker Dror Dayan returns to the show to provide us with an overview of the Zionist media machine in Occupied Palestine. You can follow him on Twitter https://x.com/DrorDayan Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel https://youtu.be/5fkp6GdlgcE Consider supporting the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast

    1h 41m

  4. FEB 22

    The prehistory of Al Aqsa Flood w/ Mujamma Haraket (pt.1)

    ***This conversation with Mujamma stretched slightly over two hours and covered a lot of terrain. Part 2 is now available to patrons, as will the video edition of the entire episode. If a few of you sign up for the Patreon, I will unlock it in a couple of weeks on the free feed.***  The first half of a two-part episode with academic and translator Mujamma Haraket about the historical trajectory of actors, social forces, and ideologies that propelled the Islamic Resistance Movement in Palestine (HAMAS) from its early history to today. Support Mujamma's fantastic work on SubStack https://substack.com/@mujammaharaket Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel https://youtu.be/529Uh9WoapU Consider supporting the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast

    1h 13m

  5. FEB 10

    Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism?

    **Producer's note:  The folks at Popular Front asked me to moderate this discusssion of Gabriel Rockhill's latest book on the history of the Frankfurt School. Make sure to check out Popular Front!**   --- We're thrilled to host author and philosopher Gabriel Rockhill on his book tour in Toronto. One of the key intellectuals of our movement today, his latest work explores ideas that are essential to understanding the challenges and necessities in building a socialist movement—especially for those of us living in the West. Starting with a talk from the author, followed by a discussion with a guest panel and an audience Q&A – this will be an important evening to explore the past, present, and future of socialist thought, and the principles we need to uphold in order to succeed (which the ruling class desperately wants us to abandon). Featuring an exciting guest panel, including: Sina Rahmani (co-host) Sardana Nikolaeva Justin Podur Zeyad El-Nabolsy Special thanks to our partners in co-organizing this event: Qiao Collective (@qiaocollective) Critical Theory Workshop (@criticaltheoryworkshop) Monthly Review (@monthlyreview) East is a Podcast (@eastpodcast) And to our additional media partners: Anti-Empire Project (@jpodur) Journal of International Solidarity (@journalofintlsolidarity) --- ABOUT THE BOOK: "Rockhill's book elucidates how the intellectual world war on the socialist alternative has sought to promote a "compatible left" intelligentsia while misrepresenting, maligning, and trying to destroy the revolutionary left. […] The volume concludes by bringing to the fore the guiding methodological framework: a thoroughly anticolonial and anti-imperialist Marxism dedicated to building socialism in the real world." More info at Monthly Review Press: https://monthlyreview.org/9781685901349/ Canada: Available at most online book sellers, including University of Toronto Bookstore: https://utpdistribution.com/9781685901349/who-paid-the-pipers-of-western-marxism/

    2h 7m

  6. FEB 1

    "We are simply people who love life": Voices from the Gaza holocaust

    **Note: As I explain in the introduction to this video, this is a very special episode that consists of two halves featuring three Palestinians in Gaza sharing their stories. It has become more than evident that our racist ruling class and their media warriors are simply refusing to allow anything that humanizes Palestinians in the slightest into the mainstream. It falls to us to help break the narrative blockade on Palestinians and their liberation struggle. I hope to do more of this content in the future, so if you know people in Gaza who want to make their own episodes in this format, reach out to me, and we can work with Lina to get it translated into English and posted. Maybe if we have enough episodes, we can spin it off into its own channel** A very special episode featuring my friends Mohammed and Mahmoud, who both share their stories of the early days of the genocide and some of their memories of the last two years. Please consider donating to their campaigns Mohammed's campaign https://chuffed.org/project/120676-mohammed-from-gaza Mahmoud's campaign https://chuffed.org/project/141277-help-mahmoud-and-his-family-survive-and-stand-again In the second half of the episode, long-time friend of the podcast Migdalia Arcila-Valenzuela interviews Lina Jehad, an Arabic teacher and translator based in Gaza, about her work and struggles during the genocide. Hire Lina for Arabic lessons or translation work https://www.instagram.com/lina_jehad1212/ Donate directly to Lina and her family https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=UWTKZ5F2P4XTS

    46 min

  7. JAN 26

    "They won't leave us alone": Organized chaos and hybrid war in Iran w/ Navid Zarrinnal

    ***Note: Navid's internet has been very unreliable for weeks now, so when I managed to get hold of him with a stable VPN, we decided to hurriedly record. In haste, both of us managed to mangle our respective recordings. I have been forced to resort to--please forgive me, cruel podcast gods---AI audio enhancer tools to see if it could be improved, which it mostly did but there are some funny spots on my side.*** Navid Zarrinal, host of the Colony Archive, and one of the oldest friends of The East is a Podcast, described what he witnessed during the last few weeks in Tehran. Support Navid on Patreon Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

    1h 3m

  8. JAN 26

    Tankie Group Therapy #36: Empire of Lulz

    Tankie Group Therapy is back after a long, long hiatus!  Lara Sheehi from Psychic Militancy hosts this special, extra-super-duper-sized edition featuring all your TGT faves: Justin Podur, Nora Barrows-Friedman, Alex Avina, Joe Emersberger, Sina Rahmani, Arama Rata, Jared Ware, Adnan Husain, Asa Winstanley, and more!  Watch the livestream edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

    1h 51m
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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)

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  • Creator
    Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist)
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    580
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    The East is a Podcast

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