Makdisi Street

The Makdisi brothers and every one of their invaluable guests offer the best opportunity to educate oneself on the crimes that have occurred and are occurring in Palestine. Each episode is an invitation to engage more frequently and deeply on the issues of justice, racism, and contemporary colonialism. Accessible and profoundly moving conversations.

Pretty much the only place I get geopolitical news and commentary these days. Stellar guests, trenchant analysis and absolutely ZERO ego from the brothers. This is NOT a show about the hosts at all, even though they regularly enrich the conversation with vast knowledge and experience from their academic fields and their personal lives. The laser focus on Israel/Palestine is not even remotely a downside in that one can always extrapolate tons about broader international politics. It is clear they think highly of their audience as well - I am challenged and I learn something from every episode.

Few experts are as insightful as the Makdisi brothers on Palestine and west Asia. This should be in everyone’s top 3 sources on the subject.

It is a delight to hear these three brothers discuss, debate, and sometimes disagree. They are all excellent interviewers, all accomplished academics, and they are spread out all over the globe offering a depth of insight and a breadth of expertise that is unmatched in this genre of podcast. They are up there with electronic intifada and the war nerd in terms of a must listen for anybody interested about the future of the world and the future of Palestine.