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The East is a Podcast"Listen to the Iranians": Sina Rahmani (The East is a Podcast)**Note: When stuff in Iran goes down, my natural inclination is to avoid doing content and stay above the fray, at least until the media hysteria dies down. Not the best way to run a media project, I know, but I just have a hard time with all the breathless coverage--BREAKING!!!--and don't really want to feed it. Even then, I am still Iranian, and if people ask me to record during these times, my cultural programming compels me to accept the invitation. This episode of Peacemongers with Mehmet and Erik was recorded as I was travelling for...
2026-01-191h 05
Fredshetsarna"Listen to The Iranian": Sina Rahmani (The East is a Podcast)In this episode Mehmet and Erik have a conversation with Sina Rahmani. He is an Iranian, living in North America and the host of The East Is A Podcast, an all-time favourite for both Mehmet and Erik.
We talk about the events in Iran which have been one-sidedly and sensationally presented in the west. In the background the Empire and the Ethno-state have their fingers dirty.
So why is Iran such an important target for the Empire and what does it mean to be sovereign?
We discuss some of the contents of the i...
2026-01-161h 05
The East is a PodcastStruggle Session 6 Live w/Nerdeen Kiswani, Sina Rahmani, Henry Hakamaki & Mehmet Ali ArslanThe Struggle Session is back for November on Sunday Nov 23rd at 3pmET! This monthly livestream panel program is not convening to make you feel better--the unvarnished analysis and fierce self-criticism may make you feel a bit worse! But, it will inform and, hopefully, spur you to taking action. As Marx said, the point isn't just to understand the world but to change it. This is an activist panel for a much needed Struggle Session: Nerdeen Kiswani, founder of Within our Lifetime; Sina Rahmani, host of East is a Podcast and impressario/producer of the online tankie left; Henry...
2025-11-252h 01
The East is a PodcastThe Imperial '80s: 'Evil Dead 2' ft. Sina RahmaniThe next installment of the Imperial '80s series is sure to be one for the ages. Evil Dead 2. Bruce Campbell. Chainsaw arm. Sawed off Shotgun. Necronomicon. Sina Rahmani from the East is a Podcast. What more could you want? We can't talk about this film without discussing settler colonialism, zionism, & orientalism (and therefore imperialism)! As always to support our show, please become an Imperial 80s patron, where you get first access to bonus episodes and support both Mtume and J's work on this series. We do hope to have the time to record a...
2025-10-251h 28
The East is a PodcastAiring More Grievances | An East is a Podcast & MAKC Fundraiser for Lifeline4Gaza***Note: Jay and I did another fundraiser episode. This time, we used the website Lifeline4Gaza to help lift up some slow-moving campaigns. During the episode, I linked to two other campaigns whose organizers I know and who need your help: consider donating to Ahmed or Mahmoud*** As promised we are back to air more grievances! This week Sina and Jared are combining forces once again! Nora Barrows-Friedman from Electronic Intifada, and our frequent guest and comrade Alexander Aviña will be joining us, and some other special guests will join us as well! ...
2025-09-191h 57
The East is a PodcastPod Kapital #1: Seeing the MonsterNote: Nick Estes and I have launched a new project called Pod Kapital in which we will be reading canonical Marxist texts for weekly episodes on his Substack. I will be posting the audio editions for all my patrons but if you want to watch the video edition, you will have to sign up behind his paywall! I encourage you to do so anyway for the great content he is posting ! The Red-Brown alliance is finally happening! The American Indian-Iranian alliance, that is. Host of the East Is a Podcast, Sina Rahmani, joins the Red Scare Podcast...
2025-09-101h 11
The East is a PodcastThe Airing of Grievances with Sina Rahmani & FriendsUPDATE ***Yesterday, Jay from MAKC hosted a livestream for me, Adnan Husain, and Nick Estes partly as a mini-fundraiser for my friend Mohammed in Gaza. The response has been amazing. As I mention in the episode, donations started pouring in from listeners/ viewers. Someone even donated $500!. It was really moving for me--I even shed a tear on the livestream! Thank you to all who donated. Mohammed was elated to see some money come in, as he has been trying to arrange for transport south for him and his siblings. For a few weeks, donations had drie...
2025-09-102h 38
The Red Nation PodcastOn John Carpenter's They Live (1988) w/ Sina Rahmani***TRN Podcast host Nick Estes did an episode with producer Sina Rahmani for an episode on his new SubStack project, Red Scare. This is a preview. To listen/watch the entire episode, subscribe to Red Scare*** Nick Estes in conversation with TRN Podcast producer and host of The East is a Podcast Sina Rahmani (@UrOrientalist) explore what John Carpenter's They Live (1988) can teach us how the ruling class uses ideaology to govern our everyday—and how to break free of that control!
2025-07-3025 min
The East is a PodcastOn John Carpenter's They Live (1988) w/ Sina Rahmani**Nick Estes from The Red Nation Podcast invited me on his new project on Substack to talk about John Carpenter's They Live (1988). This is a preview of the episode. Support Nick on Substack to access this and other great bonus content!** Nick Estes in conversation with TRN Podcast producer and host of The East is a Podcast Sina Rahmani (@UrOrientalist) exploring what John Carpenter's They Live (1988) can teach us how the ruling class uses ideaology to govern our daily lives—and how to break free of that control.
2025-07-3025 min
The East is a PodcastPsyhclib#6: Iran vs. "Israel" - Weakness is strength w/ Sina Rahmani***I was invited by the good people at Resistance is Fertile to talk about 12-day-war. ** In this episode, Sacha and Benji welcome Sina Rahmani to analyze the recent 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel. They discuss the implications of the attacks, the psychological impact on both nations, and the broader geopolitical stakes involving external actors like China and Pakistan. The conversation delves into the strengths and weaknesses revealed on both sides, the significance of Iran's capacity to retaliate, and the ongoing narrative wars shaping public perception. Tune in for an in-depth exploration of this complex...
2025-07-061h 17
The East is a PodcastLooking into the Abyss: ZioAmerica, Iran, and the Struggle for a Human Future w/ David Yaghoubian and Sina Rahmani**Adnan invited me on his show to record on the latest development. We went for so long, I was eventually out of words!* Adnan convenes an emergency panel to discuss and analyze the recent Israeli-US attack on Iran, its implications for Iran, the region and the world. Prof. David Yaghoubian (CSU-San Bernardino) and Sina Rahmani (East is a Podcast) share their insights and reflections along with passionate and deeply committed analysis about the place of Iran as the frontline state fighting for a sovereign future against Western imperial hegemony. Watch the episode on our YouTube c...
2025-06-171h 51
The East is a PodcastIs your Rage Pure Enough? w/Sina Rahmani - Psychlib ep.5*I was invited to the Psychlib podcast to discuss the power of rage and it resulted in ~90 mins of mostly me ranting* In this wide-ranging and wide-ranting discussion, Sina, Sacha and Benji explore the psychological clay feet of the dying white empire. We explore the entanglement of settler colonies and how they can't genocide their way to victory over the rest of the world. We look at the psychological protective and mobilizing role of rage. If, like us, you consider that ranting Sina is peak Sina, you'll enjoy this episode! Watch the video on...
2025-04-301h 38
The East is a PodcastIs the Apocalypse Avoidable? Are We Headed for World War 3? w/ Sina Rahmani*I recently did two very long livestreams with friend of the show and comrade Jared Ware from Millenials are Killing Capitalism. I didn't want to subject all of you on the free feed to almost six hours of mostly Sina yeling so I put one of our conversations behind the paywall. You can watch that episode linked below* Back by popular demand. Sina Rahmani will return to the show to discuss whether we are in the early days of World War 3. Has it been "quietly" raging for a few years now? Are such questions hyperbolic or alarmist b...
2025-04-162h 38
The East is a PodcastGaza is Unconquered, Palestine is STILL the Issue w/ Sina Rahmani*I have been helping friend of the show Adnan Husain with his new media project. This episode we recorded after our previous episode was lost (albeit temporarily) by our recording software. That episode is now available behind the paywall on my patreon and Adnan's linked below* Professor Adnan Husain and Sina Rahmani (The East is a Podcast) discuss the political lessons and implications of the Gaza ceasefire agreement for the cause of Palestine, regional and geopolitics of resistance against US/Western empire, and on the direction of the anti-imperial solidarity movements across Europe and North America. ...
2025-02-091h 03
Guerrilla HistoryRadical Independent Media as Anti-Imperialist Practice w/ Sina RahmaniIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we present a crossover conversation we did with our friend Sina from The East Is a Podcast on the topic of Radical Independent Media As Anti-Imperialist Practice! This topic stems from a talk Henry gave for the Friends of Socialist China, and will be continued in a forthcoming episode on Publishing As Anti-Imperialist Practice featuring several Editorial Board members of Iskra Books. Be sure to Subscribe to Sina's show (links below), and also subscribe to our freshly made YouTube channel, which will begin uploading material very soon! Sina Rahmani is host of...
2024-10-251h 08
Upstream[TEASER] Nationalism and the Error of Patriotic Socialism w/ Sina Rahmani and NickYou can listen to the full episode with Sina Rahmani of East is a Podcast and Nick of The Intervention Podcast by subscribing to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast As a Patreon subscriber, not only will you get access to at least one bonus episode a month, usually two or three, as well as early access to certain episodes and other benefits like stickers and bumper stickers, depending on which tier you subscribe to, but you'll also be helping to keep Upstream sustainable and allowing us to keep this project going. Find out...
2024-03-1920 min
The East is a PodcastHow Empires Die: The Lesson of the British for the End of the 'American Century' w/ Sina Rahmani*Rania Khalek from BreakThrough News invited me on her show to talk about the absurd media circus surrounded the death of Queen Elizabeth* The British Queen's death has given rise to conversations about the crimes of colonialism as well as defenses and denials of it. Meanwhile the US can't impose itself on the Global South the way it used to, it appears both at home and abroad to be an empire in decline. To discuss empires, both dead and dying, why colonialism still matters and the anti-imperialist struggle around the world, Rania Khalek was joined...
2022-09-211h 14
Rania Khalek DispatchesHow Empires Die: The Lesson of the British for the End of the ‘American Century’, w/ Sina RahmaniThe British Queen’s death has given rise to conversations about the crimes of colonialism as well as defenses and denials of it. Meanwhile the US can’t impose itself on the Global South the way it used to, it appears both at home and abroad to be an empire in decline. To discuss empires, both dead and dying, why colonialism still matters and the anti-imperialist struggle around the world, Rania Khalek was joined by Sina Rahmani, creator of East Is A Podcast.Sina on Tw...
2022-09-211h 13
The IntellectualEdward Said's "Culture and Imperialism" - A Discussion on "Collaboration, Independence, and Liberation" w/ Sina Rahmani of "The East is a Podcast" Podcast: Anti-Imperialist Network Podcast (LS 28 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Edward Said's "Culture and Imperialism" - A Discussion on "Collaboration, Independence, and Liberation" w/ Sina Rahmani of "The East is a Podcast"Pub date: 2022-08-16Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWe talk with Sina of "The East is a Podcast", a podcast veteran who offers comradely advice on how to podcast (in all seriousness, check them out here: https://eastpodcast.com) and an amazing discussion about Edward Said's 1993 book "Culture and Imperialism", specifically the...
2022-09-121h 40
The East is a PodcastWag the Dog (1997) w/ Ben Norton*I was invited to friend of the show Ben Norton's Multipolarista to discuss Wag the Dog, an excellent, somewhat forgotten political satire of US media and war.* The 1997 Hollywood film "Wag the Dog" perfectly predicted the propaganda tactics the US government and media would use decades later in its wars in Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and beyond. In this special joint episode, Multipolarista host Benjamin Norton is joined by Sina Rahmani of The East Is a Podcast to discuss the movie and how shockingly relevant it still is today. Video edition available here Suppo...
2022-07-281h 27
The East is a Podcast(Preview) What the Huck?! - Translation, Commodification and Hegemony w/ Sina Rahmani*I was invited to join What the Huck?! to talk translation, Eurocentrism, and the 3% problem. This is roughly half of the conversation. Check out What the Huck?! on your podcatcher to download the entire episode or watch it on YouTube* Today we're joined by special a very special guest, our friend Sina Rahmani from The East Is A Podcast! In our interview with Sina, we discussed what gets to be translated and who decides what's worth translating. This has implications in both the literary world as well as in the scholarly realm, and it was fascinating to d...
2022-07-1444 min
The East is a Podcast(Preview) Rewatchability 457- STARGATE with Sina Rahmani(A preview of the latest episode of Rewatchability. For the entire episode, subscribe to Rewatchability wherever you get your podcasts) Grab your space-ankh, this week we walk like an Egyptian-from-another-planet with STARGATE! Starring Snake Plissken, I mean Kurt Russell, and the part of James Spader not obscured by his exceedingly floppy mop, this military sci-fi action flick combined your grade 4 history unit on Egypt with a random episode of Star Trek. Sina Rahmeni from The East Is A Podcast joins us once again to pick apart this Roland Emmerich blockbuster We thought it was fascinating and mysterious w...
2021-06-2619 min
Anti-Empire Project Podcast – The Anti-Empire ProjectAEP 81: The Loss of Hindustan – with Manan Ahmed and Sina RahmaniA podcast event! I teamed up with a co-host, Sina Rahmani of The East is a Podcast, to interview Manan Ahmed, author of The Loss of Hindustan – The Invention of India. The interview is about history, identity, imperialism – the usual! – but all centered on the concept of Hindustan and the way history … Continue reading "AEP 81: The Loss of Hindustan – with Manan Ahmed and Sina Rahmani"
2021-04-2952 min
Anti-Empire Project Podcast – The Anti-Empire ProjectAEP 81: The Loss of Hindustan – with Manan Ahmed and Sina RahmaniA podcast event! I teamed up with a co-host, Sina Rahmani of The East is a Podcast, to interview Manan Ahmed, author of The Loss of Hindustan – The Invention of India. The interview is about history, identity, imperialism – the usual! – but all centered on the concept of Hindustan and the way history … Continue reading "AEP 81: The Loss of Hindustan – with Manan Ahmed and Sina Rahmani"
2021-04-2952 minThe Anti Empire Project with Justin PodurAEP 81: The Loss of Hindustan – with Manan Ahmed and Sina RahmaniA podcast event! I teamed up with a co-host, Sina Rahmani of The East is a Podcast, to interview Manan Ahmed, author of The Loss of Hindustan – The Invention of India. The interview is about history, identity, imperialism – the usual! – but all centered on the concept of Hindustan and the way history … Continue reading "AEP 81: The Loss of Hindustan – with Manan Ahmed and Sina Rahmani"
2021-04-2952 min
The End of SportEpisode 52: Fascism, Spectacle, and Politics with Maximillian Alvarez and Sina RahmaniIn this somewhat off-brand episode, Johanna and Nathan are joined by friends Dr. Maximillian Alvarez (our first repeat guest!) and Dr. Sina Rahmani to wade through the all-consuming political moment in the United States. Maximillian Alvarez is host of Working People and editor-in-chief of The Real News. Sina Rahmani is host of The East is a Podcast and producer of The Red Nation.
After our election-based two-week hiatus, this is a ranging conversation about the implications of the U.S. election. We dig into debates on the left about 'woke' politics, fascism, and how much there is to celebrate when an impe...
2020-11-161h 47
The East is a PodcastGraveyard of Empires: US surrenders in Afghanistan w/ Emran Feroz and Ali LatifiEmran Feroz and Ali Latifi return to the podcast to discuss the US surrender in Afghanistan. Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) www.eastpodcast.com
2020-03-0244 min
The East is a PodcastThe forgotten victims of Hanau w/Maryam Aras, Denijal Jegić, and Adem FerizajMaryam Aras, Denijal Jegić , and Adem Ferizaj return to the podcast to share their insights into the racist violence in Germany Check out Denijal's article Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) www.eastpodcast.com
2020-02-291h 02
The East is a PodcastSchaffen wir das? - Das Foreigner Forum w/Maryam Aras, Denijal Jegić, and Adem FerizajHad a great conversation with Maryam Aras, Denijal Jegić , and Adem Ferizaj. English-language conversation begins around min 39:00. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wir_schaffen_das Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2020-02-071h 08
Millennials Are Killing CapitalismThe Steroids of Orientalism with Sina Rahmani of The East Is A PodcastIn this episode we talk to Sina Rahmani about Edward Said's theory of orientalism and how we see it playing out in the discourse surrounding the US assassination of Qasim Soleimani, Iran's retaliatory strikes on the largest American military base in Iraq, and the Trump's decision not to respond with further military action. Sina also challenges Western portraits of Iran as well as the dominant narratives around the events of the last month or so. Sina Rahmani earned his PhD in Comparative Literature at UCLA. He is the creator of The East is a Podcast
2020-02-031h 17
The East is a PodcastThe sword and the neck: on the 'Deal of the Century' w/ Tamara NassarTamara Nassar is an associate editor at The Electronic Intifada Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2020-02-0337 min
The East is a PodcastRewatchability Episode 411- ARGO featuring SINA RAHMANI[I went on one of my favourite podcasts, Rewatchability, to talk about Argo. Enjoy!] With the Oscars approaching we take a look back at ARGO! Directed by and starring Ben Affleck, Argo beat out a crowded field to win Best Picture at the 2012 ceremony. But is it all CIA propaganda? @UrOrientalist joins us to extract the truth!
2020-01-291h 08
The East is a PodcastIraqi intifada? w/ Yousef K. BakerYousef K. Baker (@YousefKB) is Assistant Professor of International Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-10-1045 min
Status/الوضعJadaliyya's Interview with Arash Davari and Sina Rahmani: "Divorce: Iran-America Style"Jadaliyya's managing editor, Kylie Broderick, interviews Arash Davari and Sina Rahmani on their article, "Divorce, Iran-America Style". In it, Arash and Sina talk about the historical evolution of the relationship between Iran and America, recent tensions between the two states, and why Iran occupies a unique position in the mindset of American politics.
Their article can be found here: https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/38779/Divorce,-Iran-America-Style
2019-09-0458 min
The East is a PodcastSina Rahmani "Wrestling with the Revolution" (2007) - Part 1A recording of an article I wrote almost 14 years ago. I cringe at some of the prose. Part two will be behind the paywall. An appeal: Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally would give me enough for rent + $300). Right now, I make less than a third of that and it's unsustainable. I am also a very talented editor and translator, so consider commissioning me! You can visit my website eastpodcast.com for all the...
2019-08-1126 min
The East is a PodcastIslam, democracy, and imperialism w/ Arash Davari and Yousef BakerArash Davari is Assistant Professor of Politics at Whitman College. Yousef Baker is Assistant Professor of International Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-08-0646 min
The East is a PodcastCovering Iran (badly) w/ Pouya Alimagham*Please forgive the poor sound quality* Pouya Alimagham is a historian of the modern Middle East based at MIT. Please consider supporting theshow created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-07-2648 min
The East is a PodcastEscaping the Nation? w/ Alina Sajed and Timothy SeidelAlina Sajed is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at McMaster University. Timothy Seidel is Assistant Professor in the Center for Justice & Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University. Check out their co-edited issue of Interventions Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-07-1250 min
The East is a PodcastThe Online World of British Muslims w/Hussein KesvaniHussein Kesvani is UK/Europe editor with Mel Magazine. He is the author of Follow Me, Akhi: The Online World of British Muslims. Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-06-2943 min
The East is a PodcastIslamic Republic of Seinfeld feat. Sina Rahmani (Trashfuture)I recently went on the podcast Trashfuture and spoke about the Iran invasion plans floated by the B-team. I hope you enjoy the short extract! The entire episode is available from Trashfuture's main feed.
2019-06-2719 min
The East is a PodcastWe Refugees w/ Neda MaghboulehNeda Maghbouleh is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto. She is Principal Investigator and lead researcher of the RISE (Refugee Integration, Stress, and Equity) Team. Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-06-271h 00
The East is a PodcastBasketball, Race, and Neoliberalism: a conversation with Nathan Kalman LambNathan Kalman-Lamb is author of Game Misconduct: Injury, Fandom, and the Business of Sport (Fernwood Publishing) and co-author of Out of Left Field: Social Inequality and Sports (with Gamal Abdel-Shehid). He is a Lecturing Fellow at Duke University, where he teaches on social inequality and sports. Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-06-1356 min
The East is a PodcastDeal of the Century w/ Tamara NassarTamara Nassar is an assistant editor at The Electronic Intifada Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-06-1150 min
The East is a PodcastThere is no civil war in Yemen w/ Nasser ArrabyeeNasser Arrabyee is a Yemeni Journalist, filmmaker, and founding Director of Yemen Alaan (Yemen Now) in Sanaa. Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-06-0850 min
The East is a PodcastI'm going going, back back, to Kabul, Kabul w/ Ali M. LatifiAli Latifi is a journalist based in Kabul. Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-06-0248 min
The East is a Podcast*Unlocked* Bonus Episode 13 - Nations and Nationalisms w/Nasser MuftiUnlocked from behind the paywall! A conversation with my friend and comrade Nasser Mufti on the lingering questions of nationalism. Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-05-3126 min
The East is a PodcastMo Salah, Baby! w/ Jacob Klusmeier, Sam Huston, Willie KlemmerAnother very special episode produced by three students at Whitman College as part of Arash Davari's Middle East Politics course. This episode explores the strange case of "good immigrant" Mohamed Salah. Thank you to Arash Davari and Whitman's Politics Department for their support of this experimental project. If you are an educator and want to try teaching your students about podcasting, please feel free to get in touch. Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-05-2922 minThe East is a Podcast"We can't fit all these people in jails" w/ Ilan PappéIlan Pappé is Professor of History and Director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter. Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-05-2529 minThe East is a PodcastPlaying with the Lion's TailA short mashup on the Millennium Challenge 2002. #nowarwithIran Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-05-2321 minThe East is a PodcastThis is a not a podcast w/ Celeste Barry, Scout Hutchinson, Caleb ShermanA very special episode produced by three students at Whitman College as part of Arash Davari's Middle East Politics course. This episode explores both the overwhelmingly negative portrayal of Iranians in American pop culture/news media and how to undo it by engaging Iranians both as individuals and a national culture. Thank you to Arash Davari and Whitman's Politics Department for their support of this experimental project. If you are an educator and want to try teaching your students about podcasting, please feel free to get in touch. Please consider supporting the show creat...
2019-05-1435 minThe East is a Podcast(Preview) Bonus Episode 19 - Reza Zia-EbrahimiA sneak preview of Reza Zia-Ebrahimi's bonus episode. Sign up for the Patreon to gain access to this and other great bonus content. https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-05-1306 minThe East is a PodcastCitizen of Nowhere w/Reza Zia-EbrahimiReza Zia-Ebrahimi is Senior Lecturer in History at King's College, London. Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-05-071h 09The East is a PodcastA seminar on the Franklin Book Program w/ Levi Thompson This episode of The East Is A Podcast is brought to you by students from Levi Thompson's University of Colorado Boulder course Representing Islam. In it, they cover the operations of the Franklin Book Program, an American book-publishing and translation initiative that operated in the Middle East from 1953 to 1979. Levi and his students examine the program as an instance of American soft power within the context of Cold War cultural imperialism and give listeners a number of bibliographical notes for further investigation. https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmai...
2019-05-0146 minThe East is a Podcast(Preview) Bonus Episode 17 - Paul A. Bové on Edward SaidA sneak preview of Paul Bové's bonus episode. Sign up for the Patreon to gain access to this and other great bonus content. https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-04-2907 minThe East is a PodcastSaudi Arabia crucified a man yesterday w/As'ad AbuKhalilAs'ad AbuKhalil teaches at California State University, Stanislaus. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-04-2426 minThe East is a PodcastPolitical Prisoners and the American Carceral State w/ Chase MadarChase Madar is an attorney, author, and journalist in New York. He is the author of The Passion of [Chelsea] Manning: The Story Behind the WikiLeaks Whistleblower (Verso, 2013) and part-time faculty at NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Please support the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-04-181h 00The East is a PodcastIndians and Cowboys w/ Sonja ThomasSonja M. Thomas is Associate Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Colby College. Please support the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-04-1643 minThe East is a PodcastThe Task of the Critic in the Era of Austerity w/Paul A. Bové Paul A. Bové is distinguished professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh and editor of boundary 2, published by Duke University Press. Please support the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-04-131h 23The East is a Podcast(PREVIEW) Bonus Episode 13 - Nations and Nationalisms w/ Nasser MuftiA sneak preview of Nasser Mufti's second bonus episode. Sign up for the Patreon to gain access to this and other great bonus content. https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-04-1006 minThe East is a Podcast(PREVIEW) Bonus Episode 11- Sara SalemA sneak preview of Sara Salem's bonus episode. Sign up for the Patreon to gain access to this and other great bonus content. https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-04-0606 minThe East is a PodcastMoloq Sampler : "Beau Village" + "Beau City"Jake Aron is one half of Moloq and one of the earliest boosters of this podcast. I interviewed him recently ("No one is born angry") and we talked about Arabic, music, and American identity post-9/11. Support his work and check out these two tracks from Moloq's latest album. Buy their album Moloqmusic.com Follow Moloq: @moloqmusic Twitter & Instagram Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-04-0204 minThe East is a PodcastFortress Eco-nationalism w/ Max AjlMax Ajl recently completed his doctorate in Development Sociology at Cornell University. Read his article, Beyond the Green New Deal Please support the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-04-0245 minThe East is a PodcastPalestine is still the issue w/Asa WinstanleyAsa Winstanley is an investigative journalist and podcaster with Electronic Intifada. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-03-2946 minThe East is a PodcastImaginary Asia w/Matt Dagher MargosianMatt Dagher Margosian is the founder of Asia Art Tours based out of Taiwan and Seattle. asiaartours.com Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-03-251h 00The East is a PodcastNo one is born angry w/Jake AronJake Aron studied at Columbia's Middle East South Asian and African Studies department. He is one half of Moloq, an Atlanta-based psychedelic pop duo he co-founded with Paul Stevens. They just put out the band's second full length album, Moloq, this February. Moloqmusic.com @moloqmusic Twitter & Instagram. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-03-2242 minThe East is a PodcastIslamophobia is a helluva drug w/Maryyum Mehmood Maryyum Mehmood is Research Associate at St Benet's Hall, University of Oxford. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-03-171h 13The East is a PodcastBanning resistance is futile w/Edward WastnidgeEdward Wastnidge is a Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, Open University, UK. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-03-1344 minThe East is a PodcastAnger Management w/As'ad AbuKhalilAs'ad AbuKhalil teaches at California State University, Stanislaus. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-03-0637 minThe East is a PodcastRegime Change Inc. (pt.2) w/ Ben Norton and Ali AlizadehBen Norton is a journalist based in New York. He is the co-host of Moderate Rebels. Ali Alizadeh is an independent political analyst based in London. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-03-051h 04The East is a PodcastWhite liberal feminism does not spark joy w/ Amy WongAmy Wong is Assistant Professor at Dominican University of California. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-02-2843 minThe East is a PodcastRocking the Boat w/ Vidyaratha KissoonVidyaratha Kissoon lives in Guyana. He has been involved in the work to promote gender equality, child protection and LGBT equality. He blogs at http://churchroadman.blogspot.com/ He agreed to do this podcast because he was able to get a coffee in Georgetown from one of Sina's friends. Acknowledgments to Poonam Singh and her song "Guyana" Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-02-2638 minThe East is a PodcastWalter Rodney on Race and Class in Guyanese Politics (1978)Walter Rodney was a prominent Guyanese historian, political activist and academic. This is a recording of a lecture he gave in 1978, lightly edited for sound quality. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-02-241h 11The East is a Podcast"Human Rights in El Salvador" (1991) *GRAPHIC CONTENT*"Human Rights in El Salvador" (1991), a report produced by Susan de Brava for Santa Barbara-based Behind the Headlines. Extremely graphic content, including descriptions of violence, sexual assault, torture, etc. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-02-1628 minThe East is a PodcastPeasants, food riots, and the violence of industrial agriculture w/Max AjlMax Ajl is a doctoral student in Development Sociology at Cornell University. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-02-1542 minThe East is a PodcastRegime Change Inc. w/ Ben Norton and Ali Alizadeh (pt.1)Ben Norton is a journalist based in New York. He is the co-host of Moderate Rebels. Ali Alizadeh is an independent political analyst based in London. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-02-1253 minThe East is a Podcast*UNLOCKED* Bonus Episode 6 - Fatima Bhutto*UNLOCKED* Bonus Episode 6 - Fatima Bhutto Fatima Bhutto's new novel is called The Runaways. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-02-1017 minThe East is a PodcastVáyanse al carajo, yanquis de mierda (Hands off Venezuela) w/ Max AjlMax Ajl is a doctoral student in Development Sociology at Cornell University. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-02-0833 minThe East is a Podcast(PREVIEW) Bonus Episode 5 - Nasser MuftiA conversation with my friend and co-founder of "Two Brown Men with Four Green Thumbs Landscaping," Nasser Mufti. For $5+ Patrons only. Sign up here to get access today to all bonus content. created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-02-0405 minThe East is a PodcastC. L. R. James in conversation with Stuart Hall (1984)From C. L. R. James in conversation with Stuart Hall (1984). Directed by Mike Gibb, produced originally for Channel 4. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-02-0352 minThe East is a PodcastResistance is not a hashtag w/ Fatima BhuttoFatima Bhutto's new novel is called The Runaways. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-02-0136 minThe East is a PodcastLive from Chicago, it's the MLA! w/ Ronjaunee Chatterjee Ronjaunee Chatterjee is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Concordia University. She co-organized a roundtable at the 2019 annual convention of the Modern Language Association on "Critical Race Theory and New Directions for Victorian Studies." Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-01-281h 27The East is a PodcastImagined Partitions: Cricket, Empire, and Civil War w/ Nasser MuftiNasser Mufti is Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-01-2644 minThe East is a PodcastUNLOCKED: Bonus Episode 4 - Ali Shariati, Close-up w/ Arash Davari Arash Davari*UNLOCKED* Bonus Episode 4 - Ali Shariati, Close-up w/ Arash Davari Arash Davari Arash Davari (@adavari21) is Assistant Professor of Politics at Whitman College. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-01-2440 minThe East is a PodcastThe East is a Podcast Radio (vol.1)A compilation of folk, pop, and experimental songs from Morocco to India. Track list available here Curated by Moloq (@moloqmusic) Check out Moloq at https://www.moloqmusic.com. New album available on February 15th. Please support the show! Sign up here to get access today to all bonus content. created by Sina Rahmani (urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-01-2253 minThe East is a Podcast(PREVIEW) Bonus Episode 3 - Saree MakdisiA conversation with my mentor and friend, Saree Makdisi. You can get his books here. For $5+ Patrons only. Sign up here to get access today to all bonus content. created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-01-2003 min
The East is a PodcastThe Afterglow of Empire (pt.1) w/ Saree MakdisiSaree Makdisi is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at UCLA. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-01-1741 min
The East is a Podcast(PREVIEW) Bonus Episode 2 - The History of Ba'athism (pt.2) w/Patrick Higgins*Preview: unlock full episode by subscribing* Patrick Higgins is a Ph.D candidate in the Department of History at the University of Houston. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-01-1404 min
The East is a PodcastAnother look at Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pt. 2) w/ Ali AlizadehAli Alizadeh is an independent journalist and political analyst based in London. https://www.eastpodcast.com/#/episode23/ *** Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-01-1229 min
The East is a PodcastUNLOCKED: Bonus Episode #1 - The History of Ba'athism (pt.1) w/Patrick Higgins*Unlocked* Patrick Higgins is a Ph.D candidate in the Department of History at the University of Houston. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-01-0919 min
The East is a PodcastBrownface and the Convenience Store ClerkAn archival tour through some of Hollywood's worst representations of South Asians in the last few decades. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2019-01-0522 min
The East is a PodcastThe Edward Said Mixtape (Vol. 3) - The Gulf Crisis: a Palestinian PerspectiveAnother unabridged interview from the archives of Alternative Views, the legendary cable access show based in Austin, TX. Recorded on Sept. 19, 1990, Said is being interviewed by Douglas Kellner and the late Barbara Harlow. Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2018-12-301h 02
The East is a PodcastAnother look at Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pt. 1) w/ Ali AlizadehAli Alizadeh is an independent journalist and political analyst based in London. https://www.eastpodcast.com/#/episode20/ *** Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2018-12-2948 min
The East is a PodcastLeila Khaled goes to South AfricaIn 1969, Leila Khaled's face became etched into the global political imaginary as one of the leading militants of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). She visited South Africa in 2015 and reflected on her experiences. https://www.eastpodcast.com/#/episode19/ *** Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2018-12-2723 min
The East is a PodcastBye, Felicia: A century of failed imperialism in Syria w/ Patrick HigginsPatrick Higgins is a Ph.D candidate in the Department of History at the University of Houston. *Discussion of US withdrawal from Syria begins roughly halfway through the episode* https://www.eastpodcast.com/#/episode18/ ***** Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
2018-12-2646 min
The East is a PodcastScholarship in the service of Empire w/ Eskandar Sadeghi-BoroujerdiDr. Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford. Original article available here: https://ajammc.com/2017/03/06/ann-lambton-in-iran/ Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/east_podcast
2018-12-2320 min
The East is a PodcastWilliam Blum, RogueWilliam Blum was one of the most critical voices in the US media sphere. After leaving behind a lucrative career with the State Dept in 1967, he began writing about the disastrous consequences of US foreign policy. Here is a short conversation with radio host David Swanson from a few years ago, preceded by a short intro. Blum speaks about his career, his frustrations with the corporate media, and the Obama administration. created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/east_podcast
2018-12-2034 min
The East is a PodcastThe Tasks of Indigenous Translators w/ Nikki HesselNikkie Hessel is Associate Professor School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Her most recent book is Romantic Literature and the Colonised World: Lessons from Indigenous Translations (Palgrave, 2018). created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/east_podcast
2018-12-1445 min
The East is a PodcastUndoing the King of Kings : Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the Western MediaMohammad Reza Pahlavi's reign was profoundly connected to the Western news media. The mainstream press played an active role in the ousting of his rival Mohammad Mossadegh in 1953, and spent the next two decades lavishing him with the kind of praise that only paid off toadies could provide. But the relationship soured in the 1970s. As the pressures on his regime increased internally, Western journalists were beginning to do their jobs. Foolishly, the last monarch of Iran let his narcissism get the best of him and chose to accept interview after interview, allowing himself to be pestered w...
2018-12-1144 min
The East is a PodcastYemen and the Problems of Empire w/ Isa BlumiIsa Blumi is Associate Professor in the Department of Asian, Middle Eastern, and Turkish Studies at Stockholm University. He holds a PhD in History and Middle Eastern/Islamic Studies from New York University and a Master of Political Science and Historical Studies from The New School for Social Research, New York. Please send all comments and suggestions to eastisapodcast@gmail.com or reach us through Twitter https://twitter.com/east_podcast Podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist)
2018-12-091h 03
The East is a Podcast"Here, we drown Algerians!" - On Yasmina Adi's "Ici on noie les Algériens" (2011)This is the story of the now largely forgotten "dark night" of October 17, 1961, "the bloodiest act of state repression of street protest in Western Europe in modern history". Adapted from Sina Rahmani, "It's when there's more than one that there are problems" For more on Yasmina Adi's film, click here ***Trigger Warning: realistic sounds of violence are included between minute 5-8.*** Please send all comments and suggestions to eastisapodcast@gmail.com or reach us through Twitter https://twitter.com/east_podcast Podcast created by Sina Rahma...
2018-12-0524 min