Generational Ghosts and Lebanon's Amnesia

For episode 215, I talk about how Israel's wars on Iran and Lebanon will spread beyond the region, and what must be done to stop them. I also talked about the ongoing generational hauntings affecting everyone in Lebanon.

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My recent pieces

• 972Mag:⁠ ⁠Israel’s renewed war on Lebanon is about more than just Hezbollah⁠⁠

• Crimethinc:⁠ ⁠“History Is Repeating Itself”⁠⁠

• Good Law Project:⁠ ⁠Trump’s illegal war puts all of us at risk⁠⁠

Also, for Hauntologies

• ⁠Israel's Lebanese Ghosts⁠

• ⁠Iranian protesters don't owe us an explanation⁠⁠

• ⁠How Hezbollah Lost Everything⁠⁠

Recent Podcast interviews

• The Final Straw:⁠ ⁠The US-Israeli War with Iran Spreads, Nuclear Weapons, Lebanon and Anti-Imperial Solidarity⁠⁠

• The Dugout:⁠ ⁠Honoring Political Ghosts⁠⁠

• The Breakup Theory:⁠ ⁠Episode 31 – Iran and the US-Israeli Death Drive Economy⁠⁠

Credits

Elia Ayoub (host, producer, episode design),⁠ ⁠Rap and Revenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Music), Wenyi Geng⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (TFTT theme design),⁠ Hisham Rifai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP theme design),⁠ Molly Crabapple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP team profile pics) and Antidote Zine⁠⁠⁠ (Transcriptions).

Note on sound quality

The monologues are done while I pace around which is why you might hear some audio changes, but hopefully pretty minor stuff.