

The East is a Podcast
Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist)
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)
Created by Sina Rahmani (twitter: @urorientalist)
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Oct 2, 2019 • 22min
The Life and Legacies of Walter Rodney (Part 2): Groundings w/ Devyn Springer
Devyn Springer is an Atlanta-based writer, editor, artist, and author. He is the host of Groundings 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 a third of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Sep 29, 2019 • 50min
*Some Noise* - Episode 08 - "It goes both ways"
Happy to share with an episode of Some Noise, a fantastic podcast you should subscribe to. Some Noise is an independent documentary podcast that unpacks many of life's contradictions, one topic at a time. It started in 2015 and has covered stories that range from the life and times of an immigrant Muslim community miles away from the Pentagon, a working-class fishing community in the Hamptons and a group of Northern Californian separatists who believe their salvation comes in the form of a 51st state. Follow the show @thisissomenoise, subscribe and leave a glowing review.

Sep 24, 2019 • 45min
The Life and Legacies of Walter Rodney w/ Devyn Springer
Devyn Springer is an Atlanta-based writer, editor, artist, and author. He is the host of the Groundings 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 a third of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Sep 23, 2019 • 4min
(PREVIEW) Bonus Episode 33 - Nick Estes
A quick preview of the bonus episode with Nick Estes. There are dozens of episodes behind the paywall. Sign up today to help sustain the show. (If you have already donated via GoFundMe or cash apps, write to me and I will send you the RSS feed to the bonus material)

Sep 22, 2019 • 56min
Abdel Takriti on Decolonising the Study of Palestine 71 Years after the Nakba (2019)
Abdel Razzaq Takriti is Associate Professor and the inaugural holder of the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Arab History at the University of Houston. Original video here from the Friends of Birzeit University- Subscribe to their channel! Original video here

Sep 20, 2019 • 54min
Inventory of Traces (pt. 2) w/ Louis Allday
Louis Allday is an academic and researcher based in London. 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 a third of that and it's unsustainable. I have a Patreon and Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Sep 17, 2019 • 51min
The Edward Said Mixtape (Vol. 6) : Interview with Michaël Zeeman (2000)
Edward Said interviewed by Michaël Zeeman for the Dutch television programme Leven en Werken, VPRO Video available here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=676fB7ExZys Consider supporting the show! Go to Eastpodcast.com for links.

Sep 14, 2019 • 55min
Inventory of Traces (pt. 1) w/ Louis Allday
Louis Allday is an academic and researcher based in London. 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 have a Patreon and Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Sep 7, 2019 • 37min
Art and the 1% w/Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is the Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Hyperallergic 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 also have a Gofundme You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com

Sep 7, 2019 • 1h 3min
The Yemen War Shifts Gears w/ Martha Mundy
Martha Mundy teaches at the London School of Economics. 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. You can also donate directly with Venmo or Paypal. Links on the homepage, eastpodcast.com


