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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Jun 2, 2019 • 48min
I'm going going, back back, to Kabul, Kabul w/ Ali M. Latifi
Ali Latifi is a journalist based in Kabul. Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
May 31, 2019 • 26min
*Unlocked* Bonus Episode 13- Nations and Nationalisms w/Nasser Mufti
Unlocked 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
May 31, 2019 • 53min
"Racism on TV: A British Example" (Alternative Views, 1984)
From the archives of Alternative Views "TV/film producer-director Chris Thomas brings with him an insightful documentary which he made showing the nature and extent of racism on English television, using clips from documentaries, panel discussions, interviews and entertainment programs. The program, which was shown on the BBC's public access hour, created a furor, resulting in threats of lawsuits, an unusual disclaimer by the BBC and attempts by the BBC to prevent further public showings of the program." Video available here
May 30, 2019 • 5min
(Preview) Bonus Episode 21 - Culture and Imperialism and Aladdin
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May 29, 2019 • 22min
Mo Salah, Baby! w/ Jacob Klusmeier, Sam Huston, Willie Klemmer
Another 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
May 25, 2019 • 29min
"We can't fit all these people in jails" w/ Ilan Pappé
Ilan 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
May 23, 2019 • 22min
Playing with the Lion's Tail
A short mashup on the Millennium Challenge 2002. #nowarwithIran Please consider supporting the show created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
May 17, 2019 • 1h
The Abbas Kiaorostami Mixtape
It's been almost three years since the death of Abbas Kiarostami, one of the titans of modern cinema. Included in this episode is a tribute by Martin Scorsese as well as a portion of a long sit-down interview with Kiarostami at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2016.
May 15, 2019 • 34min
The Edward Said Mixtape (Vol. 4) - The Nakba
Edward Said sharing his memories of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine (Nakba, catastrophe), marked annually by people around the world on May 15th. Music Credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiRcMrcMHTk
May 14, 2019 • 36min
This is a not a podcast w/ Celeste Barry, Scout Hutchinson, Caleb Sherman
A 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 created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com
