Antoun Issa

Deepthink

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Antoun Issa of Deepcut News sits down with leading thinkers, experts and policymakers to think deeply about the pressing social, political, and geopolitical issues shaping Australia and the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Tareq Baconi – the queer role in Palestinian advocacy 06.07.2026 1:02:32

Tareq Baconi is a Palestinian-British scholar and author of a new memoir, Fire in Every Direction. He spoke with Antoun Issa at the Melbourne Writers Festival about the intersection between his queer and Palestinian identities, and why they're two sides of the same struggle. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction (05:30) Queer v cultural identities (12:23) Queerness: constraint or liberator? (20:22) Women...

Trauma and healing from the Lebanese Civil War 20.05.2026 49:04

Antoun Issa chats with the Readings Podcast about his new book, Rebirth: A Love Story from the Depths of War. The book traces his mother's experiences living on the frontlines of the Lebanese Civil War in the 1970s, but the conversation ranges far beyond those events, delving into the history of Beirut and the tangled relationship between love, loss and pain. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction (03:50)...

Rania Khalek – is Lebanon being pushed into civil war? 20.04.2026 52:37

A fragile ceasefire is in effect in Lebanon, but the country remains bitterly divided amid fears of renewed Israeli occupation. Can Lebanon avoid civil strife? Renowned journalist Rania Khalek shares her insights from Lebanon. Timestamps: 00:00 War impact on Lebanon (02:16) Humanitarian situation in Lebanon (06:22) Internal public opinion (09:38) Lebanon's outreach to Israel (17:55) Why is Lebanon...

Senator David Shoebridge – why is Australia backing the Iran war? 06.04.2026 48:33

How should Australia respond to the Iran war? And what can the Australian Greens learn from the surging UK Greens? Senator David Shoebridge weighs in. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro to Deepthink  (03:35) War impact on Australia (07:26) Albanese's support for Iran war (18:07) Australia's dependence on the US (30:43) UK Greens (43:27) Is civilisation collapsing? Donate to Deepcut News or subscribe to...