Ayman Makarem
Politically Depressed
A podcast about being depressed during times of political, economic, and ecological collapse. Hosted by Ayman Makarem, this blog-style weekly podcast explores politics as lived-experience and asks the question: Can we ever stop being depressed if the world remains as horrible as it is? Cover Photo by the incredibly talented Hisham Rifai. To support this podcast, become a member of our Patreon: patreon.com/fromtheperipheryOne time donations at: buymeacoffee.com/poldep
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Ayman Makarem
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Latest episode
Feb 2, 2026
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Episodes
S1E4 - Sanity or Humanity 17.01.2024 23:40
"These tears make us different from our enemy." - Wael Al-Dahdouh, Palestinian Journalist Staying sane in this cruel and absurd world is becoming an impossibility. The only choice we have left is maintaining our humanity. I talk about this along with other things.
S1E3 - Genocide Golden Globes 10.01.2024 22:54
Since the world did not stop for Palestine, Palestine will stop the world. Or something like that. Dystopian does not begin to describe this new state of the affairs. Many will try to normalize the ongoing genocide, but we must ensure that that is their undoing. While we continue to demand a ceasefire, in anyway we can, how do we reckon and resist these new contradictions?
S1E2 - Israel Attacks Beirut 04.01.2024 28:54
It felt inevitable. I've been terrified about this for years and now it's happened. On Jan 3rd, our lovely neighbours attacked our capital. It's not the first time, it won't be the last. After 3 months of genocide on Gaza, and attacks on Southern Lebanon, Isr*el's military aggression is expanding even further with full support from Western states. I share my thoughts and feels about this as a Leba...
S1E1 - Introductions 29.12.2023 17:22
I'm depressed. You're depressed. We're all just super mega depressed. Soo ... is it just low levels of serotonin? Our so-called 'childhoods'? Or is it because the world is falling apart and we all feel super impotent while witnessing the collapse of capitalism give way to far-right resurgence across the globe. Idk. Maybe my mother's right and I'm just not taking enough Magnesium and Vitamin D. Who...
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