The East is a Podcast

In collaboration with international scholar activists and legal experts, the People's Tribunal hosted an introductory webinar to discuss the urgent need to take legal action against U.S. sanctions and economic coercive measures session on March 18. More information https://solidarityiran.org/ Moderator: Helyeh Doutaghi, Doctoral Candidate in Law & Legal Studies at Carleton University, Canada Dr. E...

A preview of the latest bonus episode. Get access to it and hours and hours of bonus content by  signing  up at the $5 level.   You can also help keep the show going by donating directly via GoFundMe, Paypal, or Venmo.  Links available at eastpodcast.com Friend of the podcast Ricardo Vaz ( @venanalysis ) is a writer and editor with VenezuelAnalysis.com . Sign up directly at Patreon.com/east_podcas...

Ali Abunimah (@AliAbunimah) is Co-Founder and Director of The Electronic Intifada http:// electronicintifada.net . Subscribe to EI's podcast    Support  www.patreon.com/east_podcast

A panel discussion hosted by Nodutdol ( @nodutdol ) on March 1 (삼일절) with past participants of our Korea Education and Exposure Program (KEEP) trips.  They speak to their first-hand experience traveling to North Korea. We hope to provide an alternative narrative about the North Korean people, promote peace, and share work on the campaign to lift the travel ban to North Korea.   More info https:...

Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrMiSQAGOS4&ab_channel=TheUniversityofChicago

A group of students at Penn State University have organized in solidarity with Dr. Oliver Baker, who is being unjustly threatened with termination by the university administration for protecting students from right-wing extremists. Read more here  https://www.pyriscence.ca/home/oliverbaker Support Dr. Baker https://linktr.ee/supportdrbaker

Muhammad Ali Mojaradi (@sharqhzadeh) is the creator of Persian Poetics (@persianpoetics on Instagram) Check out his video, "Debunking Fake Rumi"  Support  www.patreon.com/east_podcast

A film biography of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian doctor who served with the loyalists during the Spanish Civil War and with the North Chinese Army during the Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Donald Brittain  Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrf8tUKorz4

William Vanwagenen (@WVanwagenen) is the author of "Salafis Throwing Bombs: How American and British Planners Partnered With Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups At the Start of the Syrian Civil War" and "Creative Chaos: How U.S. Planners Sparked the Anti-Government Protests of the So-Called Arab Spring in Syria"     Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon.com/east_podcast

  Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGcl359SMxE&t=1143s&ab_channel=AfroMarxist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAkIwHOSmI4&ab_channel=AfroMarxist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9iaDjOstzk&t=776s&ab_channel=AfroMarxist   Black power  : the politics of liberation in America

Friend of the podcast Asa Winstanley (@AsaWinstanley) makes his long awaited return to talk about the smearing of Jeremy Corbyn.   Check out Asa's work at Electronic Intifada and subscribe to his Substack     Support the show on Patreon  

Friend of the podcast Amanda ( @catcontentonly ) has launched her own show. Gain access to this episode in its entirety by signing up at   https://www.patreon.com/radiofreeamanda.

A preview of the latest bonus episode. Get access to it and hours and hours of bonus content by  signing  up at the $5 level.     Friends of the show Kevin and Mo from Turnip Greens Radio (@GreensRadio) join me to talk about small farms and neoliberal food systems.   Subscribe to their podcast on your podcatcher and support the farm on Patreon !   Thanks for supporting the show!

Chris Beausang ( @ilchinealach ) is a writer and critic based in Dublin. His novel Tunnel of Toads is forthcoming from Marrowbone Books. Check out his piece on Liberated Texts, "Ireland's Struggle for Self-determination"   https://liberatedtexts.com/reviews/irelands-struggle-for-self-determination-robbie-mcveigh-and-bill-rolstons-ireland-colonialism-and-the-unfinished-revolution /

An excerpt from the latest episode of The Anti Empire Project hosted by friend of the show, Justin Podur   Subscribe on your podcatcher or listen on his website  

Tarek Loubani is a physician who splits his time between London, Ont and Gaza,Palestine. Check out GLIA (https://glia.org/)   Please consider support the show on Patreon.com/east_podcast  

A preview of the latest bonus episode. Get access to it and hours and hours of bonus content by  signing  up at the $5 level.   You can donate directly through  Gofundme , and PayPal/Venmo as well. Links to the latter on my website, eastpodcast.com My comrade Nick Estes (@nickwestes) from The Red Nation Podcast joined me (in person!) to discuss the rise of a self-described group of "patriotic soci...

A long interview with General Qasem Soleimani on the 2006 Lebanon war. Transcript available here 

I was invited by The Communiqué with Richard Medhurst to share my reflections on the second anniversary of the assassination of Qasem Soleimani. Follow The Communique on Twitter    

Chris Beausang ( @ilchinealach ) is a writer and critic based in Dublin. His novel Tunnel of Toads is forthcoming from Marrowbone Books. Check out his piece, "Ireland's Struggle for Self-determination"   https://liberatedtexts.com/reviews/irelands-struggle-for-self-determination-robbie-mcveigh-and-bill-rolstons-ireland-colonialism-and-the-unfinished-revolution/ Consider supporting the show www.pat...

A preview of the latest bonus episode. Get access to it and hours and hours of bonus content by  signing  up at the $5 level.   You can donate directly through  Gofundme , and PayPal/Venmo as well. Links to the latter on my website, eastpodcast.com Friend of the show Sun Feiyang (@ moghilemear13 ) returns to talk about the Chinese blockbuster The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021).

This is a preview. Listen to the full episode by subscribing to Rewatchability on your podcatcher.  This week we get into the Christmas spirit with literal Christmas spirits, yes we're talking about the classic tale A CHRISTMAS CAROL in it many iterations. It's a beloved classic adored by millions, but how does it hold up today?    

A conversation on the state of contemporary professional news journalism featuring Justin Podur ( @justinpodur ) from the Anti-Empire Project , and co-hosts of The Brief Podcast (@thebriefpod) Nora Barrows-Friedman (@norabf) , and John Elmer (@jonelmer )    Please consider supporting the show patreon.com/east_podcast      

An excerpt from the latest episode of The Anti Empire Project hosted by friend of the podcast Justin Podur   Subscribe on your podcatcher or listen on his website    

Luna oi! is a Vietnamese YouTuber based in Hanoi.  Check out her essay on life under US embargo Subscribe to her channel ttps://www.youtube.com/lunaoi Please consider supporting the show patreon.com/east_podcast