The Fire These Times

This is a conversation with Ukrainian researcher Mariam Naiem and journalist Romeo Kokriatsk . We spoke about the ongoing situation in Ukraine, the history of Russian imperialism, cynical online discourse and life amidst war. You can support The Fire These Times on Patreon with a monthly or yearly donation. You can also find it on Twitter @ firethesetimes , Instagram @ firethesetimes  and Tik...

This is a conversation with Andrew Sage of the Andrewism YouTube channel and Emmi Bevensee about our respective journeys towards political radicalization.  You can support The Fire These Times on Patreon with a monthly or yearly donation. You can also find it on Twitter @ firethesetimes , Instagram @ firethesetimes  and TikTok @ thefirethesetimes . Joey Ayoub can be found on Twitter @ jo...

This is a conversation with Edin Hajdarpašić , associate professor of history at Loyola University Chicago. He wrote an essay called " What Use Is Fact-Checking Against Fact-Free Politics? " which was the basis for our conversation. You can support The Fire These Times on Patreon with a monthly or yearly donation. You can also find it on Twitter @ firethesetimes , Instagram @ firethesetimes  ...

This is a conversation with Karen Cheung, author of the book " The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir ." As you'll hear, we ended up finding a lot of things in common between our two cities and experiences. You can support The Fire These Times on Patreon with a monthly or yearly donation. You can also find it on Twitter @ firethesetimes , Instagram @ firethesetimes  and TikTok @ thefirethese...

This is a conversation with Andrew Dana Hudson , a speculative fiction writer, sustainability researcher, editor and futurist and the author of " Our Shared Storm: A Novel of Five Climate Futures ."  It's also his second time on The Fire These Times . Andrew also has a newsletter called solarshades.club which publishes every other Sunday with updates on his work, process, and material reality...

This is a conversation with Sally Hayden , an Irish journalist and writer. A foreign correspondent, she has reported from Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Rwanda. Her book My Fourth Time, We Drowned , an investigation into the so-called migrant crisis in Europe, was published in 2022. You can support The Fire These Times on Patreon with a monthly or yearly donation. You can also find it on Twitter @ fi...

This is a conversation with Efe Levent , editor-in-chief at Mangal Media about their recent ' Nostalgia in the Periphery ' project. You can support The Fire These Times on Patreon with a monthly or yearly donation. You can also find it on Twitter @ firethesetimes , Instagram @ firethesetimes  and TikTok @ thefirethesetimes . Joey Ayoub can be found on Twitter @ joeyayoub and Instagram @ joeya...

This is a conversation with Wen Liu and Brian Hioe , authors of the piece " From Taiwan to Ukraine " on Spectre. This episode was co-hosted by Romeo Kokriatski , co-host of the podcast " Ukraine Without Hype ." You can support The Fire These Times on Patreon with a monthly or yearly donation. You can also find it on Twitter @ firethesetimes , Instagram @ firethesetimes  and TikTok @ thefireth...

Nidal Betare joins Joey Ayoub to talk about growing up in Yarmouk, being Palestinian-Syrian and the links between Syria, Palestine and Lebanon. You can support The Fire These Times on Patreon with a monthly or yearly donation. You can also find it on Twitter @ firethesetimes , Instagram @ firethesetimes  and TikTok @ thefirethesetimes . Joey Ayoub can be found on Twitter @ joeyayoub and Insta...

Stop #TigrayGenocide . Tigrayan academic Teklehaymanot Weldemichel joins Joey Ayoub to talk about what's been happening in Tigray. You can support The Fire These Times on Patreon with a monthly or yearly donation. You can also find it on Twitter @ firethesetimes , Instagram @ firethesetimes  and TikTok @ thefirethesetimes . Joey Ayoub can be found on Twitter @ joeyayoub and Instagram @ joeyay...

This is a special episode in which Michael J. DeLuca reads out an essay he wrote for Issue 2 of Reckoning entitled ' On Having a Kid in the Climate Apocalypse '. The episode includes an updated intro by Michael as well. You can support The Fire These Times on Patreon with a monthly or yearly donation. You can also find it on Twitter @ firethesetimes , Instagram @ firethesetimes  and TikTok @...

This is a conversation with Alyssa Hull who splits her time between teaching high school biology and environmental science and writing speculative fiction.  We spoke about what it's like to talk to high school students about climate change, the role of fiction like Solarpunk and how to improve climate communication. The article she wrote that we reference is called ' Hopepunk and Solarpunk: O...

This is a conversation with Dana El-Kurd , her second time on the podcast. We spoke about a paper that she wrote entitled " Gateway to dissent: the role of pro-Palestine activism in opposition to authoritarianism ." We primarily spoke about the role of pro-Palestine activism in pro-democracy movements in the Arab world (with examples from Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, the UAE and Saudi Ar...

This is a conversation with Angela Chen, author of the book ' Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex '. You can support The Fire These Times on Patreon with a monthly or yearly donation. You can also find it on Twitter @ firethesetimes , Instagram @ firethesetimes  and TikTok @ thefirethesetimes . Joey Ayoub can be found on Twitter @ joeyayoub and Instagram...

This is a conversation with William C. Anderson , author of the book The Nation on No Map (AK Press 2021) and co-author of As Black as Resistance (AK Press 2018). He’s also the co-founder of Offshoot Journal and provides creative direction as a producer of the Black Autonomy Podcast . The Fire These Times is a proud member of ⁠ ⁠From The Periphery (FTP) Media Collective⁠⁠ . Check out other project...

This episode is a multilingual online encounter, part of the Post-Extractive Futures series, co-produced by War on Want , Tipping Point UK , JunteGente , and The Fire These Times project. I was the moderator. You can support The Fire These Times on Patreon with a monthly or yearly donation. You can also find it on Twitter @ firethesetimes , Instagram @ firethesetimes  and TikTok @ thefirethes...

This is a conversation with Justin Salhani of 'Oh My Goal' and Musa Okwonga (his 4th time on the pod) of ' Stadio ' about football, politics and human rights. We talked about the upcoming world cup in Qatar, the role of dirty money in football (including Russian, Emirati and Saudi) and what might come next. You can support The Fire These Times on Patreon with a monthly or yearly donation. You can...

This is a conversation with academic Martin Paul Eve , professor of Literature, Technology and Publishing at Birkbeck, University of London. You can support The Fire These Times on Patreon with a monthly or yearly donation. You can also find it on Twitter @ firethesetimes , Instagram @ firethesetimes  and TikTok @ thefirethesetimes . Joey Ayoub can be found on Twitter @ joeyayoub and Instagra...

This is a conversation with Dr Rupa Mukerji and Dr Lisa Schipper , both of whom worked on the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report . What we talked about: What you should know about the most recent IPCC report In-depth exploration of the IPCC report Understanding vulnerabilities to climate change What is Maladaptation? With examples Who takes action? Support: Patreon...

In light of what's been happening in Ukraine I am publishing a series of episodes that will bring in critical perspectives to understand what's happening and why it's happening. The second episode is with Ukrainian journalist Romeo Kokriatski. He is managing editor at New Voice Ukraine, co-host of the Ukraine Without Hype podcast (go check it out) and has written for outlets such as Nihilist, Hrom...

This is a conversation with Fadi Bardawil , his 2nd time on the podcast. Bardawil is an anthropologist who researches the Leftist tradition in the Arab world. In this episode, we talked about two essays he's written: " Forsaking the Syrian Revolution: An Anti-Imperialist Handbook " and " Critical Theory in a Minor Key to Take Stock of the Syrian Revolution ". What we talked about: Thinking about t...

Today we commemorate the 1988 #HalabjaGenocide of Kurds by the Saddam Hussein regime. I'm re-sharing Sabrîna Azad's 2020 episode on the long-term effects of chemical weapons and the shared trauma and solidarity between Halabja and Ghouta. Azad is a writer who published a moving piece for Mangal Media entitled ‘ From Halabja to Ghouta ‘  in which she looked at how deniers of Assad’s war crimes...

This is a conversation with Amro Ali , author of the essay " On the Need to Shape the Arab Exile Body in Berlin ." He is also co-president of the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities, research fellow at the Freie Universität Berlin, and lecturer in sociology at the American University in Cairo ( AUC ). Support: Patreon.com/firethesetimes Website: http://www.thefiretheseti...

In light of what's been happening in Ukraine I am publishing a series of episodes that will, hopefully, bring in perspectives that are usually not platformed. The first episode is with British-Syrian writer and activist Leila Al-Shami . She's the co-author of the book "Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War." Important note: this is not a news update. For news updates check the podcasts be...

This is a conversation with Cindy Milstein, they (I wrongly used 'she' in the intro) are the editor of the book "There is Nothing so Whole as a Broken Heart: Mending the World As Jewish Anarchists"  Support: Patreon.com/firethesetimes Website: www.thefirethesetimes.com Substack: https://thefirethesetimes.substack.com Twitter + Instagram @ firethesetimes  What we talked about: - D...