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Guerrilla History

Guerrilla History

Guerrilla History is the podcast that acts as a reconnaissance report of global history for the activist left, and aims to use the lessons of history to analyze the present. Your hosts are educators Henry Hakamaki and Professor Adnan Husain, historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University. Follow us on social media! Our podcast can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/guerrilla_pod, and can be supported on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory. Your

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01:19:47

Palestine & the BDS Movement w/ Corinna Mullin

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2023/11/10

In another vital episode of Guerrilla History, we close out our Sanctions As War miniseries while continuing to examine Palestine and the various components of the conflict in Occupied Palestine. This time, we bring on Corinna Mullin to discuss sanctions from below, the BDS movement, and how what those in the West can do to support the Palestine liberation movement. This is a really important conversation, so be sure to share with anyone you think would benefit from hearing it! Follow the The

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01:46:33

Palestine and the Media w/ Tara Alami

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2023/11/03

In another crucial episode of Guerrilla History, we continue to examine Palestine and the various components of the conflict in Occupied Palestine. This time, we bring on Tara Alami to discuss the ongoing bombardment of Gaza and media misrepresentations/propaganda surrounding it. This is a really critically important conversation, and we hope that you will share it next week when it comes out on our general feed - this is something that we need as many people to hear as possible! Tara Alami is a

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01:37:48

Understanding the Conflict in Occupied Palestine -...

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2023/10/27

In this important and wide-ranging episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on two esteemed guests, Professors Rabab Abdulhadi and Ariel Salzmann, to discuss the conflict in occupied Palestine, the bombardment in Gaza, attempts to legitimize the Zionist project that is the so-called State of Israel, and public activist movements. This is another really crucial conversation that builds off of our previous episode with Max Ajl and Patrick Higgins on Palestinian Resistance vs. the Zionist Project. If

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01:55:48

Palestinian Resistance vs. The Zionist Project w/ Max...

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2023/10/20

In this critical episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Max Ajl and Patrick Higgins to discuss some recent history and the ongoing situation regarding Palestinian resistance to the Zionist project and the ongoing bombardment on Gaza. Max and Patrick provide some absolutely crucial information here, so be sure to tune in, and forward the episode along to anyone you think would benefit from it. Our guests recommend you to donate to the Middle East Children's Alliance, read the work of Electronic

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01:58:27

How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs w/...

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2023/10/13

In this remastered episode of Guerrilla History (originally released in January, 2021), we were joined by Professor Elizabeth F. Thompson to talk about her book How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs, about the historic Syrian-Arab Congress of 1920. Elizabeth Thompson is the Mohamed S. Farsi Chair of Islamic Peace and Professor of History at American University. Her book was published by Atlantic Monthly Press, and is available here:

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01:20:12

The Mexican Dirty War: A War to the Death w/...

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2023/10/06

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Benjamin T. Smith and his coauthor, returning fan favorite Alexander Aviña, to talk about an article that they just cowrote about the (ongoing) Mexican Dirty War for NACLA titled A War to the Death! This short article condenses the decades history of the Mexican Dirty War in advance of an upcoming Truth Commission report on state terrorism within Cold War era Mexico. As our guests highlight though, this dirty war never really ended. A great

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The Mexican Dirty War: A War to the Death w/...

Guerrilla History ·

2023/10/06

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Benjamin T. Smith and his coauthor, returning fan favorite Alexander Aviña, to talk about an article that they just cowrote about the (ongoing) Mexican Dirty War for NACLA titled A War to the Death! This short article condenses the decades history of the Mexican Dirty War in advance of an upcoming Truth Commission report on state terrorism within Cold War era Mexico. As our guests highlight though, this dirty war never really ended. A great

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01:41:46

China’s Revolution & the Quest for a Socialist Future...

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2023/09/29

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Ken Hammond to talk about his new book China’s Revolution & the Quest for a Socialist Future! Here, we provide an overview of modern Chinese history, and Ken makes his case that China is still on the path to a socialist future. This was a fantastic survey of this history, and will serve as a great introduction to a forthcoming mini-series we will be doing with Ken on some specific events in modern Chinese History! Ken Hammond is Professor of East

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01:40:29

Organizing, Militant Unionism, & the Class War: The...

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2023/09/22

In this outstanding episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Jon Melrod to discuss his new book Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War (use code FIGHTING to get 40% off)! In this episode, we discuss the life and times of Jon, who in many ways is a real working class hero. We talk about his early embrace of radical political ideology, his radical campus organizing, his 13 years fighting in and organizing within industrial factories in Wisconsin, his rise within the UAW, and

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01:59:46

Dinosaurs and Decolonizing Paleontology w/ Aline...

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2023/09/15

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have a fascinating discussion alongside three wonderful paleontologists based in Brazil about efforts to decolonize paleontology and restitute stolen fossils. These three have written some great articles on this topic, such as The moral and legal imperative to return illegally exported fossils, Colonial history and global economics distort our understanding of deep-time biodiversity, and Digging deeper into colonial palaeontological practices in modern

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01:52:45

Why Turkey Is Authoritarian w/ Halil Karaveli...

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2023/09/08

This episode is a fully-remastered edition of a previous episode we released, where we brought on Halil Karaveli to talk about Why Turkey Is Authoritarian. This discussion was our second interview ever on the show, and while the format of the show has slightly changed over the last few years, this was really a tremendous discussion about an important work and topic. If you didn't catch this episode when it first came out, or if it has been a few years since you have listened to it, be sure to check

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01:23:49

Empire and the Deep State - American Exception w/...

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2023/09/01

In this fascinating and fun episode, Aaron Good comes on the show to discuss his book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. This is a great conversation which focuses on Aaron's conceptualizing of exceptionism and how the American Empire works. This topic is critical for us, as the concept of "the Deep State" has been distorted by the right-wing, and obscures the workings of the actual Deep State here within the belly of the beast. Aaron Good has a PhD in Political Science from Temple

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01:55:45

Why Anti-Racism Means Anti-Capitalism w/ Arun Kundnani

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2023/08/25

In this important episode, Arun Kundnani comes on the show to discuss his new book What Is Antiracism?: And Why It Means Anticapitalism. This is a fascinating discussion that focuses on liberal vs. radical conceptions of antiracism, and why liberal antiracism has proven powerless against structural oppression. This topic is important for us to think about as we build movements that tackle all forms of oppression, including racial oppression. Arun Kundnani has been active in antiracist movements

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01:24:30

The Military vs. the Planet - Earth's Greatest Enemy...

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2023/08/18

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by Mike Prysner to discuss the devastating impact of the US military, and the forthcoming documentary that Mike and Abby Martin are putting together on this topic titled Earth's Greatest Enemy (watch the trailer here)! This is a critical and deeply underappreciated topic that we really appreciate Mike and Abby taking the effort to tell the story of. Do us a favor, share this episode, and contribute to the finishing of Earth's Greatest Enemy if you

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01:38:10

Sources and Methods - Psychedelic Remote Viewing w/...

Guerrilla History ·

2023/08/11

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on a returning fan favorite, Prof. Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt, for an episode on sources and methods within history - including discussion of a method Brandon dubs psychedelic remote viewing. This conversation is certainly one that will please those interested in HOW history is done, and how we should view various sources used within historiographic analysis! It sounds super nerdy, and it kind of is, but we're sure you're going to love the conversation!

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01:16:42

Save the History of Africa & the African Diaspora...

Guerrilla History ·

2023/08/04

In this pressing episode, we bring on the esteemed Professor Hakim Adi to discuss the MRes History of Africa & the African Diaspora program, and the University of Chichester's efforts to shut down the program and make Professor Adi redundant. This is an incredibly important issue that we take up, so listeners, take action. Sign this petition NOW to tell the University of Chichester to preserve the MRes program and maintain Professor Adi in his role, then write a comment on the petition and

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01:39:54

Weaponizing Antisemitism w/ Asa Winstanley

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2023/07/28

In this excellent episode, we bring on Asa Winstanley to discuss his new book Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn. This conversation is a fantastic work of recent history, and also is an important study for those of us active in the Palestine solidarity movement. Be sure to listen closely, grab yourself a copy of the book, and let others know about the episode! Asa Winstanley has been writing about Palestine and the Israel lobby since 2005. He spent two years

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01:13:45

Climate Breakdown, Sovereignty, & the "Anthropocene"...

Guerrilla History ·

2023/07/21

In this Intelligence Briefing, Adnan and Henry discuss some of the latest regarding the ongoing climate breakdown and discussions of the "Anthropocene", weaving in discussion of sovereignty, techno-modernism, the Capitalocene, and much more. This is the latest in our series of episodes focused on the environment and climate, be sure to check out our previous episodes on A History of the World in 7 Cheap Things (w/ Jason W. Moore & Raj Patel), World Ecology & the Capitalocene (w/ Jason W

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Freedom or Martyrdom – Walid Daqqah’s fate is in our...

Guerrilla History ·

2023/07/14

Today we are cross-publishing our latest Guerrilla Radio spinoff episode, to ensure as many of our listeners can take part in the action to free Walid Daqqah as possible. Be sure to spread the word! In this high-priority episode of Guerrilla Radio, we are joined by Jeanine and Thawra from the Palestinian Youth Movement to bring light to their current campaign for the urgent and immediate release of the Palestinian political prisoner Walid Daqqah, and the history, centrality, and role the

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02:38:28

Stalin: History & Critique of a Black Legend w/...

Guerrilla History ·

2023/07/07

Special, early access to an extended conversation about the imminent release of the new translation (by Henry and Salvatore) of Domenico Losurdo's Stalin: History and Critique of a Black Legend from Iskra Books. The release of the book is imminent, and is available from the Iskra Books website, where it is currently linked at https://www.iskrabooks.org/copy-of-the-dark. Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro is Professor at the Geography Department of SUNY New Paltz and is chief editor for the journal Capitalism

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