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The East is a Podcast

Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist)

A critical lens on the history of the present on West Asia and North Africa. Interviews with experts and archival mashups. Created by Sina Rahmani (twitter: @urorientalist)

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01:11:42

Pod Kapital #1: Seeing the Monster

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2025/09/10

Note: Nick Estes and I have launched a new project called Pod Kapital in which we will be reading canonical Marxist texts for weekly episodes on his Substack. I will be posting the audio editions for all my patrons but if you want to watch the video edition, you will have to sign up behind his paywall! I encourage you to do so anyway for the great content he is posting ! The Red-Brown alliance is finally happening! The American Indian-Iranian alliance, that is. Host of the East Is a Podcast, Sina

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02:38:52

The Airing of Grievances with Sina Rahmani & Friends

The East is a Podcast ·

2025/09/10

UPDATE ***Yesterday, Jay from MAKC hosted a livestream for me, Adnan Husain, and Nick Estes partly as a mini-fundraiser for my friend Mohammed in Gaza. The response has been amazing. As I mention in the episode, donations started pouring in from listeners/ viewers. Someone even donated $500!. It was really moving for me--I even shed a tear on the livestream! Thank you to all who donated. Mohammed was elated to see some money come in, as he has been trying to arrange for transport south for him

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01:20:56

Tell me what anti-imperialism looks like w/ Max Ajl

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2025/08/30

EIAP shadow commander in charge of finding guests Max Ajl returns to the show after a long hiatus to discuss what lessons can be drawn from the 12-day war between Iran and ZioAmerikkan Empire. Check out his piece, "Peoples and Regimes: Anti-Imperialism and the Islamic Republic of Iran" Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

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01:39:05

Tankie Group Therapy #35 : Tie me to a missile!

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2025/08/20

Tankie Group Therapy is back! This time with an actual licensed therapist! Sina hosts alongside Adnan from @adnanhusainshow , Jay from @MAKCapitalism , and Lara Sheehi! Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

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01:02:12

Which way, Iranian man? w/ Navid Zarrinnal (Pt.1)

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2025/08/01

The first half of a long conversation with longtime friend of the show Navid Zarrinnal about Iran's perpetually tortured relationship with the West and how anti-imperialist resistance shapes attitudes of the population. Check out the second half of the conversation on @TheColonyArchive or subscribe to The East is a Podcast on Patreon to listen to the audio. Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

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On John Carpenter's They Live (1988) w/ Sina Rahmani

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2025/07/30

**Nick Estes from The Red Nation Podcast invited me on his new project on Substack to talk about John Carpenter's They Live (1988). This is a preview of the episode. Support Nick on Substack to access this and other great bonus content!** Nick Estes in conversation with TRN Podcast producer and host of The East is a Podcast Sina Rahmani (@UrOrientalist) exploring what John Carpenter’s They Live (1988) can teach us how the ruling class uses ideaology to govern our daily lives—and how to break

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01:34:58

Tankie Group Therapy #34 - Gaza defends our humanity

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2025/07/28

Tankie Group Therapy is back! Sina, Alex, Nora, and Jay get together for another session to discuss the latest news from the Gaza Holocaust. Support Palestinians in Gaza through their fundraisers Watch the video edition on the East is a Podcast YouTube channel Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

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01:18:41

The ruins of imperialism w/ Kit Klarenberg and...

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2025/07/16

**I put the concluding 20 mins of the conversation behind the paywall on audio. If you want to listen to the entire episode, sign up for Patreon for less than $2 a month or watch it on our YouTube channel (linked below)** **Note: I managed-yet again-to mess up my audio settings at the last minute before we started recording resulting in me sounding blown out. Apologies!** Returning guest Alexander Mckay and Kit Klarenberg, co-hosts of the Decline and Fall, discuss the deepening crisis Western

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01:37:23

Tankie Group Therapy #33 : Bread and Circus

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2025/07/14

Tankie Group Therapy is back! After a long hiatus, Sina is joined by TGT stalwarts Nora, Alex, Adnan, and Lara. Video edition coming soon! Fundraisers Mohammed's family has been ordered to evacuate for the fourth time. Please consider donating to his campaign https://chuffed.org/project/120676-mohammed-from-gaza The Sameer Project https://chuffed.org/project/113222-tent-campaign-the-sameer-project Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

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01:17:44

Psyhclib#6: Iran vs. "Israel" - Weakness is strength...

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2025/07/06

***I was invited by the good people at Resistance is Fertile to talk about 12-day-war. ** In this episode, Sacha and Benji welcome Sina Rahmani to analyze the recent 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel. They discuss the implications of the attacks, the psychological impact on both nations, and the broader geopolitical stakes involving external actors like China and Pakistan. The conversation delves into the strengths and weaknesses revealed on both sides, the significance of Iran’s capacity

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01:18:00

F*ck ICE, Free Gaza! w/ Abraham Marquez

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2025/07/01

Longtime friend of the show Aalex Aviña (@Alexander_Avina) returns to guest host an episode with journalist Abraham Marquez (@abemarquez3) about the recent intensification of the war on racialized communities and undocumented people. Check out Abraham's article, "Paramount and Compton rise up for undocumented workers" on his Substack Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

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49:56

Becoming a critical thinker & an anti-imperialist...

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2025/06/25

Longtime friend of the show and frequent guest host Louis Allday (@Louis_Allday) was invited to Iran for an international media conference hosted by Press TV. Watch the full episode on Press TV website https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/06/01/749030/Becoming-a-Critical-Thinker-&-an-Anti-Imperialist-Writer Check out Liberated Texts

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01:51:16

Looking into the Abyss: ZioAmerica, Iran, and the...

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2025/06/17

**Adnan invited me on his show to record on the latest development. We went for so long, I was eventually out of words!* Adnan convenes an emergency panel to discuss and analyze the recent Israeli-US attack on Iran, its implications for Iran, the region and the world. Prof. David Yaghoubian (CSU-San Bernardino) and Sina Rahmani (East is a Podcast) share their insights and reflections along with passionate and deeply committed analysis about the place of Iran as the frontline state fighting for a

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01:18:07

Palestine and the World: Emancipation and the...

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2025/05/31

**Producer's note: This is the second episode of "Palestine and the World: History in a Time of Genocide (Denial)," a 7-part series Adnan recorded for his podcast, The Adnan Husain Show with his colleague Dr. Ariel Salzmann. All 7 parts are available right to patrons of his show and will be released individually on the free feed over the next 5 weeks. Subscribe to his show on your podcast app or watch the episode on YouTube channel linked below** Part 2 of Palestine and the World: History in a

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01:01:47

The humble olive w/ Robert Massoud

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2025/05/25

Robert Massoud is the founder of Zatoun, which bottles and distributes olive oil from Palestine around the world. He also ran Bayt Zatoun in downtown Toronto for many years. Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

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01:39:35

Tankie Group Therapy #32: The West is not worth saving

The East is a Podcast ·

2025/05/21

Tankie Groupy Therapy is back! A lively, "dudes rock" episode featuring: Alex, Joe, Sina, Adnan, and our newest member, Jay Ware from Millennials are Killing Capitalism Check out Adnan's conversation with Alana Lentin on his new podcast Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Fundraisers Mohammed's campaign has languished since the amazing boost he received last month. Please consider supporting him or his brother's fundraiser

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01:06:38

Alex Aviña: "Ayotzinapa and Palestine: Global...

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2025/05/18

Comrade and longtime friend of the show Alex Aviña recently gave a lecture the seminar "Global Laboratories of Repression, Global Visions of Liberation" and the organizers have kindly shared the audio for listeners of the show!

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01:43:05

Fascism has no ethnicity: a forum on the Ziofash...

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2025/05/06

**Note: This extra-long conversation continued for another 25 mins, which has been posted for Patrons of the show.** A very special episode featuring comrades and former guests of the show: Nora Barrows-Friedman from El, writer Morgan Artyukhina, filmmaker Dror Dayan, and Adam Horowitz from Mondoweiss Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

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01:38:24

Is your Rage Pure Enough? w/Sina Rahmani - Psychlib ep.5

The East is a Podcast ·

2025/04/30

*I was invited to the Psychlib podcast to discuss the power of rage and it resulted in ~90 mins of mostly me ranting* In this wide-ranging and wide-ranting discussion, Sina, Sacha and Benji explore the psychological clay feet of the dying white empire. We explore the entanglement of settler colonies and how they can't genocide their way to victory over the rest of the world. We look at the psychological protective and mobilizing role of rage. If, like us, you consider that ranting Sina is peak

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01:11:53

Syncretic imperialism: A forum on Spanish imperialism...

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2025/04/25

A forum exploring some of the characteristics of Spanish imperialism in Latin America featuring comrade Alex Aviña, and co-hosts of Kuskalla podcast, Yojana Miraya Oscco and Renzo Aroni Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

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