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Episode 43: Haiti — State Against Nation, Part 1

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2026/10/09

Mamyrah Dougé-Prosper joins us to discuss the history of foreign intervention in Haiti, the political and economic origins of the country’s so-called gangs, and the centuries-long struggle between the Haitian state and popular sovereignty.Mamyrah Dougé-Prosper is an Assistant Professor of Global and International Studies at the University of California, Irvine. She is also the director of the Center for Racial Justice at UCI. Dougé-Prosper’s work generally focuses on Black social movements. More

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BONUS: Ansarallah on the Offensive w/ Barry

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2026/10/08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.comWe discuss the third anniversary of 10/7, the French school riots, Ansarallah’s continued offensive in Yemen, their use of FPV drones, the response from the Saudi-led “coalition,” and Iranian strikes on shipping in the Gulf.We’re committed to independence and will never run ads or take money from institutions. That means Turbulence is entirely listener-funded.For $5 a month, paid subscribers gain access to weekly

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5:45

BONUS: October Surprise

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2026/10/02

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.comWe discuss the upcoming Brazilian elections, US plans to invade Cuba, the end of the third (?) Iraq war, military escort missions in Hormuz, the detention of migrant children in Texas, and Netanyahu’s pre-election gambits.To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through The Sameer Project.We’re committed to independence and will never run ads …

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4:24

BONUS: A Financial History of Zionism w/ Nathan Tankus

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2026/09/25

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.comIn part two of our conversation with Nathan Tankus, we discuss the finance of settler colonialism—from the Ottoman Empire’s debt crisis to the foreign capital that financed Zionist settlement and facilitated Palestinian dispossession.Nathan Tankus is a writer, researcher, and president of the publication Notes on the Crises. He is the author of the forthcoming book The Trump-Musk Payments Crisis: A 250-Year

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85:08

Episode 42: Dollar Imperialism w/ Nathan Tankus

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2026/09/22

Nathan Tankus joins us to discuss the monetary foundations of American empire, how sanctions weaponize the global financial system, the possibility of China-led de-dollarization, and what’s really going on with the oil futures market.This is part one of a two part episode. Part two, A Financial History of Zionism, will be released later this week on our paid feed. Works mentioned: A Spectrum Approach to Monetary Sovereignty and our Dollar World; Did the United States Really Invade Iraq Because it

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5:50

BONUS: Operation Allah is Stronger in Might and More...

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2026/09/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.comThis week we’re joined by returning co-host Alexander Aviña, as well as friend of the show Barry with the NED, to go in depth on Ansarallah’s major ground offensive in Yemen, the downing of a Saudi F-15, and the US’s escalating violence in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through The Sameer Project.We’re committed to independence and will never run ads or take

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67:16

Episode 41: Mauritania at Europe’s Frontier w/ Hassan...

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2026/09/16

Hassan Ould Moctar joins us to discuss Europe’s externalized border regime, the colonial history of race and territory in Mauritania, and how migration control, counterinsurgency, and development policy have fused across the Sahel.Works mentioned: After Border Externalization: Migration, Race, and Labour in Mauritania.Hassan Ould Moctar is a Fellow at the Merian Centre for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb, University of Tunis and former lecturer in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at

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5:48

BONUS: Houthi Takeover w/ Alexander Aviña

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2026/09/10

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.comWe discuss the expanding conflict in Hormuz, Ansarallah’s lightning advance in Yemen, Trump’s oil problem, the surging anti-migrant right across the North Atlantic, and why Javier Milei is ratcheting up Argentine claims on Las Malvinas.To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through The Sameer Project.We’re committed to independence and will never run ads or take money from institutions. That means

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Episode 40: Counter-Space and the Data Center Revolt...

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2026/09/08

Kai Bosworth joins us to discuss the strange politics of the data center revolt, the AI boom’s place in the global energy system, and what the rise and fall of the climate movement can teach us about the struggles taking shape in its wake.Works mentioned: Where is the U.S. climate movement?, Pipeline Populism: Grassroots Environmentalism in the 21st Century, AI Data Center Development in Frackland, Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism, The Production of SpaceKai Bosworth is a geographer and

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57:36

BONUS: The Chud International w/ Alexander Aviña

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2026/09/03

We welcome Alex Aviña to Turbulence and discuss the Battle of Hormuz, Bessent’s economic D-Day for Iran, the US-Venezuela oil deal, the arrest of Fernando Cerimedo in Bolivia, and Trump’s war on the price of burger.To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through The Sameer Project.We’re committed to independence and will never run ads or take money from institutions. That means Turbulence is entirely listener-funded.For $5 a month, paid subscribers gain access to weekly news analysis

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102:31

Episode 39: The Bureaucracy of Repression w/ Josef...

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2026/09/02

Josef Burton joins us to discuss the transformation of immigration under Trump, the bureaucrats who administer US machinery of repression, and what intensifying coercion at home and imperial retreat abroad mean for our political future.Works mentioned: One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE DetentionJosef Burton is a writer and former US diplomat who worked mainly on consular and immigration issues. He tweets at @PinstripeBungle To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through The

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4:15

BONUS: Before the Flood w/ Mujamma Haraket

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2026/08/27

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.comIn part two of our double episode with Mujamma Haraket, we discuss the history of Hamas, the relationship between Hamas and the Palestinian left, and how various factions of the resistance are approaching the upcoming Palestinian legislative elections.To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through The Sameer Project.We’re committed to independence and will never run ads or take money from

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Episode 38: Militant Women w/ Arlene Eisen

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2026/08/25

Arlene Eisen joins us to discuss the transformations in the anti-war movement across the Vietnam War, the interrelation of feminism and anti-imperialism, and what decades of state repression can teach today’s movements about security and survival.Works mentioned: In the Worldwide Family of Militant WomenArlene Eisen has been a militant in the struggle against imperialism since the 1960s—first as a protester facing tear gas and later as a teacher and writer. She edited The Movement newspaper, and was

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2:57

BONUS: The Pivot From Asia

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2026/08/20

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.comWe discuss Iranian threats to strike Bulgaria, Russia supplying Iran with explosives and ammunition, the possibility of an Israel-Turkiye war, and the US reducing its military footprint in the pacific. We also bid a fond farewell to our dear Séamus.We’re committed to independence and will never run ads or take money from institutions. That means Turbulence is entirely listener-funded.For $5 a month, paid

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Episode 37: After the Flood w/ Mujamma Haraket

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2026/08/18

Mujamma Haraket joins us to discuss negotiations over Hamas’ disarmament, the collaborator militias in Gaza, Khalil al-Hayya’s rise within Hamas, the movement’s evolving relationship with Ansarallah, and the future of Palestinian armed resistance.Mujamma Haraket is a translator and academic researcher in political philosophy with a specialization in non-state actors, political Islam and the history of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through

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4:29

BONUS: Doing Bad Things to Bad People

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2026/08/14

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.comWe discuss Trump “low-keying” the Iran war, Israel’s rejection of the Gaza disarmament deal and destruction of southern Lebanon, the expanding ICE deportation machine, Latin America’s rightward turn, and the Russia-Ukraine war extending to commercial shipping.We’re committed to independence and will never run ads or take money from institutions. That me…

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Episode 36: The Battle For South Arabia w/ Isa Blumi

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2026/08/11

Isa Blumi joins us to discuss Ansarallah’s renewed war with Saudi Arabia, whether pipelines can bypass Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab, the Turkey-Saudi-Pakistan defense agreement, and the Gulf powers’ long campaign to subordinate Yemen.Works mentioned: Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us About the World.Isa Blumi is Professor at Stockholm University within the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. He holds a PhD in History and Middle Eastern/Islamic Studies from New York University

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3:24

BONUS: Migration Blackmail

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2026/08/06

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.comWe discuss an Iran-Oman agreement over the Strait of Hormuz, the UAE’s expanding footprint across the African continent, a horrific crisis at the Morocco-Spain border, and Trump’s saga with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.We’re committed to independence and will never run ads or take money from institutions. That means Turbulence is entirely listener-funded.For $5 a month, paid subscribers gain access to

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4:03

BONUS: Is it a World War?

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2026/07/30

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.comWe discuss how the regional war has expanded north to the Caspian Sea and south to the Horn of Africa, Trump’s effort to break the oil market, a new Saudi coalition, Netanyahu’s visit to the US, and Lindsey Graham’s funeral.We’re committed to independence and will never run ads or take money from institutions. That means Turbulence is entirely listener-funded.For $5 a month, paid subscribers gain access to weekly

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100:45

Episode 35: All-American Empire w/ Aziz Rana

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2026/07/28

Aziz Rana joins us to discuss the Trump doctrine of foreign policy, the evolution of US hegemony since WW2, how the concept of freedom has animated American political thought and identity, and the challenge of political subjectivity.Works mentioned: The Two Faces of American Freedom, The Constitutional Bind, Workshop on Internationalism and Relations with Liberation Struggles Around the World.Aziz Rana is a professor of law and government at Boston College Law School, where his research and teaching

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