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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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01:05:50

"Listen to the Iranians": Sina Rahmani (The East is a...

The East is a Podcast ·

2026/01/19

**Note: When stuff in Iran goes down, my natural inclination is to avoid doing content and stay above the fray, at least until the media hysteria dies down. Not the best way to run a media project, I know, but I just have a hard time with all the breathless coverage--BREAKING!!!--and don't really want to feed it. Even then, I am still Iranian, and if people ask me to record during these times, my cultural programming compels me to accept the invitation. This episode of Peacemongers with Mehmet

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13:06

Sina Rahmani: "This is hybrid warfare" (The Freedom...

The East is a Podcast ·

2026/01/15

I have been on the road and unable to do a proper episode on what's happening on Iran, so I decided to post this quick spot I did with The Freedom Side from BT News. You can watch the full episode on their YouTube channel If you can't wait until I am able to record a full episode on Iran (I will try to do one tomorrow night or Saturday morning), my comrade Nick and I recently did an episode of our paywalled show, Pod Kapital, and we discussed a little bit about what has been happening but that is

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38:40

Psychic Militancy - Ghassan Abu Sittah: Clinic as...

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2026/01/06

***I have been working with Lara Sheehi on her new show. Make sure you subscribe to her video and audio feeds to listen to the rest of this episode**** Ghassan Abu Sittah: Clinic as site of resistance In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah to discuss the centrality of the clinic in the genocidal violence perpetrated by the Zionist settler state in Gaza, his concept of the biosphere of genocide, and importantly, the site of the clinic as central to resistance, refusal, and

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33:08

AISC #8: The Bolivarian and Iranian Revolutions vs....

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2026/01/05

[NOTE: This is the first portion of the latest episode of The Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective podcast. Lots of great content has already been released on both audio and video feeds and more to come, so please make sure you subscribe to both!] Hosted by AISC co-founder Nina Farnia, this episode features two distinguished guests and friends of AISC, Venezuela's former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Ron and University of Tehran professor Mohammad Marandi. We initially filmed a 2025

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01:25:13

Global Dumpster Fire: 2025 in Review w/ Max Ajl

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2026/01/04

Producer's note: Apologies for the long absence from the show. As I explain in the first few minutes of this episode, I have been busy launching some new shows in addition to this special episode, currently only available on the YouTube channel. More great content for the main feed and bonus feed coming soon! Max Ajl returns to the show to reflect on some of the wider historical contexts that laid the groundwork for the calamity that was 2025. This was recorded 2 days before the flagrant

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02:01:52

Struggle Session 6 Live w/Nerdeen Kiswani, Sina...

The East is a Podcast ·

2025/11/25

The Struggle Session is back for November on Sunday Nov 23rd at 3pmET! This monthly livestream panel program is not convening to make you feel better--the unvarnished analysis and fierce self-criticism may make you feel a bit worse! But, it will inform and, hopefully, spur you to taking action. As Marx said, the point isn't just to understand the world but to change it. This is an activist panel for a much needed Struggle Session: Nerdeen Kiswani, founder of Within our Lifetime; Sina Rahmani, host

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01:25:37

Schrödinger's vassal: Pakistan's contradictory stance...

The East is a Podcast ·

2025/11/24

Aman Ullah Tariq is a Pakistani analyst and is one of the hosts of EON. Check out his episode of The Colony Archive 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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20:57

Pod Kapital #7 : Labour has no value

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2025/11/13

***This is a preview of the latest episode of Pod Kapital, the new podcast series co-hosted by me and my comrade Nick Estes exploring Marx's Capital. The episodes are paywalled but we livestreaming our recordings, so subscribe to The East is a Podcast YouTube channel and watch us live for free!*** Nick and Sina return for another episode of Pod Kapital. Today we discuss parts 4+5, chapters 14-21. Subscribe to Nick's Substack to watch the video edition or watch the livestream.

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01:41:29

Office Hours 13-Sudan: Resistance, Compradors, an...

The East is a Podcast ·

2025/11/13

In this edition of Office Hours, Friday Nov. 7 at a special time, 6pm ET, Adnan hosts Hamza Al-Muqawi a Sudanese writer and activist to talk about Sudan's history as a crucial and continuing front in the struggle against colonialism, imperialism, and capitalist exploitation of Eastern Africa and West Asia. We will learn about Sudan's strategic place on the Red Sea and the geopolitical factors fueling imperial and subimperial designs and interventions as well as the resistance and struggle for

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01:15:23

No god but God: 20 years later w/ Reza Aslan

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2025/11/09

Reza Aslan is a religious scholar and bestselling author, including his biography of Jesus of Nazareth, Zealot (2013) and his history of Islam, No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam (2005). 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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58:45

Introducing the Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective...

The East is a Podcast ·

2025/11/03

NOTE: I have been helping the great people over at the Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective launch their new show. Lots of great content has already been released on both audio and video feeds and more to come, so please make sure you subscribe to both! Imperialism's Political, Economic, and Military Machinations On this episode of the AISC podcast, members Bikrum Gill and Navid Farnia address the US's ongoing military buildup in the Caribbean and the energy conflict between the US and China. They

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01:42:14

[Unlocked] Pod Kapital #5: Cooperation makes it happen

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2025/10/31

**Note: Nick and I have been doing a new show behind our respective paywalls, Pod Kapital, going through the new translation of Marx's Capital published by Princeton University Press. We had originally envisioned it as short-run series but after the tremendous response we have received from listeners, we have decided to make the show permanent. At this point, most of the episodes are locked but we will be figuring out ways to make future episodes accessible to non-Patrons in one way or another.** In

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01:28:42

The Imperial '80s: 'Evil Dead 2' ft. Sina Rahmani

The East is a Podcast ·

2025/10/25

The next installment of the Imperial '80s series is sure to be one for the ages. Evil Dead 2. Bruce Campbell. Chainsaw arm. Sawed off Shotgun. Necronomicon. Sina Rahmani from the East is a Podcast. What more could you want? We can't talk about this film without discussing settler colonialism, zionism, & orientalism (and therefore imperialism)! As always to support our show, please become an Imperial 80s patron, where you get first access to bonus episodes and support both Mtume and J's work on this

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01:41:30

There's a Ceasefire in Gaza. What Happens Next?

The East is a Podcast ·

2025/10/11

Millennials Are Killing Capitalism and the East is a Podcast will reflect upon the events of the week and talk about all of the unknowns. There is a ceasefire again, but will it hold? If we know that "Israel" violates every ceasefire, and every agreement, what form will their violation take this time? We will throughout this live-stream ask folks to support some families in Gaza who still are living in a state of tremendous devastation. Support Doaa Osama and her family in Gaza

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02:04:01

Break the Siege of Complicity! Sameer Project Fundraiser

The East is a Podcast ·

2025/10/02

A collaborative livestream discussion meant to support and fundraise for the Sameer Project, a Palestinian led mutual aid organization operating within Gaza, and especially its Mass Displacement Response Campaign for emergency relief. Streaming on multiple channels, the discussion is also sponsored by Jay of Millennials are Killing Capitalism and we will be joined by Sina of East is a Podcast, Benji and Sacha of Resistance is Fertile, Lara Sheehi, Jared of iMWiL!, Renee of Saturdays w/Renee on BLM,

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01:57:57

Airing More Grievances | An East is a Podcast & MAKC...

The East is a Podcast ·

2025/09/19

***Note: Jay and I did another fundraiser episode. This time, we used the website Lifeline4Gaza to help lift up some slow-moving campaigns. During the episode, I linked to two other campaigns whose organizers I know and who need your help: consider donating to Ahmed or Mahmoud*** As promised we are back to air more grievances! This week Sina and Jared are combining forces once again! Nora Barrows-Friedman from Electronic Intifada, and our frequent guest and comrade Alexander Aviña will be

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01:11:42

Pod Kapital #1: Seeing the Monster

The East is a Podcast ·

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

The East is a Podcast ·

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!

The East is a Podcast ·

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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