Ara Sanjian joins us today to discuss the origins and horrors of the Armenian genocide. We cover the following:
Why the Turks to viewed Armenians as radicals
How Ottoman entry into WW1 led the government to blame Armenians for disloyalty
The tragic ethnic cleansing campaigns and wealth distribution of Armenians
Forced assimilation of Armenians
Current ... Show More
Sep 11
What Do Democratic Socialists Actually Want?
The Democratic Socialists of America just hit 129,000 members, the most socialists in US history. So what do democratic socialists actually want? We watched two viral videos to find out, and it got weird fast. Is democratic socialism a real movement or a vibe with a membership ca ... Show More
1h 59m
Jun 2021
Erasures, Borders and the Afterlife of the Armenian Genocide w/ Sophia Armen (E79)
This is a conversation with Sophia Armen, an Armenian-American writer, scholar and organizer, about the legacy of the Armenian Genocide today.We spoke about race in the Ottoman Empire and then in the Turkish republic, how the genocide changed Armenian cosmology, the cruel absurdi ... Show More
1h 48m
May 2024
Vartan Matiossian, "The Politics of Naming the Armenian Genocide: Language, History and 'Medz Yeghern'" (Bloomsbury, 2021)
The Politics of Naming the Armenian Genocide: Language, History and 'Medz Yeghern' (Bloomsbury, 2021) explores the genealogy of the concept of 'Medz Yeghern' ('Great Crime'), the Armenian term for the mass murder and ethnic cleansing of the Armenian ethno-religious group in the O ... Show More
1h 8m
Apr 2025
Episode 109 - The Armenian Genocide (ENG 🇬🇧)
This week, join Fr. Barouyr for a spiritual reflection about the Armenian Genocide. He discusses the painful contrast between Easter and the start of the Armenian Genocide, only 4 days this year. He describes how Antoura was used for the erasure of the Armenian people, language, ... Show More
7m 17s
Jul 2024
Umit Kurt on Gaziantep's forgotten Armenian past
<p>Umit Kurt on "The Armenians of Aintab: The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman Province" (Harvard University Press). The book draws on archival sources, memoirs, personal papers, oral accounts and property liquidation records to detail the dispossession of Antep's Armenian com ... Show More
30m 1s
Mar 2023
37. The Armenian Genocide: Death Marches
The secret orders have been given. The Armenian community is to be destroyed. Ordered to march across the desert, to unsupplied camps in Deir ez-Zor. Listen as William and Anita are, for the final time, joined by Eugene Rogan to discuss the end of the Genocide and its aftermath. ... Show More
37m 38s