Apr 28

"Creative Destruction": Missiles and drones vs the US Empire w/ Arash Joblaghi

**Note: In the first half of the episode, there is an abrupt break in the conversation where we briefly discussed this clip of Martyred IRGC General Hajizadeh. Sorry for the confusion!** Arash Joblaghi returns to the show (after a very long hiatus!) to discuss some of the broader ... Show More

1h 20m

Apr 19

Tankie Group Therapy #38: F*** it, we'll do it live!

Tankie Group Therapy is back! Sina, Jay, Lara, Adnan, Mikey, and Nora join the episode for a long debrief, and joining us for the first time is longtime friend of the show, Ali Alizadeh! Some of the campaigns mentioned in the episode https://chuffed.org/project/168100-mohammed-an ... Show More

1h 58m

Apr 19

Playing the Middle Ground: Pakistan and US-Iran negotiations w/ Aman Ullah Tariq

Aman Ullah Tariq from the EON podcast returns to the show to discuss the negotiations between US and Iran in Pakistan and the latter's role in mediating all the actors in this conflict and the wider region. Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel https:// ... Show More

1h 11m

Oct 2019

Lebanon revolts! w/ Jana Nakhal

Jana Nakhal is an urban planner, Marxist feminist organizer, and member of the Central Committee of the Lebanese Communist Party. An appeal Please consider supporting the show. I can't do this for much longer unless I can at least hit my goal of $1500 a month. (That literally ... Show More

41m 17s

Jul 2020

The DR Congo and the struggle for postcolonial liberation w/ Justin Podur

Friend of the podcast Justin Podur (https://www.podur.org/) returns to talk about his new book, America's Wars on Democracy in Rwanda and the DR Congo. Please consider supporting the show and help me hit my goal of $1500 a month. I have a Patreon and Gofundme. You can also dona ... Show More

48m 59s

Jan 2021

58/ Democracy, Counterrevolution and the Rhetoric of Anti-Imperialism (with Rohini Hensman)

Today we’ll be talking to Rohini Hensman. She is an India-based Sri Lankan labor activist and feminist and an  independent scholar whose book “<a href="https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1164-indefensible">Indefensible: Democracy,  Counterre ... Show More

1h 16m

Dec 2023

revolution, then, is a faith-based practice.

a letter to my daughter on the religion of revolution.Please lend your support to A Little Juju Podcast in their return! Juju Grant is a writer, ethnographer, show host and spiritual tower actively practicing wisdom anarchy. She so brilliantly archives African ... Show More

21m 42s

Aug 2020

Ep.207 (Video): A Reporter's Reflections with Houshig Kaymakamian

0:00 Intro 4:09 Surprise and Disappointment 15:45 Wider Story of Accountability 24:33 International Investigation 29:58 Expectations 34:43 Subsidies 43:36 Silver Lining We're with Houshig Kaymakamian for Episode 207 of The Beirut Banyan. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/gACljKIAx ... Show More

54m 24s

Apr 2020

6/Lebanon's October 17 Revolution/ A Country in Fragments (with Andrew Arsan)

This is a repost of an episode I did with Dr Andrew Arsan, British-Lebanese scholar and author of the book Lebanon: A Country in Fragments, and which was originally released on the Hummus For Thought podcast. I'm releasing it here as an introduction to a series of upc ... Show More

54m 52s

Aug 2020

Ep.206 (Video): The Verdict with Emile Hokayem

0:00 Intro 2:24 Justice 17:33 Decisions Made Early On 27:20 The Regional Story 37:20 Accountability 47:58 Too Late For Reform We're with Emile Hokayem for Episode 206 of The Beirut Banyan. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/FMBK8reqySU We reflect on the STL's verdict issued earlier ... Show More

1h 7m

Nov 2021

Ep.285 (Video): Consensus

I discuss the wider issue of consensus and how it has shaped modern Lebanese political history. I also reflect on the 1960s and why that decade is an anomaly when it comes to state building, neutrality and sovereignty. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: ht ... Show More

25m 5s

Apr 2020

12/Independent media versus the Lebanese oligarchy (with Julia Choucair Vizoso)

This is <a href="https://thefirethisti.me/2020/04/25/12-independent-media-versus-the-lebanese-oligarchy/">a conversation</a> with Julia Choucair Vizoso, an independent scholar trained as a political scientist as well as an editor and translator at <a href="http://thepublicsour ... Show More

36m 12s

Apr 2022

Ep.304 (Video): The Whole Story with Jana Massoud & Ghiya El Assaad

0:00 Intro 1:00 Day-to-day 13:51 No candidate 19:11 Division 25:02 Kataeb 33:49 Secularism 56:36 Hezbollah 1:19:35 Women-led 1:30:33 Personal reasons We're with Jana Massoud and Ghiya El Assaad for Episode 304 of The Beirut Banyan. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/M0C8Jweks0w We ... Show More

1h 43m