Listen to the full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-of-of-87855875 To discuss the brutal history of NATO intervention in the Third World and CIA infiltration of education in targeted countries, Rania Khalek was joined by Essam Elkorghli, a Libyan PhD student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he researches the ... Show More
May 26
They Want You Hopeless: The Psychology of Empire & Resistance, w/ Lara Sheehi
As Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues and Lebanon faces ongoing aggression and political pressure to capitulate, many people are grappling with fear, exhaustion, and despair.But what if hopelessness itself is part of the strategy?Psychoanalyst and author Lara Sheehi joins Dispat ... Show More
1h 3m
May 12
Iran Didn’t Collapse — And Now Trump Is Cornered, w/ Trita Parsi
The U.S. and Israel launched a massive war on Iran expecting quick capitulation. Instead, Iran absorbed the assault, retaliated across the region, and exposed major limits to American and Israeli power.Now the Trump administration appears to be searching for an off-ramp while Isr ... Show More
34m 30s
May 5
U.S.-Iran War About to Explode Again? w/ Navid Zarrinnal in Tehran
The Trump administration has announced a new military operation in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran is warning that any unauthorized U.S. presence will be treated as hostile.At the same time, Washington is rejecting key parts of Iran’s proposal to end the war, including sanctions ... Show More
1h 8m
Oct 2021
Qaddafi's Son is Alive, and He Wants to Take Back Libya
<p>Before the Arab Spring, Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, the second son of the Libyan dictator Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, was establishing himself as a serious figure internationally. Then, the Arab Spring came to Libya.</p><p>His father and brothers were killed and Seif himself was ca ... Show More
34m 33s
Feb 2022
Ukraine Powder Keg: Why NATO Expansion Must End
<p>[This episode was recorded Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 at 3 PM Eastern Standard Time]</p>
<p>A historic crisis is playing out in Eastern Europe over Ukraine, one that has profound ramifications for the entire world. The United States and its allies are imposing harsh sancti ... Show More
1h 4m
Jan 2021
Truth vs Lies | Grey Zone Ep 2
This episode explores a battle between truth and lies that’s threatening democracies around the world. It looks at how information is used as a weapon, not just by hostile foreign states, seeking to divide and weaken rival nations, but also by domestic politicians and other actor ... Show More
47m 29s