The struggle for justice in Palestine isn’t just a fight against the settler colonial Zionist project. It’s a struggle against US imperialism itself. To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Bikrum Gill, a political scientist and author of the forthcoming book “The Political Ecology of Colonial Capitalism: Race, Nature, and Accumulation.” This i ... Show More
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
Apr 14
Are Israel & the US Failing in Lebanon and Iran? w/ Jon Elmer
As war spreads across Lebanon and Iran, the U.S. and Israel claim they are making progress.But on the ground, the picture looks far more complicated.After a supposed pause in fighting and failed negotiations, Israel escalated dramatically, launching massive strikes on Beirut whil ... Show More
1h 6m
Jun 2024
"Partition was about creating a settler colonial state" w/ Abdel Razzaq Takriti (pt.1)
<p>The brothers welcome historian Abdel Razzaq Takriti <a href= "https://x.com/abedtakriti">(@abedtakriti)</a>, the author of <em>Monsoon Revolution: Republicans, Sultans, and Empires in Oman 1965-1976</em> (2016), "<a href= "https://read.dukeupress.edu/radical-history-review/art ... Show More
1h 12m
Mar 2024
Thawra Ep. 4 – From the Nakba to Nasser
Featuring Abdel Razzaq Takriti, this is the FOURTH episode of Thawra (Revolution), our rolling mini-series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Today’s installment lays out the politics surrounding the Zionist settler colonial destruction of Palestine, the Nakba of 1948, and t ... Show More
1h 31m
Apr 2024
NEW SERIES: Naomi Discusses the “Ideological Shackles of Zionism” on 'Unshocked'
In a conversation with Mehdi for her new contributor segment at Zeteo called ‘Unshocked,’ Jewish activist, academic, and author Naomi Klein reacts to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu comparing student protesters at Columbia University to Nazis and Mehdi opens up to Naomi about why h ... Show More
42m 8s
Sep 2024
Israel's Existential Threat From Within
<p><i>Warning: this episode contains descriptions of violence.</i></p><p>In the last year, the world’s eyes have been on the war in Gaza, which still has no end in sight. But there is a conflict in another Palestinian territory that has gotten far less attention, where life has b ... Show More
1h 9m
Jul 2025
UK Bans Palestine Action as 'Terror Group' - Mehdi & Owen on Censorship, Silencing of Pro-Palestinian Voices
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.comIn this edition of Two Outspoken, Mehdi and Owen break down how the Bob Vylan “scandal” is a deliberate strategy to distract from the genocide in Gaza, the proscribing of Palestine Action by the UK government, ... Show More
29m 8s