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For episode 172, Elia Ayoub and Daniel Voskoboynik talk about a very difficult topic: the Holocaust and the Nakba. The ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza brings up urgent questions about how memory is weaponized. Elia also talks about Jonathan Glazer,'s The Zone of Interest and the haunting parallels between the everyday life of the Nazi family portrayed in that movie, and the normalization of genocidal rhetoric in Israeli politics today.
The Fire These Times is a proud member of â From The Periphery (FTP) Media Collectiveâ . How to Support: on â Patreonâ or on â Apple Podcastsâ . You'll get early access to all podcasts, exclusive audio and video episodes, an invitation to join â our monthly hangoutsâ , and more. If you are already subscribed, thank you! Please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts, share our episodes, and tell your friends about them.
Episode Links:
Elia's piece: The Ghosts of Israel's Future, Part 1
Multidirectionary Memory by Michael Rothberg
Rachel Auerbuch, Yad Vashem and Israeli Holocaust Memory
Unzere Kinder, a film (1946, 1948)
Ancestral Future, by Ailton Krenak
Trailer of The Zone of Interest
Jonathan Glazer calls out Israel's weaponisation of the holocaust
Mir Kumen On, a film (1936)
The Holocaust and the Nakba: a new Grammar of Trauma and History
Raez Zreik: The Palestinian Question as a Jewish Question
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First video essay on YouTube by Ayman Makarem: Zionism from the Standpoint of Its Victims and subscribe to our channel
Transcriptions: Transcriptions will be by Antidotezine and published on The Fire These Times.
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From The Periphery has a websiteâ and is on â Patreonâ , â YouTubeâ , Instagram and â Twitter
Elia Ayoub is on â Mastodonâ , â Instagramâ , â and â Blueskyâ , and he has a newsletter: Hauntologies.net
Daniel Voskoboynik is on Instagram, and he has a newsletter: The Ecology of Us
Credits:
Host(s): Elia Ayoub and Daniel Voskoboynik | Producers: Aydın Yıldız, Elia Ayoub, israa' abdel fattah, Ayman Makarem and/or Leila Al-Shami | Music: â â Rap and Revengeâ â | TFTT theme design: â â Wenyi Gengâ â | FTP theme design: Hisham Rifai | Sound editor: Elliott Miskovicz | Team profile pics: â â â â Molly Crabappleâ â â | Episode design: Elia Ayoub
From The Periphery is built by Elia Ayoub, Leila Al-Shami, Ayman Makarem, Dana El Kurd, Karena Avedissian, Daniel Voskoboynik, Anna M, Aydın Yıldız, Ed S, Alice Bonfatti, israa' abdel fattah, with more joining soon!
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For episode 171, Elia Ayoub and guest host Hari Prasad are joined by Lateef Johar Baloch, a human rights advocate and a member of the Human Rights Council of Balochistan to talk to us about the history of Pakistani oppression and authoritarianism in Balochistan and the ongoing resistance against it. We also talked about broader issues facing Balochistan today including the role of foreign powers such as China and the USA. Note: this was recorded on 24 August 2024, two days before the attack in Musakhel.
The Fire These Times is a proud member of â From The Periphery (FTP) Media Collectiveâ . How to Support: on â Patreonâ or on â Apple Podcastsâ . You'll get early access to all podcasts, exclusive audio and video episodes, an invitation to join â our monthly hangoutsâ , and more.
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First video essay on YouTube by Ayman Makarem: Zionism from the Standpoint of Its Victims and subscribe to our channel Elia Ayoub's newsletter Hauntologies.netEpisode Links:
Baloch recently co-wrote an article entitled "State-Sponsored Violence & the Violation of Dignity in Balochistan." Profile of Lateef Johar on The Walrus âShe has won our hearts and mindsâ: can one woman unite the Baloch people in peaceful resistance? BBC article on enforced disappearances in Balochistan Interview with Mahrang Baloch of the Baloch Yakjehti (Solidarity) Committee (BYC) Instagram post by Farhad Baloch Video of BYC representative Dr. Sabiha BalochTranscriptions: Transcriptions will be by Antidotezine and published on The Fire These Times.
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The Fire These Times in on â the websiteâ â and â Instagramâ From The Periphery in on â Patreonâ , â YouTubeâ , the websiteâ and â Twitter Elia Ayoub is on â Substackâ , â Mastodonâ , â Instagramâ , Twitterâ , â and â Blueskyâ , and check out his website. Hari Prasad is on Bluesky, and check out his website Lateef Johar Baloch is on TwitterCredits:
Host(s): Haris Prasad and Elia Ayoub | Guest(s): Lateef Johar Baloch | Producers: Aydın Yıldız, Elia Ayoub, israa abd elfattah, Ayman Makarem and Leila Al-Shami | Music: â â Rap and Revengeâ â | TFTT theme design: â â Wenyi Gengâ â | FTP theme design: Hisham Rifai | Sound editor: Elliott Miskovicz | Team profile pics: â â â â Molly Crabappleâ â â | Episode design: Elia Ayoub
From The Periphery is built by Elia Ayoub, Leila Al-Shami, Ayman Makarem, Dana El Kurd, Karena Avedissian, Daniel Voskoboynik, Anna M, Aydın Yıldız, Ed S, Alice Bonfatti, israa abd elfattah, with more joining soon!
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For episode 170, returning guest Musa Okwonga talks to Elia Ayoub about a piece he wrote, "The Hatred Is Accelerating", on racism and the far right in Germany. This was recorded on 31 August 2024, a day before the fascist AfD party won top place in Thuringia and second in Saxony in the state elections.
The Fire These Times is a proud member of â From The Periphery (FTP) Media Collectiveâ . How to Support: on â Patreonâ or on â Apple Podcastsâ . You'll get early access to all podcasts, exclusive audio and video episodes, an invitation to join â our monthly hangoutsâ , and more.
Previous TFTT episodes with Musa Okwonga
We Need to Talk About Twitter w/ Musa Okwonga and Justin Salhani
Football is Political: #Qatar2022, Russia and What Comes Next w/ Musa Okwonga and Justin Salhani
Special 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Retrospective w/ Musa Okwonga, Fabien Goa and Justin Salhani
In the End, It Was All About Love w/ Musa Okwonga
Being the Good Immigrant in an Ungrateful Country w/ Musa Okwonga
Check out
2018 article by Musa: Berliners have shown how to stop the march of the far right
The Far Right is Not Inevitable with Aurelien Mondon
The work of Jakob Springfeld and Philipp Ruch. Also: Polylulx and International Women* Space
First video essay on YouTube by Ayman Makarem: Zionism from the Standpoint of Its Victims and subscribe to our channel
Elia Ayoub's newsletter Hauntologies.net
Recommended reads and listens:
Critical Muslim: German Redemption Theology by Adnan Delalic
London Review of Books: Memory Failure by Pankaj Mishra
972Mag: Germanyâs anti-Palestinian censorship turns on Jews by Hebh Jamal
Jewish Currents' "On The Nose Podcast" The Trouble with Germany, part I
Jewish Currents' "On The Nose Podcast" The Trouble with Germany, part II
Granta: Once Again, Germany defines who is a Jew, part I by George Prochnik, Eyal Weizman & Emily Dische-Becker
Granta: Once Again, Germany defines who is a Jew, part II by George Prochnik, Eyal Weizman & Emily Dische-Becker
IWriteStuff.Blog: The Jewish and Arab Questions, and European Fascism by Elia Ayoub
The Palestinian Question as a Jewish Question by Raef Zreik
Books by Musa Okwonga (website):
Please support your local bookshops and public libraries by ordering them there whenever possible.In The End, It Was All About Love
One of Them: An Eton College Memoir
Striking Out: The Debut Novel from Superstar Striker Ian Wright
Raheem Sterling (Football Legends #1) with Stanley Chow
Eating Roses for Dinner
A Cultured Left Foot: The Eleven Elements of Footballing Greatness
Transcriptions: Transcriptions will be by Antidotezine and published on The Fire These Times.
Pluggables:
The Fire These Times in on â the websiteâ â and â Instagramâ
From The Periphery in on â Patreonâ , â YouTubeâ , the websiteâ and â Twitter
Elia Ayoub is on â Mastodonâ , â Instagramâ , Twitterâ , â and â Blueskyâ , and check out his newsletter and website
Credits:
Host(s): Elia Ayoub | Guest(s): Musa Okwonga | Producers: Aydın Yıldız, Elia Ayoub, Israa Abdel Fattah, Ayman Makarem and Leila Al-Shami | Music: â â Rap and Revengeâ â | TFTT theme design: â â Wenyi Gengâ â | FTP theme design: Hisham Rifai | Sound editor: Elliott Miskovicz | Team profile pics: â â â â Molly Crabappleâ â â | Episode design: Elia Ayoub
From The Periphery is built by Elia Ayoub, Leila Al-Shami, Ayman Makarem, Dana El Kurd, Karena Avedissian, Daniel Voskoboynik, Anna M, Aydın Yıldız, Ed S, Alice Bonfatti, Israa Abdel Fattah, with more joining soon!
The Fire These Times by Elia Ayoub is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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For episode 169, Elia Ayoub is joined by returning guests Sahar Amarir and Rim-Sarah Alouane to talk about the situation in France, from the recent elections that saw a surprising victory for a Left-Green alliance to how Macronism has been actively normalizing the far right. They described the situation as grim, with far right ideology on questions of race and freedom of worship (especially Islam) the norm in France, with grave implications for the country, the EU and the world. We also talked about Alouane's recent piece on France banning veiled Muslim athletes despite making an inclusivity pledge.
The Fire These Times is a proud member of â From The Periphery (FTP) Media Collectiveâ . How to Support: on â Patreonâ or on â Apple Podcastsâ . You'll get early access to all podcasts, exclusive audio and video episodes, an invitation to join â our monthly hangoutsâ , and more.
Previous episodes with the guests:
Sahar: Anti-Imperialism after the Syrian Revolution (Episode 154) Rim-Sarah: The Inherent Toxicity of Franceâs âIslamo-Leftismâ Obsession (Episode 72)Other links:
That One Time the Olympics Were Cool w/ James Stout (Episode 165) The Far Right is Not Inevitable w/ Aurelien Mondon (Episode 163)Transcriptions: Transcriptions will be by Antidotezine and published on The Fire These Times.
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Follow The Fire These Times on â the websiteâ , â Twitterâ and â Instagramâ Follow From The Periphery on â Patreonâ , â the websiteâ and â YouTubeâ Follow Elia Ayoub on â Substackâ , â Mastodonâ , â Twitterâ , â Instagramâ , and â Blueskyâ , and check out his website. Follow Rim-Sarah Alouane on LinkedIn and Bluesky, and check out her websiteCredits:
Hosts: Elia Ayoub | Guests: Rim-Sarah Alouane & Sahar Amarir | Producer: Elia Ayoub | Music: â â Rap and Revengeâ â | Main theme design: â â Wenyi Gengâ â | Sound editor: Elliott Miskovicz | Team profile pics: â â â â Molly Crabappleâ â â | Episode design: Elia Ayoub.
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For this rerun episode, Elia Ayoub is joined by Kavita Krishnan, an Indian Marxist and Feminist who used to be a politburo member of the Communist Party of India (MarxistâLeninist) Liberation who resigned over Ukraine. He is also joined by â Promise Liâ , a US-based Hong Konger organizer and part of the Left diaspora collective â Lausan. Co-hosting this episode is â Romeo Kokriatskiâ , a Ukrainian-American journalist, managing editor of the â New Voice of Ukraineâ and co-host of the â Ukraine Without Hypeâ podcast.
The topic: why the idea of multipolarity needs to be understood & critiqued, and why the left cannot abandon anti-authoritarianism and internationalism.
Note: Due to Russia's ongoing bombardments of Ukraine, Romeo's power went out towards the end of the episode so we had to continue without him.
The Fire These Times is a proud member of From The Periphery (FTP) Media Collective. How to Support: on Patreon or on Apple Podcasts. You'll get early access to all podcasts, exclusive episodes, an invitation to join our monthly hangouts, and more.
Links:
- My piece for Lausan Collective: â The periphery has no time for binariesâ
- â Majoritarian State: How Hindu Nationalism is Changing India by Angana P. Chatterji, Thomas Blom Hansen and Christophe Jaffrelot â (recommended by Kavita Krishnan)
- â Money Power and Financial Capital in Emerging Markets: Facing the Liquidity Tsunami by Ilias Alami (recommended by Promise Li)
- Regular updates on India can be found on â The India CableâPrevious episodes with Romeo Kokriatski:
Anti-Imperialism From the Periphery w/ Leila Al Shami & Dana El Kurd When War Gets Normalized, Or Whatâs At Stake in Ukraine w/ Mariam Naiem Ukraine Series: 2. From Ukraine, with Love (and Anger) Russian Imperialism, Cynical Discourse and Life Amidst War w/ Mariam Naiem A View on Ukraine, Hong Kong & Tiananmen, from Taiwan w/ Wen Liu & Brian HioePrevious episodes with Promise Li:
From Hong Kong to Lebanon, Basebuilding Against AuthoritarianismTranscriptions: Want to help our with transcribing episodes? â Check out this linkâ .
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Follow The Fire These Times on the website, Twitter and Instagram Follow From The Periphery on Patreon, the website and YouTube Follow Elia Ayoub on Substack, Mastodon, Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky Follow Romeo Kokriatski on Bluesky, Twitter and New Voice of Ukraine. Check out Ukraine Without Hype Follow Promise Li on Twitter and Bluesky Follow Kavita Krishnan on TwitterCredits:
Hosts: Elia Ayoub and Romeo Kokriatski | Guests: Kavita Krishnan and Promise Li | Producer: Elia Ayoub | Music: â Rap and Revengeâ | Main theme design: â Wenyi Gengâ | Sound editor: Elliott Miskovicz | Team profile pics: â â â Molly Crabappleâ â | Episode design: Elia Ayoub.
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For episode 168, Elia and Leila are joined by the Chkoun? Collective, a collective of people from "North Africa" resisting anti-Black racism and its intersections with migration and the fight for freedom of movement in the region. We discussed their statement "Solidarities are not a given, they need to be built" and how it relates to our experiences covering Syria, Israel-Palestine, and Lebanon.
The Fire These Times is a proud member of the From The Periphery (FTP) media collective. You can support FTP on Patreon and get exclusive episodes from all FTP podcasts, an invitation to our monthly hangout as well as our future book club, and more perks.
Episode links:
Latest statement about current events
There will soon be a library with resources here
The petition about Saadia's case
The mentioned campaign in Morocco
Follow Chkoun? on Instagram @ chkoon
The gang:
Follow TFTT on Twitter, IG and YouTube
Follow Elia on Twitter, IG, Mastodon and Bluesky
Follow Leila on Twitter and Mastodon
Subscribe to Elia's newsletter Hauntologies
Check out Leila's blog as well as Elia's archives
Credits:
Host(s): Elia Ayoub and Leila Al-Shami
Guest(s): Chkoun? collective
Music: â â â â Rap and Revengeâ â â â
Sound editor: Elliott Miskovicz
Episode designer: â â â Elia J. Ayoubâ â â
Team profile pics: â â â Molly Crabappleâ â
Original TFTT design: â â â Wenyi Gengâ â â
TFTT Transcripts: â â â Antidotezineâ
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For episode 167, guest host Justin Salhani is joined by Yasser Elsheshtawy to talk about the Dubaization plan that Netanyahu's team put forward for Gaza after their genocide. You won't be surprised to know that we think it's a terrible plan, but what is dubaization?
du·bai·za·tion /dĆĆâbÄ«zÄSHÉn/ adjective: 1. the act of building a city which relies on spectacular, non-contextual architecture (âThe dubaization of Cairoâs skylineâ). Synonyms: gulfication; spectacular urbanism. Antonyms: context-oriented urban development; integrated urban fabric; informality.
Bio: Yasser Elsheshtawy is a Non-Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, DC, and an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University (GSAPP). His scholarship focuses on informal urbanism and environment-behavior studies, with a particular focus on Middle Eastern cities. Moreover, he is an Independent Consultant and has worked on numerous projects in Saudi Arabia, collaborating with renowned architectural and planning practices. He taught at United Arab Emirates University from 1997 till 2017 and was appointed as Curator for the UAE Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2016. He was a Visiting Professor at Université Paris Sorbonne during the Fall semester of 2017. He has authored over 70 publications including Riyadh: Transforming a Desert City, Temporary Cities, and Dubai: Behind an Urban Spectacle. He also edited The Evolving Arab City which received the 2010 International Planning History Society Best Book Award, and Planning Middle Eastern Cities. Two chapters on urban development in the Arab world were published in the widely-known City Planning and Urban Design Readers. Elsheshtawy has a PhD in Architecture from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a Master in Architecture from Pennsylvania State University, and a Bachelor of Architecture from Cairo University.
Links:
Salhani's profile at Al Jazeera
Jerusalem Post's article on Netanyahu's plan: From crisis to prosperity: Netanyahu's vision for Gaza 2035 revealed online by Yuval Barnea
Yasser's piece for DAWN MENA: Selling Egypt by the Pound: 'Gulfication' and the Ras al-Hekma Land Deal
Yasser's blog Dubaization.com
Recommended Book:
Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih (Ù ÙŰłÙ Ű§ÙÙۏ۱۩ Ű„ÙÙ Ű§ÙŰŽÙ Ű§Ù)
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Credits:
Host(s): â â Justin Salhani
Guest(s): Yasser Elsheshtawy
Music: â â â Rap and Revengeâ â â
Sound editor: Elliott Miskovicz
Episode designer: â â Elia J. Ayoubâ â
Team profile pics: â â Molly Crabappleâ
Original TFTT design: â â Wenyi Gengâ â
TFTT Transcripts: â â Antidotezineâ
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For episode 166, Dana & Elia are joined by Ahmed Moor & Antony Loewenstein, co-editors of the book "After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine" to talk about the ongoing genocide in Gaza and whether there is any hope for the One State Solution.
Support us: The best way to support The Fire These Times is to become a member of our â â "From The Periphery" Patreonâ â . For only 5$ a month (and less if you pay yearly) you get perks such as early access, exclusive episodes, an invitation to our monthly hangout, upcoming book clubs, and more. You can also help a lot by leaving a review wherever you listen to podcasts.
Credits:
Host(s): â â Elia Ayoub and Dana El Kurd
Guest(s): Ahmed Moor & Antony Loewenstein
Music: â â â Rap and Revengeâ â â
Sound editor: Liam Evans
Episode designer: â â Elia J. Ayoubâ â
Team profile pics: â â Molly Crabappleâ
Original TFTT design: â â Wenyi Gengâ â
TFTT Transcripts: â â Antidotezineâ
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For episode 165, Elia and Aydın are joined by investigative journalist and anarchist James Stout of the It Could Happen Here podcast to talk about the 1936 anti-fascist Olympics in Barcelona and the fascists who destroyed it. There's a reason you've only heard of the more notorious Berlin one, and we're gonna get into it here.
You can buy James' book: The Popular Front and the Barcelona 1936 Popular Olympics
His NatGeo piece: The brutal story of the 1936 Popular Olympics: a boycott of fascism and Hitler
The 'Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff' Episode on the Spanish Civil War: The Popular Olympics Antifascist Athletes Help Stop a Coup
Support us: The best way to support The Fire These Times is to become a member of our â "From The Periphery" Patreonâ . For only 5$ a month (and less if you pay yearly) you get perks such as early access, exclusive episodes, an invitation to our monthly hangout, upcoming book clubs, and more. You can also help a lot by leaving a review wherever you listen to podcasts.
Credits:
Host(s): â â Elia Ayoub and Aydın Yıldız
Guest(s): James Stout
Music: â â â Rap and Revengeâ â â
Sound editor: Elliott Miskovicz
Episode designer: â â Elia J. Ayoubâ â
Team profile pics: â â Molly Crabappleâ
Original TFTT design: â â Wenyi Gengâ â
TFTT Transcripts: â â Antidotezineâ
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For episode 164, Dana El-Kurd is joined by Michael Paarlbeg, associate professor of political science at Virginia Commonwealth University, to discuss the intersection between crime and authoritarian politics in Latin America. They particularly focus on the the state of emergency happening today in El Salvador, covering the rise of Nayib Bukele and the political implications of the âgang stateâ emerging in the country.
The best way to support The Fire These Times is to become a member of our "From The Periphery" Patreon. For only 5$ a month (and less if you pay yearly) you get perks such as early access, exclusive episodes, an invitation to our monthly hangout, upcoming book clubs, and more. You can also help a lot by leaving a review wherever you listen to podcasts.
Show notes:
Transnational Gangs and Criminal Remittances (academic article, Comparative Migration Studies)
The Emerging Gang State in El Salvador (Global Americans)
Gang Membership in Central America: More Complex Than Meets the Eye (Migration Policy Institute)
How a Fake Gang Crisis in the US Fueled a Real One in Central America (Duke conference)
Gangs, Guns and Judas Priest (The Guardian)
Credits:
Host(s): â â Dana El-Kurd
Guest(s): Michael Paarlberg
Music: â â â Rap and Revengeâ â â
Sound editor: Liam Evans
Episode designer: â â Elia J. Ayoubâ â
Team profile pics: â â Molly Crabappleâ
Original TFTT design: â â Wenyi Gengâ â
TFTT Transcripts: â â Antidotezineâ
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For episode 163, Elia Ayoub is joined by University of Bath researcher and repeated guest Dr. Aurelien Mondon to talk about the populist hype in the context of the gains by the Far Right in a number of Western countries. We spoke about the EU elections as well as the upcoming UK, France and US elections, asking the question: is the media covering the Far Right responsibly? (spoiler alert: no)
Dr. Mondon is a senior lecturer in Politics, Languages & International Studies at the Centre for Qualitative Research and co-convenor of the Reactionary Politics Research Network.
Correction: I said Bill McKibben when I meant to say Bill Fletcher Jr! Fletcher was a recent guest of TFTT. I was reading a McKibben article earlier that day and my brain must have confused Bills.
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Credits:
Host(s): â â Elia J. Ayoubâ
Guest(s): Aurelien Mondon
Music: â â â Rap and Revengeâ â â
Sound editor: Liam Evans
Episode designer: â â Elia J. Ayoubâ â
Team profile pics: â â Molly Crabappleâ
Original TFTT design: â â Wenyi Gengâ â
TFTT Transcripts: â â Antidotezineâ
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Sarah Hegazi was a queer Egyptian activist who was severely punished by the Sisi regime for waving a rainbow flag at the September 2017 Mashrou' Leila concert in Cairo. On the 14th of June, 4 years ago, Sarah died by suicide in exile in Canada.
In this episode from September of that year, Hamed Sinno, lead singer of Mashrou Leila, reflects on her passing with Elia Ayoub. They also got into mental health, the port of Beirut explosion and what it was like to grow up queer in Lebanon.
The best way to support The Fire These Times is to become a member of our Patreon. For only 5$ a month (and less if you pay yearly) you get perks such as early access, exclusive episodes, an invitation to our monthly hangout, upcoming book clubs, and more. You can also help a lot by leaving a review wherever you listen to podcasts.
Credits:
Host(s): â â Elia J. Ayoubâ
Guest: â â Hamed Sinno
Music: â â â Rap and Revengeâ â â
Sound editor: Elliott Miskovicz
Episode designer: â â Elia J. Ayoubâ â (Artwork is from a Mashrou' Leila album)
Team profile pics: â â Molly Crabappleâ
Original TFTT design: â â Wenyi Gengâ â
TFTT Transcripts: â â Antidotezineâ
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For episode 162, host Ayman Makarem is joined by two guests, Malek Rasamny and Matt Peterson, to talk about their 10-year long multi-media project 'The Native and the Refugee'. The three talk about the project, its many manifestations, its focus on settler colonialism as a framework, as well as the current genocidal situation unfolded in Gaza. They also talk about their film 'Spaces of Exception' (2018), which is currently being screened across the globe.
Malek Rasamny is a documentary filmmaker, researcher and writer. He is currently working on a doctoral research project at Paris Nanterre University concerning the social phenomenon of reincarnation within the Druze community of Lebanon.
Matt Peterson is an organizer at Woodbine, an experimental space in New York City. He previously directed the documentary feature Scenes from a Revolt Sustained (2015), and co-edited the books In the Name of the People (2018) and The Reservoir (2022).
The best way to support The Fire These Times is to become a member of our Patreon. For only 5$ a month (and less if you pay yearly) you get perks such as early access, exclusive episodes, an invitation to our monthly hangout, upcoming book clubs, and more. You can also help a lot by leaving a review wherever you listen to podcasts.
Credits:
Host: Ayman Makarem
Producer: Ayman Makarem
Guest(s): Malek Rasamny & Matt Peterson
Music: â Rap and Revengeâ
Sound editor: Ayman Makarem
Episode designer: Elia J. Ayoub
Team profile pics: Molly Crabapple
Original TFTT design: Wenyi Geng
TFTT Transcripts: Antidotezine
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Elia and Ayman talk about Gaza, and why this genocide changes everything.
Demand a complete arms embargo on Israel immediately. Sanctions immediately. Cut off all diplomatic immediately. To hold Israel accountable for genocide means making them pay for reparations, sending its war criminals to The Hague, and conditioning going back to normal relations on the implementation of full rights to Palestinians.
Due to the time-sensitive nature of this episode, it is being released for Patreons and for the general public at the same time.
Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/
Credits:
Host(s): Ayman Makarem and â Elia J. Ayoub Producer: â Elia J. Ayoubâ Music: â â Rap and Revengeâ â Sound editor: Elia J. Ayoub Episode designer: â Elia J. Ayoubâ Team profile pics: â Molly Crabapple Original TFTT design: â Wenyi Gengâ TFTT Transcripts: â Antidotezine -
For episode 160, Dana El Kurd, Fabien Goa and Elia Ayoub are joined by Nikesh Shukla to discuss his book 'Brown Baby: A Memoir of Race, Family and Home' which the three of us read with Gaza on our mind (although it was written in 2021 and is not on Palestine).
More broadly, we talked about what it's like to raise a brown kid in a world where racialized lives are easily disposable.
On Brown Baby:
From the editor of The Good Immigrant.
We have to believe in hope in these dark uncertain times. Hope brings us together.
How do you find hope and even joy in a world that is racist, sexist and facing climate crisis? How do you prepare your children for it, but also fill them with all the boundlessness and eccentricity that they deserve and that life has to offer?
Nikesh Shukla explores themes of racism, feminism, parenting and our shifting ideas of home. This heartbreaking, compelling, intensely relatable memoir is a love letter to the authorâs late mother â who passed away just before his eldest daughter was born â and to his two young daughters. In Brown Baby, Shukla examines, with humour and sharp, beautiful prose, how to raise the next generation with a sense of joy in an often bleak world.
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Credits:
Host(s): Dana El Kurd, Fabien Goa and Elia J. Ayoub
Producer: Elia J. Ayoub
Guest: Nikesh Shukla
Music: â Rap and Revengeâ
Sound editor: Mae-Li Evans (May-Lee)
Episode designer: Elia J. Ayoub
Team profile pics: Molly Crabapple
Original TFTT design: Wenyi Geng
TFTT Transcripts: Antidotezine
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For Episode 159, Dana El Kurd and Elia Ayoub are joined by Ukrainian researcher Yuliia Kishchuk who signed the Ukrainian Letter of Solidarity with Palestinian people published on the Ukrainian journal Commons, a site that both Dana and Elia have also contributed to in the past. In this episode, they argue for Palestinian-Ukrainian solidarity and explore the obstacles preventing it from happening more broadly.
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- âThe right to resist.â A feminist manifesto by The Feminist Initiative Group
- Cross-stitches that bind us together: on Ukrainian and Palestinian embroidery by Yuliia Kishchuk
Credits:
- Host(s): Dana El Kurd and Elia J. Ayoub
- Producer: Elia J. Ayoub
- Guest: Yuliia Kishchuk
- Music: â Rap and Revengeâ
- Sound editor: Karena Avedissian
- Episode designer: Elia J. Ayoub
- Team profile pics: Molly Crabapple
- Original TFTT design: Wenyi Geng
- TFTT Transcripts: Antidotezine
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For Episode 158, Elia Ayoub is joined by Lebanese journalist and friend of the pod Justin Salhani to talk about recent calls for and acts of violence by far right Lebanese Christians against Syrian refugees. In addition to giving context with regards to what's happening, they talk about Lebanon as a structurally violent state, one which has always scapegoated refugees, first Palestinians and now Syrians. The consequences of the ongoing calls for violence will be long-reaching and long-lasting, with government officials from multiple parties joining in the scapegoating party. The result has been an increasingly dangerous atmosphere for a population that is already amongst the most vulnerable ones.
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â â â â â Become a member of our Patreon at Patreon.com/firethesetimesâ â . With a monthly or yearly subscription, you get perks including early access, exclusive videos, monthly hangouts, access to the video and book clubs, merch and more. Leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. This allows us to show up on these platforms in the first place. Tell your friends and enemies about it.Episode Credits:
Host(s): Elia J. Ayoub
Producer: Elia J. Ayoub
Guest: Justin Salhani
Music: â Rap and Revengeâ
Sound editor: Artin Salimi
Episode designer: Elia J. Ayoub
Team profile pics: Molly Crabapple
Original TFTT design: Wenyi Geng
TFTT Transcripts: Antidotezine
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For episode 157, Elia Ayoub sits with Bill Fletcher Jr to talk about why downplaying authoritarianism is so dangerous, whether with regards to the upcoming US elections or even in organising spaces. We spoke about the US, Lebanon, Syria, Zimbabwe and more.
Bill Fletcher Jr is a longtime USA-based labor and social justice activist who has worked for several unions and organizations. Fletcher is the former president of TransAfrica Forum; a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies; and in the leadership of several other projects. Fletcher is the co-author (with Peter Agard) of âThe Indispensable Ally: Black Workers and the Formation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1934-1941â; the co-author (with Dr. Fernando Gapasin) of âSolidarity Divided: The crisis in organized labor and a new path toward social justiceâ; and the author of ââTheyâre Bankrupting Usâ â And Twenty other myths about unions.â Fletcher is a syndicated columnist and a regular media commentator on television, radio and the Web.
The best way to support The Fire These Times is to:
â â â â â Become a member of our Patreon at Patreon.com/firethesetimesâ â . With a monthly or yearly subscription, you get perks including early access, exclusive videos, monthly hangouts, access to the video and book clubs, merch and more. Leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. This allows us to show up on these platforms in the first place. Tell your friends and enemies about it.Episode Credits:
Host(s): Elia J. Ayoub
Producer(s): Elia J. Ayoub
Guest(s): Bill Fletcher Jr
Music: â Rap and Revengeâ
Sound editor(s): Elia J. Ayoub
Episode designer(s): Elia J. Ayoub
Team profile pics: Molly Crabapple
Original TFTT design: Wenyi Geng
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In this special collab episode between Obscuristan and The Fire These Times, Karena Avedissian and Anna are joined by Daniel Voskoboynik to discuss the life of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and what his death means for those of us not quite at the heart of the Russian empire. Plus, Anna and Karena announce that they're joining the wider TFTT collective!
Obscuristan is available wherever you listen to podcasts. About:
Join political scientist Karena and total civilian Anna on a trip to Obscuristan. Each week, Karena and Anna dive into a truly bizarre story from Eurasia in its full political, social, and imperialist context. Join us, and youâll find out why Obscuristan isnât so strange at all when you consider the sh*t itâs been through.
The best way to support The Fire These Times is to:
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Hosts: Karena Avedissian and Anna Producer: Anna Guest: Daniel Voskoboynik Music: â Sarven Yaparâ Sound editor: Anna Episode designer: Elia J. Ayoub Team profile pics: Molly Crabapple -
This is a compilation of 4 episodes of our new podcast Politically Depressed, created by writer and organizer Ayman Makarem. These are episodes 9-12 compiled into one long episode (with time codes below).
If you enjoy this podcast, please consider following and rating it on whatever app you use to listen to your podcasts (It really makes a huge difference to our visibility.)
Time codes:00:00 - Episode 9: This Fire Will Consume You Too20:20 - Episode 10: Do Protests Work?41:45 - Episode 11: I Caught a Zionist Infiltrator at a Palestine Solidarity Protest59:00 - Episode 12: Community of Grief w/ Lina MounzerThe best way to support Politically Depressed and The Fire These Times is through â â â â Patreon.com/firethesetimesâ â â â .The other other best way is to tell your friends and enemies about Politically Depressed and The Fire These Times.
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