The East is a Podcast

The East is a Podcast

Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist)

Episodes 596
Avg. Duration 53m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (330)
Since Oct 2018
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

A critical lens on the history of the present on West Asia and North Africa. Interviews with experts and archival mashups. Created by Sina Rahmani (twitter: @urorientalist)

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"Days of Rage: The Young Palestinians" (1987)

Jun 09, 2026 1h 29m

Days of Rage: The Young Palestinians is a documentary film produced by Jo Franklin-Trout about Palestinian views on the Israeli occupation, first aired on PBS in 1989 "Days of Rage takes an inside…

Not a proxy: Iran and the Palestinian resistance w/ Mujamma Haraket (FULL EPISODE)

Jun 04, 2026 2h 13m

***Thank you to everyone who signed up and helped make this episode free. I appreciate the support*** Mujamma Haraket returns to the show for an overview of the complex relationship between Iran and…

Iran vs. the Epstein Empire 17 w/ RIF, Sina Rahmani and Mikey

May 23, 2026 1h 18m

**I was once again forcibly conscripted into another edition of Iran vs. Epstein Empire. This is about 60% of the episode. You can listen to the entire episode if you become an EIAP Patreon or watch…

Iran War Diary (Day 80): Get used to the "Regime"

May 21, 2026 1h 10m

**This conversation went longer than expected. I have posted the first 75 mins of the episode here, to listen to the rest of it sign up for EIAP Patreon or watch the fulll episode on YouTube*** …

Iran vs. the Epstein Empire 16 w/RIF, Sina Rahmani and Navid Farnia

May 15, 2026 1h 14m

**I did another episode of Iran vs. Epstein Empire with the boys of Resistance is Fertile. This is the first half of the conversation. You can watch the full episode on YouTube (link below) or…

A demise greatly exaggerated: The Party, South Lebanon, and FPV Drone warfare w/ Ali Jezzini

May 12, 2026 1h 40m

Journalist and Al Mayadeen Producer Ali Jezzinni (@Aly_jezzini) returns to the show to discuss the much hyped "defeat" of Lebanon's Party of God and how the emergence of First Person View drone…

Inside the Podcaster's Studio w/ Sina Rahmani

May 09, 2026 1h 11m

**I did a long livestream with Jay from MAKC on making media in a time of fascism and genocide. This is about 50% of the episode. You can listen to the entire episode by becoming a member of the EIAP…

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

Apr 28, 2026 1h 20m

**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…

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

Apr 19, 2026 1h 58m

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…

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

Apr 19, 2026 1h 11m

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…

Iran vs. Epstein Empire (Day 42)

Apr 10, 2026 2h 1m

Jared Ware from Millennials are Killing Capitalism and Tankie Group Therapy alum Mikey joined me to talk about the latest developments from the war. Watch the livestream edition on The East is a…

Iran War Diary (Day 29) w/ Kumars Salehi and Navid Zarrinnal

Mar 28, 2026 1h 5m

**We managed to get Navid online for a conversation on the perception of Iranians on this war. This episode is co-published with Kumars Salehi at Delete Ur Account** This week's episode is another…

"War, War until Victory!": Iran resists ZioAmerican aggression w/ Sara Larijani and Taha Zeinali

Mar 23, 2026 1h 18m

Sara Larijani is a PostDoc fellow in Political Geography at the University of Tehran. Her research is on British colonialism in Iran's oil frontiers. Taha Zeinali (@tahazeinalih) is a doctoral…

Iran Vs. The Declining Kayfabe Empire featuring Sina Rahmani & Kumars Salehi

Mar 16, 2026 2h 9m

**I did an episode with comrads Jay from MAKC and Kumars from Delete Ur Account last week and forgot to post it! The episode explores the concept "kayfabe" in governing American cultural and…

The Ramadan War: Iran strikes back w/ Helyeh Doutaghi

Mar 15, 2026 1h 3m

Friend of the show Bikrum Gill is joined by Helyeh Doutaghi to discuss the resistance of the Islamic Republic of Iran against the US-Zionist war of aggression. The discussion focuses on the strategic…

Operation Epstein Fury vs. Iran - Day 5 with Adnan Husain, Lara Sheehi, & Sina Rahmani

Mar 08, 2026 2h 21m

***I recorded an episode with some friends earlier this week but forgot to upload it until today! Apologies for the lateness** As the imperialist war rages on a group of us will gather to talks…

Iran and Resistance to US Imperialism - Out of Left Field Episode #5 w/ Sina Rahmani

Mar 02, 2026 1h 3m

***I did an episode with the lovely folks at Out of Left Field from the End of Sport podcast. Nathan is one of my older friends and comrades, and their show has been going strong for several years…

Tankie Group Therapy #37: Tie me to another missle!

Mar 01, 2026 2h 3m

***Help support Mohammed and his siblings. They are having a difficult time with their living expences and donations have completely dropped off*** Tankie Group Therapy is back! Lara, Jay, Mikey,…

Hasbara at home: A deep dive into Zionist Hebrew media w/ Dror Dayan

Feb 22, 2026 1h 40m

**Note: This episode contains a lot of discussion of screenshares. Unfortunately, we didn't do the best job describing every graph for audio listeners, so watch the video edition if you are…

The prehistory of Al Aqsa Flood w/ Mujamma Haraket (pt.1)

Feb 22, 2026 1h 12m

***This conversation with Mujamma stretched slightly over two hours and covered a lot of terrain. Part 2 is now available to patrons, as will the video edition of the entire episode. If a few of you…

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