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Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist)
The East is a 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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4.7 stars from 400 ratings
Great insights, great music
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“I enjoy this podcast very much, not the least for the sardonic banjo-infused jazz music used in the intro/outro, which sounds like a jazzy funeral dirge that would be played while you are being escorted to your execution, but it’s in a Chaplin film.”
alex k pharmd via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/04/24
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“There are certain things that get discussed that finally just lighten this load that’s hard to explain. A kind of weight of western propaganda that can be intuited and sensed but will never be spoken about, or not clearly. It’s so important to be able to relieve oneself of these weights that are...”Read full review »
kat8478493 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/13/24
Excellent show
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“I’m definitely not a leftist. But I’m anti imperialist, and this show is awesome to listen to”
tristen ludlow via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/12/23
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