Podcast Episodes

Exporting Genocide: Gaza Burns as Repression Comes Home, w/ Ali Abunimah

Rania Khalek hosts a special live episode of Dispatches with Ali Abunimah, executive director of The Electronic Intifada and author of The Battle for…

1 year ago

US & Israel Rain Hell Around the World, from Gaza to College Campuses, w/ Craig Mokhiber

Israel’s genocide in Gaza has triggered a global crackdown on dissent, with Western governments not only enabling the atrocities but also waging war …

1 year, 1 month ago

Growing Up as Edward Said’s Daughter: Najla Said on Palestinian Identity and Activism at Columbia

Najla Said joins Dispatches to talk about Palestine, identity, and the challenges of growing up Arab and American in a country that doesn’t always ma…

1 year, 1 month ago

Macklemore on ‘Encampments’: A Film That Tells the Truth About Student Protests for Gaza

Macklemore, musician and Executive Producer of the new documentary 'The Encampments,' joins the show to discuss the upcoming film. It follows activis…

1 year, 1 month ago

Neoliberalism Is Dying on a Global Scale. What Comes Next? w/ Economist Prabhat Patnaik

Neoliberalism is collapsing. Imperialist hegemony is cracking. And the liberal center has no answers.

In this episode of Dispatches, Rania Khalek is j…

1 year, 1 month ago

How Western Media Manufactures Consent for Repression and War, w/ Assal Rad

Western media has played a central role in justifying and whitewashing Israel’s assault on Gaza—just as it has done in past U.S.-backed wars from Ira…

1 year, 1 month ago

Syria’s Sectarian Massacres & Media Cover-Ups: What’s the Truth? w/ Elijah Magnier

The past several days have seen horrifying sectarian massacres in Syria. Over 1,000 people have been killed, mostly Alawites and some Christians, in …

1 year, 1 month ago

Is Trump’s Chaos Good or Bad for the Ruling Class? w/ Ben Becker & Rania Khalek

Trump’s people are reshaping the US political system, gutting institutions, while selling scores with all enemies foreign and domestic. But is their …

1 year, 1 month ago

How Zionism Uses Psychological Warfare Against Its Enemies, w/ Lara Sheehi

The field of psychoanalysis has long colluded with Zionism, justifying Israeli crimes while pathologizing Palestinian resistance. 

Lara Sheehi, an ass…

1 year, 2 months ago

Trump, Europe’s Collapse & Why Liberals Keep Losing, w/ Yanis Varoufakis

Trump’s return isn’t just chaos, it’s a calculated strategy. While liberals dismiss him, Trump understands raw economic power in a way centrists fail…

1 year, 2 months ago