Podcast Episodes

Inside Gaza's health system: British doctor tell of harrowing experience amid Israeli bombardment | Victoria Rose | Real Talk

Season 1 Episode 15

“I don’t believe this is about Israel’s security.”

What’s it like to be a medic inside Gaza’s shattered healthcare system?

British plastic surgeon Dr Victoria Rose joins us on Real Talk to share her fi…

Published on 8 months ago

Hind Hassan on western media & Gaza: ‘If you’re an Arab journalist, you’re political’ | | Real Talk

Season 1 Episode 14

“If you’re an Arab, specifically a Palestinian journalist…you are political. Your identity is political.”

We recently sat down with award-winning journalist and filmmaker Hind Hassan for a reflective …

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Assad took my father: One woman's fight to find her dad in Syria | Wafa Mustafa | Real Talk

Season 1 Episode 13

Nearly 12 years after her father was arrested in 2013, and days after Bashar al-Assad was toppled, Wafa Mustafa is now going back to Syria driven by a determination to find him. 

Wafa has not returned…

Published on 9 months ago

The rise of Syria's brutal Assad dynasty rule | Joshua Landis | Real Talk

Season 1 Episode 12

How did Hafez al-Assad rise from an army officer to establish a dynasty that brutally ruled Syria for 54 years?

From seizing power in 1970 to the Hama massacre, and Bashar inheriting power, Professor …

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

How AIPAC unseated US congressman Jamaal Bowman over Israel | Real Talk

Season 1 Episode 11

“AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobby and they need to be defeated for that reason. But they also represent white supremacy and everything that comes with that.”

US congressman Jamaal Bowman reflects on losing…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Ta-Nehisi Coates: Gaza genocide, witnessing Israel’s apartheid & the US elections | Real Talk

Season 1 Episode 10

“I can’t watch a guy plugged up to an IV burned alive.” 

Ta-Nehisi Coates is one of America’s most celebrated writers. His latest book, The Message, took him to Senegal, South Carolina and Israel-Pale…

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

Iran, Gaza, & Lebanon: How the pro-Israel lobby influences US policy | Stephen Walt | Real Talk

Season 1 Episode 9

“The relationship with Israel is in a different league entirely” 

In light of Israel’s multi-front war in the region, including Gaza, Lebanon, and the escalation with Iran, how can we understand the U…

Published on 11 months ago

Why Humza Yousaf is sounding the alarm: Islamophobia, far right, & Elon Musk

Season 1 Episode 8

“It happens because of years of anti-Muslim, anti-migrant hatred.” 

It’s been several months since Humza Yousaf stepped down in May 2024. Now, the Scottish former First Minister, who in 2023 became th…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

America’s Gaza policy failed. Now what? | Matt Duss, ex-Bernie Sanders adviser | Real Talk

Season 1 Episode 7

“I now rage that my government is behaving the way it’s behaving.” 

As Israel’s war on Gaza, and now Lebanon, continues with no end in sight, we’re delving into why America’s Gaza policy failed. 

Today…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

How Gaza exposed the US empire ‘like never before’ | Matt Kennard | Real Talk

Season 1 Episode 6

‘They're not ready for the storm that's happening... The average Joe has Twitter and is seeing what's going on [in Gaza].’

On Real Talk, we sat down with investigative journalist Matt Kennard to discu…

Published on 1 year ago