by efc8d-admin | Sep 2, 2025 | Art and Cultural Resistance, Palestine, The Arts
Today I talk with Huda Fakhreddine, writer, translator, and scholar of Arabic literature. Among the many topics we touch upon are the challenges of teaching Arabic literature, especially Palestinian literature, in a time of genocide, when universities, professional...
by efc8d-admin | Aug 18, 2025 | Activism and Actions, Art and Cultural Resistance, Palestine
Today we are deeply honored and privileged to speak with journalist-activist Yousef Aljamal, one of the editors of a remarkable, gripping, and altogether inspiring collection, Displaced in Gaza: Stories from the Gaza Genocide, 27 stories written by Palestinians in...
by efc8d-admin | Jul 7, 2025 | Activism and Actions, Art and Cultural Resistance, Decolonization and Anti-Racism, Indigenous Rights, Palestine
On today’s episode I talk with geographer, artist, photographer, and activist Linda Quiquivix about her new book: Palestine 1492: A Report Back. Combining her work learning and working alongside the Zapatistas and Palestinians, and incorporating anti-fascist politics...
by efc8d-admin | Jun 2, 2025 | Activism and Actions, Antifascism, Art and Cultural Resistance, Capitalism, Climate Crisis, Gender, Labor, Philosophy, Politics and Culture, Recovering Radical Histories, Technologies
Today I talk with M. E. O’Brien and Eman Abdelhadi about their dazzling and challenging book, Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052 to 2072. They imagine a world haunted by genocide, ecocide, disease, fascism, and viral capitalism, but...
by efc8d-admin | Mar 4, 2025 | Art and Cultural Resistance, Politics and Culture, The Arts
Today on Speaking Out of Place I talk with award-winning novelist Laila Lalami about her new novel, The Dream Hotel. What happens when the state, with the pretext of protecting public safety, can detain indefinitely certain individuals whose dreams seem to indicate...
