Episodios

  • #139 Theology & The Story Of Modernity - Dr. Zahir Kolia
    Dec 23 2025

    In this episode, Professor Zahir Kolia and I discuss the importance of considering the role of theology and theological discourses in the story of modernity.

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    1 h y 23 m
  • #138 What is anti-imperialism? - Dr. Bikrum Gill
    Dec 13 2025

    This is the second instalment in a 3-part series with Dr Bikrum Gill, in which we discuss a Third World Marxist approach to understanding geopolitics. What do we mean by anti-imperialism? Listen in here

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    58 m
  • #137 Book Talk: Paul Hountondji and the science question in Africa - Professor Zeyad El-Nabolsy
    Nov 24 2025

    Listen in as we discuss Zeyad's book on the science question in Africa.

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    36 m
  • #136 Anti-semitism: a material analysis - Barnaby Raine
    Nov 4 2025

    There are several discourses that seek to explain anti-semitism in this moment, but what is often missing are the material questions? Tune in as we discuss Barnaby's article titled "What Do People Panic About When They Panic About Anti-Semitism?"

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    54 m
  • #135 What is imperialism? - Dr. Bikrum Gill
    Sep 13 2025

    In this first instalment of this 3 part series, we discuss with Dr. Bikrum Gill: what is imperialism? More specifically, what is capitalist-imperialism? And what does it mean to be anti-imperialist?

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    53 m
  • #134 Africa, Modernity & The Problem with 1492 - Zubairu Wai
    Aug 31 2025

    This is the second episode in a 3-part series on African thought. In this second instalment, we discuss with Professor Zubairu Wai: What is missed by focusing on 1492? Coloniality and decolonisation, and so much more.

    I.G. @TheGambian

    Twitter:

    @MomodouTaal

    @CTayJ

    @ZubaWai

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    1 h y 27 m
  • #133 Catching up with Shaykh Khaled Abou El-Fadl
    Aug 24 2025

    In this far-ranging episode, we discuss:

    Why is Shaykh Khaled so different?

    What colonialism did to Islamic institutions

    The story of Lut and much more!

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    1 h y 3 m
  • #132 Israel? Asset or Liability for US imperialism - Max Ajl
    Aug 20 2025

    There are many theories that attempt to explain the "special" relationship between US imperialism and the Zionist entity. Listen in to this masterclass as Max Ajl explains and details the historical roots of this relationship

    Max Ajl is a fellow at MECAM/University of Tunis, a Senior Fellow at University of Ghent and an associated researcher at the Tunisian Observatory for Food Sovereignty and the Environment. He is an associate editor at Agrarian South and Journal of Labor and Society, and has written for The Journal of Peasant Studies and the Review of African Political Economy. His book, A People’s Green New Deal, was published in 2021 with Pluto Press.

    I.G. @TheGambian

    Twitter:

    @maxajl

    @MomodouTaal

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    1 h y 10 m