The Fire These Times

201/ This Cannot Be The New Normal


Listen Later

In this special episode of The Fire These Times, Elia is joined by four members of the From The Periphery media collective to talk about the ongoing famine in Gaza, Israel's genocide and the world's complicity. Despite the obviously horrific nature of this topic, we insisted on not giving in to despair. The génocidaires cannot win.

The five participants connected to the Gaza genocide through their own respective experiences: Leila Al-Shami (Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution) is a Syrian-British activist and writer who lived in Gaza for three years; Karena Avedissian (Obscuristan) is an Armenian scholar who continues to reflect on the legacy of the Armenian genocide and the role of Genocide studies today; Daniel Voskoboynik (Hidah: Jewish Counter-Colonial Thoughts) joined us from what used to be the Warsaw Ghetto, site of one of the most infamous episodes of the Holocaust; israa' (The Mutual Aid Podcast) has been involved in Gaza mutual aid (click here for the link); and finally Elia is a Palestinian-Lebanese whose grandfather was a Palestinian refugee.

They spoke about pushing back against despair, and the importance of rejecting Israel's genocide as the new normal. It got very personal at times.

The Fire These Times is a proud member of⁠ ⁠From The Periphery (FTP) Media Collective⁠⁠. Check out other projects in our media ecosystem: Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution, From The Periphery Podcast, The Mutual Aid Podcast⁠, ⁠Politically Depressed⁠, ⁠Obscuristan⁠, and ⁠Antidote Zine⁠.

If you're not a supporter yet, please consider doing so with only $5 a month on Patreon.com/fromtheperiphery

For more:

  • Elia Ayoub is on ⁠⁠Bluesky, Mastodon and blogs at ⁠Hauntologies.net⁠ 

  • Leila Al-Shami is on Bluesky, Mastodon and blogs here

  • Karena Avedissian is on Bluesky

  • israa is on Bluesky

  • Daniel Voskoboynik is on Bluesky and blogs at The Ecology of Us

  • The Fire These Times is on Bluesky,⁠ IG⁠ and has a⁠ ⁠website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

  • From The Periphery is on ⁠Patreon⁠⁠, ⁠Bluesky⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠,⁠ Instagram⁠, and has a⁠ website⁠⁠

Transcriptions: Transcriptions are done by⁠ Antidote Zine⁠ and will be published on⁠ The Fire These Times' transcript archive⁠.

Credits:

Elia Ayoub (host, producer, sound editor, episode design), Leila Al Shami (host), israa (host), Daniel Voskoboynik (host), Karena Avedissian (host), ⁠⁠Rap and Revenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Music), ⁠⁠Wenyi Geng⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (TFTT theme design), ⁠⁠Hisham Rifai⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP theme design) and ⁠⁠Molly Crabapple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP team profile pics). 

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Fire These TimesBy Elia Ayoub

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

80 ratings


More shows like The Fire These Times

View all
New Books in Critical Theory by Marshall Poe

New Books in Critical Theory

143 Listeners

Jacobin Radio by Jacobin

Jacobin Radio

1,424 Listeners

The Electronic Intifada Podcast by The Electronic Intifada

The Electronic Intifada Podcast

324 Listeners

Novara Media by Novara Media

Novara Media

157 Listeners

The Dig by Daniel Denvir

The Dig

1,548 Listeners

Millennials Are Killing Capitalism by Millennials Are Killing Capitalism

Millennials Are Killing Capitalism

420 Listeners

Politics Theory Other by Politics Theory Other

Politics Theory Other

179 Listeners

The Antifada by Sean KB and AP Andy

The Antifada

928 Listeners

Death Panel by Death Panel

Death Panel

524 Listeners

The Red Nation Podcast by The Red Nation

The Red Nation Podcast

978 Listeners

Guerrilla History by Guerrilla History

Guerrilla History

587 Listeners

What's Left of Philosophy by Lillian Cicerchia, Owen Glyn-Williams, Gil Morejón, and William Paris

What's Left of Philosophy

261 Listeners

On the Nose by Jewish Currents

On the Nose

232 Listeners

Makdisi Street by Makdisi Bros.

Makdisi Street

459 Listeners

Bad Hasbara - The World's Most Moral Podcast by Matt Lieb

Bad Hasbara - The World's Most Moral Podcast

1,412 Listeners

Politically Depressed by Ayman Makarem

Politically Depressed

18 Listeners

Obscuristan by Brought to you by Karena Avedissian and Anna

Obscuristan

6 Listeners

The Mutual Aid Podcast by From The Periphery

The Mutual Aid Podcast

15 Listeners