In this episode of Catching Zs, we rip the mask off the nonprofit industrial complex and expose the colonial logic hiding behind humanitarian language. From Gaza to Standing Rock, from Haiti to post-Katrina New Orleans, we break down how NGOs often serve empire, not the people.

We follow the money, interrogate the savior complex, and show how Western donors dictate what can — and can’t — be said about injustice. We explore the growing backlash against NGO presence in occupied Palestine, and spotlight movements building power outside the NGO model.

Featuring case studies like Grassroots Al-Quds and Mutual Aid Disaster Relief, this episode asks: What happens when the people refuse to be “saved”?

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The Global War on Terror wasn’t about justice. It wasn’t about freedom. It was about power, profit, and propaganda.

In this episode, we dismantle the official story. From the lies that led to Iraq, to the surveillance state built at home, to the trillions funneled into private military contracts — we follow the money, name the names, and expose the ideology of endless war.

We also draw direct lines to our last episode on the myth that the United States spreads democracy, showing how empire cloaks itself in virtue while waging destruction abroad and repression at home.

This isn’t just a history lesson. It’s a wake-up call.

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They told us the U.S. spreads freedom and democracy. What they didn’t tell us was how often that “freedom” came at the barrel of a gun — or how many democracies we’ve overthrown in the name of empire. This episode of Catching Zs dismantles the lie that the United States is a beacon of liberty, exposing the coups, puppet regimes, and power plays behind the patriotic packaging.

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What if the founding of Israel wasn’t about survival, but conquest?

In this episode, we dismantle the Zionist narrative from the inside out: exposing the truth behind Plan Dalet, the Tantura massacre, and the silencing of historian Teddy Katz. We unpack the colonial roots of Zionist military tactics, the British hand in shaping them, and how Palestinian resistance, like GUPS, fought to reclaim identity in exile. This is the history you were never meant to hear — unfiltered, unsanitized, and undeniable.

In this trailer for Catching Zs, we set the foundation for everything to come. This isn’t just a podcast—it’s an unlearning journey. Host Kareem dives into the purpose behind Catching Zs and why dismantling false narratives is more urgent than ever. From the stories we’re fed in school to the myths upheld by media, politics, and pop culture, this episode explores how power hides in plain sight—and how waking up to it can be disorienting, uncomfortable, and necessary. Expect raw truth, critical insight, and an open invitation to start seeing the world as it is, not as we’ve been told it is.