You’ve heard about Dubai’s glittering skyline—but what’s buried beneath it?

In this explosive episode of The Tea, Dr. Andreas Krieg—defence analyst and expert on Gulf geopolitics—joins Myriam François to pull back the curtain on the UAE and Saudi Arabia’s growing regional empire.

🛑 From gold smuggled out of Sudan to fund militias and fuel genocide

🛑 From AI-powered smart cities in Saudi Arabia to the weaponisation of surveillance

🛑 From influencers selling the Dubai dream to activists rotting in Gulf prisons

🛑 From Gulf-backed Islamophobia campaigns to the global export of censorship

What happens when free speech is criminalised, dissent is silenced, and truth is turned into a weapon?

This is the war they don’t want you to see. This is the power network no one wants to name. Think you know the Middle East? Think again.

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This week on The Tea with Myriam Francois, journalist and critic of U.S. foreign policy Aaron Maté joins us for a deep dive into Palestine, ‘Jewishness,’ and the media narratives around them. As a Jewish voice opposing Israel’s violence, he’s been dismissed and sidelined — but he’s not backing down.

From the devastation in Gaza to the discourse in Washington, Maté thoughtfully explores how identity can be instrumentalized, how definitions of antisemitism are being reshaped in politics, and why solidarity with Palestinians is not only compatible with Jewish identity — but essential to its integrity.

 🛑 Zionism vs. Judaism – What happens when a political project lays claim to a religious identity?

🛑 Hasbara 2.0 – Israel’s PR machine and the manufacturing of moral consent.

🛑 Gaza and Genocide – Is the world finally waking up to reality?

🛑 Jewish Identity Under Siege – What happens when dissenting Jews are cast out?

 This episode is a deep dive into the identity politics of empire — and the people refusing to be used by it.

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Guest: Aaron Maté

Senior Producer: Nadège Bizimungu

Researcher: Yasmin Meddour

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He’s lived it. Now he’s naming it.

This week on The Tea with Myriam Francois, U.S. veteran and outspoken anti-imperialist Greg Stoker joins us to pull back the curtain on the deadly intersections of military strategy, state violence, and imperial branding—from Gaza’s decimation to Western propaganda operations and privatized warfare.

Forget press releases. This is war without the gloss.

🛑 Gaza’s Ground Offensive – Is this a strategy shift, or state-led ethnic cleansing?

🛑 Private Mercenaries in the Middle East – Who’s paying, who’s fighting, and who’s accountable?

🛑 Project Esther – How redefining antisemitism is weaponized to crush critique.

🛑 The Abraham Accords – Peace deals, or PR for arms trades and surveillance empires?

🛑 Trump and Empire – Not the architect—just the most honest salesman.

🛑 The New Right’s “Pro-Palestinian” Turn – Is Candace Owens standing for justice—or hijacking the cause?

This episode isn’t just about modern warfare—it’s about modernized colonialism, dressed in the language of freedom, peace, and security.

👀 Think you know what war looks like today? Think again.

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Guest: Greg Stoker

Senior Producer: Madeleine Crean

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🎙️ Chidera Eggerue UNFILTERED: Rewriting the Rules on Sex, Power & Love?

You’ve seen her start internet wars. Now hear her on The Tea.

In this no-holds-barred conversation, Chidera Eggerue—bestselling author and creator of #SaggyBoobsMatter and #BlockHimParty—joins Myriam Francois to unpack the feminist trends shaking Gen Z.

🛑 Is it actually okay to hate men?

🛑 Why some women are ditching sex—and calling it liberation

🛑 The real reason she says money should come before love

This isn’t feel-good feminism—it’s survival, strategy, and radical honesty.

👀 Think you know where the feminist movement is headed? Think again.

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Guest: Chidera Eggerue

Senior Producer: Madeleine Crean

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Researcher: Yasmin Meddour + Poppy Jacobs

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What links Modi, Netanyahu, and the global far-right? In this explosive episode of The Tea, Pankaj Mishra joins Myriam Francois to break down how today’s strongmen admire Israel—not in spite of its violence, but because of it.

🛑 Zionism and Hindu nationalism—mirror ideologies?

🛑 Why far-right parties with Nazi roots love Israel

🛑 How the colonised become colonisers

🛑 Kashmir, Gaza & how the media keeps getting it wrong

This is sharp, unapologetic political analysis with global stakes.

Forget soundbites—this is the big picture they don’t want you to see.

👀 You won’t hear this anywhere else.

Presenter-Producer: Dr. Myriam François

Guest: Hasanain Jaffer

Senior Producer: Madeleine Crean

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Researchers: Yasmin Meddour

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Are universities ready to lead real change, or are they still upholding the same structures of dominance? Is “decolonising” from within a path to genuine transformation, or just a new label for old hierarchies? With Trump in the White House and the genocide in Gaza ongoing, will this be the moment that exposes the limits of Western morality?

How do we build real community and care for each other in a system that values profit over people, leaving the most vulnerable on the margins? What does solidarity look like when the system thrives on division?

Join Myriam Francois and decolonial scholar Hasanain Jaffer for a bold conversation on what it really takes to challenge the power of the imperial core from inside its own institutions.

🔥 Watch, share & subscribe to challenge the narrative!

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Presenter-Producer: Dr. Myriam François

Guest: Hasanain Jaffer

Senior Producer: Farzin Rabiee

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Researchers: Yasmin Meddour 

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🎙️ Daniel Levy UNFILTERED: Ex-Israeli Negotiator Faces the Hard Questions on Gaza, Zionism & Peace

You’ve seen him on the inside. Now hear him on The Tea.

In this rare, no-holds-barred conversation, Daniel Levy—former Israeli peace negotiator—sits down with Myriam Francois, and nothing is off-limits.

🛑 From inside Israeli power circles to exposing the failures of peace deals

🛑 From his service in the IDF to questioning Zionism itself

🛑 From personal stakes to global complicity in Gaza’s nightmare

This is the conversation he doesn’t have anywhere else—where uncomfortable questions get real answers.

Can peace survive? Does liberal Zionism have a future? And how much blood is on the hands of the world?

👀 If you think you know his story, think again.

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Presenter-Producer: Dr. Myriam François

Guest: Daniel Levy

Senior Producer: Farzin Rabiee

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Researcher: Yasmin Meddour

Video Editor: Ralph Pritchard

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🌍 Is AI Really Going to Save the Planet – or Destroy It? | This weeks The Tea is with Joycelyn Longdon ☕💥

Governments are pouring billions into AI, but at what cost? From ChatGPT’s hidden carbon footprint to Big Tech’s water-hungry data centers, we’re asking the tough questions no one else is. Environmental justice researcher and powerhouse Joycelyn Longdon joins Myriam Francois to uncover the truth behind AI's eco-credentials — and whether Silicon Valley's savior complex is just another form of colonialism in disguise.

Can AI be reclaimed for real climate justice? Or is it just a shiny distraction while the planet burns? Buckle up — this one’s deep. 🔥🌱🤖

#TheTea #AI #ClimateCrisis #JoycelynLongdon #EnvironmentalJustice #TechForGood #Greenwashing #ChatGPT #MyriamFrancois

Presenter-Producer: Dr. Myriam François

Guest: Joycelyn Longdon

Senior Producer: Farzin Rabiee

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Researcher: Yasmin Meddour

Video Editor: Ralph Pritchard

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🔥 In the explosive Season 3 premiere of The Tea, Myriam Francois sits down with Ashish Prashar—former advisor to Tony Blair and Biden + Obama campaigner—who is now flipping the script on his former bosses. From working inside the system to launching a historic legal case against those he now calls ‘war criminals’, Ashish reveals how he’s holding high profile politicians accountable for war crimes in Gaza.

💥 What made a top insider go rogue? 📜 Can US politicians be arrested overseas? 🧠 Is the international legal system broken beyond repair? 🌍 And is this the fall of the American empire?

This isn’t just an interview—it’s a seismic shift in the conversation around accountability, justice, and who really holds the power.

⚖️ Watch now before it’s taken down.

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Guest: Ashish Prashar

Senior Producer: Farzin Rabiee

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Researcher: Yasmin Meddour

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In his most revealing and intimate interview yet, British-Gambian scholar and activist Momodou Taal joins The Tea with Myriam Francois from an undisclosed location—for his own safety via a video recording.

For the first time, he opens up about the personal toll of being targeted, suspended, and ultimately forced out of the U.S. for his outspoken support of Palestinian rights. From the attempted arrest and Cornell’s institutional response, to the growing web of AI surveillance and the cost of international solidarity—this conversation peels back the curtain on a terrifying new era of political repression.

He unpacks the uncomfortable double standards in how dissent is policed, draws powerful connections between Black liberation and Palestinian resistance, and reflects on how to hold onto hope—even as he warns that Zionism may be entering its final chapter.

This isn’t just a story about student activism—it’s a warning, a reckoning, and a call to resist.

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Guest: Momodou Taal

Producer: Nadège Bizimungu

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