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Aug 5, 2026 This discussion examined major developments affecting Palestine and the wider region, with a focus on political shifts in the United States, the US-Iran war, the situation in Lebanon, and the ongoing...

Incredibly sad to hear about the untimely death of Glen Hansard. Beyond the music (and the music is amazing) Glen was a real activist. From Apollo House, to him starting the world famous Christmas Eve Busking session...

Leila Warah is a Palestinian American multimedia journalist currently based in Palestine. Born and raised in the United Arab Emirates, she holds a degree in Journalism and Media and has significant experience in...

Sondos Sabra is a Palestinian writer from Gaza and co-author of Voices of Resistance, currently pursuing a master’s degree in Creative Writing in the UK. She joins us to discuss her experience of the genocide, the harsh...

On June 5, JWE president Helena Cobban sat down with the renowned economist and UN advisor Prof. Jeffrey Sachs to assess the impact of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, and the long-running Israeli genocide in Gaza on...

In this short member-only podcast a milestone is reached in the company of actor and activist, Liam Cunningham. Thank you to each and every one of you all for your support. It means the world. Tony

On May 29, JWE president Helena Cobban sat down with the strategic analyst Elijah Magnier to assess the impact of the first 13 weeks of the (still somewhat ongoing) U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Early on in this Just World...

Editors Note: Our friend with Dignity for Palestine and Ionad Hind Rajab, Dr Musallam Abukhalil, sent me this podcast he did recently to share with you all. What does it mean to practice medicine in Gaza amid mass...

As promised, Mr irishelectionprojections.com Harry McEvansoneya is back to make sense of the Galway West and Dublin Central by-elections. Sense is maybe a bit of a stretch... Enjoy.

James Leonard is no stranger to the tortoise shack. Yet this is his first-ever appearance in the shack, and it is, like the man himself, really great. We talk about his work internationally in raising awareness about...

On May 9, JWE president Helena Cobban sat down with John Ross, who's a Senior Fellow with the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China. That, at a point midway between the May 6 visit of...

Malak Hijazi is an English Literature graduate, writer, historian of displacement and journalist from Gaza. She joins us from Gaza City to share her story, describe life under the ongoing genocide and explain why she is...

In this JWE episode of the Iran Crisis Project, Helena Cobban, president of Just World Educational, spoke with Dr. Moeed Pirzada, a prominent Pakistani journalist based in Washington, D.C. and founder-editor of Global...

Khaled Al-Qershali is a writer and journalist from Gaza, focusing on personal narratives and reporting on the humanitarian impact of conflict. He has published articles and essays in outlets such as The Electronic...

On the day before the current two-week ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. is due to end, the veteran scholar of Iranian and international affairs Trita Parsi sat down with JWE president Helena Cobban to review the...