Oct 13, 202656 minS1
'Obama’s first term was sort of a hinge moment. It was when the old bipartisan pro-Israel consensus... began to visibly crack.' How did the pro-Israel lobby shape Obama's Middle East policy during his two terms in...
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Real Talk
Hosted by Middle East Eye · society · EN-GB
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Real Talk is a Middle East Eye interview series hosted by Mohamed Hashem that explores the unique stories and experiences of a diverse range of guests — from artists, to musicians, to politicians and more.
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What is Real Talk about?
Real Talk is a Middle East Eye interview series hosted by Mohamed Hashem that explores the unique stories and experiences of a diverse range of guests, from artists, to musicians, to politicians and more.
Who hosts Real Talk?
Real Talk is hosted by Middle East Eye. The show has published 56 episodes to date.
What has Real Talk covered recently?
Recent episodes include "How did the pro-Israel lobby shape Obama's Middle East policy? | Eli Clifton" (13 October 2026, 56 minutes), "'Iraq had no Jewish problem': As an Arab Jew, Israel made me feel inferior | Avi Shlaim | Real Talk" (28 September 2026, 64 minutes), and "He was born into Israeli ‘privilege’. Now his life's work is to abolish it | Eyal Weizman" (7 September 2026, 59 minutes).
How often does Real Talk publish?
Real Talk publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 62 minutes across 56 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Real Talk?
Booking probability for Real Talk is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Real Talk requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Real Talk's contact route on record: verified email.
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Middle East Eye hosts Real Talk, a society podcast with 56 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #56
'Iraq had no Jewish problem': As an Arab Jew, Israel made me feel inferior | Avi Shlaim | Real Talk
Sep 28, 20261h 4mS1'Iraq didn't have a Jewish problem.' Avi Shlaim is one of the most celebrated historians on Israel-Palestine. The Oxford Emeritus Professor was born into an Arab Jewish family in Baghdad, Iraq. At five years old, his...
Episode #55
He was born into Israeli ‘privilege’. Now his life's work is to abolish it | Eyal Weizman
Sep 7, 202659 minS1"It's my burden. I was born into it." Eyal Weizman is a leading architect, author, and the founder of Forensic Architecture, whose evidence has fed directly into South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ...
Sep 1, 20261h 7mS1'Nothing for me is worth selling my soul.’ Hala Rharrit spent 18 years as a US diplomat, most recently serving as the State Department's Arabic language spokesperson. In the wake of the Gaza genocide, she was tasked...
Episode #53
AIPAC spent millions to unseat me. Here’s why they’re now losing: Ex-congressman | Jamaal Bowman
Aug 17, 202650 minS1'You cannot run in a Democratic primary as a pro-Israel candidate and not get destroyed.’ AIPAC poured nearly $15 million to unseat Jamaal Bowman in 2024, making it the most expensive House primary in US history at the...
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Jul 27, 202624 minS1'That pro-Netanyahu, pro-Likud crowd have been gunning for me for 25 years’ Trita Parsi, political analyst and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, joins Mohamed Hashem on Real Talk to respond to the...
Episode #51
He's one of the world's most celebrated photographers. Then he spoke on Palestine | Misan Harriman
Jul 21, 202648 minS1"I am now getting death threats from registered Telegraph readers." Misan Harriman is a widely celebrated photographer and activist. He’s also the first Black male photographer to shoot the cover of British Vogue, and...
Episode #50
I tried cooking for London's top Palestinian chef. And interviewed him in the process | Fadi Kattan
Jun 21, 20261h 6mS1Fadi Kattan is a renowned Palestinian chef from Bethlehem and the co-founder of Akub, one of London's most celebrated Palestinian restaurants. In this conversation on Real Talk, Fadi invites Mohamed Hashem into his...
Episode #49
I was an Israeli peace negotiator. Here’s what I later realised about Zionism | Daniel Levy
Jun 12, 20261h 24mS1"You got me to talk about things I don't talk about normally." Daniel Levy is a former Israeli negotiator who served under two prime ministers Yitzhak Rabin and Ehud Barak. Today, the British-born analyst and president...
Jun 4, 20261h 7mS1'Hundreds of people are coming to my events, many of them Jewish, and they tell me I gave them their ancestors back' Molly Crabapple is an Emmy Award-winning artist, author and journalist. Her new book, Here Where We...
May 28, 202647 minS1‘I regret losing my job. Not what I said’ Mark Bonnick worked at Arsenal for 22 years. Then on Christmas Eve 2024, the former kitman was fired over posts he made on X criticising Israel over the genocide in Gaza...
May 21, 202646 minS1"The left loves to lose. They can't get enough of it." Ana Kasparian has been an influential and prominent voice in US independent media for nearly two decades. The co-host and executive producer of The Young Turks...
Episode #45
‘Mom, I’m at our house’: How this war reporter covered the horrors of Sudan’s war | Yousra Elbagir
May 14, 20261h 22mS1"Mom, I'm at our house." Yousra Elbagir is Sky News UK's Africa correspondent. She has been highly praised for her reporting on a war that's been largely absent from mainstream news coverage: Sudan. As the fighting...
May 7, 20261h 13mS1"My commanders liked the fact I was a Nazi. They saw it as making me a better warrior." Matt Kennard is a British investigative journalist who co-founded Declassified UK, and is also the author of Irregular Army. It’s a...
May 3, 20261h 11mS1Peter Oborne spent decades at the heart of the British establishment. The award-winning journalist and author of ‘Complicit’ sits down with Mohamed Hashem on Real Talk to break down how the Iraq war set the template for...
Apr 28, 20261h 9mS1"I don't feel safe with my own people." Ariana Jasmine is one of the biggest Iranian-American political content creators, whose videos on Iran's history, the US-Israeli war on the country, and US politics have been...
Episode #41
Hasan Piker: Making sense of a world going to sh*t. Epstein, Israel, & US decline | Real Talk
Feb 18, 20261h 9mS1“Can I curse on this?” Hasan Piker is one of the most influential political streamers in the world, followed by millions across platforms who tune in daily to watch him dissect news, culture and global politics in real...
Dec 13, 20251h 3mS1What was Jeffrey Epstein doing for Israeli intelligence? A new series of reports by Drop Site News has been examining this very question. Drop Site journalist Murtaza Hussain joined Mohamed Hashem on Real Talk to...
Episode #39
She's an insider now exposing OpenAI. Here's why you should be concerned | Karen Hao | Real Talk
Dec 1, 20251h 2mS1If AI is an empire, Karen Hao is saying you can resist it. “We don’t need empires to benefit from AI.” Hao is an investigative journalist and author of Empire of AI , she joined Mohamed Hashem to share what she saw...
Nov 18, 20251h 8mS1Does the UK need its own Zohran Mamdani? “It’s not The Office,” says British comedian Nish Kumar. “You can’t remake it from one country to another.” The acclaimed stand-up comedian sat down with Mohamed Hashem on Real...
Recent guests
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Eyal Weizman
Professor of Spatial and Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Trita Parsi
co-founder and executive vice president, The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
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Mahmoud Khalil
Columbia University graduate and former ICE detainee, Palestinian Activist
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Saul Williams
Underground Resistance
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