A podcast about the world we live in by an anti-authoritarian Libano-Palestinian migrant journalist and historian somewhere in the UK. “Where we tell our hardest truths, and find one another" - Naomi Klein. To support: https://www.patreon.com/thefirethesetimes Art by https://therosaartist.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchA podcast about the world we live in by an anti-authoritarian Libano-Palestinian migrant journalist and historian somewhere in the UK. “Where we tell our hardest truths, and find one another" - Naomi Klein.
Recent episodes include "The State of Fascism w/ Bill Fletcher Jr (E229)" (26 October 2026, 67 minutes), "Left Melancholy: A Minneapolis Retrospective w/ mags and Ed (E228)" (19 October 2026, 60 minutes), and "Surviving Sisi's Egypt w/ Abdelrahman ElGendy (E227)" (12 October 2026, 91 minutes).
The Fire These Times publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 62 minutes.
Booking probability for The Fire These Times is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Fire These Times requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Fire These Times's contact route on record: verified email.
The Fire These Times is a news podcast.
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Today we’re joined by Bill Fletcher Jr. Over 2 years ago, this longtime USA-based labor and social justice activist was on TFTT to talk about the threats of what was then a theoretical disaster: a second Trump...
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Early this year, I had Nicole Bedera, Aydin and Ed on to talk about the resistance against ICE that was happening in their town of Minneapolis and that was making headlines all around the world. Since then, enough time...
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One thing you’ll get from this episode - and from reading Abdelrahman’s memoir Huna: A Memoir of Revolution, Prison, and Becoming recounting his six years in Sisi’s nightmarish prisons in Egypt - is a lot of empathy...
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Last time, I sat down with Shui-yin Sharon Yam to talk about ambiguous loss, diasporic parenting and grieving the what-ifs. Thank you to those who sent me nice feedback about that one. As you might imagine, it wasn’t an...
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Over the past few years, I’ve had to reckon with loss and grief that felt unresolved, and perhaps unresolvable. It’s something we’re all dealing with in different ways. When loved ones die, we know they’re dead...
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Do fascists really believe in fascism? Yes, yes they do, and we need to stop pretending otherwise to better equip ourselves against them. I had the writer Toby Buckle ( Political Philosophy Podcast ) on to talk about...
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Two decades ago, a group of Indonesian agricultural workers began occupying the agribusiness plantation near their homes. In the years since, members of this remarkable movement have reclaimed collective control of...
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This will come as a total surprise, but I really like James Baldwin. I know, it’s shocking. I always kept it subtle, like how I named this podcast after his book The Fire Next Time, and how I have been bringing him up...
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In which I talk about the upcoming class on modern Lebanese history and politics, the 5th and last one one this year. Dates (UK Time): November 7, 2-4 pm November 14, 4-6 pm November 21, 4-6 pm November 28, 4-6 pm Quick...
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These days, the apocalypse has been on my mind a lot. Maybe that's not surprising, given the state of the world. This can easily descend into dread and hopelessness, which is something I try and avoid for my own sake...
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Elia Ayoub is joined by Ayman Makarem ( Politically Depressed ) to talk about the Ceuta ‘incident’ which left at least 70 people dead, the political discourse in Europe, the Moroccan monarchy’s cynicism, antisemitic...
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For episode 218 of The Fire These Times, I talk to Luka Dowell ( Solarpunk Now! ), Ariel Kroon ( Solarpunk Presents ) and Andre ( HydroponicTrash ) about our changing relationships to Solarpunk given everything that's...
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For episode 217, I talk about Israel bombing my hometown of Ain Saadeh yesterday, and why it worries me more than anything they've done so far. Lebanon emergency relief Support: You can support my work with a...
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For episode 216, I am joined by Lebanese writer and translator Lina Mounzer as well as Lebanese journalist Justin Salhani to talk about the ongoing consequences of Israel's war on Lebanon. This is an intra-Lebanese...
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For episode 215, I talk about how Israel's wars on Iran and Lebanon will spread beyond the region, and what must be done to stop them. I also talked about the ongoing generational hauntings affecting everyone in...
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For episode 214, I talk about how Israel's war on Lebanon haunts our world, and why Israeli impunity is creating monstrous realities that can engulf us all. Support: You can support my work with a one-off or monthly...
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For episode 213, I talk about the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran, how we got here, and what this means for both Iran and Lebanon. Also: Israel's ideological opposition to the concept of accountability, Israel's...
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In which I read my Hauntologies essay " Iranian protesters don't owe us an explanation " (00:00 to 09:50) and reflect on it (09:50-36:49). Support: You can support my work with a one-off or monthly donation on...
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Elia Ayoub is joined by three folks from Minneapolis, sociologist Nicole Bedera and From The Periphery's very own Aydin and Ed from Antidote Zine, to talk about the ongoing resistance against the federal occupation of...
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For episode 210, William C. Anderson comes back to The Fire These Times to talk to Elia Ayoub about the current crises in the US and how we should try and understand our current authoritarian moment. Anderson is the...
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