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Speaking Out of Place
Public activism on human rights, environmental and indigenous justice, and educational liberation, with an emphasis on politics, culture, and art. Website:
https://speakingoutofplace.com/
Episodes
Speaking Out of PlaceThe Politics and Power of Palestinian Storytelling—A Proud History and A Vivid Present
Today I have the real pleasure of speaking with Maytha Alhassen and Halah Ahmad, two prominent feminist activists, writers, and scholars deeply committed to…
Speaking Out of PlaceMaya Salameh: How to Make an Algorithm in the Microwave and A New Grammar of Diaspora
Today I talk with poet Maya Salameh about her poetry collection, How to Make an Algorithm in the Microwave, which won the prestigious Etal Adnan Poetry Prize…
Speaking Out of PlaceThe Genocide in Gaza--What International Law Demands of Israel and Third States: A Discussion with Ardi Imseis and Chris Gunness
Today I am extremely grateful to Ardi Imseis and Chris Gunness for joining me for an urgent discussion of Israel’s accelerated genocide and ethnic cleansing in…
Speaking Out of PlaceGreat Uehling on Decolonizing Ukraine: The Indigenous People of Crimea, and Why Rights are Needed, Not Just Recognition
Today I have the pleasure of speaking with cultural anthropologist Greta YOU-LING about her new book, Decolonizing Ukraine: The Indigenous People of Crimea and…
Speaking Out of PlaceTalking with Karen Hao About Empire of AI and the Colonizing Logic Behind AI
In this episode of Speaking Out of Place, investigative journalist Karen Hao explains that OpenAI is anything but “open”—very early on, it left behind that…
Speaking Out of PlaceArabic Literature in the Time of Genocide: A Conversation with Huda Fakhreddine
Today I talk with Huda Fakhreddine, writer, translator, and scholar of Arabic literature. Among the many topics we touch upon are the challenges of teaching…
Speaking Out of PlaceThe Poetics and Pedagogy of Toni Cade Bambara, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, and Adrienne Rich in the Era of Free College: A Conversation with Danica Savonick
Today it’s my honor to speak with Danica Savonick about her marvelous book entitled Open Admissions: The Poetics and Pedagogy of Toni Cade Bambara, June…
Speaking Out of PlaceNeoliberals meet MAGA: A Conversation with Quinn Slobodian on Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right
Today I'm delighted to talk with Quinn Slobodian about his new book, Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right. We take a deep dive…
Speaking Out of PlaceDisplaced in Gaza: Stories from the Gaza Genocide--A Conversation with Yousef Aljamal
Today we are deeply honored and privileged to speak with journalist-activist Yousef Aljamal, one of the editors of a remarkable, gripping, and altogether…
Speaking Out of PlaceOn the Significance of US Sanctions on the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese: Three Former UN Special Rapporteurs Weigh In
Recently, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio imposed sanctions on the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, saying…
Speaking Out of PlaceEvery Monument Will Fall: Talking with Dan Hicks About the Present’s Responsibility to Itself
How do not only monuments, but also the very idea of monumentality, serve to mystify and perpetuate beliefs that maintain social orders that deserve to be…
Speaking Out of PlaceFighting Back Against ICE: Grupo Auto Defensa’s Courage and Love
Today we speak with Daniela Navin and Jeanette de La Riva, two members of Grupo Auto Defensa, a community organization based in Pasadena CA which has come…
Speaking Out of PlaceFrom Indefensible Spaces, Police, and the Struggle for Housing, to the Case of Abolitionist Housing: A Conversation with Rahim Kurwa
Today I talk with Rahim Kurwa about a powerful study of housing rights and police repression in Southern California. Tapping into a vast historical archive as…
Speaking Out of PlaceThe Final Phases of Genocide: What Global Civil Society Must Do. A Conversation with International Jurists Lara Elborno, Penny Green & Richard Falk
On May 15, international legal experts Lara Elborno, Richard Falk, and Penny Green joined me to discuss the work of the Gaza Tribunal, a group devoted to…
Speaking Out of PlaceWhat’s Left?—Addressing the Disaster of Capitalism with Malcolm Harris
Today we welcome Malcolm Harris back to the show. Previously he talked with us about his mammoth study, Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the…
Speaking Out of PlaceAbolishing Silicon Valley, Building the Commons--A Different Way to Spend Your Life: A Conversation with Wendy Liu
Ever since its publication, Abolish Silicon Valley—How to Liberate Technology from Capitalism has proven to be more urgent and insightful. Today I talk with…
Speaking Out of PlaceWar-Making as Worldmaking: A Discussion with Samar Al-Bulushi on Kenya and the Workings of Blackness, Place, and International Politics
Today we talk with Samar Al-Bulushi about her rich and complex work on Kenya, which, across multiple scales of time and place, discovers how the War on Terror…
Speaking Out of PlaceICE’s “Photo-Op” Military Attack on MacArthur Park and Community Pushback: Talking with Journalist Mel Buer
Last week, over 100 agents from nine federal agencies stormed a bucolic public park in Los Angeles, claiming it was a hotbed of terrorism and lawlessness. In…
Speaking Out of PlaceBombs Will Never Liberate Iran: Persis Karim and Manijeh Moradian in Conversation
Today on Speaking Out of Place we have a special episode on Israeli attacks on Iran that resulted in 12 days of bombings and culminated with the US dropping…
Speaking Out of PlaceWalking with the Below: Zapatistas, Palestinians, and Panthers—A Conversation with Linda Quiquivix
On today’s episode I talk with geographer, artist, photographer, and activist Linda Quiquivix about her new book: Palestine 1492: A Report Back. Combining her…
Speaking Out of PlaceWhat Was Behind Zohran Mamdani’s Upset Victory and What Does This Tell Us About American Politics Today?: A Conversation with Liza Featherstone and Doug Henwood
In today’s episode we speak with Liza Featherstone and Doug Henwood about Zohran Mamdani’s upset victory in the recent primary for in New York mayor’s race. We…
Speaking Out of PlaceDisspelling the Myths and Correcting the Record About Haitian Migrants: A Conversation with Human Rights Activists Gabrielle Apollon and Pooja Bhatia
Today I speak with Gabrielle Apollon and Pooja Bhatia about the histories behind the persecution of Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, and beyond. Targeted…
Speaking Out of Place“The Best Social Movements and the Worst Governments”: A Conversation on American Politics with Liza Featherstone and Doug Henwood
Today on Speaking Out of Place I am joined by two of my favorite guests—Liza Featherstone and Doug Henwood. As always, this is a free-wheeling, unscripted…
Speaking Out of PlaceHunger Striking for Palestine: Three Organizers Share Stories and Strategies
The academic year has just ended, but student activists for Palestinian liberation are already making plans for next year. On today’s show I talk with…
Speaking Out of PlaceWorld-Making, Life-Giving, and Indigenous Internationalism: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and the Theory of Water
Today on Speaking Out of Place I talk with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson about her new book, Theory of Water. Theory of Water is a rich, complex, and deeply…
Speaking Out of PlaceThe Journey Toward Everything for Everyone: A Conversation with M. E. O’Brien and Eman Abdelhadi
Today I talk with M. E. O’Brien and Eman Abdelhadi about their dazzling and challenging book, Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune…
Speaking Out of Place‘Genius’ Entrepreneurs, Technofacists, and Phobic Misogynists: A Conversation with Becca Lewis
Worries about the so-called “pussification of Silicon Valley” are not at all new. Becca Lewis’ work reaches far back in American history to trace the nexus of…
Speaking Out of PlaceThe Gaza Tribunal: Creating an Archive Against Genocide
This episode of Speaking Out of Place is being recorded on May 15, 2025, the 77th anniversary of the 1948 Nakba, which began the ongoing ethnic cleansing of…
Speaking Out of PlaceConstitutional Collapse and the Possibilities of a New Democracy: A Conversation with Aziz Rana
In one of the most timely and urgent shows we have ever done, today I speak with law scholar Aziz Rana about his brilliant and bracing article recently…
Speaking Out of Place“Truth is Never Finished”: The Time of Palestine in Arabic--A Conversation with Fady Joudah
Today I have the honor and the pleasure to speak once again with celebrated poet and physician, Fady Joudah. The last time Fady was on the podcast was in…
Speaking Out of PlaceThe 2025 National Day of Action: Talking with the Coalition for Action in Higher Education about "the World We Live in and the World We Want."
Today we talk with members of the organizing collective of the Coalition for Action in Higher Education, or CAHE, about their second National Day of Action…
Speaking Out of PlaceA Conversation with Nasser Abourahme on The Time Beneath the Concrete: Palestine between Camp and Colony: The Struggle Over Historical Time
Today I speak with Nasser Abourahme about his new book, The Time Beneath the Concrete: Palestine between Camp and Colony. Drawing on a wealth of diverse…
Speaking Out of PlaceThe Radical Healing of Organized Remembering: Jesse Hagopian on Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education
Today I have the great honor of speaking with activist and educator Jesse Hagopian about his new book, Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education. We…
Speaking Out of PlaceThinking Through the Archipelago of Resettlement and the New Southern Question with Evyn Le Espiritu Gandhi
In today’s show, I speak with Evyn Le Espiritu Gandhi about two pathbreaking studies which create new ways of thinking about populations bound by complex and…
Speaking Out of PlaceThe Hidden Humans Behind Artificial Intelligence, and the Sociopathology of Elon Musk: A Conversation with Sarah T. Roberts
Today on Speaking Out of Place I talk with Sarah T Roberts about the hidden humans behind Artificial Intelligence, which is reliant on executives and business…
Speaking Out of PlaceA Conversation with Laila Lalami on The Dream Hotel: dreaming beyond the algorithmic state
Today on Speaking Out of Place I talk with award-winning novelist Laila Lalami about her new novel, The Dream Hotel. What happens when the state, with the…
Speaking Out of PlaceRushing to the Right: A Conversation with Adrian Daub on the Significance of the Recent Elections in Germany
Today I have the pleasure of talking with Professor Adrian Daub about the recent elections in Germany, where we saw a surge in votes for the Far Right AfD…
Speaking Out of Place“One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This”: The Deadly Consequences of the Liberal Conscience. A Conversation with Omar El Akkad
Today on Speaking Out of Place I talk with Omar El Akkad about his new book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. The title of the book comes…
Speaking Out of PlaceThe Enduring Power of Palestinian Transnational Identity and Activism: A Discussion with Maha Nasser and Karam Dana
Today on Speaking Out of Place I am delighted to have Professors Maha Nasser and Karam Dana in conversation. Dr. Nasser is author of Brothers Apart…
Speaking Out of PlaceTao Leigh Goffe on Poetics, Poeisis, and Un-making the Climate Crisis
Today I talk with Tao Leigh Goffe about her new, magisterial Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis. Spanning many…
Speaking Out of PlaceWe Grow the World Together: Parenting Toward Abolition—A Conversation with Maya Schenwar and Kim Wilson
Today I am delighted to have Maya Schenwar and Kim Wilson on Speaking Out of Place to discuss their new book, We Grow the World Together: Parenting Toward…
Speaking Out of PlaceAgainst “Jewish Innocence”: A Conversation with Peter Beinart on his new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza.
Today on Speaking Out of Place we sit down with Peter Beinart to discuss his new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza. We ask what led him to write…
Speaking Out of PlaceBuilding Worlds Beyond Modernity’s Double Fracture: A Discussion with Azucena Castro and Malcom Ferdinand
Today on Speaking Out of Place I am delighted to be in conversation with Azucena Castro and Malcom Ferdinand. We start with a discussion of what Ferdinand…
Speaking Out of PlaceShaping Iranian Diasporic Identities in Times of Crisis and Change: A Conversation with Persis Karim and Roya Ahmadi
Today on Speaking Out of Place we talk with Professor Persis Karim, co-producer and co-director of a new documentary film, The Dawn is Too Far: Stories of…
Speaking Out of PlaceThe Dialectic is in the Sea: A Conversation with Christen A. Smith on the Work of Black Feminist Beatriz Nascimento
Today on Speaking Out of Place I have the honor of talking with Professor Christen A Smith on a new book she has co-edited entitled, The Dialectic is in the…
Speaking Out of PlaceA.I., Surveillance, and the "Smart University": A Conversation with Lindsay Weinberg and Robert Ovetz
Today on Speaking Out of Place I talk with Lindsay Weinberg and Robert Ovetz about the use of Artificial Intelligence in higher education. Under the guise of…
Speaking Out of PlaceSolidarity and Resistance in a Time of Genocide: Palestinian Poetry Reveals the Truth Institutions Silence
Today on Speaking Out of Place I am honored to welcome Huda Fakhreddine and Anthony Alessandrini to talk about the unique manners in which literature can…
Speaking Out of PlaceLiza Featherstone and Doug Henwood: What Led to Trump II, and What to Do About It
On today’s show we talk with journalists, activists, and political commentators, Liza Featherstone and Doug Henwood about the recent Presidential elections. We…
Speaking Out of PlaceEnvironmental Warfare in Gaza: A Conversation with Shourideh Molavi
Today on Speaking Out of Place we are joined by Shourideh Molavi, who talks about the ways in which Israel has waged a protracted war on both the people and…
Speaking Out of PlaceOne Year Later—The True Cost of Israel’s War on Gaza and the West Bank: A Conversation with Prof. Sophia Stamatopoulou-Robbins and Dr. Jess Ghannam
Today we are joined by Sophia Stamatopoulou-Robbins and Jess Ghannam, who comment on a devastating new report authored by Stamatopoulou-Robbins. This report…
Speaking Out of PlaceA. Naomi Paik and Ashley Dawson on the Close Connection between Abolition Sanctuary and Environmental Activism from Below
Today on Speaking Out of Place we talk with scholar-activists Naomi Paik and Ashley Dawson about the close connection between abolition and environmental…
Speaking Out of PlaceVolunteers to Stop the Destruction of Palestinian Villages and Homes: An Interview with Members of the International Solidarity Movement
Today on Speaking Out of Place we are honored to speak with three international volunteers from the International Solidarity Movement. They are all involved in…
Speaking Out of PlaceOn the Significance of the New Indonesian Regime and the Need to Revitalize Decolonial Critique: A Conversation with Intan Paramaditha and Michael Vann
Today, Sunday morning, October 20, former general Prabowo Subianto is being sworn in as Indonesia’s new president. We release a conversation we had earlier…
Speaking Out of PlaceUniversity of California Faculty Groups File Landmark Unfair Labor Practices Complaint Against UC Over UC’s Repression of Activism for Palestine
Today on Speaking Out of Place we are joined by three members of the University of California faculty who are part of groups that have filed a landmark…
Speaking Out of PlaceAn Urgent Episode on Lebanon with Munira Khayyat: A Landscape of War: Ecologies of Resistance and Survival in South Lebanon
Today, on Speaking Out of Place, we are honored to talk with Munira Khayyat, a Lebanese anthropologist whose book, A Landscape of War: Ecologies of Resistance…
Speaking Out of PlaceIndispensable to Efforts to Boycott and Divest from Israel—Maya Wind Documents How Israeli Universities Attack Palestinian Freedom and Maintain the Occupation
Today on Speaking Out of Place, we talk with Maya Wind about her book, Towers of Ivory and Steel, How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom, published…
Speaking Out of PlaceUsing Satellite Remote Sensing for Environmental Justice: Deploying Data Against the Carceral System
Today we speak with two scholar-activists who are using satellite technologies and other tools to work for environmental justice, with specific attention to…
Speaking Out of PlaceSolidarity Is the Political Version of Love: Lessons from Jewish Anti-Zionist Organizing. Conversation with Rebecca Vilkomerson and Rabbi Alissa Wise
Today we speak with Rebecca Vilkomerson and Rabbi Alissa Wise about their foundational work in starting and growing Jewish Voice for Peace. It’s a story…
Speaking Out of PlaceWas Stanford Firing 23 Lecturers in Creative Writing Really Necessary? A Conversation with Lecturers and Students
Recently, twenty-three lecturers in the highly successful Creative Writing program at Stanford were summoned to a Zoom meeting where they were first praised…
Speaking Out of PlaceDocumenting the Fight Against the Palestine Exception: A Conversation with Filmmakers Jan Haaken and Jennifer Ruth
The Palestine Exception opens as campus encampments increase across the US in protest against Israel’s war in Gaza. In the largest anti-war movement since the…