Ep 3 of Nusantara, @thedigradio.bsky.social series on history of Indonesia: from Japanese conquest of Dutch East Indies through Revolution, launched against Dutch in 1945 after Japan surrender—and quickly beset by conflict between nationalists, Islamists, communists. thedigradio.com/podcast/nusa...
Just knocked out episode 1 while running and was engrossing enough to make me almost forget that I was running that long
I listened to all 40+ hours...
it's really, really good
Such an extraordinary resource and the political education on Arab radicalism, the long reach of western imperialism and the centrality of Palestine that we all need in this conjuncture. The podcast was already monumental - thank you @thedigradio.bsky.social, Abdel Razzaq Takriti & all involved!
In the near future, we’ll be adding more to the site, including transcripts of each episode and more PDF versions of readings. We will also be publishing a written interview between Ben Mabie and Abdel Razzaq Takriti, on the latter’s formation as a scholar and activist.
In 2024, the Dig launched Thawra, a 19-part series on 20th century Arab radicalism.
We are now releasing the Thawra digital study guide, replete with readings, films, archival materials, & discussion Qs for collective or individual study.
Check it out➡️ thawraproject.com
Can’t recommend enough @thedigradio.bsky.social series on Indonesia from Dutch colonialism to present. Amazing how little most Americans know about the 4th largest population center in the world, whose history has been central to changes in the world system over hundreds of years. Links ⬇️
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Join me in Seattle on May 20 with @houseourneighbors.bsky.social at Stoup Brewing.
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Episode 2 of Nusantara, our @thedigradio.bsky.social series on history of Indonesia. This ep traces first four decades of 20th century, the Awakening Period that made modern Indonesian politics, including its three main currents: communism, nationalism, and Islam. www.thedigradio.com/podcast/nusa...
Listening to @thedigradio.bsky.social on Iran (as one _does_) and thinking about the discussion of how decades of sanctions pushed the regime to build resilient systems and surplus capacity. But constraint will be *everyone's* experience of climate collapse. The US resolve to be the last petrostate>
As someone playing catch up on the history of colonialism and uneven development in Indonesia, this Dig episode is a godsend 👏🙏
thedigradio.com/podcast/nusa...
Listening to the new @thedigradio.bsky.social episode on imperial myopia
Albanese pushes for ‘more certainty’ on objectives and de-escalation of war against Iran Albanese says he wants the de-escalation of war and more certainty over the US’ objectives over the war against Iran. "About the way Donald Trump is prosecuting this war, I want to see more certainty in what the objectives of the war are, and I want to see a de-escalation. At the beginning of the conflict, the objectives were outlined as one, stopping Iran getting a nuclear weapon – agreed and clearly has been achieved; secondly, degrading the opportunity that Iran has for engaging in military action, either overt or through its proxies in Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis – clearly there has been substantial degrading of Iran’s position. The third was regime change, and I think that, very clearly, history tells us that regime change imposed from outside is very difficult."
Aside from anything else, FWIW, on the 'US-Israeli war on Iran—and beyond', I recommend listening to the latest episode of @thedigradio.bsky.social 'Economic Warfare' w/ Aslı Bâli, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj & Nicholas Mulder thedigradio.com/podcast/econ...
Super intéressant !
L'Indonésie, l'impérialisme, et la violence politique
thedigradio.com/podcast/nusa...
New weekend plan just dropped
This is super good
damn daniel, at it again with the best podcast around.
A monstrously comprehensive nearly three hour long episode of @thedigradio.bsky.social examining the economic warfare dimensions of the US-Israeli war on Iran and Iran’s asymmetric response with Aslı Bâli, @yarbatman.bsky.social, and Nicholas Mulder. www.thedigradio.com/podcast/econ...
First ep of Nusantara, new Dig series on history of Indonesia. We know little about this giant place despite pivotal history of Dutch colonialism and then of nationalist, Islamist, communist revolt against it. This ep features Rianne Subijanto & Made Supriatma. Listen thedigradio.com/podcast/nusa...
Man, I wish some lefty did a five-part podcast series on the modern history of Iran: thedigradio.com/History%20of...
New Dig ep: Ben Mabie and Salar Mohandesi on what war on Iran tells us about US imperialism, and why US doesn’t have a massive anti-war movement even amid high anti-war public sentiment. We must make movements that can thrive and win under new conditions. thedigradio.com/podcast/anti...
Now that I have listened to it twice let me recommend this podcast series by @thedigradio.bsky.social on the history of modern Iran, super insightful and can’t be shared enough👇
"The absence of justification is not incidental. It is a morbid symptom of an international system in crisis."
I just sped ran @eskandarsadeghi.bsky.social series on Iran on the @thedigradio.bsky.social and so incredible to have his thoughts on the current moment www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...
extraordinary episode of the always great DIG podcast, on the history of the commons
thedigradio.com/podcast/the-...
We have a big, urgent opportunity to primary establishment Dems who make Trumpism possible through fealty to corporate power and enthusiasm for arming Israeli war machine. My interview with Geoff Simpson on @justicedemocrats.com's 2026 insurgent primary campaigns. thedigradio.com/podcast/prim...
Everyone seems to have made up their mind about Iran already. Me, I'm re-listening to this series of @thedigradio.bsky.social.
www.thedigradio.com/History%20of...
If you’d like to understand history of the country that US and Israeli imperialists are waging an illegal and unjust war against check out @thedigradio.bsky.social five part series with Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran www.thedigradio.com/History%20of...
This @thedigradio.bsky.social episode with Minnesota organizers is excellent, especially how they talk about multi-racial, multi-issue organizing for the long-term.
“Participation needs to feel collective, not heroic. There is a plan to win and a path forward for a bigger we: lower the cost of participation and normalize resistance to millions of ordinary people. Our safety is in numbers.” -- Emilia Gonzalez Avalos
thedigradio.com/podcast/minn...
