The Fire These Times

219/ Cosmic Dream Boogie w/ Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

For episode 219, I talk to Chanda Prescod-Weinstein about her latest book "The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry and the Cosmic Dream Boogie." Science is political. Reality is queer af. Also: race, imperialism, Star Trek (of course), Supergirl and post/colonialism.Support: You can support my work with ⁠a one-off or monthly donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Ko-fiMasterclass on Modern Lebanon: Registration still possible for August 2026⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Subscribe to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Hauntologies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social Media: I am on ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact: Reach out on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ayoub@thefirethesetimes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on Signal @ Ayoub.02The Fire These TimesSocial Media: TFTT is on⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transcription: You can help Antidote Zine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ transcribe TFTT episodes ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: All episodes are archived ⁠⁠⁠⁠on the website⁠⁠⁠⁠From The PeripheryTFTT is a proud member of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠From The Periphery Media Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which you can support ⁠⁠on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow on ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠.Check out other project wherever you get your podcasts:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Politically Depressed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠From The Periphery Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Mutual Aid Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elia's recent piecesShadoMag: The Belfast pogrom was predictable972Mag: Lebanon walks into Israel’s trapAlso, for HauntologiesReport from Belfast. Day 1.How I Know Ann Widdecombe’s Murderer is WhiteRecent Podcast interviewsIt Could Happen Here: The Media Context for the Belfast PogromCreditsElia Ayoub (host, producer, episode design), israa' (Sound Editor), ⁠Rap and Revenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Music), ⁠⁠⁠Wenyi Geng⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (TFTT theme design),⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Hisham Rifai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP theme design),⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Molly Crabapple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP team profile pics) and ⁠⁠⁠Antidote Zine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Transcriptions).

218/ Solarpunk Panel 2026 w/ Luka Dowell, Ariel Kroon & Andre

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 been going on in the world since the last time we all sat together (in 2023).⁠⁠⁠⁠Lebanon emergency relief⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support: You can support my work with⁠⁠⁠ ⁠a one-off or monthly donation⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Ko-fiMasterclass on Modern Lebanon:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Late registration still possible for May 2026⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Subscribe to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Hauntologies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social Media: I am on⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact: Reach out on ⁠⁠⁠⁠ayoub@thefirethesetimes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on Signal @ Ayoub.02Previous TFTT episodes on Solarpunk:Solarpunk and Storytelling the Present and Future w/ Phoebe WagnerClimate Narratives that Go Beyond the Apocalypse w/ Alyssa HullThe Political Economy of Solarpunk w/ Andrew Dana HudsonIn Search of Afro-Solarpunk w/ Rob Cameron Hauntings, Futurisms and the Present Movement w/ Luka Dowell aka Solarpunk Now!Solarpunk and Post-Capitalist Desires w/ HydroponicTrashThe Fire These TimesSocial Media: TFTT is on⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transcription: You can help⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Antidote Zine⁠⁠⁠⁠ transcribe TFTT episodes ⁠here⁠⁠⁠Website: All episodes are archived ⁠⁠⁠on the website⁠⁠⁠From The PeripheryTFTT is a proud member of ⁠⁠⁠⁠From The Periphery Media Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which you can support ⁠on Patreon⁠⁠⁠ and follow on ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠.Check out other project wherever you get your podcasts:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Politically Depressed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠From The Periphery Podcast⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠The Mutual Aid Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Elia's recent pieces972Mag:⁠⁠⁠ Is Israel trying to foment civil war in Lebanon?Also, for HauntologiesThe Lie I Tell Myself When Covering IsraelElia's Picks, May 2026 EditionRecent Podcast interviewsIt Could Happen Here: ⁠⁠Israel's Attack on Lebanon⁠⁠The Final Straw:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠The US-Israeli War with Iran Spreads, Nuclear Weapons, Lebanon and Anti-Imperial Solidarity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dugout:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Honoring Political Ghosts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Breakup Theory:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Episode 31 – Iran and the US-Israeli Death Drive Economy⁠CreditsElia Ayoub (host, producer, episode design), Elliott Miskovicz (Sound Editor), Rap and Revenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Music), ⁠⁠Wenyi Geng⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (TFTT theme design),⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Hisham Rifai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP theme design),⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Molly Crabapple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP team profile pics) and ⁠⁠Antidote Zine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Transcriptions).

217/ Israel Bombed My Hometown - And I Worry About a Civil War (Monologue)

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 relief⁠⁠⁠⁠Support: You can support my work with⁠⁠ ⁠a one-off or monthly donation⁠⁠⁠ on Ko-fiMasterclass on Modern Lebanon:⁠⁠ ⁠Registration is still open for May 2026⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Subscribe to⁠ ⁠⁠Hauntologies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social Media: I’m on⁠⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ ⁠Mastodon⁠⁠⁠Contact: To collaborate, reach out on ⁠⁠⁠ayoub@thefirethesetimes.com⁠⁠⁠The Fire These TimesSocial Media: TFTT is on⁠⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transcription: You can help⁠⁠ ⁠Antidote Zine⁠⁠⁠ transcribe TFTT episodes here⁠⁠Website: All episodes are archived ⁠⁠on the website⁠⁠From The PeripheryTFTT is a proud member of ⁠⁠⁠From The Periphery Media Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠, which you can support on Patreon⁠⁠ and follow on Bluesky⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Instagram⁠⁠.Check out other project wherever you get your podcasts:⁠⁠⁠⁠Politically Depressed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution⁠⁠ ⁠⁠From The Periphery Podcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Mutual Aid Podcast⁠⁠⁠My recent pieces972Mag:⁠⁠ ⁠Israel’s renewed war on Lebanon is about more than just Hezbollah⁠⁠⁠Crimethinc:⁠⁠ ⁠“History Is Repeating Itself”⁠⁠⁠Good Law Project:⁠⁠ ⁠Trump’s illegal war puts all of us at risk⁠⁠⁠Also, for Hauntologies⁠⁠Israel's Lebanese Ghosts⁠⁠⁠⁠Iranian protesters don't owe us an explanation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How Hezbollah Lost Everything⁠⁠⁠Recent Podcast interviewsIt Could Happen Here: ⁠Israel's Attack on Lebanon⁠The Final Straw:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠The US-Israeli War with Iran Spreads, Nuclear Weapons, Lebanon and Anti-Imperial Solidarity⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dugout:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Honoring Political Ghosts⁠⁠⁠⁠The Breakup Theory:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Episode 31 – Iran and the US-Israeli Death Drive EconomyCreditsElia Ayoub (host, producer, episode design),⁠⁠ ⁠Rap and Revenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Music), ⁠Wenyi Geng⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (TFTT theme design),⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Hisham Rifai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP theme design),⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Molly Crabapple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP team profile pics) and ⁠Antidote Zine⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Transcriptions).

216/ Voices from Lebanon w/ Lina Mounzer & Justin Salhani

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 conversation that is meant to give you an idea of the sort of discussions happening in Lebanon while contextualising as much as we could so that you come out of it better informed as well.⁠⁠⁠⁠Lebanon emergency relief⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode links:The Markaz Review https://themarkaz.org Salhani's Al Jazeera profile https://www.aljazeera.com/author/justin_salhani_150211052541586 Israel’s Digital Occupation (Salhani, The Dial) https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/israel-drone-warfare-lebanonDeath and Destruction from the Sky (Mounzer, Equator) https://www.equator.org/articles/death-and-destruction-from-the-sky-iii We live in a Time of Monsters (Mounzer, The Markaz) https://themarkaz.org/we-live-in-a-time-of-monsters/ My Links:Support: You can support my work with⁠⁠ ⁠a one-off or monthly donation⁠⁠⁠ on Ko-fiMasterclass on Modern Lebanon:⁠⁠ ⁠Registration is now open for May 2026⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Subscribe to⁠ ⁠⁠Hauntologies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social Media: I’m on⁠⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ ⁠Mastodon⁠⁠⁠Contact: To collaborate, reach out on ⁠⁠⁠ayoub@thefirethesetimes.com⁠⁠⁠The Fire These TimesSocial Media: TFTT is on⁠⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Transcription: You can help⁠⁠ ⁠Antidote Zine⁠⁠⁠ transcribe TFTT episodes⁠⁠ here⁠⁠Website: All episodes are archived ⁠⁠on the website⁠⁠From The PeripheryTFTT is a proud member of ⁠⁠⁠From The Periphery Media Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠, which you can support⁠⁠ on Patreon⁠⁠ and follow on⁠⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠.Check out other project wherever you get your podcasts:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Politically Depressed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution⁠⁠ ⁠⁠From The Periphery Podcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Mutual Aid Podcast⁠⁠⁠My recent pieces972Mag:⁠⁠ ⁠Israel’s renewed war on Lebanon is about more than just Hezbollah⁠⁠⁠Crimethinc:⁠⁠ ⁠“History Is Repeating Itself”⁠⁠⁠Good Law Project:⁠⁠ ⁠Trump’s illegal war puts all of us at risk⁠⁠⁠Also, for Hauntologies⁠⁠Israel's Lebanese Ghosts⁠⁠⁠⁠Iranian protesters don't owe us an explanation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How Hezbollah Lost Everything⁠⁠⁠Recent Podcast interviewsIt Could Happen Here: Israel's Attack on LebanonThe Final Straw:⁠⁠ ⁠The US-Israeli War with Iran Spreads, Nuclear Weapons, Lebanon and Anti-Imperial Solidarity⁠⁠⁠The Dugout:⁠⁠ ⁠Honoring Political Ghosts⁠⁠⁠The Breakup Theory:⁠⁠ ⁠Episode 31 – Iran and the US-Israeli Death Drive EconomyCreditsElia Ayoub (host, producer, episode design), Justin Salhani and Lina Mounzer (guests), Rap and Revenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Music), ⁠⁠Wenyi Geng⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (TFTT theme design), Hisham Rifai⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP theme design), ⁠⁠Molly Crabapple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP team profile pics) and Antidote Zine⁠ (Transcriptions).

215/ Israel's Wars Won't Be Contained (Monologue)

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 Lebanon.⁠⁠⁠Lebanon emergency relief⁠⁠⁠Support: You can support my work with⁠ ⁠a one-off or monthly donation⁠⁠ on Ko-fiMasterclass on Modern Lebanon:⁠ ⁠Registration is now open for May 2026⁠⁠Newsletter: Subscribe to⁠ ⁠Hauntologies⁠⁠⁠⁠Social Media: I’m on⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and⁠ ⁠Mastodon⁠⁠Contact: To collaborate, reach out on ⁠⁠ayoub@thefirethesetimes.com⁠⁠The Fire These TimesSocial Media: TFTT is on⁠ Bluesky⁠ and⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Transcription: You can help⁠ ⁠Antidote Zine⁠⁠ transcribe TFTT episodes⁠ here⁠Website: All episodes are archived ⁠on the website⁠From The PeripheryTFTT is a proud member of ⁠⁠From The Periphery Media Collective⁠⁠⁠, which you can support⁠ on Patreon⁠ and follow on⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ Instagram⁠.Check out other project wherever you get your podcasts:⁠ ⁠Politically Depressed⁠⁠⁠Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution⁠ ⁠From The Periphery Podcast⁠ ⁠The Mutual Aid Podcast⁠⁠My recent pieces972Mag:⁠ ⁠Israel’s renewed war on Lebanon is about more than just Hezbollah⁠⁠Crimethinc:⁠ ⁠“History Is Repeating Itself”⁠⁠Good Law Project:⁠ ⁠Trump’s illegal war puts all of us at risk⁠⁠Also, for Hauntologies⁠Israel's Lebanese Ghosts⁠⁠Iranian protesters don't owe us an explanation⁠⁠⁠How Hezbollah Lost Everything⁠⁠Recent Podcast interviewsThe Final Straw:⁠ ⁠The US-Israeli War with Iran Spreads, Nuclear Weapons, Lebanon and Anti-Imperial Solidarity⁠⁠The Dugout:⁠ ⁠Honoring Political Ghosts⁠⁠The Breakup Theory:⁠ ⁠Episode 31 – Iran and the US-Israeli Death Drive Economy⁠⁠CreditsElia Ayoub (host, producer, episode design),⁠ ⁠Rap and Revenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Music), Wenyi Geng⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (TFTT theme design),⁠ Hisham Rifai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP theme design),⁠ Molly Crabapple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP team profile pics) and Antidote Zine⁠⁠⁠ (Transcriptions).Note on sound qualityThe monologues are done while I pace around which is why you might hear some audio changes, but hopefully pretty minor stuff.