12/Independent media versus the Lebanese oligarchy (with Julia Choucair Vizoso)

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210/ Another Way Out w/ William C. Anderson

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 author of The Nation on No Map (AK Press 2021) and co-author of A ...  Show more

209/ Burnout, Grief and The Solidarity Apothecary w/ Nicole Rose

For episode 209, Elia sits down with Nicole Rose from The Solidarity Apothecary to talk about her Overcoming Burnout series, which is also a podcast and an e-book. We talked about burnout, grief, trauma, mutual aid, herbalism, and more. Note: this was recorded in November 2025, a ...  Show more

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