What was the post 9/11 Afghan war really about? This great New York-based, award-winning podcast, News Beat, has produced a one-hour examination of this very question, melding journalism with hip-hip. I’m one of the guests talking about disaster capitalism in the war-torn nation.
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Twenty Years of the Afghan war
I’m excited to announce the launch of Twenty Years, a project more than two years in the making: Twenty Years is an artistic and journalistic project to assess the legacy of the post 9/11, US-led war in Afghanistan. Originally conceived in 2019 by journalist, author and film-maker Antony Loewenstein and artist Tia Kass alongside Afghans…
Melbourne’s Triple R radio interview on Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has been a humanitarian disaster for many Afghans and yet much of the Western media coverage has ignored the dark reality of 20 years of US-backed war. Here’s my interview this week with Melbourne’s Triple R Breakfasters radio show on the current reality in Afghanistan and the role of imperial…
Rising Palestinian voices
My recent interview with Bay FM, a great community radio station in Byron Bay, Australia. The interviewer Fernando has constructed an interesting, podcast-style production on Israel/Palestine: BayFM 99.9 · Palestine Special with Mohammed & Muna El-Kurd and Antony Loewenstein 14.06.21
Melbourne’s Triple RRR radio on the Middle East and ethno-nationalism
My interview on Melbourne’s Triple RRR radio on Israel/Palestine, the role/complicity of Australia and details about my next book (out in late 2022) on how Israel’s ethno-nationalism is increasingly a model for many in the world (yes, sorry to ruin the party!).
ABC Australia Triple J Hack interview on Israel/Palestine
My interview on ABC Radio’s Triple J Hack talking about Gaza, Israel, apartheid, war, how it could stop and why too many “progressives” are PEP (Progressive Except Palestine). My interview starts at 6:10:
The Conspiracy Virus podcast
Conspiracy theories have existed forever. In the modern age, think of the supposedly fake moon landing or 9/11 being an inside job (hint: it wasn’t). I’ve spent much of this year working with journalist Olivia Rosenman on a podcast series, The Conspiracy Virus, which has just been released by one of Australia’s biggest media outlets,…
Talking Wikileaks, war crimes and state capitulation
The great new book, A Secret Australia: Revealed by the WikiLeaks Exposés, edited by Felicity Ruby and Peter Cronau, is a timely look at the legacy of Wikileaks. I have a chapter in it. Last week I was interviewed on the popular ABC Radio program, Late Night Live with Philip Adams:
Crime Spot podcast on the drug war
Austrian-based podcast, Crime Spot, “picks up on current events and looks behind the scenes to better understand the role played by organized crime in shaping modern events and crises.” I was recently interviewed about my latest book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs.
The Jist podcast interview on disaster capitalism and privatised immigration
In many ways, it’s a sad reality that my book, Disaster Capitalism: Making A Killing Out Of Catastrophe, continues to be deeply relevant (especially during this Covid-19 year). I discussed these issues, along with privatised immigration, on the UK-based The Jist podcast: