Turbulence

Episode 46: Palestine and the War Machine w/ James Crane

James Crane joins us to discuss how Palestine shaped Deleuze & Guattari’s philosophy, and what their concepts of minoritarian politics, the war machine, and lines of flig

BONUS: Trump’s Last Dance w/ Alexander Aviña

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.com We discuss whether the GOP rout signals the end of the Trump era, how it shapes

Episode 45: Ethiopia at War w/ Hassan

Hassan joins us to discuss the making of the modern Ethiopian state, the revolutionary struggles that overthrew the monarchy and the Derg, the rise and fall of TPLF rule,

BONUS: Voting Booth Terror w/ Alexander Aviña and Salin

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.com We discuss Lula’s victory in Brazil, Flavio’s exile in Miami, the results of the

BONUS: The Making of a Global Civil War w/ Hassan

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.com We discuss the widening war in Sudan, the UAE’s destabilization campaigns, the c

BONUS: Bombard the Headquarters w/ Alexander Aviña

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.com We discuss Mamdani’s capitulation to the NYPD, Indigenous resistance to border m

Episode 44: Haiti—State Against Nation, Part 2

We continue our discussion with Mamyrah Dougé-Prosper on the history of popular resistance in Haiti, the contradictions of the Aristide era, the PetroCaribe protests of 2

Episode 43: Haiti — State Against Nation, Part 1

Mamyrah Dougé-Prosper joins us to discuss the history of foreign intervention in Haiti, the political and economic origins of the country’s so-called gangs, and the centu

BONUS: Ansarallah on the Offensive w/ Barry

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.com We discuss the third anniversary of 10/7, the French school riots, Ansarallah’s

BONUS: October Surprise

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.com We discuss the upcoming Brazilian elections, US plans to invade Cuba, the end of

BONUS: A Financial History of Zionism w/ Nathan Tankus

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.com In part two of our conversation with Nathan Tankus, we discuss the finance of se

Episode 42: Dollar Imperialism w/ Nathan Tankus

Nathan Tankus joins us to discuss the monetary foundations of American empire, how sanctions weaponize the global financial system, the possibility of China-led de-dollar

BONUS: Operation Allah is Stronger in Might and More Severe in Punishment w/ Alexander Aviña and Barry

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.com This week we’re joined by returning co-host Alexander Aviña, as well as friend o

Episode 41: Mauritania at Europe’s Frontier w/ Hassan Ould Moctar

Hassan Ould Moctar joins us to discuss Europe’s externalized border regime, the colonial history of race and territory in Mauritania, and how migration control, counterin

BONUS: Houthi Takeover w/ Alexander Aviña

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.com We discuss the expanding conflict in Hormuz, Ansarallah’s lightning advance in Y

Episode 40: Counter-Space and the Data Center Revolt w/ Kai Bosworth

Kai Bosworth joins us to discuss the strange politics of the data center revolt, the AI boom’s place in the global energy system, and what the rise and fall of the climat

BONUS: The Chud International w/ Alexander Aviña

We welcome Alex Aviña to Turbulence and discuss the Battle of Hormuz, Bessent’s economic D-Day for Iran, the US-Venezuela oil deal, the arrest of Fernando Cerimedo in Bol

Episode 39: The Bureaucracy of Repression w/ Josef Burton

Josef Burton joins us to discuss the transformation of immigration under Trump, the bureaucrats who administer US machinery of repression, and what intensifying coercion

BONUS: Before the Flood w/ Mujamma Haraket

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit turbulencepod.substack.com In part two of our double episode with Mujamma Haraket, we discuss the history o

Episode 38: Militant Women w/ Arlene Eisen

Arlene Eisen joins us to discuss the transformations in the anti-war movement across the Vietnam War, the interrelation of feminism and anti-imperialism, and what decades