Two beloved members of the Tankie Group Therapy crew (Joe and Matteo) return after long absences to join Alex, Nora, and Sina to discuss some of the recent (not so very good) news. Watch the video edition on our YouTube channel (coming soon!) Check…

is a filmmaker, political activist and film scholar based in Berlin and Liverpool. Watch the on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Consider supporting the show

Alex Axina () returns as guest host to interview Taylor Miller about the meaning of Gaza “humanitarian pier” against the wider historical backdrop of genocidal settler colonialism. Check out Taylor’s article, Consider supporting the podcast

A reduced crew for Tankie Group Therapy featuring Nora, Alex, and Sina discussing the end of the Syrian Arab Republic and its wide-ranging consequences. Video edition coming soon! Consider supporting the show

Adnan Husain Medieval European and Middle Eastern at Queen’s University and co-host of, returns to discuss recent developments in the region. Watch the on The East is a Podcast Youtube channel or Adnan’s (still under construction)…

A conversation with founders Bana Abu Zuluf and Cody O’Rourke. Watch the on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel “The Good Shepherd Collective was formed in Palestine in 2017 in response to the restrictive NGO system and its inability to meet…

Actual therapist Lara Sheehi joins us with Justin, Sina, Mikey and Nora in the group. We talk about psychic intrusions, shame, the tricky ecosystem of the colonial assault on the mind, and setting the precondition as liberation. Watch the on the…

An extra large helping of Tankie Group Therapy featuring Sina, Mikey, Joe, Nick Estes and, in his debut, Adnan Husain, and also two surprise guests! Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel (Coming soon!) …

Conor McCabeis a research fellow with Queen’s Business School, Queens University Belfast and editor of The Lost & Early Writings James Connolly (2024), published by Iskra Books. Download the book for free or purchase a copy here …

Small therapy group convenes with Sina, Joe, and Alex. We talk about denial, shame, fear, historical lies and current ones. Watch the on The Anti-Empire Project YouTube channel Consider supporting the show