PODCASTS

“Liberatory Pedagogies” — A Conversation with Professor Lewis R. Gordon

Professor Lewis R. Gordon discusses the limits of managerial universities, banking models of education, and disciplinary thinking, while exploring pedagogical practices grounded in humanity and ethical responsibility. The conversation offers a critical framework for reimagining education through liberatory and decolonial perspectives.

Watch the conversation:
https://youtu.be/9Bty-kozvjQ?si=nUWiyazH3gQ6lFoq

‘They Take the Money and Go’: Why Not Everyone Is Mourning the End of USAID –The Guardian Podcast

This episode examines the impact of the dismantling of USAID through voices on the ground in Sierra Leone, revealing how international aid can reproduce dependency, broken promises, and unequal power relations. It invites critical reflection on development, accountability, and postcolonial geopolitics.

Listen to the podcast:
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/dec/01/they-take-the-money-and-go-why-not-everyone-is-mourning-the-end-of-usaid-podcast

Saffron Siege: The RSS at 100 — Himal Podcast

This podcast series explores the origins, ideology, and political influence of the RSS across a century of Indian public life. Through conversations with historians, activists, and public intellectuals, the series critically examines Hindutva, nationalism, and the organisation’s role in shaping contemporary India.

Watch the series on YouTube: Apoorvanand & Harsh Mander: The RSS’s emergence from the shadows after 1948 – YouTube

Zoha Waseem: Postcolonial Policing — Justice Focus Podcast

How do colonial histories continue to shape contemporary policing practices? In this episode, Dr. Omar Phoenix Khan speaks with Dr. Zoha Waseem about policing, security, and urban violence in Pakistan, offering a postcolonial lens on justice, power, and institutional control.

Listen to the episode: Justice Focus | Podcast on Spotify

University of Rutgers – Lecture Series on Free Speech and Racial Equality

This lecture by Dr. Saher Selod examines anti-Muslim racism in the United States, explaining how Islamophobic racial tropes shape public discourse, policy, and everyday discrimination. Drawing from her book A Global Enemy: Muslims and 21st Century Racism, the talk offers critical insight into race, surveillance, and belonging.

Watch the lecture:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_EhWNxvx7c&list=PLEbUfYcWGZapBNYvCObiCpp3qtxgH_jFy&index=1