Journalism During Genocide with Sana Saeed

Jason Blakely joins Protean View to discuss what it means to have an ideology, what makes ideology different from religion, and what it means to navigate the landscape of ideology in a secular age.If you enjoyed this episode and want more from Protean View, please subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Protean View on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and wherever you podcast. We publish on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Readings:Lost in Ideology: Interpreting Modern Political LifeIdeology as a Cultural SystemAnthropology and the Analysis of IdeologyA Secular AgeThe Myth of Disenchantment

Robin Yassin-Kassab joins Protean View to discuss Syria in the aftermath of Assad, the Iran War, and more.If you enjoyed this episode and want more from Protean View, please subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Protean View on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and wherever you podcast. We publish on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Readings:The Blood Between Us: Syria After the Fall of AssadBurning Country: Syrians in Revolution and WarIs the New Syrian State Revolutionary?

Sana Saeed joins Protean View to discuss what it means to be a journalist and how journalists of various political stripes have responded to the genocide in Gaza.If you enjoyed this episode and want more from Protean View, please subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ and support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Protean View on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and wherever you podcast. We publish on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Readings:Why Bari Weiss WinsDon’t Let Tucker Carlson Set the Narrative

Adnan Husain joins Protean View to discuss the crisis in academia, the responsibility of intellectuals, the genocide in Gaza, and much more.If you enjoyed this episode and want more from Protean View, please subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠ and support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Protean View on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠, and wherever you podcast. We publish on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠.Readings:Report on the State of Scholarship in the Humanities and the Humanistic Social SciencesEmpire's CriticRepresentations of the IntellectualThe Wretched of the Earth

Benjamin Schonthal joins Protean View to discuss his book Courts, Constitutions and Karma: Buddhism, Law and the Practices of Legal Pluralism in Sri Lanka (Cambridge 2026) in addition to related topics on Islam, Sharia, and secularism.If you enjoyed this episode and want more from Protean View, please support us on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠. You can also support us by becoming a ⁠paid supporter⁠ of Muftah Magazine.To stay up to date on the latest from us, subscribe to our newsletter for free.Follow Protean View on ⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠, and wherever you podcast. We publish on ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, ⁠YouTube, and Patreon.

Alexander Thurston joins Protean View to discuss the recent developments in Mali, the politics of the Sahel, and the War on Terror.If you enjoyed this episode and want more from Protean View, please support us on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠. You can also support us by becoming a ⁠paid supporter⁠ of Muftah Magazine.To stay up to date on the latest from us, subscribe to our newsletter for free.Follow Protean View on ⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠, and wherever you podcast. We publish on ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, ⁠YouTube, and Patreon.

Thomas Pierret joins Protean View again, this time to discuss the debate on Syria among the Left. This episode is a follow-up to Syria and the Future of Islamism.If you enjoyed this episode and want more from Protean View, please subscribe to our newsletter and become a paid supporter. You can also support us on ⁠Patreon⁠.Follow Protean View on ⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠, and wherever you podcast. We publish on ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, and ⁠YouTube⁠.Part 1Syria and the Future of Islamism with Thomas PierretReadingsIs the New Syrian State Revolutionary?We Must Understand Syria as a Popular Struggle Despite its ComplicationsYassin al-Haj Saleh: On Syria and the Three ImpossibilitiesThe Green Party and SyriaU.S. Coalition Strikes Killed Hundreds of Syrians in May and the Antiwar Left Has Hardly RespondedThe United States and Russia Are Coordinating Strikes in Syria. Why Are Antiwar Coalitions Silent?

Olivier Jutel joins Protean View to discuss the crisis of over-accumulation, accelerationism, and the utopian delusions of our tech overlords.If you enjoyed this episode and want more from Protean View, please subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠ and become a ⁠⁠⁠paid supporter⁠⁠⁠. You can also support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠.Follow Protean View on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠, and wherever you podcast. We publish on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Daniel Bessner and Ajay Singh Chaudhary join Protean View to help us understand the fascism debate in America and beyond.If you enjoyed this episode and want more from Protean View, please subscribe to our ⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠ and become a ⁠⁠paid supporter⁠⁠. You can also support us on ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠.Follow Protean View on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠, and wherever you podcast. We publish on ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠.Readings:Cold War Liberalism: Power in a Time of Emergency (discount code BESSNER26)This is AmericaDoes American Fascism Exist?The Exhausted of the Earth: Politics in a Burning WorldNeofascism After TrumpThe Supermanagerial Reich

Thomas Pierret joins Protean View to discuss the new Syrian state, the future of Islamism, and more.If you enjoyed this episode and want more from Protean View, please subscribe to our ⁠newsletter⁠ and become a ⁠paid supporter⁠. You can also support us on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠.Follow Protean View on ⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠, and wherever you podcast. We publish on ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠.