The Brief Podcast

Mar 04 2024 45 ep. 55 mins 1.4k

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Brief /brēf/ (verb) · to inform thoroughly in preparation for a task. With hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Jon Elmer.

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043 Gaza siege: A history

Mar 04 2024 79 mins

The siege on Gaza and the role of the Palestinian Authority are critical context for the Israel's assault on Gaza. On this episode we take a look at the history of the blockade and how Israel has ghettoized the Palestinian population.

042 Ceasefire proposals

Feb 09 2024 45 mins

We take a look at the Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange proposal that Hamas and the Qassam Brigades responded with after a proposal put forth by Mossad, Shabak, CIA, and Egypt intelligence chiefs in Paris. You can watch this episode on the Anti-Empire Project's Sit Rep series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyG87r_48a4

041 October 7th

Jan 20 2024 52 mins

On this episode, the October 7th military raid by the Qassam Brigades that collapsed the Israeli military's Gaza Division. We take a look at the events of October 7th on the heels of an Israeli media report that detailed the raid in a minute-by-minute timeline from Israeli military and intelligence sources who participated in the battle. Episode: 041 October 7th Date: 20 Janua

040 Remembering the Second Intifada

Jan 07 2024 94 mins

We are joined from the West Bank by Abdaljawad Omar to discuss the formations of Palestinian resistance during the intifadas of the 1980s and 2000s and how that trajectory led us to 7 October and the current war on Gaza.

039 War on Gaza IV

Dec 17 2023 67 mins

Nora and Jon are joined by Justin Podur to discuss the war on Gaza, now 72 days on. You can follow Jon and Nora's twice-a-week Gaza livestreams at: https://www.youtube.com/@TheElectronicIntifada/streams

038 War on Gaza III

Nov 19 2023 73 mins

Nora, Jon and Justin are joined by Matteo Capasso to discuss the defence of Gaza and the implications of the battle for Israel and the Empire. This episode is a joint operations room production with The East is a Podcast, The Anti-Empire Project and The Brief Podcast.

037 War on Gaza II

Oct 30 2023 67 mins

Nora and Jon are joined by friend of the show Justin Podur to discuss the war on Gaza, now three weeks on.

036 War on Gaza

Oct 15 2023 21 mins

Nora and Jon are joined by longtime Gaza ER doctor Tarek Loubani to discuss the war on Gaza. You can follow Jon and Nora's daily coverage of the war at https://www.youtube.com/@TheElectronicIntifada/streams

035 Montreal's first Haitian street gang

Sep 04 2023 39 mins

Les Bélangers, Montreal's first Haitian street gang, wasn't the criminal enterprise it was painted as by Quebec police and a willing media in Canada in the 1980s. At first, it wasn't even a gang; it was a group of friends who fought back against the racist violence that their community was routinely subjected to in city parks and schools, on the metro and in downtown bars. We are

034 Mohawk Warrior Society

Jun 18 2023 70 mins

The Mohawk Warrior Society is one of the most successful militant organizations in North America. Their predecessors were key to the defeat of the French in Quebec and the United States in the War of 1812. Today, the Warriors are best known for their role in the 1990 Oka standoff against the Canadian army. In the new book, The Mohawk Warrior Society: A Handbook on Sovereignty and S