Rebel Matters Podcast

This week's guest on Rebel Matters is Turkish-American political commentator Hasan Piker. We discussed politics, the United States and Palestine solidarity during Hasan's brief visit to Ireland. This is our first full-length video episode recorded in the new Rebel Matters studio. You can find the full episode on our Youtube channel. Huge thanks to all our Patrons who have supported the show through thick and thin. We are working really hard to keep the show going and can't do it without the support we get on Patreon. If you would like to help us make more episodes please consider supporting the show on patreon.com/rebelmatters. 

This week we speak to American political sportswriter Dave Zirin about the overlap between sports and politics. Rebel Matters is available on many of the usual podcast platforms and our website www.rebelmatters.ie. The show is gratefully supported in full by our followers over on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/rebelmatters see our various tiers of support and find out how you can become a Patron.          

This episode is a conversation with Palestine Action prisoner Amu Gib, and was recorded on the 18th day of their hunger strike in HMP Bronzefield.  Demands of the strike are: an end to the censorship of letters and books, and freedom of expression; immediate bail; the right to a fair trial; the deproscription of Palestine Action; and the closure of all Elbit weapons factories in Britain. Rebel Matters is available on many of the usual podcast platforms and our website www.rebelmatters.ie. The show is gratefully supported in full by our followers over on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/rebelmatters see our various tiers of support and find out how you can become a Patron.               

This week we hear from Hazem Jamjoum, a Palestinian cultural historian, educator, editor, and translator. He has recently launched Safarjal Press, a publishing house with a focus on publications for communities in struggle, which we discuss during the conversation.  His translation of Ghassan Kanafani's The Revolution of 1936-1939 in Palestine was published by 1804 Press in 2023, and his translation of Maya Abu al-Hayyat's No One Knows their Blood Type was released by the CSU Poetry Center in October 2024. Rebel Matters is available on many of the usual podcast platforms and our website www.rebelmatters.ie. The show is gratefully supported in full by our followers over on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/rebelmatters see our various tiers of support and find out how you can become a Patron.                

This week's guest is Moana Maniapoto, Māori musician, songwriter, activist, documentary maker, journalist, and  TV presenter. Moana's music has been described as a politically charged Haka-funk-dub-fusion. She also hosts her own weekly current affairs show, Te Ao with Moana, which that examines local, national and international issues through a Māori lens, and screens on Whakaata Māori , Māori+ and NITV (Australia). Rebel Matters is available on many of the usual podcast platforms and our website www.rebelmatters.ie. The show is gratefully supported in full by our followers over on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/rebelmatters see our various tiers of support and find out how you can become a Patron.