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Actually at Capacity
by Mila Ghorayeb
Mila chats with interesting people about interesting things. ghorayeb.substack.com
Episodes
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Israeli politics and Mizrahim in the Middle East with Yair
For today’s chat, I speak with Yair - also known on Twitter as Jerusalem Yahoodi - about topics pertaining to Mizrahi Jewish experience in the Middle East, issues in Israel/Palestine pertaining to the media and weapons industry, and his time working in the peace and dialogue industry. I say this...
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What do migrants owe to their home communities? With Guillaume Bogiaris
For today’s chat, I spoke with Guillaume about his work on the migration debate. Guillaume takes a fascinating angle: instead of focusing on common issues like open borders or building walls, his work focuses on the role one’s home community plays in one’s identity formation, and what obligations...
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Thinking Local with Charlie Baranski
For today’s chat, I spoke with Charlie about his run for Morris County Freeholder, and how he ran for office as a socialist in one of America’s wealthiest and Republican-dominant areas. Charlie and I discuss the differences in changes one can make at a local vs federal level, political…
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Yugoslavia 22 years later, with Sam
For today’s chat, Sam comes on to talk about the NATO bombings of Yugoslavia in light of its 22nd anniversary. Sam discusses what was behind the bombings, their impacts, and what lessons we can learn. Sam is the editor of Twink Revolution and co-host of the Twink Revolution podcast. He is also…
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"Intersectional imperialism": its legacy and current role, with Alex Rubinstein
For today’s chat, I speak with Alex about his new piece on “intersectional imperialism” and the use of progressivism to sell war. Alex Rubinstein is an independent journalist currently based in Mexico City. He has shared live coverage of social movements in the United States including Black Lives...
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The experience of Christians in Syria with The Perpetual Self-Optimizer
For today’s chat, I speak with Perpetual Self-Optimizer for a Christian perspective on issues within Syria in light of Biden bombing it and its re-entry into the news. We also discuss how the Syria discourse has impacted the way we view the media and US/Canadian progressives. PSO is currently...
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Demystifying Russia and Navalny with Katya Kazbek
For today’s chat, I speak with Katya about what exactly is going on with Alexei Navalny in Russia and how our media has failed to properly tell the story. We also talk about the depiction of Russia generally in the media post-Russiagate, and more. Katya Kazbek is a bilingual Russian/English…
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Should we actually legalize *all* drugs? With Akiva Malamet
For today’s chat, I speak with Akiva about his new article in which he makes the case for legalizing all drugs. We discuss two different common justifications for legalization; one from a point of harm reduction and the other from a point of bodily autonomy. We also talk about potential...
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The rhetorical dilemmas of feminism, #MeToo, and autonomy with Mary Jo MacDonald
For today’s chat, I speak with Mary Jo about some fascinating rhetorical issues in feminism: is it actually more feminist to admit truth to stereotypical women’s vices? Can the left and right converge on women’s issues sometimes? Why have the same debates been happening for centuries? What’s the...
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Internet mobbing, tech censorship, and identitarian polarization with River Page
For today’s chat, I talk with River Page about the concerning state of social media and tech platforms, the weaponization of identity to break solidarity, and one of my favourite things to talk about: the abuses of standpoint theory. Hope you enjoy! River Page is a writer working for Twink...
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Imperialism, real world socialism, religion, and movement building with Caleb Maupin
For today’s chat I have a very rich and jam-packed discussion with journalist and author Caleb Maupin, who recently wrote the introduction to a new English version edition of the ever-controversial Gaddafi’s Green Book. Caleb talks about his involvement in the anti-war scene during the Libya...
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Feminism, labour, trans issues, and the sex industry with Esperanza Fonseca
For today’s chat, I speak with Esperanza about her critiques of mainstream feminism, lessons learned from labour organizing, the trans culture war debates, and the sex industry. I learned a lot from listening to Esperanza, and I hope you do too! Esperanza Fonseca is a labour organizer in…
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Experiences with libertarianism, ideological transformations, and global hegemony with Sam
For today’s chat I talk with Sam who, like me, used to identify with libertarianism and was involved in libertarian politics. We discuss how we became libertarians, how we stopped being libertarians, the impact of libertarian ideology on Canada/US politics, and the experience of changing one’s...
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Nationalism, self-determination, identity, and borders with Emma Elbourne-Weinstock
For today’s chat, I talk to Emma about current debates on open borders, self-determination, national identity, and more. Emma is based in Montreal and has done political theory research on borders and self-determination. She has also done work with the Jewish Museum of Montreal. This is a public...
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Mila chats with interesting people about interesting things.
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Mila chats with interesting people about interesting things. ghorayeb.substack.com
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Actually at Capacity is created and hosted by Mila Ghorayeb.
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