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Palestine and the Political Economy of the Middle East (feat. Adam Hanieh)

My guest is the political economist Adam Hanieh, a foremost expert on the political economy of the Middle East, fossil capitalism and imperialism. We discuss the war on Gaza, the prospects of Palestinian statehood, the dominance of Gulf oil and how it shapes the ruling classes in the region and the…

#17 Palestine

Palestine, in fundamental ways, is not exceptional. And by understanding why this is the case we can organise and act in the best ways to liberate Palestine. In this episode we are very grateful to be joined by Rafeef Ziadah, Adam Hanieh and Robert Knox to talk about how to understand the situation…

29.8: Murder for Resurrection

William Burke and William Hare murdered sixteen people in the space of about a year in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. Burke was thirty-six and Hare twenty-one-years old. Many of their victims were plied with alcohol until they passed out and then Hare lay on the body as Burke closed the mouth and…

Dr. Robert Knox: Fertility Drivers in the Breeding Herd | Ep. 352

In this episode, Dr. Robert Knox from the University of Illinois breaks down key factors impacting fertility in the breeding herd. He explains how estrus expression in weaned sows drives herd performance, why conception failures occur even in well-managed systems, and what litter size trends mean f…

The Juan Hernandez Music Podcast (Episode 95: Tribute to a Friend)

Episode 95 of "The Juan Hernandez Music Podcast" is now online! On this episode, I pay tribute to my friend Robert Knox, who passed away 2 years ago.

Ep 44 - The Resurrection Men - Burke & Hare

“In the shadowed closes of Edinburgh, death became a business.” In 1828, as medical science expanded in Scotland, demand for cadavers outpaced legal supply. Into that gap stepped William Burke and William Hare — two men who realised fresh bodies commanded a price. What began as opportunistic profit…

The Dark History of Edinburgh _ Witches_ Grave Robbers _ Underground Streets _ Scottish History

Close your eyes and step beneath the cobbled streets of Edinburgh, where a secret city of poverty, crime, and forgotten souls lies buried. A story of witch trials, grave robbers, and the dark history carved into the very stones of Scotland's capital.Between the 16th and 18th centuries, over 3,000 p…

The Dark History of Edinburgh _ Witches_ Grave Robbers _ Underground Streets _ Scottish History

Beneath Edinburgh's elegant streets lies a darker history. In the 1590s, King James VI personally oversaw the North Berwick witch trials after storms threatened his bride's voyage . The South Bridge Vaults, built in 1788, became an underground slum where criminals and the city's poorest lived in da…

28: Green Party Conference, Zionism is Racism and Organising Beyond Elections

Shanice digs into the Green Party Conference and whether the upcoming Zionism is Racism motion is useful debate to be having right now. While Joe offers up some thoughts on how we might practically organise and engage locally to strengthen community relationships. READINGS Sean Bean - Get Birding A…

Work smarter not harder with Burke and Hare

Send us Fan Mail A dead lodger can’t pay rent, so two men make a choice that shouldn’t even be possible: they sell his body to an anatomy teacher for quick cash. That single decision drags us into the grim true story of Burke and Hare in 1820s Edinburgh, where the demand for cadavers in medical sch…