The Malcolm Effect

Episodes

• #148 Columbus, the Crusades, and the End of the World: How Biblical Prophecy Shaped Imperialism - Dr. Zahir Kolia 27.06.2026 1h 57m

  This is Part 2 of our series, “The Theological Underpinnings of Modernity.” In this episode, we move from al-Andalus to Columbus and the role of apocalyptic Christianity in the making of empire.
• #147 ICE: An Anti-Imperialist analysis - Iker Suarez 14.06.2026 49m

  Listen in as we connect to ICE to a broader anti-imperialist critique and analysis.
• #146 What is Sovereign Media? - Ahmed Kaballo 07.06.2026 35m

  You've probably seen Sovereign Media. Listen in, as its founder, Ahmed Kabllo, discuss how it came about.
• #145 What does Islam say about Justice? - Imam Shayan Parsai 24.05.2026 1h 9m

  What does Islam say about justice? Listen in as Imam Shayan and I discuss this question and more.
• #144 Non-Violence is still Violence - Too Black 17.05.2026 1h 1m

  Listen in as TooBlack and I discuss how and why non-violence is still violence.Discussing his article:  https://www.grassrootsthinking.com/nonviolence-is-violence-too-somebodys-gotta-die/
• #143 How to think about Africa Pt 3: The story starts with Libya 28.04.2026 1h 5m

  In the third installment of this series with Professor Zubairu Wai, we start by examining Libya, its collapse and the far-reaching consequences across the world. From there, we turn to the question of method, unpacking the different analytical frameworks used to understand Africa and the ongoing project of African liberation.
• #142 Beijing in the Middle-East - Dr. Matteo Capasso 20.04.2026 1h 12m

  "Why isn't China doing more to help?   Listen in as Dr. Capasso historically situates China within the Arab-Iranian region, offering a dialectical approach to understanding China's posture
• #141 The Political-Economy of US Decline - Alan Freeman 04.04.2026 46m

  Is the US really declining? What do we mean by decline? What does a material analysis of US decline sound like? Listen in as Alan Freeman responds to these questions and more!
• #140 Accumulation of Waste - Dr. Ali Kadri 17.03.2026 37m

  With the Arab-Iranian region once more under attack by US-Zion*st imperial aggression, it is important that we understand this war is not a bug in the system but necessary within global capitalism. Listen in as the Dr. Ali Kadri explains this relationship.
• #139 Theology & The Story Of Modernity - Dr. Zahir Kolia 23.12.2025 1h 23m

  In this episode, Professor Zahir Kolia and I discuss the importance of considering the role of theology and theological discourses in the story of modernity. 
• #138 What is anti-imperialism? - Dr. Bikrum Gill 13.12.2025 58m

  This is the second instalment in a 3-part series with Dr Bikrum Gill, in which we discuss a Third World Marxist approach to understanding geopolitics. What do we mean by anti-imperialism? Listen in here
• #137 Book Talk: Paul Hountondji and the science question in Africa - Professor Zeyad El-Nabolsy 24.11.2025 35m

  Listen in as we discuss Zeyad's book on the science question in Africa.
• #136 Anti-semitism: a material analysis - Barnaby Raine 04.11.2025 54m

  There are several discourses that seek to explain anti-semitism in this moment, but what is often missing are the material questions? Tune in as we discuss Barnaby's article titled "What Do People Panic About When They Panic About Anti-Semitism?"  
• #135 What is imperialism? - Dr. Bikrum Gill 13.09.2025 52m

  In this first instalment of this 3 part series, we discuss with Dr. Bikrum Gill: what is imperialism? More specifically, what is capitalist-imperialism? And what does it mean to be anti-imperialist?
• #134 Africa, Modernity & The Problem with 1492 - Zubairu Wai 31.08.2025 1h 27m

  This is the second episode in a 3-part series on African thought. In this second instalment, we discuss with Professor Zubairu Wai: What is missed by focusing on 1492? Coloniality and decolonisation, and so much more.  I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: @MomodouTaal @CTayJ @ZubaWai
• #133 Catching up with Shaykh Khaled Abou El-Fadl 24.08.2025 1h 3m

  In this far-ranging episode, we discuss: Why is Shaykh Khaled so different? What colonialism did to Islamic institutions The story of Lut and much more!
• #132 Israel? Asset or Liability for US imperialism - Max Ajl 20.08.2025 1h 9m

  There are many theories that attempt to explain the "special" relationship between US imperialism and the Zionist entity. Listen in to this masterclass as Max Ajl explains and details the historical roots of this relationship   Max Ajl is a fellow at MECAM/University of Tunis, a Senior Fellow at University of Ghent and an associated researcher at the Tunisian Observatory for Food Sovereignty and the Environment. He is an associate editor at Agrarian South and Journal of Labor and Society, and has written for The Journal of Peasant Studies and the Review of African Political Economy. His book, A People’s Green New Deal, was published in 2021 with Pluto Press.   I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: @maxajl @MomodouTaal
• #131 Assad, Jolani & The Axis - Professor Navid Farnia 02.08.2025 45m

  With Assad gone, what does an anti-imperialist line on Syria now sound like? Listen in as Professor Navid Farnia responds to many commonly asked questions about Syria.    Navid Farnia is an Assistant Professor in the Department of African American Studies. His research broadly explores the relationship between racial oppression in the United States and U.S. imperialism in the context of revolution and counterrevolution. Dr. Farnia’s book manuscript, National Liberation in an Imperialist World: Race, Counterrevolution, and the United States, traces the U.S. national security state’s evolution by examining how U.S. officials responded to national liberation movements at home and abroad from the 1950s to 1980. The book looks at several cases, including the U.S.-orchestrated coups in Iran and Guatemala, the Cuban Revolution, the 1960s
• #130 How to think about The Continent: Ngugi meets Mudimbe 25.07.2025 1h 3m

  This is the first episode in a 3-part series on African thought. In this first instalment, we discuss with Professor Zubairu Wai how African thinkers concerned with decolonisation have thought about and theorised The Continent. In this episode, we discuss decolonisation through the lens of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o & Valentin-Yves Mudimbe.    I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: @MomodouTaal @CTayJ @ZubaWai
• #129 A recent trip to China - Professor Gabriel Rockhill 15.02.2025 48m

  As the West continues to malign China in an attempt to give life to imperialism. Professor Rockhill details how his recent visit went.    Dr. Gabriel Rockhill is the Founding Director of the Critical Theory Workshop / Atelier de Théorie Critique, Professor of Philosophy and Global Interdisciplinary Studies at Villanova University, and the author or editor of ten books, as well as numerous scholarly and general public articles. He is also the Associate Director of Cultural Studies at Villanova University, Research Associate at the Laboratoire d’anthropologie politique – LAP (EHESS, Paris), one of the editors-in-chief of the World Marxist Review, and co-editor of the book series AIM–Anti-Imperialist Marxism.   Journals: Monthly Review, World Marxist Review, International Critical Thought   Books: China's Economic Dialectic, People's China at 75, The East Is Still Red, China's Path to Development, Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, Class Struggle (Losurdo), China's Global Strategy, The Dragon's Gift         Twitter @GabrielRockhill @CTayJ @MomodouTaal