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Tareq Baconi and Saleem Haddad in conversation - Live from Ibraaz
May 17, 2026
1h 42m 29s
Something About Living: Lena Khalaf Tuffaha with So Meyer
May 3, 2026
1h 10m 35s
The Selected Plays of Ismail Khalidi - Live from New York
Apr 19, 2026
1h 21m 59s
Molly Crabapple in conversation with Sara Yasin on "Here Where We Live Is Our Country"
Apr 2, 2026
58m 31s
Alaa Abd el-Fattah in conversation with Farah Barqawi
Mar 23, 2026
1h 29m 01s
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| 5/17/26 | Tareq Baconi and Saleem Haddad in conversation - Live from Ibraaz | How do different forms of writing explore ideas that come from our personal and political histories? In Episode 16 of the PalFest podcast, Tareq Baconi and Saleem Haddad discuss their new books – Haddad’s novel Floodlines and Baconi’s memoir Fire in Every Direction – with their questions of family, exile, return, and the possibilities of art. This episode was recorded at Ibraaz in London on February 11th, 2026. --- Check out The Key here Find us on our website or our socials: Insta: @palfest Bluesky: @palfest.bsky.social YouTube: @Palfest | 1h 42m 29s | ||||||
| 5/3/26 | Something About Living: Lena Khalaf Tuffaha with So Meyer | On this episode of the PalFest podcast, we mark the launch of the UK edition of Lena Khalaf Tuffaha’s Something About Living, published by the 87 Press, at the London Review Bookshop. Lena Khalaf Tuffaha is one of the most influential Palestinian poets working in English today. Her collections have won multiple prizes and her poems have been published across the spectrum of poetry magazines. So Mayer is a writer, editor, bookseller, organiser and film curator. Their most recent book is Bad Language, published by Peninsula Press in 2025, a memoir and manifesto on language and power. Thanks to the LRB Bookshop for the event and the recording. This episode was recorded in London on March 16th, 2026. --- Check out the latest PalFest digital publication The Key here Subscribe to the PalFest Bookshelf here Find us on our website or our socials: Insta: @palfest Bluesky: @palfest.bsky.social YouTube: @Palfest | 1h 10m 35s | ||||||
| 4/19/26 | The Selected Plays of Ismail Khalidi - Live from New York | We marked the publication of Ismail Khalidi’s SELECTED PLAYS with this special live event in New York recorded with the playwright and a selection of his special guests. Tune in to hear excerpts from three of Khalidi’s plays, performed by Khalidi himself, Hind Shoufani, John Early, Ahmed Maher, Leta Levy and an introductory talk with Isabella Hammad. It was a unique, one off event hosted by Giorno Poetry Systems and co-organized with the Center for Palestine Studies and we’re glad to have been able to capture it and publish it now for you here. Thanks to Em from Joseph Joseph Studio Brooklyn for filming. Find the full video on our YouTube page. This episode was recorded in New York on March 3rd, 2018 --- To watch the show, head to our YouTube channel For more information on the event, visit our website --- Check out the latest PalFest digital publication The Key here Subscribe to the PalFest Bookshelf here Find us on our website or our socials: Insta: @palfest Bluesky: @palfest.bsky.social YouTube: @Palfest --- 00:00 - 00:34 - Intro00:34 - 01:30 - Isabella Hammad; greeting01:30 - 02:53 - Ismail Kahlidi; introduction02:53 - 05:05 - Dead are my People; introduction05:05 - 11:03 - Dead are my People; Act 2, Scene 111:03 - 13:32 - Sabra Falling; introduction13:32 - 26:17 - Sabra Falling; Act 1, Scene 226:17 - 28:14 - Final Status; introduction28:14 - 47:30 - Final Status; Act 1, Scene 347:30 - 48:26 - Curtain Call48:26 - 49:42 - Isabella Hammad; questions intro49:42 - 82:02 - Isabella Hammad and Ismail Khalidi; questions | 1h 21m 59s | ||||||
| 4/2/26 | Molly Crabapple in conversation with Sara Yasin on "Here Where We Live Is Our Country" | In 2015 Molly Crabapple attended the Palestine Festival of Literature in Palestine. When she returned home she began excavating her family’s history and her great-grandfather’s involvement with the Jewish Bund - a secular, socialist, uncompromisingly anti-Zionist revolutionary movement that reached its zenith in inter-war Europe. Now, eleven years later, she has written HERE WHERE WE LIVE IS OUR COUNTRY, a popular history of the Jewish movement that refused Zionism’s call to colonize and subjugate, and insisted that Here Where We Live Is Our Country. We sat down with Molly for the PalFest Podcast ahead of its publication. This episode was recorded in New York on March 18th, 2026. --- Check out the latest PalFest digital publication The Key here Subscribe to the PalFest Bookshelf here Find us on our website or our socials: Insta: @palfest Bluesky: @palfest.bsky.social YouTube: @Palfest | 58m 31s | ||||||
| 3/23/26 | Alaa Abd el-Fattah in conversation with Farah Barqawi | In this episode of the PalFest Podcast we have the writer and political theorist, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, in his first extended conversation since being released from prison in Egypt, with the poet and performer, Farah Barqawi. In this wide-ranging conversation the two friends discuss shared memories of Gaza, where Farah’s family is from and where Alaa visited with PalFest in 2012, distance and alienation, personal crises and more. It’s a heartfelt, personal talk between two people who have not seen each other for many years and whose lives are among the millions upended by the ongoing colonial assault on the region. This episode was recorded between London and New York on March 2nd, 2026. --- Check out the new PalFest online publication The Key here Subscribe to the PalFest Bookshelf here Find us on our website or our socials: Insta: @palfest Bluesky: @palfest.bsky.social YouTube: @Palfest | 1h 29m 01s | ||||||
| 3/9/26 | Lina Mounzer and Jehan Bseiso on Writing through Crisis | Episode 11 of the PalFest Podcast: Lina Mounzer, writer, translator and Senior Editor at The Markaz Review in conversation with Jehan Bseiso, poet, translator, aid worker and member of the PalFest organising committee. In this conversation the two writers discuss the unspeakable versus the unsaid, the emptiness of the word 'ceasefire' and pathways out of cynicism as well as sharing readings of their work and a new Agony Aunt for the Third World column. This episode was recorded between Beirut and Cairo on February 23rd, 2026. --- Send your questions to Lina's advice column at dearsouseh@themarkaz.org Palestine and the Unspeakable & A Year Without End from The Markaz Review --- Check out the new PalFest online publication The Key here Subscribe to the PalFest Bookshelf here Find us on our website or our socials: Insta: @palfest Bluesky: @palfest.bsky.social YouTube: @Palfest Sign up on Patreon for more content in the future | 1h 15m 29s | ||||||
| 2/23/26 | Mahmoud al-Shaer in conversation with Beesan Ramadan & Mirza Waheed | Episode 10 of the PalFest Podcast: in conversation with Mahmoud al-Shaer, editor, curator and poet. Mahmoud has long been a key figure in the literary scene in Gaza - a scene that Israel has all but destroyed. He founded a cultural centre in Rafah and the online literary magazine, Magazine 28. He was PalFest's co-producer in Gaza in 2023. During the genocide many thousands of people got to know Mahmoud through his writings, the painful chronicle of his family's separation, the brutal ordeal of survival under genocidal siege. Much of those writings have now been collected into A Year on the Abyss of Genocide (Arp Books). Mahmoud was finally able to get evacuated from Gaza to Spain, where our hosts Beesan and Waheed talked to him. This episode was recorded between Madrid, Ramallah and London on February 17th, 2026. --- Watch the PalFest poetry event curated and introduced by Mahmoud in 2023 here. Purchase A Year on the Abyss of Genocide as part of the October/November Bookshelf Bundle here. --- Subscribe to the PalFest Bookshelf here Find us on our website or our socials: Insta: @palfest Bluesky: @palfest.bsky.social YouTube: @Palfest Sign up on Patreon for more content in the future --- Credit to Meqdad.J on Soundcloud for the use of مراجيح | بصوت الشهيدة فاطمة حسونة (Swings - Sung by the Martyr Fatima Hassouna) | 59m 42s | ||||||
| 2/8/26 | Hala Alyan and Mai Serhan on Memoirs of Home | In our first episode of 2026, The PalFest Podcast brings you a discussion between two authors on their writing processes, identities and personal experiences. The conversation delves into the complexities of love, trauma, and survival in the face of conflict and displacement. Hala Alyan's I'll Tell You When I'm Home was published in June 2025 by Simon & Schuster. Mai Serhan's I Can Imagine It for Us was published in October 2025 by The American University in Cairo press and is the PalFest Bookshelf pick for February & March 2026. This episode was recorded between New York and Cairo on February 2nd, 2026. Subscribe to the PalFest Bookshelf here Find us on our website or our socials: Insta: @palfest Bluesky: @palfest.bsky.social YouTube: @Palfest Sign up on Patreon for more content in the future | 55m 26s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | Yasmin Zaher and Saleem Haddad on Debut Novels | In a wide-ranging discussion the two writers compare notes on their experiences of publishing debut novels in English, how their work was packaged, presented and received - and the ways in which that diverged from their intentions when writing. Saleem Haddad's GUAPA was published in 2016 by Europa Editions to great acclaim. His new novel, FLOODLINES, is about to come out. Yasmin Zaher's THE COIN was published in 2025 and won the Dylan Thomas Prize - one of the most prestigious awards for young writers. This episode was recorded between Paris and Lisbon on November 24th, 2025. Subscribe to the PalFest Bookshelf here Find us on our website or our socials: Insta: @palfest Bluesky: @palfest.bsky.social YouTube: @Palfest Sign up on Patreon for more content in the future | 1h 00m 06s | ||||||
| 12/22/25 | Nasser Abourahme in conversation with Edwin Nasr | “Israel is a defeated project.” So begins Nasser Abourahme’s monumental essay in PALESTINE IS EVERYWHERE. Join us for the latest episode of the PalFest Podcast for a deep, structural analysis of Israel’s current strengths and weaknesses, the geopolitical shifts happening all around it and much, much more. It’s a fascinating conversation between Nasser and the book’s senior editor Edwin Nasr - and we’re thrilled to bring it to you for our 7th Episode. Nasser is a writer and teacher, and currently assistant professor at Bowdoin College. He’s the author of The Time Beneath the Concrete: Palestine between Camp and Colony (Duke University Press, 2025). Edwin is a writer and curator living in Berlin, his first short novel, Fears Eats Ali (Wendy's Subway and Wirklichkeit Books), is forthcoming. This episode was recorded between New York and Berlin on November 12th, 2025. Subscribe to the PalFest Bookshelf here Buy a copy of Palestine is Everywhere here Find us on our website or our socials: Insta: @palfest Bluesky: @palfest.bsky.social YouTube: @Palfest Sign up on Patreon for more content in the future | 1h 18m 25s | ||||||
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| 12/8/25 | Isabella Hammad & Mirza Waheed on Palestine and Kashmir | In this live recording from The Southbank Centre, Isabella Hammad and Mirza Waheed hold a unique discussion about Palestine, Kashmir and the parallels and divergences in their modern struggles with colonialism. They discuss art and consciousness around the dual ruptures of 1948, reportage and narration of historical insurgency and their own roles as artists working from within the imperial core. Date of recording: November 1st, 2025. Subscribe to the PalFest Bookshelf here Find us on our website or our socials: Insta: @palfest Bluesky: @palfest.bsky.social YouTube: @Palfest Sign up on Patreon for more content in the future | 1h 22m 00s | ||||||
| 12/1/25 | Randa Abdel-Fattah in conversation with Sara Yasin about "Discipline" | For episode 5 of The PalFest Podcast, we are thrilled to bring you the award-winning author, lawyer, human rights activist and community volunteer, Randa Abdel-Fattah in conversation with PalFest's own Sara Yasin, a Palestinian-American journalist who was managing editor at the LA Times and Buzzfeed News. They discuss, among other things, Fattah's new book, Discipline, which is the PalFest Bookshelf pick for December & January 25. This episode was recorded between Palestine and Australia on November 17th, 2025. Subscribe to the PalFest Bookshelf here Get your copy of Discipline here Find us on our website or our socials: Insta: @palfest Bluesky: @palfest.bsky.social YouTube: @Palfest Sign up on Patreon for more content in the future | 1h 18m 41s | ||||||
| 11/17/25 | Tareq Baconi in conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates about "Fire in Every Direction" | In this special live recording of The PalFest Podcast, direct from Middle Church NYC we bring you the launch of Fire in Every Direction: A Memoir, Tareq Baconi’s singular coming-of-age story about queer and political awakening from within the Palestinian diaspora. Baconi was joined by Ta-Nehisi Coates in a conversation about personal and political memoir. Date of recording: October 26th, 2025. Get the book here (US) or pre-order it here (UK) Find us on our website or our socials: Insta: @palfest Bluesky: @palfest.bsky.social YouTube: @Palfest Sign up on Patreon for more content in the future | 1h 12m 09s | ||||||
| 11/5/25 | Laleh Khalili talks to Adam Hanieh, Robert Knox and Rafeef Ziadeh about "Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine" | In the third instalment of The PalFest Podcast we are excited to bring you Laleh Khalili, the esteemed professor and writer in conversation with the authors of Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine; Adam Hanieh, Robert Knox & Rafeef Ziadah. Date of recording: October 13th, 2025. Subscribe to the PalFest Bookshelf here Buy a copy of Resisting Erasure here Find us on our website or our socials: Insta: @palfest Bluesky: @palfest.bsky.social YouTube: @Palfest Sign up on Patreon for more content in the future | 1h 27m 33s | ||||||
| 11/3/25 | Noor Hindi & George Abraham talk to Rachael Allen about "Heaven Looks Like Us" | Ahead of the UK launch of the new anthology of Palestinian poetry, Heaven Looks Like Us, on October 29th, we are thrilled to bring you George Abraham and Noor Hindi, the co-editors, in conversation with Rachael Allen, the poetry editor at Fitzcarraldo Editions. Date of recording: October 6th, 2025. Get your tickets for the book launch in London here Subscribe to the PalFest Bookshelf here Buy a copy of Heaven Looks Like Us here Find us on our website or our socials: Insta: @palfest Bluesky: @palfest.bsky.social YouTube: @Palfest Sign up on Patreon for more content in the future | 1h 17m 44s | ||||||
| 10/8/25 | Batool Abu Akleen talks to Wiam El-Tamami about "48Kg." | For our very first conversation, we are incredibly lucky to have Batool Abu Akleen, brilliant young poet from Gaza, in conversation with Wiam el-Tamami, Egyptian writer and one of Batool’s translator, speaking from Berlin. They will discuss Batool’s landmark debut collection of poems, 48Kg., which critics have described as ‘profound’, ‘vital’, ‘haunting ‘and ‘an extraordinary book of poetry’. This episode was recorded live between Gaza City & Germany. Date of recording: September 13, 2025 Support Batool here. Follow Batool on Insta: @batool_abu_akleen Find Wiam at her website. Subscribe to the PalFest Bookshelf here Buy a copy of 48Kg. here Find us on our website or our socials: Insta: @palfest Bluesky: @palfest.bsky.social YouTube: @Palfest Sign up on Patreon for more content in the future | 1h 02m 26s | ||||||
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5 placements across 4 markets.
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5 placements across 4 markets.