001 – Saudi Reforms (Part 1)

This is 'How to Liberate', the Arab Tyrant Manual, relaunched.In our inaugural episode, the team behind How to Liberate introduce themselves, the podcast, and how it will see the world.They trace whe...

30 Sep 1h 15min

We recorded this episode in the middle of one of the most consequential moments in the history of this region. In this episode, we ask the question on everyone's mind: "Do the Gulf States Have a Futur...

25 Apr 1h 1min

It's been four years since our last episode — and we're back with something bigger.In this episode, recorded before the ceasefire announcement, Iyad El-Baghdadi and Ahmed Gatnash break down the ongoin...

15 Apr 1h 1min

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine caused global energy prices to spike, the US looked to its traditional gulf partners to increase supply. However, Mohamed bin Zayed and Mohamed bin Salman chose not to ...

8 Apr 202241min

In this episode, Ahmed Gatnash speaks to Elham Saudi, co-founder and director of Lawyers for Justice in Libya, about the fight for accountability and how human rights defenders can work towards accoun...

25 Mar 202242min

In this episode, Iyad and Ahmed interview each other about their own book, The Middle East Crisis Factory. They discuss the origin and context of the book, detail various struggles that were overcome ...

11 Mar 202256min

This is a repost of an interview on the Gaslit Nation podcast, hosted by Sarah Kendzior and Andrea Chalupa. Iyad discusses the origin of the Middle East Crisis Factory book, the context of the Middle ...

25 Feb 202259min

Iyad and Ahmed discuss human rights and political activism around the world, and why it seems to fail so often.Follow us on Twitter @ArabTyrantMan, and join our Patreon to support our work and gain ac...

11 Feb 20221h 4min