Watermelon Brigades

Watermelon Brigades

Views, voices, chews and tunes from a new generation of Palestinian American activists. Tune in to hear a Pali perspective on politics, organizing, arts, food, and culture. Free Palestine, save Israel and defend the Americas.

Episodes

April 18, 2018 122 mins
Did you know that the companies building the apartheid wall in Palestine are the very same ones building the wall on the US/Mexico border?Amy Juan of the Tohono O'odham nation, which straddles that very border, went to see for herself last fall on a delegation to Palestine. In episode 4, Muna and Jams talk with Amy about her trip there, as well as learn about the ever-increasing border militarization that the Tohono O'odh...
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As Biggie says, birthdays was the worst days. In episode 03, Muna and Jams recount a birthday bash we threw for 17 year old Ahed Tamimi on the Global Day of Solidarity to Free the Tamimi Family. We talk about the Tamimis and the global reaction to “the slap heard around the world,” as well as the resistance village of Nabi Saleh, children in military detention abroad and kids here at home fighting for their lives in their own schoo...

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In honor of the Super Bowl, we don't talk about football. Instead, we celebrate two of our favorite sports teams, the Speed Sisters, a racing team in the West Bank, and the Gaza Surf Club, from the Mediterranean Coast. We also uncover the surprising connection between surf music and an old Arabic traditional, and reveal the mystery of the show's name. Plus, we get to enjoy real falafel and dream of Palestinian pastrami. S...
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Episode 01 explores love letters aka solidarity efforts between Black and Palestinian activists in the U.S. and abroad, complete with semi-relevant tangents. We also listen to Method Man’s “PLO Style” and unearth one of the only acceptable rap-rock tracks in musical history, Wugazi’s "PLO Squared." Lastly, we sample falafel chips. They were weird. Subscribe to the Watermelon Brigades podcast via iTunes, Stitcher, and Goog...
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