{"podcast":{"title":"The New Humanitarian","slug":"the-new-humanitarian-1146231","podcast_index_feed_id":1146231,"rss_url":"https://humanitarianpodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/b/e/9/ebe9e13e656f5f0016c3140a3186d450/square-tnh-logo-burgundy-20230613-1typxx90ec.jpg","author":"The New Humanitarian","episode_count":100,"summary":"The New Humanitarian brings you an inside look at the conflicts and natural disasters that leave millions of people in need each year, and the policies and people who respond to them. Join TNH's journalists in the aid policy hub of Geneva and in global hotspots to unpack the stories that are disrupting and shaping lives around the world.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-humanitarian-1146231"},"episode":{"title":"What's happening in Iran? The wider context | Rethinking Humanitarianism","slug":"what-s-happening-in-iran-the-wider-context-rethinking-humanitarianism","published_at":"2026-01-12T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-humanitarian-1146231/what-s-happening-in-iran-the-wider-context-rethinking-humanitarianism","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-humanitarian-1146231","url":"https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/podcast/rethinking-humanitarianism","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/humanitarianpodcast/RH_Iran-Protests_01082026_v3_MIX.mp3?dest-id=762415","summary":"Protests have spread across Iran, and the fallout is rapidly evolving. In this episode, Hamid Dabashi, Iranian-American author and professor of Iranian studies and comparative literature at Columbia University, explains the wider historic context and evolution of these protests. He helps host Tammam Aloudat think through the nuance of opposing an abusive government while also rejecting imperialism – whether that be in Venezuela, Iran, or the al-Assad regime in Syria. And Dabashi discusses what humanitarians might pay attention to as events unfold. Guests: Hamid Dabashi , Iranian-American author and professor of Iranian studies and comparative literature at Columbia University Got a question or feedback? Email podcast@thenewhumanitarian.org or post on social media using the hashtag #RethinkingHumanitarianism.","meta_description":"Protests have spread across Iran, and the fallout is rapidly evolving. In this episode, Hamid Dabashi, Iranian-American author and professor of Iranian st…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2920,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-new-humanitarian-1146231/episodes/what-s-happening-in-iran-the-wider-context-rethinking-humanitarianism/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-humanitarian-1146231/what-s-happening-in-iran-the-wider-context-rethinking-humanitarianism.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}