The PalFest Podcast
Episodes
On introducing Edward Said: Isabella Hammad and Hisham Matar
31 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Edward Said needs no introductions, but what happens when writers are asked to newly introduce the works that helped define his legacy? In this episod...
Tareq Baconi and Saleem Haddad in conversation - Live from Ibraaz
17 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do different forms of writing explore ideas that come from our personal and political histories? In Episode 16 of the PalFest podcast, Tareq Bacon...
Something About Living: Lena Khalaf Tuffaha with So Meyer
03 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 Pr...
The Selected Plays of Ismail Khalidi - Live from New York
19 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
Molly Crabapple in conversation with Sara Yasin on "Here Where We Live Is Our Country"
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 2015 Molly Crabapple attended the Palestine Festival of Literature in Palestine. When she returned home she began excavating her family’s history...
Alaa Abd el-Fattah in conversation with Farah Barqawi
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 12 of The PalFest Podcast: Alaa Abd el-Fattah, arguably the most high profile ex-political prisoner in Egypt, if not the Arab world and author...
Lina Mounzer and Jehan Bseiso on Writing through Crisis
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 11 of the PalFest Podcast: Lina Mounzer, writer, translator and Senior Editor at The Markaz Review in conversation with Jehan Bseiso, poet, tr...
Mahmoud al-Shaer in conversation with Beesan Ramadan & Mirza Waheed
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In a very special episode our hosts, Beesan Ramadan and Mirza Waheed are in conversation with the brilliant Mahmoud al-Shaer - editor, curator and poe...
Hala Alyan and Mai Serhan on Memoirs of Home
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In our first episode of 2026, The PalFest Podcast brings you a discussion between two authors on their writing processes, identities and personal expe...
Yasmin Zaher & Saleem Haddad
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In a wide-ranging discussion the two writers compare notes on their experiences of publishing debut novels in English, how their work was packaged, pr...
Nasser Abourahme in conversation with Edwin Nasr
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 7 of The PalFest Podcast, we are lucky to bring you Nasser Abourahme in conversation with Edwin Nasr. Nasser is a writer and teacher, and c...
Isabella Hammad & Mirza Waheed on Palestine and Kashmir
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this live recording from The Southbank Centre, Isabella Hammad and Mirza Waheed hold a unique discussion about Palestine, Kashmir and the parallels...
Randa Abdel-Fattah talks to Sara Yasin about "Discipline"
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For episode 5 of The PalFest Podcast, we are thrilled to bring you the award-winning author, lawyer, human rights activist and community volunteer, Ra...
Tareq Baconi in conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates about "Fire in Every Direction"
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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, Tar...
Laleh Khalili talks to Adam Hanieh, Robert Knox and Rafeef Ziadeh about "Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine"
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Noor Hindi & George Abraham talk to Rachael Allen about "Heaven Looks Like Us"
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Batool Abu Akleen talks to Wiam El-Tamami about "48Kg."
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For our very first conversation, we are incredibly lucky to have Batool Abu Akleen, brilliant young poet from Gaza, in conversation with Wiam el-Tamam...