Politically Depressed

Ayman Makarem

A podcast about being depressed during times of political, economic, and ecological collapse. Hosted by Ayman Makarem, this blog-style weekly podcast explores politics as lived-experience and asks the question: Can we ever stop being depressed if the world remains as horrible as it is? Cover Photo by the incredibly talented Hisham Rifai. To support this podcast, become a member of our Patreon: patreon.com/fromtheperiphery One time donations at: buymeacoffee.com/poldep

About PodLP

PodLP is the leading podcast app for feature phones. With 10M+ installs in nearly every country, PodLP is available for KaiOS on the KaiStore and JioStore, as well as Cloud Phone and Android. If you're interested in promoting "Politically Depressed" on PodLP, contact sales@podlp.com.

Screenshots are mockup renders of PodLP for KaiOS. Actual design may vary based on platform, operating system, and app version.

Politically Depressed

Episodes (79)

Feb 2nd Northern Syria - Where Are We Going? S3 E2
Jan 14th Palestine and Queer Arab Liberation /w Tareq Baconi
Sep 20, 2025 Getting People to Care About Sudan - S2E19

Politically Depressed

Feb 2, 2026
1 hour
48 MB

In this episode Ayman is joined by with Dara Eilo. Dara is an Assyrian activist and human rights advocate who has been involved in organizing activities in Syria and Lebanon for the past decade and a half. Our conversation focused on the events that have taken place in Northern Syria since Jan 13, specifically the fighting between STG (that is, the new Syrian government) and the Kurdish-led SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces). What began as military operations to capture all the Aleppo, of which some neighbourhoods were held by the SDF, ended up being a wide-ranging conflict that saw the central...

Politically Depressed

Northern Syria - Where Are We Going? S3 E2

Ayman Makarem

00:00 -01:09:07