Off the Hookah with Phil and Cooper Podcast
1) Episode #122: Peace Out 2019 (feat. Special Guests from Al-Monitor)
It’s that time of year, folks, whether you’re trying to find the cheapest apple pie in the grocery store or battling parents for the last Turboman doll at a toy store, Phil and Cooper have a show for ...Show More
2) Episode #121: The Winter of Iranian Discontent (feat. Sarbas Nazari)
We’ve recently covered the protests in Lebanon and Iraq - two countries where Iran remains highly influential. But Iran has been dealing with demonstrations of their own, triggered by a series of aust...Show More
3) Episode #120: Gantz Hardly Wait (feat. Ksenia Svetlova)
Back from Thanksgiving break, Phil and Cooper give a thorough rundown of everything that’s been happening in Israel lately. In the span of a month, Israel’s two leading politicians have failed to form...Show More
4) Episode #119: If You Smell What Iraq is Cooking (feat. Renad Mansour)
In light of the last episode’s updates on protests in Lebanon, Phil and Cooper talk about the demonstrations that have been accelerating in Iraq over the past several weeks. Iraqis are angry as the go...Show More
5) Episode #118: Uproot in Beirut (feat. Ghalia al-Alwani)
Massive demonstrations have broken out in Lebanon’s major cities for the past few weeks, where protesters’ frustrations with economic woes and government corruption have boiled over into the streets. ...Show More
6) Episode #117: Bombs Over Baghdadi (feat. Ali Hashem)
President Trump announced the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi last Sunday, so Phil and Cooper give a long-overdue history of the Islamic State. Al-Monitor contributor Ali Hashem joins the po...Show More
7) Episode #116: Ceasefire & Desist (feat. Amberin Zaman)
Following up on Episode #115, Phil and Cooper discuss what’s happened in Syria since President Trump decided to withdraw US troops from the northeastern territories, leaving Syrian Kurdish allies to f...Show More
8) Episode #115: Seen and Not Kurd (feat. Bulent Aliriza & Jack Detsch)
This week, President Trump made a controversial decision to pull the US military out of northern Syria, allowing Turkey to proceed with a military operation against one of America’s staunchest allies ...Show More
9) Episode #114: Double Double, Oil and Trouble (feat. Henry Rome)
Phil and Cooper play catch-up on this month’s news, including the attacks on oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. These drone and missile operations took out nearly 5% of the world’s daily oil supply a...Show More
10) Episode #113: Déjà-Yahu (feat. Akiva Eldar & Lara Friedman)
Israel held another election this week after a first round in April led to a stalemate, when Prime Minister Netanyahu was unable to form a majority government. Though the results from this week are eq...Show More