Israel-Hamas Conflict and Roxane Gay On Her Latest Book ‘Opinions’

Our Body Politic

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News Commentary, Documentary, Society & Culture, Government, News

4.8 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Our Body Politic, guest host Hagar Chemali, Creator and Host of Oh My World! talks with SiriusXM Host and MSNBC columnist Nayyera Haq and Global Opinions Editor for The Washington Post, Karen Attiah, about the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. We round out the show with a conversation between host Farai Chideya and author Roxane Gay about her new collection of essays, Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People’s Business.”

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1:01.0	And thanks for listening. This is Our Body Politics. I'm Haggarsimali, creator and host of
1:08.3	Oh My World on YouTube, sitting in for Farai Chodea.
1:12.2	We're kicking off the show with another installment of our Sipin the Political Tea Roundtable, this time on international politics.
1:20.0	Of course, the world has been watching the crisis unfold in Gaza after a surprised terrorist attack by Hamas in Israel on October 7th.
1:28.5	Following that, the Israeli military began striking Gaza and imposed a siege.
1:33.7	As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens, international and domestic tensions are running high.
1:40.4	Joining me this week to unpack it all is Naira Hock, MSNBC columnist and Sirius XM host.
1:46.4	Thanks for being here, Naira.
1:47.7	Great to be with you.
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