The Promised Podcast

“The Right to Bare Midriffs” Edition

We discuss why Israel’s Left is crashing and burning; Israeli funding of Jewish culture in the diaspora; and why a singer was asked to cover up at a beach-side concert.

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The “Zionist Dreams & Nightmares” Edition

We discuss whether Israel is full; whether it’s immoral to visit the City of David tourist site; and whether we made a huge existential mistake in moving to Israel.

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The “Mo’ Better Babies” Edition

We discuss whether ordination is the new B.A.; why Ha’aretz receives so much bitter criticism; and why Israelis are so keen on prenatal genetic testing.

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The “Lapdogs of Democracy” Edition

We discuss the uncertain future of Israel’s new “Broadcast Corporation”; the new Movement for Black Lives platform; and Israelis buying German gas masks.

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The “Body-Politic Dysmorphia” Edition

We discuss Israel’s army telling the politicians to shut the f*ck up; MKs who love Conservative and Reform Judaism voting against it; and whether Israelis think their country is a whole lot more important than it is.

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The “Going, Going, Gone” Edition

We discuss Israel’s new “impeachment law”; recent defections from the Israeli Left; and the complex moral economy of the IDF.

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The “Officer and a Chauvinist” Edition

We discuss the legacy of the 2011 social protests; why rabbis of loathsome views find purchase in the army; and political censorship at a Tel Aviv design college.

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The Collaboration, Reparation & Menstruation Deliberation

We discuss the strategy behind PM Netanyahu’s visit to Africa; bringing Mizrahi Jewish heritage back into the education system; and the commercialization of Israeli summer camps.

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The “Deprizing, Despising & Deriding the Left?” Edition

We discuss the brutal murder of a 13-year-old Jewish girl in her bed; the deprizing of a left-wing NGO by Ben-Gurion University; and criticizing Elie Wiesel.

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The “Making and Unmaking History” Edition

We discuss the lessons Israelis are drawing from Brexit; the relationship between Israelis and their “founding fathers”; and the imprint left on Israel by the Entebbe rescue.

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