The Promised Podcast

The “Blatt, Blatter & Blattest” Edition

We discuss the Palestinian move to suspend Israel from FIFA; the IDF soldier charged with eating a ham sandwich; and the Israeli attitude to David Blatt.

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The “Labor’s Loser?!?” Edition – The Promised Podcast

We discuss the tragedy of a government official who killed himself after being the butt of a Facebook rant; the legacy of leaving Lebanon; and Isaac Herzog.

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The “Short Trip from Cradle to Grave” Edition – The Promised Podcast

We discuss Netanyahu’s odd ministerial alchemy; how religious Israelis are; and the 65-year-old Israeli woman who’s just given birth to her first child.

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Jews (not?) welcome: The campus, the Negev, and Jerusalem – The Promised Podcast

We discuss the BDS bummer on American campuses; whether Negev Bedouins will have to make way for the Jews; and an ode to Jerusalem, unified and disunited.

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The ‘Days of Rage & Race’ Edition – The Promised Podcast

We discuss the Ethiopian race protests; what we can expect from the new coalition; and the Breaking the Silence report on last summer’s Gaza war.

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Girls just wanna have guns! – The Promised Podcast

We discuss making Israeli boycotters liable; new findings that Israeli women are more hawkish than men; and whether Judaism will survive Israel.

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The Shabby Shenanigan of Shimon Shilling – The Promised Podcast

We discuss the behavior of former PM and President Shimon Peres; learning to love Israel’s culture wars, and celebrating Israel in the age of ambivalence.

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The “Coalition Proposition Disquisition” Edition – The Promised Podcast

Should the center-left consider joining a coalition led by PM Netanyahu? How do we feel about biometric passports? And how we should remember the Holocaust.

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The “Fission Indecision” Edition – The Promised Podcast

We discuss how leftist Israelis ought to react to the framework agreement on Iran nuclear; the decline of hiking in Israel; and the decline of protest music.

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