The Promised Podcast

The “Shots & Tots” Edition

Was Netanyahu’s deal to give Pfizer data on everyone who got the vaccine illegal? Why did a judge order the confiscation of a 2002 film about the IDF’s 2002 incursion into Jenin? What do the names we give our babies say about our society?

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The “But For Mel” Edition

Are “religious-Zionist” political parties no longer viable? What should we make of the pious, thuggish, anarchist and often beautiful kids they call “Hilltop Youth”? Why can’t Israelis never ever delete Whatsapp from our phones?

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The “Party Time!” Edition

Why are lefty parties sprouting like mushrooms after a spring rain? Is Netanyahu, in desperately angling to bring Palestinian-Israelis into his coalition, changing Israeli politics forever? What value do colorize photos from the Warsaw Ghetto provide?

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The “Might Less Be More?” Edition

Is it time to pull the plug on Israel’s Labor Party? Should America stop trying for peace between Israelis and Palestinians? Should we worry about a conservative lawyers organization playing the long game to change Israel’s courts?

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The “Age of Miracle and Wonder Women” Edition

Is the collapse of our government a good thing? Why are so many of Israel’s anti-vaxxers leftists? Is Gal Gadot the “New Jewess”?

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The “If This Peace is Moroccan, You Better Come Knockin’” Edition

Might peace between Morocco and Israel be kinda a game changer? Is PM Netanyahu’s newest BFF a representative of the Islamic Movement? Real-time, live, fact-checking Netanyahu seems like a good idea, but is it?

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The “New Hopes & Old” Edition

We discuss: 1) A new challenger to PM Netanyahu – Gideon Sa’ar – this time from the right 2) Whether someone should be allowed to stipulate that their donated kidney go to a Jew 3) What song should represent Israel at the next Eurovision

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The “Rational Insecurity” Edition

We discuss: 1) the vote to disperse the Knesset 2) the assassination of the head of the Iran nuclear weapons program 3) what to make of an archaeologist’s claim that King David was little more than the mediocre chieftain of a mediocre tribe

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The “Subs, Spies & Videotape” Edition

We discuss: 1) Gantz’s decision to investigate corruption in the purchase of German submarines 2) How the spy Jonathan Pollard ought to be welcomed when he moves here 3) Why the IDF is trying so hard to be cool on social media

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The “Vaxx, Facts & Tax” Edition

We discuss: 1) whether Bibi made the right call rushing to buy a mess of Pfizer’s vaccines at high-end prices 2) a campaign aiming to publicly shame rapists and abusers by putting their faces on billboards 3) whether the gov should start charging tax on overseas internet purchases

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