The Promised Podcast – Segment

Dancing the Ethiopian shoulder shake on Sigd

July 17, 2014

Don discusses the Ethiopian holiday of Sigd; Eilon tells us about his very erudite taxi driver; and Noah reviews Shimon Peres’ biography of David Ben-Gurion.

Life interrupted: Can we plot peace from our bomb shelters?

July 10, 2014

Ilene, Noah and special guest Miriam Herschlag discuss whether we can still plan for peace in our bomb shelters.

Letters to a young cadet contemplating conscientious objection

July 7, 2014

A 17-year-old asks if he should refuse IDF service in the territories; Don, Ilene & Noah try to answer.

Will ‘Uber’ taxis take us for a ride?

July 5, 2014

Don, Ilene & Noah discuss whether Israeli taxi drivers are toast thanks to the ‘Uber’ taxi app, which is coming to Israel.

Is it time for Lapid and Livni to quit Netanyahu’s government?

July 4, 2014

Don, Ilene & Noah discuss whether the center parties propping up Netanyahu should cut it out.

Is the great summer exodus a search for ‘normality’?

June 28, 2014

Allison, Noah and Ilene discuss why more and more Israelis are fleeing the country for trips abroad.

Free and fearless Amazons: The chest as a weapon of protest

June 27, 2014

Allison, Noah and Ilene discuss the new ‘sextremist’ feminist group Femen.

Is it time to revive Israel’s vicious political debate?

June 26, 2014

Allison, Noah and Ilene discuss the effect of the West Bank kidnappings on political scrutiny and debate.

Why swooning over the Stones just isn’t cool

June 21, 2014

Allison, Don and Noah discuss why we get far too excited about pop stars coming to Israel.

Is Netanyahu’s stonewalling beginning to crumble?

June 20, 2014

Allison, Don and Noah discuss whether Prime Minister Netanyahu has lost his grip.