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The “Let My Bibi Go!” Edition

We discuss: 1) what US President Donald Trump called “The Twelve-Day War” 2) several things we have NOT talked about for the past weeks, but maybe ought to have

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The “Things We See & Things We Don’t” Edition

We discuss: 1) what US President Donald Trump called “The Twelve-Day War” 2) several things we have NOT talked about for the past weeks, but maybe ought to have

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The “Bibi’s Big Adventure” Edition

We discuss: 1) how this week’s war on Iran reshapes our understanding of the more than 20 months of war in Gaza 2) what we can learn from a moving essay titled, “I think I’m Leaving Zionism, or Zionism is Leaving Me”

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It Ain’t Cheap

The word זול means cheap and is used in spoken Hebrew in all kinds of interesting ways. For example, what’s זיל הזול?

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Your Israeli Soundtrack for June 2025

In times like these we all need a little escapism. Whether you're tuning in from your neighborhood bomb shelter or listening from far away lands, let's all come together and listen to the latest Israeli tunes

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The “Stability?” Edition

We discuss: 1) The vote to disperse the Knesset that looked like it would succeed, until it failed 2) PM Netanyahu’s decision to give guns to a Gaza militia run by a former drug-lord, ISIS support: What could go wrong?

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Twentieth-Century Russia, a Microcosm of Jewish History

Prof. Jonthan Dekel-Chen takes a long view on the history of Jews in Russia and its past and present territories, from the turn of the 20th century to the 21st

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The “Now & Forever” Edition

We discuss: 1) How the left and right disagree about whether Israel ought to end the fighting in Gaza “now” and “forever” 2) Plans to disrupt the wedding of the son of the Prime Minister, and whether or not it’s o.k. to disrupt the family life of politicians one disagrees with.

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The “Weeks!” Edition

The holiday of Shavuot, once about one thing, and then about another, is now about, well, everything

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How Do You Say Orientalism in Hebrew?

Dr Amit Levy, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Haifa's Department of Israel Studies, discusses his book, "A New Orient: From German Scholarship to Middle Eastern Studies in Israel"

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Your Israeli Soundtrack for May 2025

On this episode, DJ Antithesis highlights new music by Lior Narkis, Hadag Nachash, and our entry in the Eurovision Song Contest

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The “Bread & Circuses” Edition

We discuss: 1) PM Netanyahu’s decision to reinstate the transfer of humanitarian aid to Gaza 2) What we learn from the fact that Israel won the popular vote in the Eurovision Song Contest but came in 15th in the contest's professional “jury” vote

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