Episodes
A discussion with Professor Lily Kahn about the Yiddish language
Published 08/18/20
A discussion with Professor David Ilan about his new theory on the emergence of Israel in Canaan
Published 07/13/20
A discussion with Professor Eric Cline about his book 1177 BC - The Year Civilization Collapsed
Published 06/17/20
In this episode of the podcast, we spoke with Nesrin Amin, the founder, and host of the Bilmasri blog and podcast. Bilmasri is a blog & podcast dedicated to the Egyptian dialect, its sounds, structures, vocabulary, and the culture behind it. You can...
Published 06/08/20
A discussion with Professor Dawn Chatty about Bedouin history, culture, and current situation in Syria
Published 05/19/20
A discussion with Professor Devin Naar about the Ladino language
Published 04/26/20
In this episode of the podcast, we spoke with Professor Emeritus Mina Weinstein-Evron of the University of Haifa who is the former head of the Zinman Institute of Archaeology. Her research focuses on the middle Paleolithic hunter-gather culture that...
Published 04/07/20
In this episode of the podcast, we spoke with the founder of the Hebrew language learning website and Youtube Channel Hebrew with Teacher Mike. We had a great conversation about his journey mastering Hebrew, the methods he’s adapted for his own...
Published 03/24/20
In this episode of the podcast, we spoke with Reem Makhoul, the co-founder and creator of Ossass, a publisher of children’s books written in Arabic dialect. In our talk, we discussed what drew Reem to begin writing children’s books in Arabic dialect,...
Published 02/26/20
In this episode of the podcast, we spoke with Gary Rendsburg who is a professor of biblical studies, Hebrew language and ancient Judaism at Rutgers University. He holds the Blanche and Irving Laurie Chair in Jewish History.Professor Rendsburg is an...
Published 02/20/20
A discussion with Professor Matt Goldish about the 17th century Messianic movement led by Shabbetai Tzvi
Published 01/18/20
A discussion with Professor Erez Ben Yosef, the director of the Central Timna Valley Project
Published 12/16/19
A discussion with Professor Ed Greenstein about his new translation of the Book of Job
Published 10/22/19
A discussion with Professor Paul M Cobb about his book The Race for Paradise - An Islamic History of the Crusades
Published 09/19/19
A discussion with Dr. Marina Rustow about the Cairo Genizah
Published 08/15/19
A discussion with Professor Uri Bar-Joseph about his book The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel which tells the story of Ashraf Marwan
Published 07/24/19
A discussion with director Kamal Hachkar about his film Tinghir-Jerusalem: Echoes from the Mellah
Published 06/24/19
A discussion with Dr. Ahmad Al-Jallad about the Safaitic inscriptions and early Arabic
Published 05/28/19
A discussion with Dr. Peter Webb on the origins of Arabness
Published 05/10/19
A discussion with Professor Aaron Rubin about Jibbali and Mehri, two ancient cousins to Arabic and part of the Modern South Arabian family of languages
Published 04/02/19
A discussion with Professor Geoffrey Khan on his efforts to document the last speakers of Aramaic around the world
Published 02/17/19
A discussion with Professor Ed Greenstein of Bar Ilan University about the ancient Near Eastern Fugitive Hero Pattern
Published 01/15/19
A discussion with Guy Sharett, host of the Streetwise Hebrew podcast
Published 11/27/18
A discussion with Dr. Jonas Sibony on Moroccan Arabic's influence on modern Hebrew
Published 10/15/18
A discussion with Dr. Yossi Chajes, director of the Ilanot Project at the University of Haifa.
Published 08/31/18