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“They get a star for being "there," as many of us clamor for Israel news after Oct 7th.
But this is a hopelessly biased outfit. Think MSNBC, only more so. They are so pervasively slanted to the left (whatever "left" means in any given year), that you really start questioning the accuracy of all reports.
As an example, the "reporters" will routinely (and i mean routinely) just blithely state things like, "Of course we have a government of extremists.." (They hate Bibi).. as if there aren't two sides to things. As if a pluarality of their country didn't vote for the man!
For the most part, these aren't REPORTERS, they are ACTIVISTS. The problem, in Israel as in the US, is that bright-eyed and coddled young college students, freshly bathed in DEI and antiracism and CRT and microaggressions and safe spaces and LGBTQIABCLMNOP-plus, are no longer drawn to journalism as a job per se.. they are drawn to it as a means of making the world a better place.. as defined by them of course. The Western world is reaping what it has sown these past couple decades at its Institutions of Higher Indoctrination.
These people, these "reporters".. they are truly children grown tall. I just marvel at some of these long "reports" which are really just activist screeds.. going on and on about what is wrong with the world, and how the believe (how they KNOW!) things need to change. I honestly believe that many of these "reporters" are so deeply immersed in their political echo chambers that they don't even have the ability to consider that they might be IN one!
Finally, and I kinda hate to do this, the voice of the primary host Amanda is nothing short of horrific. I understand she is speaking English as a second language, and I empathize with that. But she sounds as if she learned it from a special-ed Minnesotan. (I know that's weird, and perhaps unfair, but both those angles are pronounced and obvious.) Worse, she's one of those virtuous people that wants to always be talking with a smile. This is particularly grating after the events of Oct 7th.
Listen for the info if you want.. but know what you're getting.”Read full review »
DareBoBear via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/17/23
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“Think I have been listening for most of your first year, intelligent, pleasing variety and substance, love the range of accents and Thank You for updating the musical intro. Kol ha-kavod!”
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“The state of Palestine exists, i suggest you learn to use the internet more effectively. No matter how much Isreal tries to deny their existence, the rest of the world knows what you are trying to do.”
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“Great show and I learn something new everyday from it. They lean a little too far on the left. It would better if they had more counter views and let the listeners decide. If you want to be open to the left point of view this is for you.”
$768fa via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/09/23
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