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Unholy: Two Jews on the News Keshet
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Yonit Levi of Israel's Channel 12 News and Jonathan Freedland of The Guardian are two of the most prominent journalists in the world today. They are also Jews. Each week, join what MSNBC's Rachel Maddow calls "two great, smart smart smart hosts" as they dissect and debate current events shaping Israel, Jewish life - and the wider world.
Their blend of nuanced discussion and sparkling conversation, featuring a dazzling range of guests, is why New Yorker editor David Remnick calls himself a “proud, avid listener," why Ira Glass says he "completely enjoys this show" and why Malcolm Gladwell calls it an "incredibly fun podcast".
For a weekly fix of globally informed talk – including nominations for the greatest act of chutzpah and outstanding mensch of the previous seven days – there’s only one destination. Make every Friday morning Unholy.
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College Break - with Hadley Freeman, Noa Fay & Maya Ilany
In a week when the Gaza conflict seemed to be relocated to the lawns of America’s Ivy League campuses, Yonit and Jonathan talk to Columbia student Noa Fay and to Maya Ilany of Harvard - followed by a conversation with award-winning columnist Hadley Freeman about her new essay on October 7 and the left. Plus: an update on renewed efforts to broker a ceasefire deal and hostage release, and the perennial indecision of Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Rewind: Scott Galloway vs. the World
During the Passover break, another chance to hear one of our most forceful conversations - one that, in many ways, has only become more timely. Yonit and Jonathan talk to the entrepreneur, scholar and podcaster Professor Scott Galloway about the war that is waged not through bombs and rockets, but in the media, online - and especially on campus.
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The 11th Plague - with Fania Oz-Salzberger & Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib
In an episode recorded before Israel’s reported targeting of Iranian sites in the early hours of Friday morning, Yonit and Jonathan discuss the ongoing fallout from Iran’s attack on Israel six days earlier — assessing the arguments and dilemmas that have gripped Israel’s policymakers. Plus: a conversation about the future for Israelis and Palestinians when the current war in Gaza is finally over, with Israeli scholar and thinker Fania Oz-Salzberger and Palestinian writer and analyst Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib. And, of course, some thoughts for the seder table as Pesach, or Passover, approaches
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Urgent Update: Iran Attacks
Yonit and Jonathan talk through an unprecedented night in which Iran launched a direct attack on Israeli territory for the first time - and in which a series of Arab nations joined the US, UK, France and Israel itself in protecting the country from a sustained Iranian drone and missile attack. How will - and how should - Benjamin Netanyahu respond? Is there a way to retaliate without triggering a wider regional war? And what are the implications for both Israel's battle against Hamas and its place in the Middle East?
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This Jewish Life: A Conversation with Ira Glass & Etgar Keret
Israeli writer and satirist Etgar Keret and US broadcasting legend Ira Glass have been friends for two decades - but October 7 put that friendship under strain. They found themselves seeing the same events differently. Like Yonit and Jonathan, one was inside, the other outside. The four of them talk about that, about grief, friendship - and much else. Plus an update on the looming threat from Iran and the state of the war in Gaza — and there are some choice nominees for the chutzpah and mensch awards
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The Six Month War - With Amos Harel, Angela Buchdahl and Bianna Golodryga
The war that began on October 7 is six months old: to mark the occasion, a special episode with three unique voices. Yonit and Jonathan hear from Israel's pre-eminent military analyst, Amos Harel, on the state of the conflict in Gaza - what's happened, what might come next and the prospects for a wider clash with Iran and Hizbullah. They speak with Rabbi Angela Buchdal of New York about how October 7 shook the Jewish diaspora, and how Judaism might serve as a consolation in these dark days. And they hear from CNN's BIanna Golodryga about the hostages taken that day and the challenge of keeping global attention on their increasingly desperate fate. Plus: some award winners - and an unexpected moment of song.
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Customer Reviews
Love the podcast
Great interview with Scott Galloway the other day. I’m new to the podcast, but enjoying what I’ve heard so far.
Disappointed again
Once again I am saddened by how one sided you podcast is. Sorry that you did not chose to interview Jewish students who are organizing, supporting, participating in the encampments. You have chosen to highlife the most inflammatory aspects of the demonstrations. You didn’t even mention the demonstrations on campuses where they have been completely peaceful.
The student from Harvardwas at least trying to be more measured in her comments than the student from Columbia.
In addition I would like to address Yonit’s comments regarding that Israel is the only country whose legitimacy is questioned and the slogans calling for burning down of Tel Aviv. I don’t support either of those positions but I do recognize that they have arisen in a context. Israel is the only country in the world as far as a I know that was created by the determination of a population who lived in the diaspora for centuries and the political interests of a power strong enough to facilitate the realization of their hopes. The Balfour declaration which legitimized the aspirations of European Jews to have a homeland came about because Lloyd George then Prime Minister of Great Britain was looking for support from British Jews for the war effort during the war against the Ottoman Empire. The slogans specify the burning down of Tel Aviv because Tel Aviv was built from the desert by the diaspora Jews post Israel’s Declaration of Independence. There is a reason why Tel Aviv is being singled out no one is calling for the burning down of Jerusalem Haifa both cities which existed prior to the establishment of Israel as a country. I am sure you both know this history to fail to provide that context for your listeners who may not be aware of it is cynical.
Yes these are very difficult issues requiring a willingness to be curious and accept nuance. I have certainly been personally been very disappointed by how difficult it has been to engage both Jews and Israeli and not Israeli as well as Palestinian supporters in a dialogue. Your podcast could be a space for that dialogue and yet you consistently tip the scales in favor of the Israeli Zionist position. I would very much like to hear you interview Israelis both Jewish and Palestinian who continue to work hard to for a future in which Palestinian and Israelis can share the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.
Jonathan Is WAY Too Negative
There’s a difference between being realistic and being a negative nancy. I’m pretty sure Jonathan secretly hates Israel. Back off man. Jews are listening to this and if nothing else, need a bit more of a positive tone. You never look at the silver lining and only the negative. This war was thrust upon us and we are doing the best we can under the circumstances. I’m starting to think living in London has fully brainwashed him into being anti-Israel. Am Israel Chai