Episode Details

Lino Hermesh lost his brother Omer, who was murdered in his home on October 7, 2023. He joins me again 3 years later to look at the aftermath: how tragedy amplified untreated traumas, mental state of survivors,  returned hostages and Israelis, why Lino stopped believing elections change anything, and the beauty and oneness he found in the middle of grief. He shares why he is done fighting shadows and why, for him, love and art remain the answer. The episode closes with the beautiful song "Hope Still Flickers" interpreted by Nessi Gomes, Lino’s wife, carrying Lino's own words from those first days after Oct 7.

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LINKS

Vocal Odyssey’s website: https://www.nessigomesmusic.com/ 

Lino & Nessi Gomes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nessigomesmusic/ 

Lino on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lino.vardan 

Nessi Gomes - Hope Still Flickers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFg6pFmOm5Q 

Lino’s first episode on You’re The Voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EM9qmvZZFo 

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CHAPTERS 

00:00 - Introduction: Lino Hermesh

01:49 - Back Since Episode 14: The Voice as a Vehicle

04:01 - Three Years After the Disaster

10:01 - Tragedy as an Amplifier & a Nation With Untreated PTSD

13:36 - Ad-Break: Ledn & Abundant Mines

16:05 - The Aftermath: Millions Living It

17:30 - Omer Hermesh, “Saved by the Bell”

20:09 - Returned Hostages and a State That Never Cared

22:33 - Israel’s Coming Elections

26:23 - Ben-Gvir, Smotrich & Israel’s Lowest Point

29:13 - Rabin’s Assassination: When Lino Lost Faith in Elections

30:32 - Never Again, Part Two: When Trauma Turns Into a Bully

38:42 - Ad-Break: Trezor

39:14 - The Split, Duality, Polarity - Light & Darkness

43:31 - Consciousness Wants to Know Itself & Finding Purpose

53:05 - Nova, Hannibal Directive & Hostages: Too Hard To Dig

55:55 - Done Fighting Shadows: Love Is the Answer

01:04:16 - “Hope Still Flickers”: Turning Poison Into Honey

01:10:37 - Song: “Hope Still Flickers”

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