Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIsrael's Greatest Paradox with Micah Goodman
Season 8
Why did Israel's enemies, Sinwar, Khamenei and Nasrallah, all believe Israel was on the verge of collapse? Israeli philosopher Micah Goodman joins No…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Is Israeli-Palestinian Peace Still Possible? Ittay Flescher Says Yes
Season 8
Host Noam Weissman sits down with Ittay Flescher, educator and education director at Seeds of Peace in Jerusalem, for an honest conversation about wh…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Revisiting Osirak: The Airstrike That Shocked the World
Season 8
We're revisiting one of our most important episodes: the story of Operation Opera, Israel's 1981 surprise airstrike on Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor,…
4 months ago
Holy Wars and Sacred Ground: Live from Atlanta with Yardena Schwartz
Season 8
In this special live episode from Atlanta, Noam Weissman sits down with journalist and author Yardena Schwartz to explore two of the most contested p…
4 months, 1 week ago
Israel Open Mic: What Does the Shekel Reveal About Israel?
Season 8
A listener question about Israel's currency sends Noam on a fascinating journey through Jewish history. From secretly printing Israel's first bills i…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Kibbutz Movement : From Frontier Defense to Modern Israel (Part 2)
Season 8
In Part 2 of our series on the history of the kibbutz, Noam Weissman explores how these communal villages helped shape Israel’s borders, identity, an…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Iran War Explained with Haviv Rettig Gur
Season 4
As war between Israel and Iran intensifies, Noam Weissman sits down with journalist Haviv Rettig Gur to unpack what’s really driving the conflict. I…
5 months ago
The Kibbutz Movement: Israel’s Radical Social Experiment (Part 1)
Season 8
What is a kibbutz, and why did it play such an outsized role in Israeli history? In Part 1 of this two-part series, Noam Weissman traces the origins …
5 months ago
Special Episode: For Such a Time as This: Purim, Persia, and the Iran War
Season 8
Missiles in the sky. Purim on the calendar.
As Israel confronts Iran, Noam steps back from the headlines and turns to the Book of Esther, a story of …
5 months, 1 week ago
What Became of Zionism?: The History of Israel (Part 5 of 5)
Season 8
In the finale of our five-part series on the Jewish people’s ancient relationship to the Land of Israel, we move into the modern era, when Israel’s d…
5 months, 1 week ago