Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Can Practitioners Really Teach Without Burning Out?
Episode 4957
Should the best teachers also be practitioners? This episode explores the theory-practitioner split across law, medicine, dentistry, and architecture…
1 month, 1 week ago
Settlements Under Law: Israel, the West Bank, and the ICJ
Episode 4956
Why does the world call Israeli settlements illegal, while Israel insists they're not? This episode walks through the ICJ's 2024 advisory opinion, th…
1 month, 1 week ago
Why Trials Still Happen When Precedent Seems Clear
Episode 4955
Why do tens of thousands of cases still go to trial every year, even as precedent piles up and outcomes grow more predictable? And what makes a tiny …
1 month, 1 week ago
What Actually Starts House Fires — The Data
Episode 4954
Daniel noticed something living in Jerusalem — Israel doesn't seem to have as many domestic fires as you'd expect. Is that perception backed by data?…
1 month, 1 week ago
What Actually Drives Crime Rates?
Episode 4953
Why does one country have sixty times more homicides than another? This episode digs into the comparative criminology data to separate gut feelings f…
1 month, 1 week ago
How Safe Is Israel Really? Homicide, Policing, and Perception
Episode 4952
Hostage situations dominate headlines but are statistically negligible. So what actually determines how safe a country feels? We dive into the data c…
1 month, 1 week ago
Hostage Situations: Hollywood vs. Reality
Episode 4951
When you hear "hostage situation," you probably picture a bank robbery gone wrong with SWAT teams and negotiators. But the reality is dramatically di…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Siege: Ancient Warfare’s Darkest Tactic
Episode 4950
This episode traces the brutal history of sieges from ancient Rome and Assyria through to modern conflicts in Sarajevo, Aleppo, and Gaza. We explore …
1 month, 1 week ago
Honing vs Sharpening: What Actually Happens at the Edge
Episode 4949
Is magnetism actually involved in honing a knife edge? No — but the myth persists. In this episode, we break down the mechanical reality of what happ…
1 month, 1 week ago
Why Mercenaries Keep Wars Going
Episode 4948
Private military and security companies (PMSCs) are a $240 billion industry, and their primary clients are states. This episode explores why these gr…
1 month, 1 week ago