Episode 30: How the Middle East broke, a conversation with Hussein Aboubakr Mansour
Hussein Aboubakr Mansour was born and raised in Egypt before fleeing to the United States and dedicating his life to understanding how the Arab world came to be defined by state failure, religious ext...
21 Juli 20251h 19min
Episode 29: After the Druze massacre, can Israel make peace with Joulani? A conversation with Druze activist Rania Fadel Dean
The clashes in Sweida in southern Syria this week focused world attention on the plight of the Druze and questions about the nature of the new Syrian government. Videos and claims of atrocities drove ...
17 Juli 202555min
Episode 28: The Gaza Paradox
As hostage talks seem stalled and the war grinds on into its 22nd month, doubts about Netanyahu’s strategy and intentions have become ubiquitous.Netanyahu has given many reasons to distrust him, inclu...
14 Juli 202545min
Episode 27: Music amidst trauma - a conversation on life in a war with Aya Korem and Adam Ben Amitai
There are many ways to process and manage painful and difficult times. After the massacre of October 7 and the multi-front war that ensued, many Israelis turned to music, and often to the powerful bal...
7 Juli 202555min
Episode 26: How Iran’s regime subverted Shia Islam - with Hussain Abdul-Hussain
The Iranian regime has long claimed to be the bearers of Shia Islam's vision of messianic redemption. The Supreme Leader, who ruled under regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini's ideology of "wilayat al-faq...
4 Juli 202553min
Episode 25: What is happening in Gaza?
A bombshell Haaretz report last Friday concluded that IDF soldiers were responsible for a great many of the deaths of Gazan civilians outside aid distribution centers in Gaza.What should we make of th...
1 Juli 202547min
Episode 24: With Iran down, Turkey steps into the breach - a conversation with Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak.
(Update: audio issues corrected)Turkey was the first Muslim country to recognize Israel. I was an ally and vital trading partner for decades -- until the rise of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, head of the Isla...
26 Juni 20251h 4min
Episode 23: Iran bows out
There's now a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Who won the war? And what happens now?We offer some preliminary conclusions as the dust settles.This episode is sponsored by the Peters family, Tom, Sh...
24 Juni 202546min
