Israel at War: Podcasts
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Israel can exist in our lives in a myriad of ways. Each podcast in this compilation represents a piece of The iCenter team’s daily lives and rituals. They enable listeners to be in “conversation” with current events, trending topics, popular music, and more. Since the start of the war, each of these podcasts has made shifts (or started anew) to reflect and incorporate the current reality in Israel and abroad.
NEWS AND ANALYSIS
Journalist and foreign policy expert Dan Senor interviews guests about current developments in Israel, the Middle East, the US, and beyond. He is joined weekly by the Times of Israel’s Haviv Rettig Gur.
Host Allison Kaplan Sommer discusses current events in Israel. Hosted by one of Israel’s leading newspapers—Haaretz. Hebrew version: השבוע – פודקאסט הארץ
Experts from the Israel Policy Forum including Shanie Reichman and Neri Zilber discuss current events and analysis with a variety of policymakers, activists, and academics.
The Israel Conversation, formerly known as the Makom Israel Teacher’s Lounge, features discussions and debates on contemporary issues related to Israel and the Jewish world. Since October 7, the podcast has focused on important topics in Israel and providing educators with tools to discuss them.
The Tikvah Podcast features conversations from Tikvah Fund fellows on a wide range of topics relevant to the Jewish world, the US, the West, Israel, and the Middle East, “bringing Jewish thinking and leaders into conversation with Western political, moral, and economic thought.”
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing provides insights into current events through conversations with Times of Israel writers and editors. The episodes often delve deeper into material covered in Times of Israel articles.
Hosts Yonit Levi of Israel’s Channel 12 and Jonathan Freedland of The Guardian “dissect and debate current events shaping Israel, Jewish life—and the wider world.”
Host Noam Weissman provides insights into “some of the most controversial and interesting events in the country’s history.” The most recent episodes focus on current events in Israel and abroad.
Host Amitai Fraiman discusses contemporary issues in Israel with a series of guests. Recent episodes focus on the Israel-Hamas war.
REAL PEOPLE, REAL STORIES
Hosted by Mishy Harman, Israel Story shares the real-life stories of real-life Israelis. Since October 7, they have featured short first-person accounts of Israelis living through the war.
Hosts Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi discuss major topics related to the current war and the experience of Israelis during this time.
Host Yehuda Kurtzer invites “leading thinkers to unpack current events affecting Jewish communities in North America, Israel, and around the world, revealing the core Jewish values underlying the issues that matter to you.”
Comedian Joel Chasnoff hosts serious conversations about Israel and current events. Each episode is recorded in front of a live audience.
Journalists Allison Kaplan Sommer, Miriam Herschlag, and Linda Gradstein discuss the latest in Israeli politics, culture, and society with Professor Noah Efron.
Hosts Stephanie Butnick, Liel Leibovitz, and Joshua Malina discuss “stories recorded on the ground from a country mourning, healing, and coming together.”
Host Dovid Bashevkin shares conversations with leaders in many Jewish and non-Jewish realms balancing “modern sensibilities with traditional sensitivities to give you new approaches to timeless Jewish ideas.” He is currently hosting a series about Israel at War.
HEBREW
Host Elad Simchayoff has conversations with Israeli reporters and academics focusing on a single story each day (Sunday–Thursday).
Hosts Shaul Amsterdamski, Tzlil Avraham, and Alon Amitzi discuss the Israeli economy through the lens of individual lives.
Hosts Tomer Michaelson and Tzlil Avraham discuss the current situation with experts and therapists who specialize in trauma focusing on the individual experiences of those affected by October 7.
Hosts Micah Goodman and Efrat Shapira-Rosenberg hold conversations about the core ideas underlying Israeli society and the modern world. The most recent episodes are part of a series titled Meguyasim (מגויסים), meaning “enlisted” and discuss the current conflict and its origins.
Hosts Ahinoam Bar and Yasmin Yashvi discuss contemporary Israeli and global pop music going behind the scenes and exploring what pop culture can teach us about society. Since October 7, a number of episodes have focused on pop music during wartime.
Host Elad Bar-Noy dives into pop culture that is relevant in the current moment.
Host Elad Bar-Noy interviews cultural figures in Israel about their routines in this difficult time.
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