TLV1 Podcasts

We ask, for each of the 13 parties that are most likely going to be in the next Knesset, why for their voters, they are just the party they want. The post The “Tim Gunn’s Fashion Guide to Israel’s Elections” Edition appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

In Hebrew, ?אתה קולט, means "You won't believe what I'm about to tell you." This root, קלט, has some other interesting meanings that you've got to know. The post Can You Comprehend What I’m About to Tell You? appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

We discuss: 1) Whether or not the upcoming elections are the most consequential in the country’s history 2) How a small, new right-wing party might dash the hope that lots of us have for a better future after the elections. The post The “Generis, sure, but Sui?” Edition appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

Can a country confront its past without putting its founding ideals into question? Historian Omer Bartov reflects on how Israel’s understanding of the Holocaust has changed, how the events of October 7 and the war in Gaza transformed his own thinking, and why he believes the country must confront difficult truths about its past. The post Omer Bartov on Israel, Zionism, and the Reckoning with Histo...

We discuss: 1) Why, despite all the hardships and miseries of the past three years, Netanyahu is still a viable candidate for PM 2) What the hell are these elections about again? The post The “The Case for Netanyahu” Edition appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

We discuss: 1) The so-called “Statement of Principles” signed this week by the leaders of the “Parties of Repair & Hope”, and why it left us so-called “unimpressed” 2) How schools ought to mark the third anniversary of Oct. 7th. The post The “Denominators, Common & Otherwise, are Hard!” Edition appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

The word יחד means together. This root has many useful words you should know: singular, unique, individual and more. The post All Together Now appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

A Palestinian political and legal philosopher explores political theory, citizenship, competing Israeli and Palestinian historical narratives, and the challenges of translating between Palestinian demands and Jewish Israeli fears. The post Theorizing Israel/Palestine appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

DJ Antithesis highlights new music hitting Israeli playlists. The post Your Israeli Soundtrack for September 2026 appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

In a very special episode in celebration of the holiday of Sukkot, Noah goes on about the etrog, its complicated past, and the hope it holds for the futures of all of us. The post The “Fruit of the Beautiful Tree” Edition appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

We discuss: 1) Why so many Jewish-Israeli politicians and parties rule out joining a coalition with Palestinian-Israeli politicians and parties 2) The eventful week in Israeli cinema. The post The “Screenings” Edition appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

We discuss: 1) The weird party mergers and odd-couples running together for Knesset in the upcoming elections 2) The “Nili force”, started after Oct. 7, dedicated to capturing or killing every last one of the 5,000-odd Gazans who poured over the border on that day. The post The “New Beginnings & Grisly Ends” Edition appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

Two years ago, this week, Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin and Libi & Orly Goldberg-Polin buried their son and brother Hersh. The rest of us did, too. In this episode, we hear Rachel Goldberg-Polin during those 328 days when Hersh was in those tunnels alive, until he wasn’t. The post The “Two Years of Mourning Hersh” Edition appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

The word אחד means one. From its root we also get the words for homogeneous and unity. Oh, and you should definitely know what אחד פלוס אחד means. The post Once and for All appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

We discuss: 1) A new “working man’s ultra-Orthodox party” that wants science in the classroom and Haredim in the boardroom and the barracks 2) A new poll showing that most Israelis feel like they need to hide who we are when we travel abroad. The post The “New-Fangled Marranos” Edition appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

We discuss: 1) The Cabinet’s dramatic statement implying that the government may not comply with a Supreme Court ruling 2) The meaning of the Maccabiah, the “Jewish Olympics” underway now. The post The “Basketball Courts & the Other Kind” Edition appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

We discuss: 1) The grim milestone marking 1,000 awful days since Oct. 7 2) The emergence of a new joint Jewish-Arab political party that unapologetically puts peace at the center of their agenda, and who has received a harsh reception on the left The post The “One Thousand Days” Edition appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

So how many times have you heard the sentence, "סמוך עליי, trust me, everything will be okay"? Guy explains the סמוך culture. The post Trust Me appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

Dr. Eyal Boers takes us on a fascinating journey through more than a century of Dutch cinema, showing how films have reflected—and shaped—the Netherlands' evolving relationship with its Jewish community, the Holocaust, national identity, and Israel. The post Beyond Anne Frank: The Jew in Dutch Cinema appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

DJ Antithesis highlights new music hitting Israeli airwaves. The post Your Israeli Soundtrack for June 2026 appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

We discuss: 1) a poll finding that most Israelis think that Iran "won the war" 2) the eviscerating new movie, "Yes", by Israeli director-in-self-imposed-exile Nadav Lapid, who despite his criticism of Israel was BDSedly hounded out of next week's Marseille International Film Festival The post The “Winners & Losers” Edition appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

We discuss: 1) The "great deal" that US President Donald Trump struck with Iran 2) The resurgence of "communal singing" in Israel, and what it says about the state of our souls, and how nostalgia ain’t what it used to be. The post The “Great Things” Edition appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

We talk about this week's strange, short, truncated warlet with Iran, and new findings that point to a weird entanglement between Israeli attitudes towards climate change and most everything else we argue about here. The post The “Linkages” Edition appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

Etgar Keret joins us to discuss his favorite literary form, the impact of AI on storytelling and the power of literature post-Oct 7. The post Losing Our Story? appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .

We talk about President Herzog’s alarmed warning that we are turning into animals, and PM Netanyahu’s very viral election ad, about how leftist-wing sorts make right-wing sorts feel like less. The post The “Saw It on YouTube!” Edition appeared first on TLV1 Podcasts .