The Liat Show

Current Time. Public Services and the Role of Firefighters in Society Firefighters are so integrated into our lives that we rarely stop to think about their significance. A hundred years ago, there wasn’t a fire department to call when disaster struck. If your house caught fire, you had to handle it yourself. Phones didn’t become common in homes until the 20th century, and before that, people had...

Current Time. The Liat Show is a multi-domain story universe unfolding in real time. To receive new posts, join as a free or paid subscriber. Annual and founding members enter the story before the rest of the world understands it. So what is The Liat Show? If I tell you, would you come? The Liat Show is my life journey through time. Learning where I came from means uncovering my culture and family...

Current Time. They Breathe These Smells Every Day The smell of fire. The smell of ashes. The smell of burned plastic. The smell of burned metal. The smell of blood. The smell of burned bodies. These are the smells firefighters and rescue teams face every day on their job. They don’t breathe these smells only during the current LA wildfires or other massive disasters. They breathe them in their dai...

Current Time. Mental health is not just the burden of individuals; it burdens entire nations. Hate, hostility, and resentment passed from generation to generation, fueled by culture, shaped by traditions, and reinforced by societal norms, are more than an educational problem. They are a national mental health crisis. To hate a group or culture without knowing a single individual from that group de...

Current Time. It’s fascinating to consider why we struggle to describe what we read or listen to. I asked a few friends how they would explain The Liat Show to someone who had never heard of it. Their first response was to explain why they read or listen to it, basically recommending it. But when I repeated my question and asked them to describe it, they paused, and some were even at a loss for wo...

Current Time. History is not just a series of random events. Every event is connected, shaping the beliefs, behaviors, and emotions of the generations that followed. These connections, whether rooted in respect, admiration, or resentment, still matter today because they continue to shape the world around us. As I wrote to Nathalie in the comments: "Maybe more leaders in mental health need to point...

Current Time. Learning about culture through its food is a unique journey. Food teaches us about nutrition, survival, and the importance of what we eat in shaping a culture. It’s more than just a culinary experience; it’s a journey through history. Learning about Israeli culture through its food is even more fascinating. Living in the diaspora for 2,000 years, blending with other cultures, and fol...

Current Time. Innovation connects us in mysterious ways. One TV channel changed an entire generation by breaking barriers and connecting people from different cultures and all corners of the globe. MTV brought people together in a way no leader, government, or religion ever could. It created a connection through music that crossed borders and cultures. The songs and lyrics became part of who we we...

Current Time. Food has a unique way of bringing people together, creating connections that go beyond words. It’s a window into cultures and their history, a bridge to understanding, and sometimes, it’s the story itself. Learning about traditional food is more than just a culinary experience; it’s a journey through history. It’s like stepping back in time to discover the history of people and gener...

The Liat Show is a multi-domain story universe unfolding in real time. To receive new posts, join as a free or paid subscriber. Annual and founding members enter the story before the rest of the world understands it. Current Time. Music editors used to be the only ones deciding what the public could hear. They controlled what was played on the radio and what aired on television. Mizrahi music was...

Current Time. Culture is the collective set of beliefs, values, practices, symbols, and behaviors a group shares, shaping their identity and way of life. Culture has been the foundation of our behavior since infancy and shapes our personality. It includes all the elements that unite us as a group. Whether we like certain aspects of it or not, it is part of who we are until we choose to change a be...

The Liat Show is a multi-domain story universe unfolding in real time. To receive new posts, join as a free or paid subscriber. Annual and founding members enter the story before the rest of the world understands it. Current Time. What We’ve Discovered in Israeli Music So Far Walking together down the music lane, we’ve uncovered roots in Yemen, Turkey, and Greece, where Israeli talents seamlessly...

The Liat Show is a multi-domain story universe unfolding in real time. To receive new posts, join as a free or paid subscriber. Annual and founding members enter the story before the rest of the world understands it. Current Time. The shame of singlehood is like a shadow. Ofra Haza’s story shows how deeply this shame was embedded, not only in her Yemenite Jewish heritage but also in society as a w...

Current Time. This podcast episode got me thinking in a whole new way. I’ve always seen collaborations as working with other writers or creators, especially since that’s what I’ve done so far. But when they mention travel companies and global organizations, I never would’ve thought of that. Coming from tech, it’s just not where my mind goes. Mixing storytelling into travel or food to bring people...

The Liat Show is a multi-domain story universe unfolding in real time. To receive new posts, join as a free or paid subscriber. Annual and founding members enter the story before the rest of the world understands it. Current Time. Ofra Haza’s story isn’t just about her music - it’s about the challenges she faced as a woman torn between tradition and change. She grew up in a Yemenite Jewish neighbo...

The Liat Show is a multi-domain story universe unfolding in real time. To receive new posts, join as a free or paid subscriber. Annual and founding members enter the story before the rest of the world understands it. Current Time. Ofra Haza’s life was a tapestry woven with tradition and progress, echoing themes that still resonate today. Her rise from the Yemenite neighborhood of Tel Aviv to globa...

The Liat Show is a multi-domain story universe unfolding in real time. To receive new posts, join as a free or paid subscriber. Annual and founding members enter the story before the rest of the world understands it. Current Time. The tension between tradition and progress, and how their clash changed the course of Ofra Haza’s life, is eye-opening for every woman. Her story raises questions about...

Current Time. Mark and Samantha talk about the cultural contrasts in my story, "One Day, Maybe We'll Meet Again," when I describe Moroccan men. While they find my portrayal provocative, I want to clarify that it's meant to make people think, not to offend. In Israel, reflections like these often push us to look in the mirror, encouraging critical thinking about the flaws in our culture while still...

Current Time. The Cultural Racism in Ofra Haza's Story It’s hard, and sometimes even impossible, to explain cultural racism from one culture to another. In the series of stories I wrote about Ofra Haza with Kevin Alexander, he asked a naive question about rejecting Mizrahi music and never expected the answer to involve racism. That innocent question helped me find the words to describe what Jews f...

The Liat Show is a multi-domain story universe unfolding in real time. To receive new posts, join as a free or paid subscriber. Annual and founding members enter the story before the rest of the world understands it. Current Time. When I started writing about Ofra Haza, it was clear to me that her genius lay not only in her voice but in the way she used it as a bridge between people’s worlds. The...

Current Time. My team reads every comment online, especially on social media, because their mentors believe that positive engagement with followers helps foster loyalty and strengthen our community. However, neither of them expected to stumble across this comment while scrolling through social media because it describes The Liat Show better than we could have ever anticipated: “Liat Portal’s story...

Current Time. Sometimes, the internet surprises me in ways that warm my heart and give me strength that no one who knows me in person does. It’s not something I’m comfortable admitting, but no one in my immediate circle reads what I write, responds, or shares it. Everyone who reads, listens, or writes me a comment doesn’t know me personally at all, and these connections were all made here on socia...

Current Time. Mark and Samantha talk about The Liat Show again. This time, they chose the “Learning to Fly with a Little Help from My Friends on Substack” episode and dove into my evolution from Medium and Patreon to Substack. They touch on how I’ve highlighted Substack’s standout features while also acknowledging the hurdles I’ve faced with its technical aspects and support system. They explore t...

Current Time. Happy Thanksgiving to you all! I hope you enjoy your day with people you love, value, and appreciate - those who are important to you in your life. Having a delicious meal, engaging in valuable conversations, and enjoying good music in the background are things to be truly grateful for. If you are in a different situation and life circumstances have led you to spend this holiday alon...

Current Time. Listening to Mark and Samantha disassemble and reassemble my work on their podcast was like stepping into a mirror and seeing my stories reflected in their voices. They described The Liat Show as a mix of storytelling, cultural heritage, and forward-thinking ideas, a blend of everything in my world and one that even I sometimes find hard to define. Hearing their insights into my writ...