Noah Efron, Allison Kaplan Sommer, and Don Futterman discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Looking for this week's extra segment? It's available on www.patreon.com/promisedpodcast The Curious Case of the Constancy of Bibi Boosters and Believers How and why do so very many people (if polls are to be believed) still love Netanyahu with a force that seems to be growing with each revelation of possible corruption? Low Marx Is moving from a public “higher higher education” system to a mixed public-private system is a step forward, a step back, or one of those other fancy dance steps that turn you around and leave you breathless? Still Leaving Egypt, After All These Years What lessons should we, today, in Israel of 2018, take from the story of the Exodus and the 40 years that followed? Music: Aya Korem Mehandeset Mahshevim Rona Omeret Yonatan Shapira Davar Aharon