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The “Crucial, last-chance, decisive watershed” edition
The “Crucial, last-chance, decisive watershed” edition
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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Dec 31, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Allison, Don, and Noah discuss three topics of incomparable importance, and end with an anecdote each about something in Israel that made them smile this week.
Israel's 'crucial, last-chance, decisive watershed'
We discuss the weird notion, asserted by politicians, pundits, and intellectuals, that these elections are “the most important” in Israel’s history and will determine our fate forever. Could this rhetoric be setting us up for a huge disappointment?
Spotlight on Naftali Bennett
What makes the Jewish Home leader tick? We discuss the power of his 'No More Apologies' message, which is at the heart of his election campaign. Is this also at the heart of his appeal to so many voters?
The Promised Podcast’s Person, Place or Thing of the Year
Allison, Don, and Noah each present candidates for 'Israeli person, place or thing of the year' for each of two categories: (1) Politics/Diplomacy, and (2) Culture & Society. Then they try to pick an overall winner...
Playlist:
All songs by Gal De Paz, or Goldie, in honor of her return to the country and her show at the OzenBar this week
My MiseryBetterIndian SummerThe Change
Israel's 'crucial, last-chance, decisive watershed'
We discuss the weird notion, asserted by politicians, pundits, and intellectuals, that these elections are “the most important” in Israel’s history and will determine our fate forever. Could this rhetoric be setting us up for a huge disappointment?
Spotlight on Naftali Bennett
What makes the Jewish Home leader tick? We discuss the power of his 'No More Apologies' message, which is at the heart of his election campaign. Is this also at the heart of his appeal to so many voters?
The Promised Podcast’s Person, Place or Thing of the Year
Allison, Don, and Noah each present candidates for 'Israeli person, place or thing of the year' for each of two categories: (1) Politics/Diplomacy, and (2) Culture & Society. Then they try to pick an overall winner...
Playlist:
All songs by Gal De Paz, or Goldie, in honor of her return to the country and her show at the OzenBar this week
My MiseryBetterIndian SummerThe Change
Released:
Dec 31, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Low election turnout, and the decline in the old hardline Zionist ideology: Allison, Don, Eilon and Noah discuss: this week’s local elections, why fewer and fewer folks come out to vote in them, and what we’re voting about when we bother to vote at all, and our changing attitudes towards citizens who opt out,... by The Promised Podcast