The Levantini Podcast
61 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe Levantini Podcast is a show about Near Eastern history, language, religion and culture. We speak with academics and experts on a variety of topics, both ancient and modern.
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DMT And The Soul Of Prophecy
July 24, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBIn this podcast, I spoke with Dr. Rick Strassman who is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medince. From 1990 to 1995, Dr. Strassman performed the first new human studies with psychedelic drugs in the United States in more than 20 years, focusing on the naturally occurring compound DMT. He extensively covers these trials and his findings in his book DMT: The Spirit Molecule.For this discussion, we talked about his book DMT and the Soul of Pr...
Ulpan La-Inyan - Speaking Hebrew with Confidence
June 28, 2018 04:00 - 26 minutes - 12.1 MBIn this episode, I speak with Ami Steinberger who is the founder and CEO of Ulpan La-Inyan. Ulpan La-Inyan takes a unique approach to help Hebrew learners master the essentials of everyday conversation and functional Hebrew through a number of approaches, including the Pimsleur method.
Part 1: The Ongoing Hebrew Language Revolution - A Discussion With Dr. Ruvik Rosenthal
June 25, 2018 04:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBIn this episode, I spoke with award-winning author, linguist, and journalist, Dr. Ruvik Rosenthal. Ruvik has published a number of works on the Hebrew language, including dictionaries on slang, idioms, and Israeli military language. He is an expert on the history and evolution of the Hebrew language, and in this podcast, we discuss his life, passion, career, and of course, the Hebrew language.
Living Arabic
May 23, 2018 04:00 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MBIn this episode, I spoke with the founder of the Living Arabic Project (livingarabic.com), Hossam Abouzahr. This site is an effort to show Arabic as a living language by allowing users to search in both a Classical Arabic dictionary and a dialect dictionary at the same time. We had a great discussion about the project, his passion for the Arabic language, and the various challenges one faces on the path to mastery. You can download the Lughatana from the App Store and Google Play (http://www....
Living Arabic
May 23, 2018 04:00 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MBIn this episode, I spoke with the founder of the Living Arabic Project (livingarabic.com), Hossam Abouzahr. This site is an effort to show Arabic as a living language by allowing users to search in both a Classical Arabic dictionary and a dialect dictionary at the same time. We had a great discussion about the project, his passion for the Arabic language, and the various challenges one faces on the path to mastery. You can download the Lughatana from the App Store and Google Play (http://www....
Blessings and Curses in Judeo-Arabic Languages of Maghrebi Jews - A discussion with Dr. Jonas Sibony
May 01, 2018 04:00 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBIn this episode, I spoke with Semitic languages expert Dr. Jonas Sibony, who is currently a professor of Modern Hebrew at Université de Strasbourg. The main topic of our discussion was Blessings and Curses in Judeo-Arabic languages of the Jews of North Africa, but we also spent a lot of time discussing the similarities and differences between Hebrew and Arabic as well as the evolution of the Hebrew language.
Intensive Arabic at Givat Haviva
April 24, 2018 04:00 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MBIn this podcast, I spoke with Meirav Hofi, the director of the Arabic language program for international students at Givat Haviva. Givat Haviva is located in the Wadi Ara region of Israel and offers several intensive Arabic programs that take a unique approach to Arabic language learning and the Palestinian dialect in particular.
Intensive Arabic at Givat Haviva
April 24, 2018 04:00 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MBIn this podcast, I spoke with Meirav Hofi, the director of the Arabic language program for international students at Givat Haviva. Givat Haviva is located in the Wadi Ara region of Israel and offers several intensive Arabic programs that take a unique approach to Arabic language learning and the Palestinian dialect in particular.
The Art of Hebrew Subtitling - A discussion with Zehavit Ehre of Golden Translations
April 10, 2018 04:00 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MBIn this episode, I speak with professional Hebrew subtitler and translator Zehavit Ehre of Golden Translations. Zehavit is an expert in the field of subtitling and Hebrew translation, having worked in the industry for over a decade. She has also given lectures on subtitling at Tel Aviv University. In our discussion, we talk about the art of Hebrew subtitling as well as covering its cultural, linguistic, and technical challenges. You can visit Zehavit's website at http://gtranslations.co.il Fo...
The Hebrew Program at Middlebury
March 12, 2018 04:00 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MBIn this episode, I speak with Dr. Vardit Ringvald and Elizabeth Gerner of Middlebury College. Vardit is the Director of the School of Hebrew and Elizabeth heads up the Life Long Learners Program. We discuss many topics and issues related to mastering Hebrew and approaching the language as a trade and profession. We also touch on effective learning strategies, the crisis that Hebrew language learning currently finds itself in, and we examine promising trends and strategies.
Tell es-Safi and the Philistines - An interview with Dr. Aren Maeir
March 04, 2018 05:00 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MBFor this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Aren Maeir, a professor at Bar Ilan University and director of the Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project. Tell es-Safi is believed to be the site of the biblical Gath, one of the five Philistine city-states, which is mentioned many times in the Hebrew Bible. In this episode, we discuss the history of Tell es-Safi, the proposed origins of the Philistines, and how you can volunteer at the dig. You can learn more about the excavation and ...