Latest Globalaffairs Podcast Episodes
Rebuilding Israel’s Devastated Negev Region Post 10/7
People of the Pod - June 28, 2024 17:47 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsThe October 7 Hamas attack severely affected Israel’s Ben-Gurion University (BGU) and its surrounding community. The university lost over 110 people, several students were taken hostage, including Noa Argamani, and thousands of students were called up for reserve duty. Doug Seserman, CEO of Am...
The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election: What Does it Mean For Israel?
People of the Pod - June 21, 2024 13:44 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsIn AJC’s signature AJC Global Forum session, the Great Debate, Halie Soifer, CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, and Morgan Ortagus, former Spokeswoman for the Department of State under the Trump administration, engaged in a debate on the 2024 presidential election and its impact on...
A Decade of Building State Capability - Joana Bento and Danielle Serebro
Building State Capability Podcast - May 24, 2024 18:22 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTo learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts. To learn more about Rebecca and Prateek's PDIA journey, read their BSC blog post or read about PDIA in Action.
Jews in the U.S. Military: Veterans’ Stories in Honor of Jewish American Heritage Month
People of the Pod - May 24, 2024 17:38 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsExplore the unique experiences of Jewish U.S. military veterans with Dave Warnock, U.S. Army Veteran, and Andrea Goldstein, U.S. Navy Veteran and Reservist. If you missed this conversation when it first aired for Veterans Day, here’s your chance to honor Jewish American Heritage Month and pay tr...
Seven Months In: What Israelis Think About the War Against Hamas, Campus Antisemitism in America, and More
People of the Pod - May 16, 2024 21:52 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsJacob Magid, U.S. Bureau Chief for the Times of Israel, provides his take on Israel's efforts to destroy Hamas in Gaza, the U.S-Israel relations, the anti-Israel campus protests, the Israeli public’s reaction to rising antisemitism abroad, and the challenges he has faced as a journalist since Oc...
What Does it Mean to be a Jewish American Hero? A Jewish American Heritage Month Conversation with AJC CEO Ted Deutch
People of the Pod - May 10, 2024 18:18 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsAJC CEO Ted Deutch reflects on Jewish American Heritage Month, highlighting the historical contributions of Jewish Americans and discussing the concept of heroism in the face of rising antisemitism. Ted also shares what it means to be a hero today, especially in the wake of 10/7, and who he cons...
The Chaos at Columbia: What It’s Like to be Jewish on Campus Right Now
People of the Pod - May 03, 2024 16:37 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsNoa Fay is a Jewish student leader at Columbia University, the epicenter of the anti-Israel protest movement that has unfolded on American college campuses in recent weeks. Pro-Hamas, antisemitic, and anti-Israel demonstrators have occupied academic buildings, set up overnight tent encampments, ...
Her Mother-In-Law Was Murdered at Tree of Life: Now Marnie Fienberg is Countering Antisemitism One Seder at a Time
People of the Pod - April 19, 2024 18:18 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsAncient texts, traditional foods, and friends and family: the markers of many Passover tables across America. But what if you added something new–or rather, someone new? Marnie Fienberg founded 2ForSeder, a program to combat antisemitism and honor her mother-in-law, Joyce Feinberg, who was one...
What the Iranian Regime’s Massive Attack Means for Israel and the Region
People of the Pod - April 17, 2024 17:55 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsAJC Jerusalem director Lt. Col. (res.) Avital Leibovich shares how the IDF — and its neighbors and allies — defended Israel with remarkable success. In the early hours of April 14, sirens and explosions were heard across the Jewish state. In an unprecedented, first-ever direct attack on the Isra...
Meet Modi Rosenfeld – the Comedian Helping the Jewish Community Laugh Again
People of the Pod - April 16, 2024 14:54 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsIsraeli-American Comedian Modi Rosenfeld, who took part in the inaugural AJC’s Voices Against Antisemitism Campaign, just-released a stand-up comedy special, Know Your Audience, which reflects a principle he has always subscribed to. But what happens when you know your audience is suffering a tr...
A Look Back: AJC’s Award-Winning “Remembering Pittsburgh” Series
People of the Pod - April 04, 2024 21:53 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsListen to this compilation of our award-winning series Remembering Pittsburgh, exploring how the horrific shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue affected the Jewish community in Pittsburgh, the U.S., and around the world. In the four-part series, we take listeners behind the scenes of how the Pi...
Jewish College Student Leaders Share Their Blueprint for Combating Antisemitism
People of the Pod - March 29, 2024 21:28 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsHear from two Jewish student leaders at Binghamton University, Seth Schlank and Eytan Saenger, on their experiences amidst rising antisemitism on college campuses in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre in Israel by Hamas. They discuss the strong sense of community among Jewish students on ca...
Matisyahu’s Message to His Fellow Jews and to the Israel Haters Trying to Cancel Him
People of the Pod - March 21, 2024 20:13 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratings“The Jewish people don't really give up. They’re fighters. … a vision of peace, and a vision of hope, and of empathy. I really, truly believe that that is at the core of who we are. And that is what we are actually fighting for.” Matisyahu’s recent show in Chicago was canceled due to the threa...
Unheard, Until Now: How Israeli Women Are Powering Israel’s Resilience
People of the Pod - March 14, 2024 20:09 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsIn the days following October 7, Israeli filmmaker Shifra Soloveichik felt hopeless and hated, but not helpless. Inspired by women around her, she launched a digital initiative called Women of Valor: Women of War, to spotlight unheralded women with extraordinary stories during one of the most di...
152 Days Later: What the Mother of Hostage Edan Alexander Wants the World to Know
People of the Pod - March 07, 2024 19:28 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratings“Listen to me, Edan. I'm here. I'm with you. I love you. Just protect yourself. Just be safe.” These were the last words Yael Alexander spoke to her then-19 year old son, Edan, on the morning of October 7, 2023. Edan, an IDF soldier stationed on the Gaza border, was later taken hostage by Hamas ...
What It’s Like to Be Jewish at Harvard Among Antisemites and Hamas Supporters
People of the Pod - February 29, 2024 21:38 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsWhat’s it like being a Jewish student at Harvard today? With us to tell their firsthand accounts are Nitsan Machlis, Co-Chair of the Harvard Kennedy School Jewish Caucus, and Shabbos Kestenbaum, a Harvard Divinity school student who is part of a group that sued the university–alleging that they...
Believe Israeli Women: How to Advocate for Victims of Hamas’ Sexual Violence
People of the Pod - February 23, 2024 18:51 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsDuring their murderous rampage across Southern Israel on October 7th, Hamas weaponized sexual violence. Over 138 days later, denial of these crimes runs rampant despite verified evidence and testimony from survivors of the NOVA festival, the attacked kibbutzim, and freed hostages. Hear from J...
When Antisemites Target Local Businesses: How Communities Are Uniting in Response
People of the Pod - February 15, 2024 23:13 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsOne in five U.S. Jews reported that local businesses where they live have been the target of antisemitism in the past five years, revealed AJC's State of Antisemitism in America 2023 Report, published this week. To dive deeper into this concerning trend, we spoke with Adam Deutsch who, since O...
How A 10/7 Survivor is Confronting Anti-Israel Activists on College Campuses
People of the Pod - February 08, 2024 23:33 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsYoni Diller, a 28-year-old Israeli filmmaker, arrived at the Supernova Music Festival just hours before Hamas terrorists launched their unprecedented attack on Israel that killed 1200 people, including 401 at the music festival alone. Yoni escaped the festival on foot, walking for hours through ...
Tal Shimony Survived the Hamas Attack on the Nova Music Festival: Hear Her Story of Courage, Resilience, and Remembrance
People of the Pod - February 02, 2024 00:16 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsDancing. Costumes. Music. Rockets. Running. Chaos. At 6:29 am on the morning of October 7, Tal Shimony went from dancing in a field outside the Southern Israeli kibbutz of Re’im at the Supernova Music Festival to running for her life as the site was attacked by Hamas terrorists. Tal guides us...
How to Mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day in a Post-October 7th World
People of the Pod - January 25, 2024 22:44 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsThis week, Mark Weitzman from the World Jewish Restitution Organization, joins us to discuss the links between the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the Holocaust, and how Holocaust museums worldwide and in Israel are grappling with the aftermath. As International Holocaust Remembrance Day ap...
A Spider Web of Terror: How Iran’s Axis of Houthis, Hezbollah, and Hamas Threaten Israel and America
People of the Pod - January 19, 2024 19:43 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsThis week President Biden re-designated Yemen’s Houthis as a global terrorist group amid its increasing attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea. Meanwhile, in Lebanon, the Hezbollah terror group continues to threaten Israel's northern border, and the Israel-Hamas war continues as Hamas ...
A Decade of Building State Capability - Sampath Kumar
Building State Capability Podcast - January 18, 2024 16:06 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTo learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.
Unpacking South Africa’s Baseless Genocide Charge Against Israel
People of the Pod - January 11, 2024 23:11 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsThe International Court of Justice is currently hearing South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. Professor Geoffrey Corn from Texas Tech University joins us to explain how we got here, the case’s significance, and why the claims of genocide are baseless. *The views and opinion...
Countering the Denial and Distortion of the 10/7 Hamas Attack
People of the Pod - December 28, 2023 22:40 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsSince October 7, the USC Shoah Foundation has added a new component to its mission: collecting the testimonies of those who survived the worst antisemitic attack since the Holocaust to counter those who deny it took place. Dr. Robert Williams, Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation, j...
4-Year-Old Hostage Abigail Idan is Free–Her Family is On a Mission to #BringThemAllHome
People of the Pod - December 21, 2023 21:13 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsFour-year-old Abigail Mor Idan, the youngest U.S. citizen who was kidnapped and held by Hamas, returned home during a pause in fighting in November. But the whereabouts and well-being of 129 hostages are still unknown. Abigail’s great-aunt, Liz Hirsh Naftali, joins us to recount her family’s ...
The Fallout from the University Presidents Congressional Hearing: What Does it Mean for Jewish Students?
People of the Pod - December 14, 2023 22:43 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsAs American colleges and universities struggle to foster discussions about the war between Israel and Hamas that don't veer into antisemitism and misinformation, three university presidents testified on Capitol Hill about the current state of Jew-hatred on college campuses. However, their testim...
A Decade of Building State Capability - Ricardo Hausmann
Building State Capability Podcast - December 07, 2023 16:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTo learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts. To learn more about what's discussed in this podcast, visit Leading Economic Growth's webpage, read about our work in Sri Lanka and Albania, and visi...
Global Antisemitism Report Part 2: The Impact of the Hamas-Israel War in Germany, Asia, and the Arab Gulf
People of the Pod - December 06, 2023 23:07 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratings“I cannot recall a moment where we have seen this kind of openly expressed antisemitism.” Dr. Remko Leemhuis, AJC Berlin Director, sums up the state of antisemitism in Germany post-October 7 with this chilling statement. Hear from Leemhuis, along with Asia Pacific Institute (API) Assistant Direc...
A Decade of Building State Capability - Rebecca Trupin and Prateek Mittal
Building State Capability Podcast - December 06, 2023 21:10 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTo learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts. To learn more about Rebecca and Prateek's PDIA journey, read their BSC blog post or read about PDIA in Action.