Podcast / On the Nose
On the Nose is our biweekly podcast. The editorial staff discusses the politics, culture, and questions that animate today’s Jewish left.
Oct 2
2024
Between the Covers Live: Dionne Brand and Adania Shibli
(01:08:22)
In a conversation from Jewish Currents Live, David Naimon speaks with the renowned writers about contesting colonial narratives.
Sep 26
2024
The Dig Live: Internationalism After Third Worldism
(01:31:09)
In a conversation from Jewish Currents Live, Daniel Denvir speaks with scholars Aslı Bâli and Aziz Rana about the past and present of left internationalism.
Sep 5
2024
Talking About Antisemitism
(01:00:55)
Arielle Angel speaks with Ben Lorber and Shane Burley about recent antisemitic trends online—and navigating difficult conversations about antisemitism.
Aug 9
2024
The Killing of Ismail Haniyeh
(31:51)
Ilana Levinson interviews Tareq Baconi about the assassination of the Hamas political leader and what his killing means for the prospects of a Gaza ceasefire.
Aug 7
2024
The Escalating Regional War
(48:18)
Alex Kane speaks to Trita Parsi and Karim Makdisi about Israel’s assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders—and the likely dire consequences.
Aug 1
2024
Chevruta: Voting
(33:56)
Raphael Magarik leads Palestinian American political strategist Rania Batrice in a chevruta exploring the ethics of voting for “the lesser of two evils.”
Jul 25
2024
J.D. Vance’s Foreign Policy Vision
(40:12)
Alex Kane talks to Matt Duss and Suzanne Schneider about the vice presidential candidate’s break from neoconservatism and his hawkish approach to China and the Middle East.
Jul 10
2024
The Fraught Promise of Arab-Jewish Identity
(49:00)
Jonathan Shamir speaks to Hana Morgenstern, Yaël Mizrahi-Arnaud, and Moshe Behar about the potential and limits of Arab-Jewish politics.
Jul 5
2024
Jamaal Bowman’s Primary Loss
(27:09)
Alex Kane talks to Ryan Grim and Waleed Shahid about AIPAC’s electoral strategy and the future of the movement to elect leftist Democrats.
Jun 20
2024
“Beyond the Capacity of English to See”
(27:50)
A conversation with Palestinian American poet Fady Joudah about his new book, [...].
Jun 13
2024
Synagogue Struggles
(51:44)
Nathan Goldman, Cynthia Friedman, Raphael Magarik, and Devin E. Naar discuss the role of politics in synagogue after October 7th.
Jun 6
2024
Religion, Secularism, and the Jewish Left
(46:30)
Arielle Angel, Nathan Goldman, Judee Rosenbaum, and Mitch Abidor argue about the evolving role of religion at Jewish Currents.
May 23
2024
The End of “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
(52:02)
Jewish Currents discusses the conclusion and legacy of an iconic Jewish American sitcom.
May 16
2024
On Zionism and Anti-Zionism
(50:58)
As protest encampments have forced a reckoning with the meaning of Zionism, Jewish Currents staffers discuss the different ways they describe their opposition to Jewish statehood and supremacy.
May 2
2024
Controversy at the Contemporary Jewish Museum
(33:40)
Two anti-Zionist artists discuss their divergent decisions to stay or pull out of a group show at San Francisco’s Jewish art museum.
Apr 26
2024
Chevruta: Understanding Aaron Bushnell’s Sacrifice
(38:51)
Rabbi Lexie Botzum leads Jewish Currents editor-in-chief Arielle Angel in a chevruta exploring how much we must sacrifice for justice.
Apr 25
2024
Jewish Organizing at Columbia’s Encampment
(41:58)
Jewish Currents speaks with three student organizers at Columbia about their experience at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment.
Apr 11
2024
Unpacking the Campus Antisemitism Narrative
(42:55)
Jewish Currents staff discuss recent campus antisemitism reporting and consider its consequences.
Mar 28
2024
Campus Politics Takes the Stage in "The Ally"
(38:06)
Arielle Angel, Alisa Solomon, and Fargo Nissim Tbakhi discuss The Ally, a new play about campus politics and liberal Jewish discomfort with the left.
Mar 14
2024
Language, the Media, and Palestine
(34:46)
Arielle Angel talks to Ali Gharib, Dalia Hatuqa, and Jazmine Hughes about the language the media uses to discuss Israel/Palestine, and what it says about the state of journalism today.