Yonit Levi of Israel's Channel 12 News and Jonathan Freedland of The Guardian are two of the most prominent journalists in the world today. They are also Jews. Each week, join what MSNBC's Rachel Maddow calls "two great, smart smart smart hosts" as they dissect and debate current events shaping Israel, Jewish life - and the wider world. Their blend of nuanced discussion and sparkling conversation, featuring a dazzling range of guests, is why New Yorker editor David Remnick calls himself a “proud, avid listener," why Ira Glass says he "completely enjoys this show" and why Malcolm Gladwell calls it an "incredibly fun podcast". For a weekly fix of globally informed talk – including nominations for the greatest act of chutzpah and outstanding mensch of the previous seven days – there’s only one destination. Make every Friday morning Unholy.
https://omny.fm/shows/unholy
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 days 20 hours 7 minutes
episode 9: Kings and Kingmakers
Will Prince Harry and Meghan Markle change what younger Brits think of their monarchs, and the almost-eternal British Bar Mitzvah and Jewish wedding playlist?
In the Kingdom of Israel, Naftali Bennett arises as the new potential Kingmaker, or perhaps... political tradition may still prevail (we mean fifth elections, of course).
For Chutzpah and Mensch awards, Yonit and Jonathan discover a new English word.
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episode 8: An Unorthodox Week
The Israeli high court decision to recognize reform and conservative conversions raises the eternal question "who is a jew?". Corbyn is out, but antisemitism is still very much alive in the UK. Plus, Israeli actress Shira Haas (Unorthodox) is giving Yonit and Jonathan a few good reasons to be proud this week.
Oh, and Jonathan's new book "To Kill a Man" is out now!
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episode 7: Purim, Vaccine Diplomacy and the 'Non-campaign Campaign'
Israel is gifting vaccines to diplomatic allies, raising eyebrows internally and around the world. Netanyahu's opponents are still MIA in the run up to the elections. Plus, Yonit and Jonathan celebrate Purim with a 'dress up' competition of their favorit...
episode 6: Three Jews on the News - with special guest Jeffrey Goldberg
This week we are 'Three Jews on the news'! Yonit and Jonathan are joined from DC by Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in chief of The Atlantic. Levi-Goldberg-Freedland talk about the unspoken messages in the Biden-Netanyahu belated call, Biden's first 30 days in ...
episode 5: Call Me Maybe
Is there anything more Jewish than saying "You never call"? Yonit and Jonathan discuss the awkward tweet begging President Biden to call Israel's Prime Minister and dissect who's who in the Netanyahu trial, which started again this week. Also - a bump in...
episode 4: Bibi's Gambit
Prime Minister Netanyahu has managed, yet again, to architect the Israeli political map in his favor, ahead of the March 2021 elections. But COVID can still change the whole picture. Yonit and Jonathan analyze the political forces to the left and the rig...
episode 3: Hard Labour
The Israeli left is shrinking: only 13% of Israeli jews identify as leftists. This is quite the challenge for the newly voted Chairwoman of the Labour Party, Merav Michaeli. Yonit and Jonathan also discuss the handling of coronavirus by Israel and the UK...
episode 2: Joe and the Jews
US President Joe Biden begins his term with more jews in top positions than any of his predecessors. Not sure that is enough to satisfy an Israeli audience that is still on a Trump sugar high. Amid the vaccination and infection records in Israel, The ult...
episode 1: Vaccine-nation
While The US is in political turmoil over the Trump impeachment, Israel is on track to vaccinate all of its adult population against COVID-19. Coincidentally, the vaccine rollout plan perfectly matches the electoral needs of Israeli Prime Minister B...
Unholy: the trailer
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