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Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael
A podcast where politics, history, and culture are examined from perspectives you may not have considered before. Call it a parallax view.
Episodes
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelIs the Consensus on the U.S.-Israel Relationship Fracturing? w/ Eli Clifton/A Conservative Critique of National Conservatism w/ James W. Carden
On this edition of Parallax Views, a double feature edition of the show featuring returning guests Eli Clifton and James W. Carden. First up, Eli Clifton joins…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelStrike Kills 12 Druze Children in Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights; Will It Lead to Feared Israel-Hezbollah War? w/ Ori Goldberg
On this edition of Parallax Views, Israel commentator Ori Goldberg joins me from Tel Aviv to discuss the rocket that hit a soccer field in the Druze village of…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael13 Keys to the White House: A Model for Predicting Presidential Elections w/ Allan Lichtman/Russia & Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Crimes w/ Kateryna Busol
On this edition of Parallax Views we've got a double feature. In the first half hour of the program historian Allan Lichtman of American University discusses…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelNetanyahu Goes to Washington w/ James Dorsey
On this edition of Parallax Views, James M. Dorsey, whose commentaries can be read at his Turbulent World w/ James M. Dorsey Substack, give one of his regular…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelNetanyahu Goes to Washington While the Humanitarian Crisis Rages in Gaza and Congress Cheers w/ Abdelhalim Abdelrahman
On this edition of Parallax Views, Palestinian Muslim writer Abdelhalim Abdelrahman, who has written for such publications as The New Arab, The Hill, and MSN…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelThe Pentagon's $280 Million Gaza Pier Boondoggle w/ Stephen Semler
On this edition of Parallax Views, Stephen Semler of the Security Reform Policy Institute joins us to discuss the Biden administration and the Pentagon's $280…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelSilicon Valley Elites Rally Behind Trump w/ Jacob Silverman
On this edition of Parallax Views, freelance journalist Jacob Silverman, co-author with actor Ben McKenzie (TV's The O.C. & Gotham) of Easy Money…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelJD Vance, Phony Populism on the Right, the Republican National Convention, and Democratic Party Messaging w/ Ben Burgis
On this edition of Parallax Views, Ben Burgis, Jacobin columnist and host of the Youtube show Give Them an Argument, returns to discuss a potpourri of topics…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelThe Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 and the Council for National Policy Network w/ Anne Nelson
On this edition of Parallax Views, journalist Anne Nelson, author of Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right, returns to the show…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelIsrael's Knesset Votes Against 2 State Solution, Would Proportional Representation Solve the US's Tribe & Clan Wars?, SCOTUS's Historic Trump V. US Decision, Biden Dropping Out? w/ Amb. Patrick Theros
On this edition of Parallax Views, Amb. Patrick Theros returns to discuss his The National Herald op-eds "Be Careful What You Wish For…" and "Tribe and Clan…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelLaughing All the Way to Freedom: The Americanization of a Russian Emigre
On this edition of Parallax Views, Prof. Emil Draitser returns to discuss his latest book Laughing All the Way to Freedom: The Americanization of a Russian…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelOperation Debt Day: End Veteran Debt! w/ Jerry Ashton
On this edition of Parallax Views, former Navy journalist and ex-debt collector Jerry Ashton joins the show to discuss the End Veteran Debt campaign. As…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelParallax Vlog - Project 2025 and the Presidential Election (Segment Only - Full Episode on Patreon)
For those that don't know, Parallax Views has a monthly (sometimes bi-monthly) Patreon exclusive show known as the Parallax Vlog, a crossover show between…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael"Vote for the Crook: It's Important": The 2024 Election w/ Adolph Reed
On this edition of Parallax Views, activist, organizer, academic, and political commentator Adolph Reed, an American professor emeritus of political science at…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelLife as a Film Critic/Movie Reviewer + The State of Film Criticism & the Movie Industry Today w/ Albert Lanier
On this edition of Parallax Views, journalist Albert Lanier, a multi-time guest on the show, just started a Substack called The Final Cut. This new venture…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelDEFAMATION: Revisiting the Controversial Israeli Documentary on Antisemitism w/ Yoav Shamir
On this edition of Parallax Views, in 2009 a documentary came out entitled Defamation. Directed by Israeli filmmaker Yoav Shamir, the film sought to explore…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelInside Erik Prince's Secret Chat Group & Its Gallery of Hawkish Far-Right Power Players w/ Ken Silverstein
On this edition of Parallax Views, investigative journalist Ken Silverstein returns to the show hot off the major story he broke for The New Republic last…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelThe Manichean Psychology of Hasbara Culture w/ Yakov Hirsch
On this edition of Parallax Views, recorded in May, a lengthy, almost 3 hour conversation with Yakov Hirsch. You can Yakov's writings at his new Substack here…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelHouse Commitee on Education and the Workforce Investigation Echoes HUAC and the Era of McCarthyism w/ Sahar Aziz
On this edition of Parallax Views, Rutgers University's Director of the Center for Security, Race, and Rights, Sahar Aziz, returns to the program to discuss…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelIsrael's Covert War Against the ICC w/ Meron Rapoport
On this edition of Parallax Views, Israeli investigative reporter Meron Rappaport joins the show to discuss a MAJOR story he helped break last week with 972…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelHow Activists Scored a Victory for the #CeasefireNow Movement in California w/ Mirvette Judeh
On this edition of Parallax Views, longtime California-based progressive activist Mirvette Judeh tells the story of her only political journey and how she and…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelUS Officials Throw Military Vets Under the Bus to Excuse Israel's Conduct in Gaza + US's $320 Million Gaza Pier Boondoggle w/ Kelley Vlahos + Iraq War Combat Veteran James R. Webb
On this edition of Parallax Views, are major US officials like National Security Spokesman John Kirby, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelA Comprehensive Look At the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict & Where It Is Headed w/ Hussein Ibish
On this edition of Parallax Views, a MASSIVE, wide-ranging conversation with Hussein Ibish, a Senior Resident Scholar at The Arab Gulf States Institute in…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelThe ICC, ICJ, and Israel/Palestine w/ Heidi Matthews/A History of Foreign Bribery from Koreagate & Abscam to the Recent Indictments of Sen. Menendez & Rep. Cuellar w/ Brett Heinz
On this edition of Parallax Views, Osgoode Hall Law School of York international law scholar Prof. Heidi Matthews joins us in the first segment to discuss the…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelThe Uncommitted Campaign & Student Encampments w/ Elektra Kostopoulou and Kale Yost
On this edition of Parallax Views, the Uncommitted movement, which seeks to push Democratic voters to vote "Uncommitted" rather than "Joe Biden" in the…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelThe "Day After" in Gaza is Today, the "Day After" in Gaza is Yesterday: The Failures of U.S. Diplomacy and the Legacy of Israeli Policy Since 1967 w/ Geoffrey Aronson
On this edition of Parallax Views, the Middle East Institute's Geoffrey Aronson returns to the program to discuss his Responsible Statecraft article "There is…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelThe State of the Israeli Psyche and Society w/ Ori Goldberg
On this edition of Parallax Views, Israeli commentator Ori Goldberg, who has become well-known since the Gaza war began for his criticisms of Netanyahu and the…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelAnalysis of ICC Charges, Regional Dynamics in the Gaza War, Abbas as an Obstacle to Palestinian Unity, Long-Term Israel-Palestine Resolution, & Israel's AI War Machine w/ Mouin Rabbani
On this edition of Parallax Views, noted Dutch-Palestinian Middle East analyst and Jadaliyya magazine co-editor Mouin Rabbani took time out of his busy…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelIsrael/Palestine & the Myths and Realities of the 2000 Camp David Summit w/ Prof. Jeremy Pressman
On this edition of Parallax Views, the University of Connecticut's Prof. Jeremy Pressman, Director of Middle East Studies at UConn and author of The Sword is…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelThe History of Communism in Israel/Palestine w/ Prof. Joel Beinin
On this edition of Parallax Views, Prof. Joel Beinin joins the program to discuss his July 2023 972 magazine essay "A century after its founding, the Israeli…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelA Former Advisor to Palestinian Negotiators Weighs in on Israel/Palestine, Gaza, the West Bank, UNRWA, and More w/ Leila Hilal
On this edition of Parallax Views, Leila Hilal, an international human rights lawyer and the former co-director of the New America Foundation Middle East Task…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelAuthor Rifk Ebeid On Writing Palestinian Children's Books, Palestinian Identity & Narratives, & Her Animated Children's Short Film I AM FROM PALESTINE
On this edition of Parallax Views, Palestinian children's books author Rifk Ebeid, author of Baba What Does My Name Mean?: A Journey to Palestine, You Are the…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelUnderstanding Israel/Palestine at This Crucial Juncture w/ Khalil Sayegh
On this edition of Parallax Views, Israel has commenced its operation in Rafah. As this was happening I was interviewing Khalil Sayegh, a D.C.-based…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelIsrael and Attacks on Writers & Journalists w/ Jordan Elgrably/Israel Vs. Al Jazeera & the Implications for Press Freedom w/ Kevin Gosztola/Reflections on the Protests Past & Present w/ Jonah Raskin
On this edition of Parallax Views, we've got a trouble feature. First, Jordan Elgrably of the Marza Review and editor of the new volume Stories from the Center…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelReporting on the UCLA Protests w/ Mel Buer/Congress Passes the Antisemitism Awareness Act w/ ADC's Chris Habiby/The Campus Protests, Antisemitism Awareness Act, & Related Issues w/ Richard Silverstein
On this edition of Parallax Views, a triple feature on campus protests and the Antisemitism Awareness Act that just passed Congress. First up, Mel Buer, a…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelAcademic Freedom, Viewpoint Discrimination, and Israel/Palestine w/ Jodi Dean
On this edition of Parallax Views, Prof. Jodi Dean, who was recently relieved of teaching duties after the publication of her Verso blog post "Palestine speaks…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelThe Turbulent World - April 2024 Update on Iran & Israel, Gaza Protests, Extreme Rhetoric in Israel, Israel's Information War, Benjamin Netanyahu, and More w/ James M. Dorsey
On this edition of Parallax Views, Middle East scholar Prof. James M. Dorsey of The Turbulent World w/ James M. Dorsey Substack blog returns for another update…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelDear Palestine: A Social History of the 1948 War w/ Prof. Shay Hazkani
On this edition of Parallax Views, the University of Maryland's Prof. Shay Hazkani, a former Israeli journalist turned historian, joins the show to discuss the…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelColumbia U Protests + the Kent State Massacre, Project Censored's State of the Free Press 2024, Forever Chemicals, & Remembering Daniel Ellsberg w/ Mickey Huff
On this edition of Parallax Views, Project Censored's Mickey Huff joins us to discuss Project Censored's State of the Free Press 2024, the media watchdog…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelApplying the Lessons of the French Evisceration of Algeria to the Gaza War w/ Sean Tomilson
On this edition of Parallax Views, Sean Tomilson, a PhD candidate in Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Arizona, a graduate of West…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelExamining Biden's Policies on Economics, Gaza, and the Border Heading Into Election Season w/ Karen Dolan/How Autocrats Seek Power w/ Richard Abel
On this edition of Parallax Views, in the first segment Karen Dolan, a Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies who heads of said institute's Criminalization…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelInside the World of Deathmatch Wrestling w/ Mike Krueger
On this edition of Parallax Views, we delve into the controversial world of deathmatch wrestling with deathmatch wrestler Mike Krueger. For those unfamiliar…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelIs the U.S.-Israel Special Relationship a Strategic Liability? w/ Jon Hoffman
On this edition of Parallax Views, Jon Hoffman, policy analyst in defense and foreign policy at the Cato Institute, joins the show to discuss his Foreign…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael"White Rural Rage" Book Receives More Criticism from a Scholar It Cited w/ Kristin Lunz Trujillo/Culture Warriors Push Propaganda About Haiti Crisis w/ Patrick MacFarlane
On this edition of Parallax Views, Kristin Lunz Trujillo, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of South Carolina, joins the show to…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelProminent Jewish Americans Sign Letter Opposing AIPAC w/ Alan Minsky
On this edition of Parallax Views, last week a number of prominent Jewish Americans came together to sign an open letter voicing opposition to AIPAC (American…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelJonathan Glazer's Oscar Speech, Its Parallels to Vanessa Redgrave's 1978 Oscar Speech, & the Meaning of THE ZONE OF INTEREST w/ Corey Atad
On this edition of Parallax Views, freelance writer Corey Atad, who has written in such publications as Esquire, Slate, Hazlitt, and The Baffler, joins the…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelGaza War Update w/ Prof. James M. Dorsey
On this edition of Parallax Views, Middle East scholar Prof. James Dorsey, the man behind The Turbulent World w/ James M. Dorsey blog and Substakc, returns for…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelSchaller & Waldman's "White Rural Rage" Thesis Misuses Data to Push an Unhelpful Narrative w/ Prof. Nicholas F. Jacobs
On this edition of Parallax Views, Colby College's Prof. Nicholas F. Jacobs, co-author with Daniel M. Shea of The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelEurope Must Look Beyond the U.S. for Its Future in a Changing World + Biden, Netanyahu, and the Gaza War w/ Amb. Patrick Theros
On this edition of Parallax Views, Amb. Patrick Theros of the Gulf International Forum returns to discuss his The National Herald op-ed "Europe Must Take…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelThe Death of Film Criticism and the Infantilization of Cinema (+ Oscar Talk) w/ Jim DiEugenio
On this edition of Parallax Views, Jim DiEugenio, writer of Oliver Stone's JFK Revisited and co-author of The JFK Assassination Chokeholds: That Prove There…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelThe Islamophobia Network and the Israel-Palestine Discourse w/ Sahar Aziz and Mitchell Plitnick
On this edition of Parallax Views, ReThinking Foreign Policy's Mitchell Plitnick and Sahar Aziz of the Center for Security, Race, and Rights join the show to…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelRingmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America w/ Josie Riesman
On this edition of Parallax Views, Vince McMahon, the former chairman and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), was the most powerful man in all of…
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BEST OF: The Enduring Legacy of V, the Hit Sci-Fi TV Series That Used the Alien Invasion Trope to Explore the Dangers of Fascism w/ Kenny Johnson
On this edition of Parallax Views, 2023 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of V: The Original Miniseries. A two-part sci-fi television event that…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelIsrael/Palestine, the Gaza War, and Rebel Governance in the Middle East w/ Abdalhadi Alijla
On this editiion of Parallax Views, Writer and researcher Abdalhadi Alijla, author of Trust in Divided Societies and co-editor of Rebel Governance in the…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelThe Confederation Model Approach to Israel/Palestine w/ Josef Avesar
On this edition of Parallax Views, Josef Avesar of the Israeli-Palestinian Confederation joins the show to discuss not the one-state or two-state solutions to…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelFree Your Mind!: Giovanni 'Tinto' Brass, 'Swinging London' and the 60s Pop Culture Scene w/ Simon Matthews
On this edition of Parallax Views, Simon Matthews, author of Free Your Mind!: Giovanni 'Tinto' Brass, 'Swinging London' and the 60s Pop Culture Scene, joins…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelThe Future of Israelis & Palestinians Are Intertwined: Peter Beinart on His Belief in a Single Democratic State, Gaza, and More
On this edition of Paralalx Views, Peter Beinart, the Editor-at-Large for Jewish Current and author of The Beinart Notebook Substack, joins the show to discuss…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelDiplomacy, Israel/Palestine, and the Action Biden Must Take on Gaza w/ Amb. Patrick Theros
On this edition of Parallax Views, retired diplomat Patrick Theros, who served as the United States Ambassador to Qatar from 1995 to 1998 and is currently a…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelThe Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War w/ Jeff Sharlet
On this edition of Parallax Views, last month I spoke to journalist Jeffrey Sharlet, known for his books on the Christian Nationalist movement (The Family and…
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelIsrael, Democracy, Israeli Public Opinion Polling/Surveys, and the Confederal Approach to Israel/Palestine w/ Dahlia Scheindlin
On this edition of Parallax Views, Israeli pollster, political consultant, and political scientist Dahlia Scheindlin joins the show to discuss a number of…