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The Promised Podcast
An inside view of how Israel can warm your heart and make your blood boil. It's a show hosted by folks who live in and love Israel even though it drives them crazy, and who each week discuss the latest in Israeli politics, culture, and society.
Episodes
The Promised PodcastThe "Let My Bibi Go!" Edition
Linda, Don and Noah discuss (1) U.S. President Donald Trump's Truth Social posts demanding the immediate cancellation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
The Promised PodcastThe "Things We See & Things We Don't" Edition
In this wartime-fever-dream-inflected special episode Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron talk about (1) the only thing any of us have talked about for the past…
The Promised PodcastThe "Bibi's Big Adventure" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron talk about (1) whether and how this week's war on Iran reshapes our understanding of the more than 20 months of war in…
The Promised PodcastThe "Stability?" Edition
Sara Yael Hirschhorn, Noah Efron and beloved prodigal podcaster Ilene Prusher talk about (1) The vote to disperse the Knesset that looked like it would…
The Promised PodcastThe "Now & Forever" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron talk about (1) How the left and right disagree about whether Israel ought to end the fighting in Gaza "now" and "forever"…
The Promised PodcastThe "Weeks!" Edition
The holiday of Shavuot, once about one thing, and then about another, is now about, well, everything. (For your convenience and for the sake of quality…
The Promised PodcastThe "Bread & Circuses" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron talk about (1) Prime Minister Netanyahu's decision to reinstate the transfer of humanitarian aid to Gaza: why did this…
The Promised PodcastThe "Facts Americana" Edition
Linda Gradstein, Sara Hirschhorn and Noah Efron talk about (1) The "Pacts Americana," being the trade and investment pacts that US President Donald Trump is…
The Promised PodcastThe "Rager in Raanana" Edition
Linda, Allison and Noah talk about (1) the reserve call-up and the new IDF operation – it's already got a name: Gideon's Chariots – that the government plans…
The Promised PodcastThe "Celebrating the Water!" Edition
To celebrate Israel's 77th Independence Day, the crew asks "What is Israeli in our eyes?" Plus, midrashic covers of classic Israeli songs!
The Promised PodcastThe "Never Again, Again" Edition
Linda and Noah talk about (1) Head of the General Security Agency, or Shabak, Ronen Bar's affidavits to the Supreme Court that one journalist says "will shape…
The Promised PodcastThe "Politics of Words" Edition
Miriam Herschlag, Sara Hirschhorn and Noah Efron talk about (1) The open-letter from Airforce reservists and retirees, calling on the Government to end the…
The Promised PodcastThe "Our Version" Edition
Linda Gradstein, Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron talk about (1) the IDF's at-least-partly debunked explanation for how and why 15 Palestinians in rescue…
The Promised PodcastThe "Status Quo Post" Edition
Linda Gradstein, Gilad Halpern and Noah Efron talk about (1) the anti-Hamas demonstrations in Gaza and what, if anything, we learn from them about the hearts…
The Promised PodcastThe "Not a Citadel, a Sanhedrin" Edition
A hundred years ago this week, a Hebrew University was founded in Jerusalem.
The Promised PodcastThe "Cessation's Cessation" Edition
Miriam Herschlag, Don Futterman and Noah Efron talk about (1) Israel's return to active fighting in Gaza, and what it may mean for the hostages, for Gazans and…
The Promised PodcastThe "Horror Vacui" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this…
The Promised PodcastThe "Out of Phase" Edition
Sara Hirschhorn, Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made…
The Promised PodcastThe "Unsettling Findings" Edition
Linda Gradstein, Gilad Halpern and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them…
The Promised PodcastThe "Synagogues & Stadiums" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that…
The Promised PodcastThe "Sins: Past, Present & Future" Edition
Sara Yael Hirschhorn, Gilad Halpern and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made…
The Promised PodcastThe "No One Expects the Pax Trumpiana!" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this…
The Promised PodcastThe "Justices Supreme and Crises Constitutional" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this…
The Promised PodcastThe "Word" Edition
Miriam Herschlag, Linda Gradstein and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made…
The Promised PodcastThe "Ending this F*#!ing War" Edition
Miriam Herschlag, Sara Hirshhorn and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them…
The Promised PodcastThe "Bear Missed the Train?" Edition
Linda Gradstein, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them…
The Promised PodcastThe "Trauma-Rama" Edition
Linda Gradstein and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week…
The Promised PodcastThe "What's Changed" Edition
Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron are live from the astonishing, brilliant, taste-of-the-world-to-come Limmud Festival in Birmingham, England. —What's Changed…
The Promised PodcastThe "Manifest Destinies" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron and scholar-extraordinaire Sara Hirschhorn discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about…
The Promised PodcastThe "Judgement Days" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Linda Gradstein and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that…
The Promised PodcastThe "Breaking Ranks" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made…
The Promised PodcastThe "The Paper They're Written On" Edition
Linda Gradstein, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them…
The Promised PodcastThe "Leaders We Got & Leaders We Need" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron and Tova Cohen discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made…
The Promised PodcastThe "Violence, Here & There" Edition
Miriam Herschlag, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them…
The Promised PodcastThe "Gallantry & Trumpery" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made…
The Promised PodcastThe "Carets & Sticks" Edition
Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this…
The Promised PodcastThe "For the Wages of Sinwar Are Death" Edition
Linda Gradstein and Noah Efron discuss one topic of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week…
The Promised PodcastThe "Peace & Desist" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron and Tova Cohen discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made…
The Promised PodcastThe "Casting at Persians" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made…
The Promised PodcastThe "A Year" Edition
A New Year and a year since. What are we remembering when we remember October 7?
The Promised PodcastThe "Selichot" Edition
Elul is here and people all over the country are keeping the before-the-high-holidays tradition of saying Selihot, asking for forgiveness and offering…
The Promised PodcastThe "Major Pager Rager" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Linda Gradstein and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that…
The Promised PodcastThe "Not Too Brotherly, Not Much Love" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that…
The Promised PodcastThe "Hersh Ben Perel Chana" Edition
For 331 days, Rachel Goldberg-Polin went everywhere, spoke to everyone and did everything to save her son, Hersh.
The Promised PodcastThe "Remembering Zachariah" Edition
703 IDF soldiers have fallen since October 7th. Each was an entire world. This is a small bit of the story of one of them, Zachariah Haber.
The Promised PodcastThe "Desperately Seeking Sumpin'" Edition
Linda Gradstein, Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that…
The Promised PodcastThe "Time Is on His Side?" Edition
Miriam Herschlag, Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that…
The Promised PodcastThe "Serene & Calm" Edition
Miriam Herschlag, Linda Gradstein and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made…
The Promised PodcastThe "Northern Fights" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this…
The Promised PodcastThe "Making It About Us" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Linda Gradstein and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that…
The Promised PodcastThe "The Valley of the Shadow of Deif" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this…
The Promised PodcastThe "Comfort Where You Find It" Edition
Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this…
The Promised PodcastThe "U.S. and Us" Edition
In a very special, tribute-to-America episode, the sax-and-fiddle player (Alon Tal), the lead-singer-and-keyboardist (Bill Slott), and the bass-player (Noah…
The Promised PodcastThe "New Day Dawning?" Edition
Linda Gradstein, Allison Kaplan Somer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made…
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The "Down and Out" Edition
Linda Gradstein, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them…
The Promised PodcastThe "Free At Last" Edition
Linda Gradstein, Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that…
The Promised PodcastThe "Dilemmas, Prisoner & Other" Edition
Linda Gradstein, Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that…
The Promised PodcastThe "More Things Change" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that…
The Promised PodcastThe "Passing Judgments" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made…
The Promised PodcastThe "Calamities, Past and Not" Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this…