Grief moves slowly and war moves quickly. After Hamas assailants killed at least 1,400 Israelis and took hundreds more hostage, Israel dropped more than 6,000 bombs on Gaza in the first week of a conflict that is still ongoing. So far, more than 5,000 Palestinians are reported dead and many more injured. There’s no one way to cover this that reconciles all t ... Show More
May 15
This Is Why I Find Pema Chödrön So Essential
What do you do when you feel anxious or insecure? Many of us try to push the feeling away, or we ruminate on it, or try to solve it, or avoid the thought altogether. But what would happen if we did the exact opposite? The Buddhist nun and teacher Pema Chödrön is the author of man ... Show More
1h 13m
May 12
I Have Some Questions for the Democrats Who Want to Run California
On Friday, I moderated a forum with the top Democratic candidates for California governor, focusing on the state’s housing crisis. California’s current governor, Gavin Newsom, came into office in 2019 promising to build millions of homes. And in the years since, dozens of pro-hou ... Show More
1h 32m
Oct 2023
Special Episode: Roundtable on Israel-Palestine w/ Dana El Kurd, Orly Noy, and Yair Wallach
While the world is currently transfixed by what’s happening in Israel-Palestine, this story did not begin on October 7th. Elia Ayoub and Daniel Voskoboynik are joined by Dana El Kurd, Orly Noy, and Yair Wallach to think through this moment, process our grief together, and articul ... Show More
1h 31m
Dec 2023
64. Katie Halper: Why Jews should support Palestine, lessons from the holocaust, and a message to Amy Schumer
<p>The so-called "humanitarian pause" in Israel's assault on Gaza ended just days ago, and already nearly 1,000 Palestinians have been killed.</p> <p>The Israeli military released a map dividing Gaza into over 2,000 small sections. They say they will notify Palestinians in each o ... Show More
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