Jul 2025
Israel's Man-Made Famine in Gaza and the Collapse of Public Health
<p dir="ltr">Since October 2023, Israel's siege on Gaza has turned food — the most basic human need — into a weapon of war.</p> <p dir="ltr">Today, the entire population is on the brink of famine. Babies are dying. Mothers can't produce milk. And even if food is allowed in, for m ... Show More
44m 39s
Jul 2025
Omar Barghouti: 20 years of BDS in the time of
This year marks 20 years since the launch of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement—a global call for justice, freedom, and equality for Palestinians. In this special episode, Michael Arria with Omar Barghouti, co-founder of BDS, to reflect on two decades of grassroots ... Show More
35m 53s
Jun 2025
Dr. Assal Rad on the "12-Day War", Western Media and Israel
<p data-start="273" data-end="418">In this episode, we break down what really happened during the so-called "12-Day War" between Israel, the U.S., and Iran — and why it's not about nuclear weapons. </p> <p data-start="420" data-end="664">Dr. Assal Rad joins us to speak on the rol ... Show More
33m 17s
Sep 2024
Israel Kills 40 Palestinians in Refugee Camp: Kalam Digest 5
In this week's news summary, Edgar and Sam discuss the latest deadly airstrikes on Gaza, follow up on the Polio vaccine and the conditions for back to school season in Gaza. In other news, a Jordanian truck driver gunned down three Israeli border police and the culture wars in Is ... Show More
20m 8s
Sep 20
Day 715 - Daniel Gordis: The lonely man of Zionism
Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with Daniel Gordis. Gordis, an author, scholar, rabbi, activist and sometime Times of Israel blogger, is the crea ... Show More
35m 26s
Oct 22
152: Yo! IDF Raps, with Noam Shuster-Eliassi
Matt and Daniel are joined by comedian and filmmaker Noam Shuster-Eliassi to cover zionist influencer encounters in the wild, drive time radio and the Jewish question, and the greatest tragedy to befall Lynyrd Skynyrd since that plane crash.Please donate to the Sameer Project: ht ... Show More
1h 51m
Nov 2023
A fiery debate on Israel & Palestine
<p><em>On Monday, I interviewed Hussein Aboubakr Mansour and Dan Cohen about the Israel and Palestine conflict. Mansour, an Egyptian-born Muslim who grew up hating Israel, is now pretty staunchly in the pro-Israel camp. Cohen, an American Jew who grew up being told Israel was his ... Show More
1h 40m