#5328: A Shabbat Radio That Can't Be Paused
A soundproof box that plays podcasts continuously — no pause, no skip, no volume. Just open the lid and listen.
#5326: What Makes a Bar a Third Place?
A listener's search for a bar where you can actually hear your friend — and the 35-year-old sociology that explains why it's so hard to find.
#5315: What It's Like Living Next Door to a Prime Minister
Motorcades, megaphones at 5:30 a.m., and a three-meter wall — what neighbors of heads of state actually endure.
#5273: Why Bosch Tools Cost More in Israel
A broken Dremel leads to a pricing mystery: why does an exclusive importer charge more than the retailers it supplies?
#5262: How the Talmud Outlived Every Book Burning
From the 1242 Paris burning to Sefaria's AI agents, the chain of transmission was never in the books — it was in the network.
#5261: Chickasaw in Jerusalem: An Indigenous Reversal
A Chickasaw citizen came to Jerusalem expecting to confirm Israel as a colonial project. He left calling it the Indigenous success story.
#5228: Why Israeli Road Signs Still Spell It "Tiqwa
Israel's Academy of the Hebrew Language is finally standardizing how place names get written in English — but the Q on the signs has survived every...
#5225: Carving Paleo-Hebrew Into Everyday Objects
Custom metal stencils, the right vector files, and tasteful ways to bring an ancient script back onto everyday objects.
#5223: Jerusalem's Ghost Towers and the Diaspora Buyer
10,340 unsold apartments, 15,000 ghost homes, and luxury towers pre-sold to buyers who visit twice a year. What is Jerusalem becoming?
#5222: How to Fill a Room With People Who Remember You
Is there a rent-a-crowd industry, and can you use it to make a 41st birthday feel like being remembered?
#5139: What Non-Internet Phones Reveal About Smartphone Addiction
Do internet-free phones prove the web is the addictive layer? The Haredi community offers a fascinating, if imperfect, natural experiment.
#5085: Was the System Built for a Slow Prime Minister?
Moving past blame to ask whether governance systems assume leaders won't fail.
#5084: Three Hours in the Dark: Scrutiny or Scapegoat?
Was the scrutiny of Netanyahu's response on Oct 7th legitimate accountability or a witch hunt? We explore the dangerous rush to judgment.
#5083: The Shared Work of Teshuvah: Why Your Failures Aren't Unique
Why the Jewish New Year's framework for self-improvement mirrors psychology's most common regrets—and why shared struggle dissolves shame.
#5069: When Probes Can Punish: Israel's Inquiry Dilemma
Why Israel's state commissions can blame—but often fail to deliver—and what Australia, the UK, and the US do differently.
#5068: The PM's Diary: 3 Hours, 2 Versions, 1 Hard Question
An edited official diary, a three-hour gap, and what we actually owe leaders in a crisis.
#5065: How a Standards Body Built a State Before the State Existed
The Yishuv built a state before 1948 — and the British often helped. Cement specs were the tell.
#5059: Israel's Unique Plug Problem: Standards, Cost, and Identity
Why does Israel have its own electrical plug no other country uses? The story of the Standards Institution of Israel reveals a nation-building lega...
#4962: Who Decides What Goes on Jerusalem’s Lampposts?
The law is clear on illegal postering. But enforcement? That’s where it gets complicated.
#4959: Can Tolerance Be Taught? The Psychology of Coexistence
Is tolerance a personality trait or a skill you can learn? What Jerusalem's mixed neighborhoods reveal about coexistence.