The Jerusalem Post
English-language Israeli newspaper
Episodes
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#5581: The Jerusalem Post's 1996 Bet and the Global Jewish News RaceA polarizing paper that launched online in 1996 — and the digital news network that followed it.Main topic -
#5662: Right of Reply: What the Rulebook Actually SaysThe IDF's 10-page rebuttal to NAZA bundles a valid procedural complaint with an invalid one. Here's what journalism codes actually require. -
#5496: Taking Down Jerusalem's 7km Border, Street by StreetBarbed wire, minefields, and a wax-pencil line: how Jerusalem's seven-kilometre border was physically torn down after 1967. -
#5304: The Skill of Expecting Less (But Not the Worst)Realists beat optimists and pessimists on long-term well-being. Here's what the research says about keeping expectations accurate. -
#5103: Getting Quoted Without Regret: Source TipsA listener's dictated email became a published quote he regrets. Here's how to handle being on the record. -
#5747: Jamming Drones: The Physics of the Wearable Skylock KitHow does a vest-sized jammer take on frequency-hopping drones? The inverse-square law, spread spectrum, and why jamming reaches farther than detect... -
#5660: The Siesta Law Nobody ObeysIsrael has a legally mandated afternoon rest that almost nobody takes. Where the siesta came from, why Spain abandoned it, and who's napping now. -
#5644: Scrambled Jets and the Hijack Code: What Really HappensA 737 squawks 7500 over Saudi airspace and Israel scrambles fighters. What those jets can actually do — and why "escort" isn't the right word. -
#5548: Hasbara: Explanation or Policy Problem?Israel's Foreign Minister says embassy moves matter as much as the battlefield. A listener in Jerusalem says the problem isn't PR — it's policy. -
#5530: Jerusalem's Pencil Line: 1948–1967Two commanders drew a ceasefire line in wax pencil in 1948. It became a city's border for nineteen years. -
#5495: Musrara: Growing Up on Jerusalem's Pencil-Drawn BorderHow a border drawn with wax pencils in 1948 split Musrara's homes in two — and shaped the neighborhood that raised the Israeli Black Panthers. -
#5471: Your News Feed Is Filtering for Failure40% of people now avoid the news. Here's why the feed distorts reality — and what to read instead. -
#5338: Iran Is Rebuilding Parchin. Again.Satellite imagery shows Iran rebuilding the Taleghan Two site at Parchin for the second time in 18 months — this time under a tarp. -
#5315: What It's Like Living Next Door to a Prime MinisterMotorcades, megaphones at 5:30 a.m., and a three-meter wall — what neighbors of heads of state actually endure. -
#5261: Chickasaw in Jerusalem: An Indigenous ReversalA Chickasaw citizen came to Jerusalem expecting to confirm Israel as a colonial project. He left calling it the Indigenous success story.