Zionism
movement to create and develop a Jewish state in the Levant
Episodes
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#5809: What If Israel Had Never Fallen? A 2,000-Year Thought ExperimentHannah's question: what would Israel look like if it had stayed under Jewish rule for 2,000 years — and was antisemitism structural or circumstantial? -
#5449: The Neurotic Jew: Where the Stereotype Came FromThe anxious, overthinking Jewish personality — where did it actually come from? The answer isn't what you'd expect. -
#5349: Why Israel Feels Like a Country at War With QuietBalagan, matkot, and tailgating in the Negev: what explains Israel's loud, urgent tempo — and why "security" isn't the answer. -
#5171: Yiddish Was Never a PidginYiddish isn't a pidgin or corrupted German — it's a four-component fusion language, and its story is more political than you'd think. -
#5227: Who Decides What Hebrew Words Mean?Israel's Academy of the Hebrew Language can coin words the state must use — but it can't make anyone say them. Why 10 million speakers might be the...