

41 episodes
by Ark Media · English
Presenting the challenges and dilemmas facing Israelis and Jews around the world.
How the modern Middle East was shaped by 20th-century state-building, then by post-9/11 U.S.
3 Sep 2026 · 39m · 8 chapters
The episode (part one) argues that the modern Middle East wasn’t mainly created by Ottoman collapse and Western border-drawing; instead, it was shaped by Middle Eastern actors with their own agendas,…
31 Aug 2026 · 45m · 9 chapters
Inside Call Me Back “Sneak Peek” with Amit Segal answering insider questions about why he calls Itamar Ben-Gvir a “disaster for Israel,” contrasting him with Bezalel Smotrich, and discussing…
29 Aug 2026 · 10m · 6 chapters
Israel–Turkey tensions in Syria after Israel’s Aug 18 strike on the Abu al-Duhar airbase, framed as the end of an unwritten Israel–Turkey Syria status quo and part of a broader Sunni realignment as…
27 Aug 2026 · 43m · 11 chapters
Why the Mizrahi-Ashkenazi divide, though less visible in daily life, still shapes Israeli politics and election narratives—especially around “the will of the people,” judicial power, and the Jewish…
24 Aug 2026 · 50m · 21 chapters
Inside Call Me Back members-only sneak peek where Jon Polin answers questions from young Jewish adults/teens, focused on Zionism, violence in Israel, and the social cost of being openly pro-Israel.
22 Aug 2026 · 10m · 5 chapters
Whether liberal democracy (liberal democratic capitalism, rule of law, restrained government) can survive amid economic dislocation, romantic/anti-rational culture, and populist politics;…
20 Aug 2026 · 46m · 16 chapters
Elise Stefanik discusses her book Poisoned Ivies and the Dec 5, 2023 congressional hearing where she pressed MIT, Penn, and Harvard presidents on whether calling for the genocide of Jews violates…
17 Aug 2026 · 39m · 18 chapters
Nadav Ayal addresses listener questions about a reported “wave” of highly educated Israelis leaving since 2023, and argues the main driver is internal governance and social breakdown rather than…
15 Aug 2026 · 9m · 5 chapters
Dara Horn’s new book argues there is no “final solution” as a slogan; instead, it repurposes the Nazi phrase “Final Solution” to ask what a real solution for antisemitism against living Jews would…
13 Aug 2026 · 1h · 21 chapters
Part 2 of an ARK Media investigation into Israel’s alleged secret war aim in Operation Roaring Lion: creating military conditions for regime change in Iran, using a Mossad-recruited Iranian asset…
10 Aug 2026 · 40m · 7 chapters
A members-only Q&A “sneak peek” with Tal Becker on (1) why participation by Arab parties in Israeli governing coalitions is “intolerable” to many median Jewish voters, and (2) how Israeli law handles…
8 Aug 2026 · 10m · 3 chapters
Part 1 of “The Secret Plan to Weaponize the Kurds” explains Kurdish history, why Israel/US reportedly considered using Kurdish fighters against Iran, and why the operation didn’t materialize—arguing…
6 Aug 2026 · 45m · 14 chapters
The Michigan Democratic Senate primary between Haley Stevens (moderate) and Abdul El-Sayed (insurgent progressive) and how it’s become a referendum on Israel and AIPAC; Mark Halpern also argues this…
3 Aug 2026 · 55m · 18 chapters
“Peak Trump foreign policy” and whether U.S. alliances (especially with Israel) will become less transactional after 2029; implications for Iran, Russia-Ukraine, and U.S.-ally trust.
30 Jul 2026 · 54m · 13 chapters
Whether Israel and Iran are headed toward “War Part 3,” after a collapsed U.S.-Israel-Iran MOU and rising regional attacks; also how the conflict and West Bank unrest intersect with Israeli and U.S.
27 Jul 2026 · 50m · 17 chapters
How game-changing defense and security tech (drones, AI, cyber, autonomous systems, commercial satellites) is lowering barriers for small countries; how tech, capital, and geopolitics interact; and…
26 Jul 2026 · 51m · 17 chapters