The Comedy Cellar: Live from the Table

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Nick Gillespie on Libertarianism May 23, 2024

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Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Nick Gillespie, editor at large at Reason. He is also host of The Reason Interview with Nick Gillespie podcast.

Magic, Comedy and the Spectrum of Sexuality with Harrison Greenbaum May 23, 2024

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Harrison Greenbaum is a comic and magician. He has been featured on America's Got Talent, Last Comic Standing, Conan, Sherri, Comedy Central's, This Week at the Comedy Cellar and many more. He is a regular at The Comedy Cellar.

Dan Senor on Israel's State of Affairs May 22, 2024

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Dan Senor is a geopolitical expert best-selling author of “Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle" and "The Genius of Israel." He is a longtime expert in policymaking, politics and business in the Middle East and has written numerous articles in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Washington Post, The Weekly Standard and TIME. He hosts a podcast called Call Me Back.

Down with Tech with Nathan Macintosh May 17, 2024

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Nathan Macintosh is a stand up comedian, writer and actor based in New York, originally from Nova Scotia. He joins Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand to discuss the horrors of social media, the anxiety of stand up comedy, Jordan Peterson and all things Canada.

Almost Everything We're Told About Gaza is Wrong - Urban Warfare Expert John Spencer May 14, 2024

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John Spencer joins "Live From The Table" for an in-depth interview to discuss the moral, legal, and strategic implications of Israel's actions in the Gaza War.

Also discussed: hostages, day-after plans, and other matters.

Peter Boghossian - DMT the Objectivity of Numbers, Arguments About Race and IQ, and Jew hatred May 10, 2024

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Peter Boghossian is a Founding Faculty advisor at the University of Austin and the Executive Director of National Progress Alliance. His most recent book is How to Have Impossible Conversations, and his writing can be found in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, Time Magazine, National Review, and elsewhere. His work is centered on bringing the tools of professional philosophers to a wide variety of contexts to help people think through what seem to be intractable problems.

What's Up With This New Anti-speech Anti-Semitism Bill? Professor Jeffrey Sachs May 08, 2024

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Professor Jeffery Sachs tells us all that's wrong with the proposed Anti-Semitism Awareness Act. Does it violate the First Amendment? Is it hypocritical?

https://pen.org/the-wrong-way-to-fight-campus-antisemitism/

Live From the Table: Michael Moynihan and Coleman Hughes May 04, 2024

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Campus Protests, Norman Finkelstein, Israel, The Atom Bomb, and More.

Banned for a Swastika. Can Comedians Go Too Far? with Tyler Fischer and Philip Abraham Apr 26, 2024

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Phillip Abraham is a developing stand-up comedian making waves in Austin, Texas who recently got himself banned from a number of clubs. Tyler Fischer is a comedian, actor and filmmaker known for his stand-up & sketch videos with over 200 million views. He is a regular at The Comedy Cellar.

Former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren - Gaza, Iran, Anti-Semitism, Obama and more. Apr 19, 2024

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Historian, Member of Knesset, Ambassador, and Author Michael Oren joins us for an interview analyzing the current conflict.

Takeaways

Israel faces challenges in responding to Iran's strike while avoiding triggering a regional conflagration and alienating allies.

The concern of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons and the potential risks involved.

The changing policies of the United States towards Israel and the impact on the Israeli response.

The psychological impact of the conflict and the rise of anti-Semitism. The conversation highlights the cultural struggle surrounding the terms 'Israel' and 'Palestine', which encompass a wide range of meanings and ideologies.

The Obama administration's worldview and misrepresentation of historical events, particularly regarding the Arab-Israeli negotiations, are discussed.

The conversation explores the challenges and complexities of the settlements in Israel and the need for creative thinking to achieve peace.

Michael Oren emphasizes the importance of recognizing the rights and identities of both Israelis and Palestinians in order to move towards a resolution.

Sound Bites

"Courage, a little luck would help at this point."

"If they are humiliated or shown to be impotent, that might lead them to the conclusion that we can't put up with this anymore."

"If Iran were to break out and have a nuclear weapon, then we might as well just pack our bags and move somewhere."

"This war has given us clarity on a lot of issues. One of them is on the nature and extent of antisemitism."

"When people say Palestine in America today, they mean many things. They mean socialism. They mean LGBT rights, strangely, because there are no LGBT rights in Palestine, or women's rights. They mean anti-colonialism. They mean anti-nationalism."

"His worldview was a democratic worldview, which included respect for international institutions, a strong feeling about Palestinians, a reticence to use military force, and unfamiliarity with military force."