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How Screens and Other Technologies Are Damaging the Mental Health of Our Children with Jonathan Haidt Dec 01, 2023

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Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist at New York University’s Stern School of Business. His research examines the intuitive foundations of morality, and how morality varies across cultural and political divisions. Haidt is the author of multiple books including the forthcoming, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness.

Daniel-Ryan Spaulding on Being a Jewish Ally Nov 25, 2023

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Daniel-Ryan Spaulding is a world-traveling comedian, TV writer and social media influencer. He has been described by Huffington Post as “brilliantly subversive,” and has a one-man show called 'Power Gay.' His special, 'So Berlin,' is available on YouTube.

Israel and American Politics with Dan Senor Nov 24, 2023

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Dan Senor, the author of the new book "The Genius of Israel", is a columnist, writer, and political adviser. We discuss Israeli society during the war, the effect on American politics, Biden's hopes for reelection, and much more.

Alan Dershowitz Defends Israel Nov 22, 2023

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Alan Dershowitz has been called 'the nation's most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer' and one of its 'most distinguished defenders of individual rights,' 'the best-known criminal lawyer in the world,' 'the top lawyer of last resort,' and 'America's most public Jewish defender.' He is the author of forty books including seven bestsellers.

Aaron Mate on Israel and Palestine. Nov 20, 2023

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This is a version of a debate originally aired on Live From America.

See an extensively sourced version on YouTube https://youtu.be/XuDK8nyyT2I

The Holy Land with Liel Leibovitz Nov 17, 2023

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Liel Leibovitz is editor-at-large for Tablet Magazine, host of its weekly culture podcast, Unorthodox, and author of the new book, How the Talmud Can Change Your Life.

On Re-Opening Dangerfield's Comedy Club - Noam Gives Advice Nov 16, 2023

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Mark Yosef is an attorney, comic and the new owner of Dangerfield's Comedy Club.

Did Netanyahu Prop Up Hamas (and Other Matters)? Columnist and Analyst Jonathon Spyer. Nov 13, 2023

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Netanyahu Derangement Syndrome? Spyer pushes back on some of the more extreme interpretations of Netanyahu's policies and comments.

Also discussed: Human shields, Jihad, Camp David negotiations, and more.

Spyer is a British-Israeli analyst, writer, and journalist of Middle Eastern affairs. He is director of research at the Middle East Forum, editor of Middle East Quarterly magazine

Harvard and Anti Semitism Nov 10, 2023

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Shai-Li Ron, a student at Harvard as well as former spokesperson for the IDF, describes the current state of anti semitism on campus.

Israel-Hamas - Norman Finkelstein vs. Eli Lake - a Heated Debate Nov 03, 2023

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Controversial Professor Norman Finkelstein and Commentary Magazine writer Eli Lake debate the current Hamas-Israel conflict. It's quite a conversation.

Check out Eli's podcast - The Reeducation, and Professor Finkelstein's many books, including Gaza: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom.

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