Best Jews United for Democracy Podcasts (2025)

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Rabbi J.J. Schacter on the Jewish Meaning of Memory: What does it mean to remember the destruction of the Temples? 35:13

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We are now in a period in the liturgical calendar of the Jewish people known as the Three Weeks, which begins on the seventeenth day of the Hebrew month of Tammuz, and continues through the ninth day of the month of Av. It is a period of mourning and commemoration of many experiences of tragedy and sorrow in the Jewish past, and it culminates on th…

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Max Boot with Warren Olney | Russia's War on Ukraine: Trump, Putin, Zelensky, and the Search for Peace 57:22

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In this compelling conversation, foreign policy expert and author Max Boot joins veteran journalist Warren Olney to examine the state of American democracy, global threats, and what’s at stake in the months ahead. This episode of America at a Crossroads offers thoughtful analysis, historical perspective, and urgent questions about the direction of …

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Robert Satloff on Revitalizing Middle East Studies: A new graduate program promises to restore scholarly integrity to a debased field 34:07

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October 7th exposed to everyone what many in and around the academy have known for years: American universities—not all, but many—are failing catastrophically to educate the next generation about the history, cultures, and politics of the Middle East. Instead of producing students versed in the region’s complexities, these institutions have become …

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E.J. Dionne with Madeleine Brand | Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country 59:44

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Yuval Levin on American Renewal 23:07

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This week, America celebrates 249 years of independence. As the countdown begins to our 250th birthday, our semiquincentennial, it is natural to ask what citizenship means to us as Americans, and as American Jews. How do we fulfill our obligations not just to preserve what we’ve inherited, but to renew it for future generations? These aren’t just p…

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Mayor Karen Bass with Patt Morrison | Federal Troops in LA: What Comes Next? 58:01

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Karen Bass is the 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles and the first woman and second African American to be elected as the city’s chief executive. Bass previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2022 and in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010, serving as speaker during her final Assembly term. Patt Morrison has a share of…

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What the War Reveals about Providence and Jewish History with Meir Soloveichik 28:45

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On June 22, American B-2 bombers dropped hundreds of tons of explosives on three nuclear sites in Iran—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Right after President Trump announced that the pilots were out of Iranian air space, the world started to learn the details of Operation Midnight Hammer, the extraordinary American mission to neutralize Iran’s nuclear-…

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Marc Dunkelman with Larry Mantle | The USA: Why Nothing Is Working And How To Fix It 58:55

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Amb. Dennis Ross with Patt Morrison | Israel in Crisis Briefing #22 58:27

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Jay Lefkowitz on New York City’s Democratic Primary 28:59

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On June 24, members of New York City’s Democratic party will select their nominee for the mayoral election that is scheduled to take place in November of this year. As of last year, 56 percent of registered voters in New York were Democrats, but even that number doesn’t fully express the extent of the Democratic party’s hold over the city’s affairs…

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Aaron David Miller with Patt Morrison | Israel in Crisis: The Latest Challenges and Shifts 57:58

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Sadanand Dhume on Israeli Arms and the India-Pakistan Conflict: How two democracies found common cause 44:51

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On April 22, 2025, Islamist terrorists struck Indian civilians in Kashmir. Twenty-six people were killed, most of them Hindu tourists. This attack would trigger what analysts now call the “88-Hour War”—a brief but intense conflict between India and Pakistan that ended only after American diplomatic intervention. This four-day war revealed a shift i…

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Rachel Barkow with Warren Olney | Justice Abandoned: What Happens When The Supreme Court, The Constitution and The Rule of Law Are Ignored? 56:42

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Michael Roth with Patt Morrison | The Use and Abuse of Anti-Antisemitism: A University President's Perspective 57:21

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In this thought-provoking episode of America at a Crossroads, Wesleyan University President Michael Roth joins Patt Morrison, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and columnist for the Los Angeles Times, for a timely conversation on the role of higher education in American democracy. 📌 Subscribe for weekly conversations with leaders, thinkers, and cha…

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Jeffrey Herf on the Transformation of Radical Speech into Violence 45:33

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On April 13, 2025, an arsonist set fire to the residence of the governor of Pennsylvania. When apprehended, he told law-enforcement officers that he did so using Molotov cocktails. The attack took place just hours after the governor, an American Jew, and his Jewish family, had concluded their Passover seder. The next month, a far-left activist murd…

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Judge Matthew Solomson on Orthodox Judaism and American Public Service: A conversation with one of the highest-ranking observant Jews in the federal judiciary 59:57

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It’s not uncommon, to put the matter lightly, to find Jewish Americans well represented in the legal field. But the conventional storybook narrative of how Jews rise to occupy positions of promise and prestige in the law tends to emphasize the gradual softening or quieting of religious observance in favor of a broader, more secular American identit…

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David Ignatius with Larry Mantle | Behind the Headlines: America's Role in a Changing World 58:37

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Join us for a conversation between Washington Post columnist and bestselling author David Ignatius and veteran broadcast journalist Larry Mantle. In this episode of America at a Crossroads, they explore America’s role in a rapidly shifting global landscape, the state of U.S. intelligence and foreign policy, and the challenges facing democracy at ho…

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Yossi Melman on Israel’s Most Famous Spy: What we learn from the Eli Cohen files 33:03

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In 2019, Netflix released a six-episode miniseries starring the English comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen. Cohen played an Israeli spy, Eli Cohen. The latter Cohen was a Jewish immigrant from Egypt who, once in Israel, was recruited and trained by the Mossad. He then assumed the identity of Kamel Amin Thaabet, a wealthy Arab businessman who, hav…

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David Axelrod with Madeleine Brand | Can Our American Democracy Survive Today's Challenges? 1:01:50

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J.J. Kimche on Paul Johnson’s Legacy of Philo-Semitism 42:47

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Born in 1928 in Manchester, Paul Johnson was a British Catholic who while at the helm of the New Statesman liked to boast that he had met every British prime minister from Churchill to Blair and every American president from Eisenhower to George W. Bush—the latter of whom awarded Paul Johnson with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006. After pu…

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Andrew Weissmann with Warren Olney | The Critical Quest for Presidential Accountability 59:50

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Join Andrew Weissmann, NYU Law Professor, former lead prosecutor in the Mueller investigation, and MSNBC commentator, as he sits down with veteran journalist Warren Olney on America at a Crossroads. They discuss the state of democracy, the rule of law, and the implications of ongoing legal battles. Weissmann, author of the New York Times bestseller…

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Ari Heistein on the American War on the Houthis, and the Israeli One 44:21

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On May 4, 2025, a ballistic missile traveling up to sixteen times faster than the speed of sound struck ground close to the terminal at Ben-Gurion airport, halting flight traffic and leaving a crater at the point of impact. It was the first time that the airport buildings themselves have been so close to a successful missile attack. This particular…

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Douglas Brinkley with Patt Morrison | The American Presidency: A Presidential Historian's Perspective 58:37

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Douglas Brinkley is a Professor of History at Rice University, a CNN Presidential Historian, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. He has received seven honorary doctorates in American Studies. He has authored more than 25 books, including several highly acclaimed presidential biographies. Six of his books were named New York Times “Notable Boo…

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Michael Doran on Donald Trump's Middle East Policy 39:17

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President Trump and his team came into the White House determined to reverse the course of American foreign policy. Most every president does. It’s what President Obama wished to do vis-à-vis President Bush, President Trump vis-à-vis President Obama, and President Biden vis-à-vis President Trump. Where Biden was for, Trump would be against; where B…

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Bret Stephens with Larry Mantle | Still 45 Months To Go: Trump, America, and The World 1:00:40

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Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Bret Stephens joins Larry Mantle for a candid and wide-ranging conversation on today’s most pressing issues — from the state of American democracy to foreign policy, media polarization, and the future of political discourse.

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Benedict Kiely on Pope Francis and the State of Jewish-Catholic Relations 47:57

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The Catholic cardinal Jorge Mario Bergolio ascended to the papacy in 2013. In honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, he chose as his papal name Francis. For a dozen years he was the head of the Catholic Church and a major figure in the moral and cultural life of the West. After a prolonged illness, Pope Francis died on April 21 of this year. There are o…

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Ambassador (Fmr) Michael McFaul and Larry Diamond | Trump's Foreign Policy: The Impact On Global Democracy and U.S. National Security 59:38

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Former U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul and democracy scholar Larry Diamond join America at a Crossroads to explore the global state of democracy, the threat of authoritarianism, and America's role in defending freedom. Drawing on deep foreign policy and political experience, they discuss Russia, China, and the future of democratic values at home and…

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Leon Kass on How Exodus Created the Jewish National Narrative 1:07:47

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This week the Jewish people is not just celebrating, but reenacting the Exodus from Egypt that our ancestors undertook many generations ago. The complex, ritualized retelling of this story can be found in the Haggadah, the text that structures the Passover’s ceremonial meal, or seder. But of course the defining telling of this story is to be found …

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Jon Michaels with Madeleine Brand | Vigilante Nation: The Subversion of American Democracy 58:53

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Sarah Longwell and George Conway with Warren Olney | "Whither Goest Thou America?": Hopes for the Future of Our Country 1:00:38

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In this week’s America at a Crossroads, political strategist Sarah Longwell and attorney George Conway join veteran journalist Warren Olney for a candid, forward-looking conversation about where the country is headed. Amid deep polarization and political uncertainty, they explore signs of optimism, the resilience of democratic institutions, and wha…

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Dara Horn on Her New Graphic Novel 44:43

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Later this week Jewish families all over the world will sit down at the seder table and, guided by the text of the Haggadah, recapitulate in a highly ornate and ritualized form the Israelite redemption from oppression in Egypt. The text of the Haggadah itself is fascinating, not only because of its sources and composition and what it emphasizes and…

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Tevi Troy on How Republican Administrations Argue about Israel 40:05

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Is the Trump administration pro-Israel? There’s a great deal of evidence to believe it is. It’s given Israel the armaments and rhetorical support it needs to fight on until total victory in Gaza. It has targeted the Houthis in Yemen. It has a record of taking action—economic, diplomatic, and military—against Iran and so has a degree of credibility …

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Amb. Dennis Ross with Larry Mantle | Statecraft: Donald Trump and Prospects for the Middle East and US Foreign Policy in 2025 55:01

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What does a second Trump term mean for the Middle East and America’s global role? Ambassador Dennis Ross, a veteran diplomat and Middle East expert, joins journalist Larry Mantle for a timely and wide-ranging conversation on U.S. foreign policy in 2025. From Israel and Iran to shifting alliances in the region, Ross offers insight into how statecraf…

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Micah Goodman on What He’s Learned about Israel in the Past Year-and-a-Half 41:15

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In the months leading up to the October 7 attacks, Israel was bitterly divided along the tribal lines that had been hardened by the government’s effort to reform the country’s judiciary. There were major protests, acts of civil disobedience, and boycotts, coupled with enormous frustration, distrust, anger, and resentment among Israelis. Then, as yo…

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Rabbi J.J. Schacter on the Jewish Meaning of Memory: What does it mean to remember the destruction of the Temples? 35:13

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Max Boot with Warren Olney | Russia's War on Ukraine: Trump, Putin, Zelensky, and the Search for Peace 57:22

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Robert Satloff on Revitalizing Middle East Studies: A new graduate program promises to restore scholarly integrity to a debased field 34:07

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E.J. Dionne with Madeleine Brand | Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country 59:44

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Yuval Levin on American Renewal 23:07

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Mayor Karen Bass with Patt Morrison | Federal Troops in LA: What Comes Next? 58:01

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What the War Reveals about Providence and Jewish History with Meir Soloveichik 28:45

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Marc Dunkelman with Larry Mantle | The USA: Why Nothing Is Working And How To Fix It 58:55

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Amb. Dennis Ross with Patt Morrison | Israel in Crisis Briefing #22 58:27

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Jay Lefkowitz on New York City’s Democratic Primary 28:59

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Aaron David Miller with Patt Morrison | Israel in Crisis: The Latest Challenges and Shifts 57:58

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Sadanand Dhume on Israeli Arms and the India-Pakistan Conflict: How two democracies found common cause 44:51

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Rachel Barkow with Warren Olney | Justice Abandoned: What Happens When The Supreme Court, The Constitution and The Rule of Law Are Ignored? 56:42

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Michael Roth with Patt Morrison | The Use and Abuse of Anti-Antisemitism: A University President's Perspective 57:21

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Jeffrey Herf on the Transformation of Radical Speech into Violence 45:33

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Judge Matthew Solomson on Orthodox Judaism and American Public Service: A conversation with one of the highest-ranking observant Jews in the federal judiciary 59:57

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David Ignatius with Larry Mantle | Behind the Headlines: America's Role in a Changing World 58:37

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Yossi Melman on Israel’s Most Famous Spy: What we learn from the Eli Cohen files 33:03

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David Axelrod with Madeleine Brand | Can Our American Democracy Survive Today's Challenges? 1:01:50

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J.J. Kimche on Paul Johnson’s Legacy of Philo-Semitism 42:47

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Andrew Weissmann with Warren Olney | The Critical Quest for Presidential Accountability 59:50

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Ari Heistein on the American War on the Houthis, and the Israeli One 44:21

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Douglas Brinkley with Patt Morrison | The American Presidency: A Presidential Historian's Perspective 58:37

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Michael Doran on Donald Trump's Middle East Policy 39:17

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Bret Stephens with Larry Mantle | Still 45 Months To Go: Trump, America, and The World 1:00:40

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Benedict Kiely on Pope Francis and the State of Jewish-Catholic Relations 47:57

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Ambassador (Fmr) Michael McFaul and Larry Diamond | Trump's Foreign Policy: The Impact On Global Democracy and U.S. National Security 59:38

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Leon Kass on How Exodus Created the Jewish National Narrative 1:07:47

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Jon Michaels with Madeleine Brand | Vigilante Nation: The Subversion of American Democracy 58:53

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Sarah Longwell and George Conway with Warren Olney | "Whither Goest Thou America?": Hopes for the Future of Our Country 1:00:38

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Dara Horn on Her New Graphic Novel 44:43

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Tevi Troy on How Republican Administrations Argue about Israel 40:05

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Amb. Dennis Ross with Larry Mantle | Statecraft: Donald Trump and Prospects for the Middle East and US Foreign Policy in 2025 55:01

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Micah Goodman on What He’s Learned about Israel in the Past Year-and-a-Half 41:15