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Jun 8, 2012, 5:21 PM

The Tea-with-Putin Gambit

The newest "Promised Podcast" (The " Tea-with-Putin Gambit" Edition) is available for your listening pleasure and general edification. This time, Eilon and Noah discuss (1) the continuing kerfuffle over the government's plan to evacuate five apartment buildings in Beit El (in...

May 28, 2012, 2:54 PM

Make Way for Sherpas!

The Promised Podcast is back and, critics say, better than ever. It's the news of Israel, discussed in an unblinkered way by insiders who know and love Israel. This time, we discuss these three topics: (1) Should we give a...

May 15, 2012, 9:59 AM

All Glory to Gelfand!

This week, as Israeli Boris Gelfand challenges Indian Viswanathan Anand in the World Chess Championship, the "Promised Podcast" gang discusses three topics that have little to do with the Game of Kings. (1) Did anyone say elections? After weeks of...

Apr 28, 2012, 8:12 PM

Sex, Drugs & Sustainability

The newest "Promised Podcast" is here, for all your infotainment needs! This time, discussions of: (1) The continuing efforts of "the Greens" to enter Israeli politics. This week saw the celebration of Earth Day here in Israel (as in pretty much everywhere...

Apr 22, 2012, 10:17 PM

Happy & we know it

The newest episode of the "Promised Podcast" is here: This time, discussions of: The establishment of a new joint secular-religious school system. Recently, the Knesset formally approved the establishment of a new "stream" of public education, called the "Zerem Meshalev" (The...

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