Author Daniel Gordis discusses Menachem Begin's life as a wanted man before Israel's creation, including his political career, meetings with key figures, the arrival of the Altalena ship, and his enduring legacy in Israeli and Jewish history. The podcast also explores the role of religion in European Jewry, the battle for control in Daria scene, distorted accounts of historical events, the divide among American Jews on the establishment of a Jewish state, and Begin's pride in Jewishness and its impact on the revival of Jewish interest.

Eli traces history of AsAJews. Rabbi Ari Lam discusses Azadue, Padua Mandate, stereotypes about Jews & Israel, Khabad Situation, False Accusation, spread of anti-Semitic slanders, significance of the Talmud, Fefricorn's proposals, factions within Catholic Church, views of Renaissance humanists on Judaism, origins of Kabbalah, actions of Fefricorn, and uniqueness of anti-Semitic imagery in Germany.

Guest Michael Moynihan explores elite institutions' fear of firing for insubordination or incompetence. They discuss anonymous actions, controversial op-eds, protesting against silencing opposing opinions, and the disconnect between progressivism and workers. They also touch on racism, extremism, accuracy in reporting, and the power of holding the line and riding out controversies.

Eli Lake interviews Jonah Goldberg, founding editor of the Dispatch, discussing the inevitability of a GOP Trump nomination, Trump's post-election behavior and assault on peaceful transition, conservative oppression, changes in debate culture, teaching kids despair versus empowerment, shift in political parties, and the imprecision of arguments and the importance of understanding perspectives.

In this episode, Eli examines Kissinger's cunning when it came to working the refs of Washington, the press corps. Then he interviews the Re-Education's presidential historian, Tevi Troy about Kissinger and his recent trip to Israel. 

In this monologue only episode, Eli looks at why TikTok influencers are suddenly rediscovering Osama Bin Laden and what an earlier generation of terrorism apologists were saying in the months and years after 9-11. 

Sol Stern, writer, discusses the history of Palestinian pogroms against Jews and Israel's response to terrorism. Topics include: exploring the history of Palestinian violence against Jews, the relationship between Haajimin al-Sanny and the Third Reich, the failure of the two-state solution, and Netanyahu's stance on Hamas.

On Today's show, Eli talks with Nissan Dekalo, the deputy head of security for Kibbutz Nahal Oz. Nissan fought for more than eight hours on October 7 as he defended his Kibbutz from a wave of Hamas terrorists.

Exploring the legacy of Sister Souljah and her impact on political leaders, including Bill Clinton and Joe Biden. Discussing the spread of misinformation surrounding Israel, the LA riots of 1992, and Sister Souljah's perspective on racism and power imbalances.

Eli interviews ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt about the rise in anti-Semitism. Topics discussed include the lack of action by university leaders, hypocrisy in free speech at Harvard, moral corrosion within universities, criticism of anti-Israel Democrats, cancel culture and the Kyrie Irving incident, Israel-Hamas conflict, and navigating anti-Israel sentiments on campus.