Ancient Land, Modern Tales

Welcome to Israel Story – the award-winning podcast that tells extraordinary tales about ordinary Israelis. Often called “the Israeli ‘This American Life,'” we bring you quirky, unpredictable, interesting and moving stories about a place we all think we know a lot about, but really don’t.

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Latest Episodes

- Short Episode
- 16:53
- 2021
Bonus: Turkey Time!

As many of us celebrate the holiday and think about all that we are thankful for, we hope you will…
- Short Episode
- 25:06
- 2021
Bonus: Yalla Banaat

The only way we manage to survive, the only way we’re able to produce season after season, is with your…
- Episode 72
- 43:06
- 2021
Lost and Found – Part II

In Part I of our ‘Lost and Found’ double-hitter, we heard how Steve Gray and Anat Harrel of Kibbutz Hanaton…
- Episode 71
- 47:04
- 2021
Lost and Found – Part I

We all know that sinking feeling of having lost something dear to our heart. Sometimes these things are gone for…
- Short Episode
- 17:54
- 2021
Bonus: Behind the Scenes of “Soul Food”

When we decide to pursue a story, we identify the relevant characters, reach out to them and go interview them….
- Episode 70
- 58:03
- 2021
Soul Food

While “soul food” has come to mean a specific type of cuisine, for the women we encounter in today’s episode,…