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
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- 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,…
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- Short Episode
- 13:46
- 2021
Bonus: Behind the Scenes of “Pigging Out”
Pigging Out was supposed to come out long ago: The stories had been recorded, drafts had been written and we…
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- Episode 69
- 1:09:50
- 2021
Pigging Out
Not once, but twice, does the Bible admonish us to abstain from eating the flesh of the pig. And though…
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- Episode 68
- 1:01:54
- 2021
No Place Like Home
In different ways, we are all constantly searching for a place to call home. For some that home is physical,…
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- Episode 67
- 1:12:14
- 2021
A Day at the Y
On June 7, 2021 the entire Israel Story team – nine radio producers – descended upon the Jerusalem International YMCA….
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- Episode 66
- 49:45
- 2021
Game Changer
With the fate of the 2020 – now 2021 – Tokyo Olympic Games still up in the air, our season finale tells the story of a dream to introduce a sport to a nation, and a nation to a sport. But it is a dream made up of as many tears of pain and disappointment as it is of joy and triumph.