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• Episode 70 - Soul Food - Act author: Yochai Maital
  While “soul food” has come to mean a specific type of cuisine, for the women we encounter in today’s episode,...
• Episode 64 - Tell Saki – Part II - Act author: Yochai Maital
  We conclude our two-part Tell Saki story by returning to the soldiers after the battle and following their respective journeys - full of pain and regret, but also full of longing and camaraderie - in the years since the Yom Kippur War.
• Episode 63 - Tell Saki – Part I - Act author: Yochai Maital
  We embark on a two-episode journey back to the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and specifically to one small hill - a dormant volcanic tell - in the southern Golan Heights. There, we follow a group of young IDF soldiers who, trapped in a small bunker for thirty-six hours, went to hell and back.
• Episode 61 - The Princess - Act author: Yochai Maital
  Most Israelis remember the 2005 disengagement from Gaza as a dramatic moment of national upheaval. But for Hodaya Azulay of the Jewish settlement of Netzarim, the drama was of a different nature altogether - it marked a traumatic turning point in her relationship with her favorite mare, Sheleg.
• Episode 56 - “Alone, Together” Part VI – Six Feet (Under) - Act author: Yochai Maital
  Israel's one thousandth COVID-19 casualty passed away this weekend. And for all of us, death has sadly been an ever-present part of life over the past six months. In the penultimate episode of our "Alone, Together" series, we bring you two stories about dying in times of Corona.
• Episode 53 - “Alone, Together” Part III – Gevalt - Act author: Yochai Maital
  Israel’s ultra-orthodox community was hit twice during COVID-19: First, and in disproportionate numbers, by the virus itself, and then by a wave of anti-Haredi sentiment that pervaded the country. Here’s what it looked like from their perspective.
• Episode 42 - “The Wall” Part III – The Invisibles - Act author: Yochai Maital
  Walls are something you can see. Something you can touch. Something you can run into and get a nasty bump on your head. Or… are they?! In our episode today...
• Episode 38 - “Mixtape” Part III – Eastward Bound - Act author: Yochai Maital
  In Israel today, Mizrahi – or “Eastern” – music is ubiquitous. In fact, to many, it is practically synonymous with Israeli music. But that wasn’t always the case. For decades, ...
• Episode 33 - Milk, Honey and Sweet Mary Jane - Act author: Yochai Maital
  According to a recent study conducted by the Israeli Anti-Drug Authority, the Holy Land might as well be rebranded as a ‘Weedtopia.’ More than a quarter of adults aged 18...
• Episode 27 - Jarab - Act author: Yochai Maital
  More often than not, we think of Jewish-Arab relations in Israel as being adversarial. We frequently hear tales of hatred, violence, animosity and discrimination. But reality is, of course, much...
• Episode 25 - Peace Now. Almost. - Act author: Yochai Maital
  Though few people grasped it at the time, the Six-Day War put the young state of Israel on an entirely new trajectory. Some see the war’s outcome as a historic...
• Episode 22 - And in the End… - Act author: Yochai Maital
  It’s springtime in Israel and renewal is in the air: Wildflowers are blooming, short pants make their first appearances of the year, and – most importantly – we are back...
• Episode 21 - 68 and Counting – Part II - Act author: Yochai Maital
  In the second installment of this two-part series (and our season two finale), we pick up where we left off last week: Presenting small stories – one per decade...
• Episode 17 - Stop That Bus! - Act author: Yochai Maital
  Israeli buses regularly make international headlines, be it for suicide bombings, fights over gender segregation or clashes concerning Shabbat schedules. On this week’s episode, we delve into the world of lesser known bus-related conflicts.
• Episode 16 - Over and Out - Act author: Yochai Maital
  Stories of relationships that have ended, and the things (the often slightly nutty things) that people do in the aftermath.
• Episode 15 - Love, Revisited - Act author: Yochai Maital
  The stories in today’s episode come from our most recent live show, “Israel in Love.” We’ll meet three couples looking back at their love affairs from very different vantage points.
• Episode 10 - Birthstory - Act author: Yochai Maital
  An Israeli couple flies to Nepal to pick up their three babies from two surrogate mothers and discover that the transaction is not as straightforward as it seems.
• Episode 7 - Out of Africa…And Back Again - Act author: Yochai Maital
  Two journeys - in very different directions, and taken for very different reasons - out of, and then into, Africa.
• Episode 5 - Holy Cow! - Act author: Yochai Maital
  We’ve got four featured moo-ers: a red heifer that some think will bring the messiah, a cow that’s become the symbol of radical Israeli veganism, buffalos that hold the future for a self-described “Israeli redneck,” and the golden calf that was biblical big-business.
• Episode 1 - Faking It - Act author: Yochai Maital
  From our relationship with Ira Glass to priceless antiquities all the way to coveted sick passes – Israeli stories that are anything but real. In our very first episode, the Israel Story team delves into the realm of fakes, forgeries, and mimicry.
• Meet the Team - Yochai Maital
  Yochai grew up in Haifa, but now can’t imagine calling anywhere but Tel Aviv his home. After eight years as...
• Blog - “Conversations with Friends” Zoom Series
  November 19, 2020: Mishy Harman and Yochai Maital in conversation with Etgar Keret. This is a closed event.
• Blog - “Conversations with Friends” Zoom Series
  December 8, 2020: Yochai Maital in conversation with Ala Dakka. This is a closed event.
• Episode 10 - Birthstory
  An Israeli couple flies to Nepal to pick up their three babies from two surrogate mothers and discover that the transaction is not as straightforward as it seems.
• Short Episode - Short: “Achoti”
  With the kind of storytelling we do, most of our interviews end up on the proverbial “editing room floor.” And we’re often sorry they do, since we’d like you to ...
• Episode 63 - Tell Saki – Part I
  We embark on a two-episode journey back to the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and specifically to one small hill - a dormant volcanic tell - in the southern Golan Heights. There, we follow a group of young IDF soldiers who, trapped in a small bunker for thirty-six hours, went to hell and back.
• Short Episode - Raz Newman
  Israel has, of course, branded itself as the Start-Up Nation. And in many ways, Raz Newman is the classic Israeli...
• Short Episode - Adva Gutman Tirosh
  Even today, nearly three weeks after the devastating attacks of October 7th, there are still hundreds of people who are...