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The Upfront PodcastEitan Chitayat | Narrative & CounterpropagandaEitan Chitayat is a creative director, copywriter and brand-builder, and founder of the Natie Branding Agency in Tel Aviv. Eitan has been delivering branding campaigns for B2C and B2B clients for over 25 years. He has lived in Hong Kong, London, Tel Aviv, New York, and Boston, working with clients such as Google, Volkswagen, American Express, and Toyota, as well as Israeli companies like Amdocs, NICE, The Jewish Agency for Israel, and Taglit. In 2015, he created the viral video "I'm That Jew" which has been viewed over 15 million times on various platforms. He also gave a TED talk...
2024-05-161h 19The Upfront PodcastYirmiyahu "That_Semite" | Intersectional Jewish AdvocacyMy guest today is the eloquent Yirmiyahu Danzig, known as @that_semite on social media. Yirmiyahu is an educator and activist for Jewish and indigenous rights. He holds a degree in Political Science, Homeland Security, and Public Diplomacy. Yirmiyahu will tell us how his own family background led to him inherently feeling and thinking more intersectional and realizing that there is a need for social justice and education overall. Today, we are talking about Jewish identity, values and visibility, our own personal feelings about the hate we are being subjected to as a people, the danger of a...
2024-03-1455 minThe Upfront PodcastMatan Peretz | Comedian - Soldier - ActivistMy guest today is Matan Peretz, who makes a living as a comedian in Israel, and as an Israeli citizen he also serves in the IDF, the Israel Defense Forces, when called up for reserve duty. Matan has been using his platform to advocate for Israel, and against terrorism and will be sharing some important points of his activism and the social media information war. Based on his own experience, Matan will tell us about what life is like in Judea and Samaria, otherwise referred to as “settlements” in the West Bank, and how they have had to experience simi...
2024-02-0851 minThe Upfront PodcastCécile Nebbot | Living In The Post-Truth EraCécile Nebbot is back for a deep dive into history. We are talking about ancient to recent historical events, covering the Jewish people, as well as some important events throughout Christian and Islamic history that would be crucial for people to know to be able to have a fact-based conversation about the war Israel is forced to fight on multiple fronts.Cécile and I are trying to find a logical reason for antisemitism and the ongoing persecution of one of the smallest minorities on earth and discuss Islamic lobbyism reaching Ivy League universities in the US...
2024-01-251h 17The Upfront PodcastCécile Nebbot | Reawakened ZionismCécile Nebbot was born in Marseille, France in 1967 to liberal Jewish parents whose recent ancestors had been expelled from Spain, and then eventually from Tunisia and Algeria.She is an economist and communication expert with a background in brand content and strategic consulting. For two decades she has worked for leading consulting firms based in London, New York, and Paris. Cécile has a deep expertise in econometrics. In 2020, she cofounded an Institute for Art & Future Design based in Berlin to deal with contemporary art, future foresight, and the epochal shifts we live in. Amongst its ex...
2023-12-211h 05The Upfront PodcastThe War on IsraelHave you ever wondered how 6 million Jews could be murdered by the Nazis in cold blood in the Holocaust while the world was silently watching? Let me tell you...On the morning of October 7, 2023, during the holiday of Simchat Torah, hundreds of Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel by land, sea, and air, to commit the most vile, heinous, vicious, and brutal attacks on innocent Israeli civilians, and murdered over 1300 innocent civilians and taking hundreds of hostages, leading to the highest number of Jews murdered in one day since the holocaust.In response, Israel declared a state...
2023-10-1623 minThe Upfront PodcastRaúl Krauthausen | Disability Exclusion in PoliticsMy guest today is Raul Krauthausen. He lives in Berlin, Germany, and is a well-known activist and author who advocates for the inclusion of disabled people, basing his work on his own life and experience because Raul was born with Osteogenesis imperfecta and is therefore using a wheelchair. Raul is a published author of several books about inclusion, disability, and activism, with his latest book being “Whoever wants inclusion, finds a way. Whoever doesn’t want it, will find excuses”. Raul and I are talking about his work as an activist, what parents should consider teaching their kids ab...
2023-08-2425 minThe Upfront PodcastAinhoa Martinelli | The Climate EmergencyAinhoa Martinelli is from Switzerland and is 19 years old. She works in a Montessori school and will begin to study geography in the fall. Ainhoa started her activist work in her early teenage years with Fridays for Future. She is now an active part of various international climate movements such as the Global Climate Strike, Debt4Climate, and the Global Youth Biodiversity Network, making her the perfect person to talk to about the issues we will all have to face.Ainhoa and I will be talking about activist burnout, the dark side of volunteer tourism, what the...
2023-08-101h 03The Upfront PodcastStephanie Horwitz | Managing Career ExpectationsStephanie Horwitz from the “What Should I Do With My Life” podcast is joining us today from Tel Aviv, Israel. Steph will tell us how we might have been misled since many people are figuring out that a career might not follow a one-and-done recipe.Steph and I will be discussing how different people have mastered their careers, what you can do to get recognition on the job, and how you can advocate for your work. We will also talk about the fact that women are often easily overlooked in the workplace, and we’ll get into sharin...
2023-05-0441 minThe Upfront PodcastAlejandro Salas | Corruption UnpackedMy guest today is Alejandro Salas, the head of global movement at the global anti-corruption organization Transparency International. Alejandro is originally from Mexico and has studied political science. He now lives in Berlin, Germany. Alejandro will tell us about the dangers of corrupt politicians, what makes for an ethical society, and how impunity plays a crucial role. We are also talking about why giving government officials too much power can directly lead to the downfall of a democratic system and where we stand globally on whistleblower protection.Transparency International Website https://www.transparency.orgFor...
2023-02-2359 minThe Upfront PodcastJolanda Spiess-Hegglin | Victim Blaming RhetoricMy guest today is Jolanda Spiess Hegglin, a journalist and former Swiss politician. One harrowing night, everything changed for her. In the aftermath, her name was extensively used in Swiss tabloid media in attempts to ruin her reputation and to victim blame, while Jolanda was trying to come to terms with what had happened to her and to seek legal accountability. Now, Jolanda is an activist against gender-based violence and has founded an NGO called netzcourage. Jolanda still, to this day, is receiving misogynist hatred, harassment, and threats, while she is working on vindicating her name and taking sole...
2023-02-1647 minThe Upfront PodcastRabbi Akiva Weingarten | Leaving The Ultraorthodox LifeMy guest today is Rabbi Akiva Weingarten, born and raised in the Jewish ultraorthodox “Satmar” community in New York. He decided to leave the community, lived abroad for many years, then studied “Jewish Studies” in Germany and eventually became the Rabbi for two liberal Jewish communities in Switzerland and Germany. His own book by the title “Ultraorthodox,” has recently been published.We are talking about Judaism specifically, other religions, spirituality, and also what it was like for him to leave his old life behind. How he dealt with the struggles of entering a whole new world, redefining himself, and...
2023-02-0957 minThe Upfront PodcastEnd of Year 2022For the final episode of the year, I am saying goodbye for now until we meet again in the new year!Send us a textSupport the showJoin the conversation and leave us your comments, remarks, and opinions on our Instagram or Facebook. Please subscribe and leave a review, which helps the podcast reach even more people.
2022-12-1601 minThe Upfront PodcastVictoria Vlasenko | The War In UkraineOn February 24th, 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine and launched a full-scale war on the sovereign nation. My guest today is Victoria Vlasenko, who is coming to us directly from Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. We will be speaking about her own experience living through the war in Ukraine, with her job still demanding that she regularly works as if nothing out of the ordinary is happening, about her personal opinions on how this could possibly end, and what everyday life in Kyiv looks like.Find Victoria on:Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@victoriavlasenkoInstagram https://www...
2022-12-0847 minThe Upfront PodcastNaftali Aklum | Beta Israel - A Minority Within A MinorityNaftali Aklum is a public speaker and lecturer from the Beta Israel, the community of Ethiopian Jews. He tells us of his family’s harrowing journey to Israel and what Ethiopian Jews are facing, the split between forced assimilation and respecting one’s own identity, whilst dealing with systemic discrimination and racism.Find Naftali at the following links:Instagram, Facebook or TwitterThe Yerus Project at www.jewsofethiopia.comSend us a textSupport the showJoin the conversation and leave us your comments, remarks, and opinions on our Inst...
2022-10-2739 minThe Upfront PodcastElizabeth Bass | Feminism & Dating CompatibilityFeminism does have a few different principles, but what they all share is the plea for gender equality. Liz from Episode 3 is back, and we are discussing different stances on feminism and how this comes into play in our dating life when trying to determine people's compatibility and whether we should lower our standards to accommodate others.Send us a textSupport the showJoin the conversation and leave us your comments, remarks, and opinions on our Instagram or Facebook. Please subscribe and leave a review, which helps the podcast reach even more...
2022-10-2046 minThe Upfront PodcastPatrick Jones | Putting Yourself Out TherePatrick Jones is a journalist, originally from New York, now living in South Carolina, and host of the "That Gives Me Anxiety Podcast". Patrick and Nina discuss dealing with expectations of hosting a podcast, mental health, conspiracy theories, death, politics, and other fun stuff. You can find the “That Gives Me Anxiety Podcast” at the following links and wherever you get your podcasts.Instagram https://www.instagram.com/Thatgivesmeanxietypodcast/Twitter https://twitter.com/GivesanxietyPodFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thatgivesmeanxietypodcastYouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgCOITNlRi_K7JP9QxBK-vQ/Patrick's other podc...
2022-08-1149 minThe Upfront PodcastKatharina Höftmann Ciobotaru | Learning To BelieveToday’s guest Katharina Höftmann was born in Rostock in East Germany. She studied Psychology and German-Jewish History at Humboldt University in Berlin while working as a journalist for various newspapers. Due to receiving a scholarship for Ben Gurion University in Israel, she first stayed in the land that would later become her home base of choice. Katharina converted to Judaism and later wrote about her experiences in the Holy Land in several books and is an accomplished writer and author living in Tel Aviv. We are talking about her conversion process into Judaism, whether one can...
2022-08-041h 03The Upfront PodcastJuliet Taylor | Destigmatizing Mental Health IssuesMy guest on this episode is Juliet Taylor, who grew up in a Jewish modern orthodox family in London, England. Juliet moved to Israel 9 years ago and worked as the educational director for a school. In the midst of her daily life, a mental health crisis slowly crept in and altered her life. Juliet was able to change her perspective on life and focus on what she values most, which eventually brought her to express her feelings through art in her spoken poetry. She has just finished her master’s degree in early childhood education.We are sp...
2022-07-2848 minThe Upfront PodcastMaysa Resende | Challenging The Beauty IndustryMaysa Resende is originally from Brazil, and she moved to Israel in 2016 to do her Ph.D. in Biotechnology Engineering at Ben Gurion University (BGU). She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Tel Aviv University (TAU), and during the pandemic, she founded a brand of natural and sustainable cosmetic bars called "Bars from Mars". We are talking about consumer behavior, greenwashing, the impact on sales through “clean” claims, and what natural and chemical ingredients in cosmetics mean. Maysa will also share what it took to establish a sustainable brand of her own. Find Maysa on Instagram or o...
2022-07-2143 minThe Upfront PodcastTomer Yair Zemel | The Importance of Pride MonthTomer Yair Zemel was born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel. He is a social activist for causes that he is most passionate about. Tomer works in the high-tech industry and has been living close to Tel Aviv in Israel for the past several years. We are speaking about his coming out, what he would recommend for other people to focus on when coming out themselves, what pride month and the pride parade are really all about and what still needs to change to give everyone equal legal rights. Please join in on the conversation in the comments on...
2022-07-1442 minThe Upfront PodcastThe EssenceNina is giving an update on what is happening with The Upfront Podcast, how it will go on, and what the true, important essence of this podcast is.Send in your comments, remarks, and opinions in writing or as an audio recording through one of these channels and while you're at it, give us a follow.Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theupfrontpodcast/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/theupfrontpodcastE-Mail theupfrontpodcast@gmail.comSend us a textSupport the showJoin the conversation and leave us...
2022-06-2305 minThe Upfront PodcastLauren Adilev | Single Parenting & MinimalismLauren Adilev is originally from the United States and relocated to Israel in the '80s. She is a single mom of two, living in Efrat in the Gush Etzion Region, and runs two businesses, a boutique content agency and a home/life organization service where she helps people declutter and downsize their life.We are speaking about raising kids as a single parent in a religious environment, how she ensures her family’s safety living in a settlement, and what her take on minimalism and downsizing is. Find Clutter’s Last Stand on Facebook.J...
2022-03-1036 minThe Upfront PodcastSharona Shnayder | The Climate EmergencySharona Shnayder, originally from Lagos in Nigeria moved to Portland, Oregon (USA) at the age of eight. At the age of 21, she decided to move to Israel. She co-founded “Tuesdays for Trash”, a global grassroots movement, mobilizing communities to help clean the environment and raising awareness, and providing education about climate urgency.Sharona is a climate activist and also the chairwoman of “Our Streets PDX”.We are speaking about what we should want to achieve for our planet, how we can all contribute to saving our only home, and what the correlation between privilege and the climate...
2022-03-0341 minThe Upfront PodcastRebecca Sigala | Empowered Women Practice Self-AcceptanceMy guest today is Rebecca Sigala. Originally from Minneapolis in Minnesota (USA), Rebecca made Aliyah in 2009 (Jewish immigration to Israel) and now lives in Israel with her husband and three children.Rebecca is a self-employed boudoir photographer, self-love activist, and a body image and self-love coach for women.We are talking about what her own journey has led her to, what societal expectations women are facing nowadays, how we handle these, and how we can all learn to love ourselves through a process of self-acceptance and self-love.Find Rebecca on Instagram at https://www...
2022-02-2446 minThe Upfront PodcastRahel Cucchia | The Truth About BodybuildingRahel Cucchia was brought up in a very small town in Central Switzerland. In 2018 she started working out to build her fitness and competed in her first bodybuilding competition within a year. After several successful national competitions, she then went to Romania to compete in an international pro qualification that she won overall and in her class. Rahel became an IFBB Pro and has been a professional bodybuilder ever since. We will talk about her career and exceptional accomplishments, what it takes to be a bodybuilder, body image issues, and what it is really like being a...
2022-02-1735 minThe Upfront Podcast"Kay" | Insights From a War ReporterIn today’s episode, my guest is a very well-known journalist, that reports on extremism and war from within. Due to his very dangerous occupation and his covert travels to certain places, we are protecting his identity by using the pseudonym "Kay" instead of his real name.We will be talking about insights from a war correspondent’s perspective who has witnessed and experienced war in Syria and other places firsthand on the ground, as well as the current threat level of terrorism and extremism.Subscribe and listen to The Upfront Podcast wherever you get your...
2022-02-1054 minThe Upfront PodcastSam "Disabledreamer" | Gender Identity, Disability & Mental Health - Part 2This is part 2 of this interview, if you haven't listened to part 1, check out last week's episode before listening to this.In this episode, my guest is Sam (they/them). Sam and their family moved to Israel from California when they were 11 years old and became an advocate for intersectional disability and mental health. Sam is a writer and is currently also studying. We are talking about gender identity, disability, mental health, and how Sam handles living with cerebral palsy. Find Sam on Instagram and on their website.Subscribe and listen to The Upfront...
2022-02-0334 minThe Upfront PodcastSam "Disabledreamer" | Gender Identity, Disability & Mental Health - Part 1In this episode, my guest is Sam (they/them). Sam and their family moved to Israel from California when they were 11 years old and became an advocate for intersectional disability and mental health. Sam is a writer and is currently also studying. We are talking about gender identity, disability, mental health, and how Sam handles living with cerebral palsy. Find Sam on Instagram and on their website.Subscribe and listen to The Upfront Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. You can find us on Instagram, Facebook and on our website.For support, please visit...
2022-01-2733 minThe Upfront PodcastRuth Peri | Is Peace Possible in The Middle East?Ruth Peri was born and raised in a small town in Bulgaria, close to the Romanian border. She lived in Berlin and eventually moved to Israel 8 years ago. In Tel Aviv, her roommate invited a guest over for dinner one night and that is how Ruth came into contact with Muhammed from Ramallah in the West Bank. This encounter inspired her to participate in the work of local NGOs and she discovered the commonalities of Jews and Arabs coexisting in Israel. During a visit back home in Bulgaria, Ruth was arrested and jailed for trying to help a refugee...
2022-01-2055 minThe Upfront PodcastSiddaq Singh | Profit vs Sustainability?On this episode: Born and raised in India, Siddaq Singh first studied in India and received a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering, as well as an MBA, and then went on to do a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies in Israel. Siddaq is a thinker, educator and sustainability facilitator and currently teaches a course called Sustainability in Practice at Thapar School of Management in which the business students become sensitized to the challenges of human existence and allows them to develop positive impact projects with local communities. We are talking about the basic principles of sustainability, how the...
2022-01-1347 minThe Upfront PodcastEmily Katz | Healing After a Cycle of AbuseToday’s guest is Emily Katz. She was born in Israel, raised in the UK and Spain and currently lives in Israel but is planning on moving back to Spain in a few months. Emily had studied organization behavior development and now works as an Organizational and Self-Healing Consultant, a professional problem solver, on a mission to try and help heal humanity. She is working on different projects to heal the collective but is currently focusing on helping individuals with their mental health. Emily is sharing parts of her personal story, which entail harrowing events that ultimately led her to...
2022-01-0638 minThe Upfront PodcastRoy Freeman | LGBTQ+ Inclusion & RepresentationToday’s guest is the inspirational Roy Freeman who originally grew up in the UK in Luton, just north of London. He moved to Sydney in Australia at the age of 28 and lived there for 11 years until he moved to Israel in 2012. Roy works in High-Tech as an Instructor and in 2013 he dedicated his spare time to founding his own organization by the name of “LGBT Olim” for the LGBTQ+ community in Israel. We talk about what the organization does, what the LGBTQ+ community is still having to deal with nowadays, and how we can all contribute to a more i...
2021-12-3040 minThe Upfront PodcastElizabeth Bass | Speaking Your TruthIn this episode, Nina is speaking with the fascinating Elizabeth Bass. Elizabeth was born in Russia, grew up in Bangladesh, and has lived and worked in several countries. She had studied psychology in the United States and later moved to Israel. Nowadays, Elizabeth works as a Jeweller and Yoga teacher. She is sharing a personal story that has influenced her life and journey to more self-awareness and acceptance and has inspired her to rethink the entire concept of one's intuition, self-care, and how to balance societal expectations. Find Elizabeth on Instagram @LizkaLearns or at @NetiNetiBody. For support...
2021-12-2352 minThe Upfront PodcastDr. Eyal Dujovny | Anthropology & SocietyOn today’s episode, Nina is speaking with Dr. Eyal Dujovny, an environmental anthropologist who has lived in many different countries has then been working as a licensed tour guide in Israel for the past several years and had started a podcast for tour guides. They will be discussing Dr. Dujovny’s fascinating career, what his experience with various travel groups and different cultures has been like, the current situation in Israel regarding the last war and the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, and a variety of aspects of the Middle East conflict, in Israel and the West Bank....
2021-12-161h 02The Upfront PodcastMelisa Özçakir | "Toxic Positivity"On this episode, Nina is speaking with Melisa Özçakir, a therapeutic self-empowerment counselor and meditation facilitator with a degree in psychology. Melisa tells us what her professional take on mental health is. She will also explain what "Toxic Positivity" is, how thoughts shape our views and how she assists people with uncovering their belief systems and thought patterns, reaching new perspectives through counseling and meditation. Melisa is the co-founder of Alphaspace, find them on instagram.Subscribe and listen to The Upfront Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. You can find us on instagram, facebook, and on ou...
2021-12-0947 minThe Upfront PodcastThe Upfront Podcast - TrailerWelcome to the „Upfront Podcast“. My name is Nina Mueller and I am your host for this brand new weekly podcast, where you can listen to compelling stories, directly from our amazing guests. We have invited incredible people, thinkers, experts, change-makers, leaders, and community influencers from all around the world, paying special attention to underrepresented communities. We will have in-depth conversations about current events, share personal stories, and have upfront and honest discussions. This podcast will be covering topics such as mental health, politics, psychology, relationships, society, entrepreneurship, lifestyle, and much more. A new episode is being released every Thur...
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