Shows
The Jewish War of IdeasThe real genocide expert speaks on Israel -Ep10Yakov explains:
Why believe genocide scholar Omer Bartov on Israel's "genocide."
Why not to believe Mark Dubowitz
The importance of historian Lee Mordechai's X thread
Non-victimhood Israeli soldiers are coming back in shock at what they're witnessing in Gaza
2024-12-1118 minThe Jewish War of IdeasHow The U.S.’s Most Influential Rabbi Poisons The Minds Of Jews Against The Pope -Ep9Yakov explains how the most famous Rabbi in America, Rabbi David Wolpe, causes Jews to hate the Pope
2024-12-0909 minThe Jewish War of IdeasWhy a Civil War is Inevitable in Israel -Ep8In this episode, Yakov discusses three topics:
The significance of the Btselem
Hebron report and why a civil war is inevitable in
Israel.
Why the Atlantic’s Jeffrey
Goldberg constantly censors essential news about Israel
How Ehud Barak doesn't share Netanyahu’s victimhood
perspective and discourse.
2024-12-0614 min
Congregation Beth Sholom - Rabbi Yechezkel FreundlichParsha Shiur (Vayeitzei) - R' Hirsch on Yakov's DreamLadders and Angels and Promises of Protection
2024-12-0541 minThe Jewish War of Ideas4 Topics: Amsterdam, Trump, Yaalon, and "Self-Hating Jews" - Ep7Yakov discusses in this episode:
Were the Israel fans attacked in Amsterdam "just for being Jews," as Netanyahu claims? And why did the media change their story?
Is Netanyahu feeling the pressure from Trump to end the war and make a hostage deal?
Is former Likud defense minister Moshe Yaalon's accusation of ethnic cleansing a game-changer?
And what's the deeper meaning of the "self-hatred" accusation? Jeffrey Goldberg's use of the term supplies the answer.
2024-12-0317 minThe Jewish War of IdeasWhataboutism and the Victimhood Narrative - Ep6Yakov explains why the “Whataboutism” argument against the International Criminal Court’s indictment of Netanyahu, namely, “why did the ICC indict political leaders in Israel and not China if not for antisemitism?” for example, fails. He goes on to explore why Whataboutism in general is fallacious and dangerous as a rhetorical device, especially with respect to antisemitism.
2024-11-2903 minThe Jewish War of IdeasNetanyahu Intensifies Victimhood Narrative - Ep5Yakov examines Netanyahu's reaction to the indictment by the International Criminal Court, not with a rational rebuttal as one would expect, but with comparisons to historic antisemitic witch hunts such as the Dreyfus Affair.
Yakov uses this to launch into a deeper examination of the pervasiveness of the victimhood narrative in Jewish culture and how it threatens to turn Israel into a pariah state.
2024-11-2706 minThe Jewish War of IdeasThe Narrative Clash Over Israel - Ep4Yakov shares his perspective on the current polarized discourse surrounding the Israel-Gaza conflict, exploring:
The Two Competing Narratives: The stark divide between those who view Israel's actions as genocide
versus those who see it as an existential defensive war
Political Dynamics: Analysis of the recent Senate resolution on arms sales to Israel, including the motivations of the 11 senators who voted to restrict offensive
weapons.
Netanyahu's Leadership: Discussion of Netanyahu's response to the International Criminal Court indictment, his
"total victory" stance and comparison to the Dreyfus Affair
Media and Cultural Influence: Examination of...
2024-11-2308 minThe Jewish War of IdeasWill Netanyahu Nuke Iran? - Ep3Yakov shares his perspective on:
The dangerous escalation of war between Israel and Iran
Netanyahu’s narrative of macho victimhood and the discourse it cultivates
Netanyahu’s macho victimhood speech at UN
Why international pressure on Israel has zero effect on Israeli actions
Why Bibi needs this war with Iran for his personal and political survival
The hour long video of Israeli soldiers showing off the war crimes they are committing
The Jordanian foreign minister Ayman Safadi’s response to Netanyahu at the UN
The reali...
2024-10-0811 minThe Jewish War of IdeasNetanyahu's Never-Ending Wars Intensify - Ep2This is the latest in what’s happening in Israel
2024-10-0208 minThe Jewish War of IdeasTrapped Netanyahu Needs To Kill Sinwar To Escape - Ep 1A breakdown of the important things happening in Israel and Jewish political culture right now
2024-09-0508 min
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelThe Manichean Psychology of Hasbara Culture w/ Yakov Hirsch
On this edition of Parallax Views, recorded in May, a lengthy, almost 3 hour conversation with Yakov Hirsch. You can Yakov's writings at his new Substack here.
Although Hirsch is perhaps best-known as professional poker player, he has in recent years began commenting on the psychology of what he calls "Hasbara Culture". Hasbara, for those unfamiliar, is more or less a term that means propaganda and apologia for the state of Israel. Hirsch's concept of hasbara culture, however goes far beyond that. He argues that prominent commentators in the U.S. like Bari Weiss, Eve Barlow...
2024-06-112h 50
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastThe Robbi Jade Lew poker scandal: reading behaviors and motivations, with Yakov HirschA talk with professional poker player Yakov Hirsch about the well known high-stakes poker situation where amateur Robbi Jade Lew was accused of cheating by professional player Garrett Adelstein. We give our takes on the hand, and the overall situation, and we talk about Robbi's possible motivations and thought processes during this hand, and about what her behavior might indicate about her thinking. Learn more about the show and get transcripts at behavior-podcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-2800 min
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastReading behavior and motivations in the Robbi Jade Lew poker hand, with Yakov HirschA talk with professional poker player Yakov Hirsch about the well known high-stakes poker situation where amateur Robbi Jade Lew was accused of cheating by professional player Garrett Adelstein. We give our takes on the hand, and the overall situation, and we talk about Robbi's possible motivations and thought processes during this hand, and about what her behavior might indicate about her thinking.
Learn more about the show and get transcripts at behavior-podcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-2801 minPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastUnderstanding Trump and his voters' animosity towards the media, with Yakov HirschA talk about trying to understand Trump's anger at the American media, Republicans' anger at the media, and how this relates to toxic polarization in America. This is from a talk I had with Yakov Hirsch in late November 2023. Other topics discussed include: Trump-Russia media coverage; Americans' polarized views of Trump; the importance of trying to understand even those people we perceive as dangerous and harmful; American polarization and conflict dynamics in general.
Learn more about the show and get transcripts at behavior-podcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-2045 minPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastUnderstanding Republican-side animosity towards the media, with Yakov HirschA talk about trying to understand Trump's anger at the American media, Republicans' anger at the media, and how this relates to toxic polarization in America. This is from a talk I had with Yakov Hirsch in late November 2023. Other topics discussed include: Trump-Russia media coverage; Americans' polarized views of Trump; the importance of trying to understand even those people we perceive as dangerous and harmful; American polarization and conflict dynamics in general. Learn more about the show and get transcripts at behavior-podcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-2042 minPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastThe exaggeration of antisemitism, and the importance of understanding the "other side," with Yakov HirschA second talk with Yakov Hirsch, who writes about the Middle East conflict and about "Hasbara culture": what he sees as the tendency of some Israel-defending people to be overly antagonistic and us-vs-them in their thinking (for example, unfairly framing criticism of Israel as "antisemitic"). If you haven't heard the first talk, I recommend that one. This talk is more general, regarding the nature of conflict, and about how conflict can make us perceive the world and the people around us in overly pessimistic and antagonistic ways, which in turn leads to more conflict. It's also about the importance...
2024-01-1444 minPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastThe exaggeration of antisemitism, and the importance of understanding the "other side," with Yakov HirschA second talk with Yakov Hirsch, who writes about the Middle East conflict and about "Hasbara culture": what he sees as the tendency of some Israel-defending people to be overly antagonistic and us-vs-them in their thinking (for example, unfairly framing criticism of Israel as "antisemitic"). If you haven't heard the first talk, I recommend that one. This talk is more general, regarding the nature of conflict, and about how conflict can make us perceive the world and the people around us in overly pessimistic and antagonistic ways, which in turn leads to more conflict. It's also about the importance of...
2024-01-1441 minPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastWhy is criticism of Israel so often described as antisemitic?, with Yakov HirschA talk with Yakov Hirsch, who thinks that some Jewish people have exaggerated ideas about the amount of antisemitism in the world, and overly pessimistic ideas about the nature of antisemitism. This can make some Jewish people see disagreement, criticism, and conflict too often through the lens of antisemitism. Hirsch ties this into the Israel/Palestine conflict, and also relates this to a long-running debate about the "banality of evil" (which relates to, amongst other things, the motivations of Nazis during the Holocaust). We talk about Hirsch's ideas in the context of conflict dynamics and conflict resolution: for example, the...
2023-10-231h 29People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastWhy is criticism of Israel sometimes portrayed as antisemitic?, with Yakov HirschA talk with Yakov Hirsch, who thinks that some Jewish people have exaggerated ideas about the amount of antisemitism in the world, and overly pessimistic ideas about the nature of antisemitism. This can make some Jewish people see disagreement, criticism, and conflict too often through the lens of antisemitism. Hirsch ties this into the Israel/Palestine conflict, and also relates this to a long-running debate about the "banality of evil" (which relates to, amongst other things, the motivations of Nazis during the Holocaust). We talk about Hirsch's ideas in the context of conflict dynamics and conflict resolution: for example...
2023-10-231h 35
The Mondoweiss PodcastConfronting "Hasbara Culture" with Yakov HirschIn this episode we have a conversation with Phil Weiss and Yakov Hirsch about the cultural sources of pro-Israel movements in American politics. For several years now Hirsch has examined what he calls "hasbara culture" -- the ways that a discourse of Jewish victimhood has conquered Jewish, Israeli, and even American political culture. Hirsch explains how this "hasbara culture" worldview has been propagated by Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli politicians, by anti-antisemitism organizations like the Anti-Defamation League, and by, quote, "Never Again" journalists with prominent platforms, notably Jeffrey Goldberg, Bari Weiss, Bret Stephens and Yair...
2022-03-1152 min
The Chai Academy with Rabbi Yakov SaacksFascinating Jewish Personalities: Samson Refael HirschSamson Refael Hirsch was a German Orthodox rabbi best known as the intellectual founder of the Torah im Derech Eretz school of contemporary Orthodox Judaism. Occasionally termed neo-Orthodoxy, his philosophy, together with that of Azriel Hildesheimer, has had a considerable influence on the development of Orthodox Judaism.
2021-07-2720 min