U.S. Support for Israel’s War Has Become Indefensible?
Atlantic writer Phil Klay https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/03/gaza-war-indefensible-united-states/677896/ discusses his recent article.
Apr 12, 2024•1 hr 17 min
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the Table
For 30 years, New York's legendary Comedy Cellar has served as the launching pad for greatest stand up comedians in the world. Colin Quinn, Dave Chappelle, Ray Romano, Dave Attell, Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, Dane Cook, Robert Kelly and Greg Giraldo are just a few of the comedians who began as Cellar regulars. But classic stage performances have never been the only show going on at the Cellar. The biggest comedians in the world come to sit at the table upstairs, where comedians come to argue and discuss the events of the day and their lives, sharpening their their comedy knives on each other. This kibitzing (an inspiration for Comedy Central's Tough Crowd), has always been a private affair... until now. Join us for a weekly peek into the happenings at the Comedy Cellar's comedian table, where the funniest people in the world debate and discuss. Subscribe now and don't miss a second of it. We would love to hear your comments. Email them to [email protected]
Episodes
A Deeper Look into the Hamas Prisoner Amputations Story - With Haaretz Reporter Michael Hauser Tov
Haaretz Reporter Michael Hauser Tov analyzes and explains what has gone wrong that has led to injuries and amputations of prisoners at an Israeli field hospital. Also covered are the "Hannibal Directive" and other issues relating to the conflict.
Apr 11, 2024•39 min
Live from The Table: Jon Hoffman - Israel Is a Strategic Liability for the United States.
Foreign policy analyst Jon Hoffman discusses his recent article and worldview. "The special relationship does not benefit Washington and is endangering U.S. interests across the globe." https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/22/israel-gaza-biden-netanyahu-security-united-states/
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 20 min
Hatem Gabr responds to Sam Harris on Radical Islam
My friend Hatem Gabr objects to many of the things Sam Harris said, and recorded this response.
Apr 01, 2024•11 min
Sam Harris on Israel, Radical Islam, Trump, Taking Ecstasy, and more.
A special Comedy Cellar Live From The Table one-on-one interview with Sam Harris.
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 29 min
The History of Greenwich Village
The founder of Epic Walking Tours provides walking tours in Greenwich Village, New York, to educate, entertain, and inspire the public. We are regaled with stories of some of the most remarkable heroes and innovators who lived, worked, and advocated there.
Mar 29, 2024•1 hr 23 min
Being Held Captive in Nigeria and the Gaza War with Rudy Rochman
Rochman's work primarily focuses on shifting the global, ideological, and political conversations regarding the Jewish People & Israel, uniting sectors of Israeli society, locating & bringing awareness to the disconnected Tribes of Israel worldwide, and generating innovative ways to combat antisemitism.
Mar 22, 2024•1 hr 30 min
One on One with Nancy Rommelmann
Writer, Substacker, and podcaster Nancy Rommelmann joins Noam to discuss being a defiantly un-woke female skeptical of #me-too accusations (even rape). https://substack.com/@UCng-b4AdOBk2UmAyDug3N7A https://substack.com/@smokeempodcast [email protected]
Mar 22, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Is Trump Being Politically Prosecuted? with Walter Olson
Walter Olson is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies and is known for his writing on law, public policy, and regulation. His first book, The Litigation Explosion, was one of the most widely discussed general‐audience books on law of its time.
Mar 15, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Richard Hanania Talks Wokeness, Palestine and Other Matters
Richard Hanania is a writer on social science and geopolitics. He's the author of The Origins of Woke and publishes articles at richardhanania.com, where you can subscribe to his newsletter.
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Sex and Feminism with Kat Rosenfield
Kat Rosenfield is a culture writer and columnist at Unherd, and the author of five novels including the Edgar-nominated, No One Will Miss Her.
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Seattle's Comedy Bar Owners Defend Their Decision to Cancel Controversial Comedians
Jes Anderson and Dane Hesseldahl are comics and the owners of Comedy Bar, a local comedy club in Seattle. They recently booked--and promptly canceled--several shows after local complaints about the comics, and found themselves in the midst of a national uproar and an onslaught of online hate.
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Anti-Free Speech Protesters Attack the Cellar, Young Turk Ben Gleib
Ben Gleib is a standup comedian and the lead anchor on The Young Turks. He has two standup specials “The Mad King” and “Neurotic Gangster” and is the host of Emmy nominated brain teaser game show “Idiotest." He also hosts the podcast “Last Week on Earth.” His online views are now over half a billion.
Feb 29, 2024•1 hr 47 min
The Art of the Warm Up Comic with Regina DeCicco
Regina DeCicco is the warm-up comedian for ABC's "The View," and she recently appeared on Sherri Shepherd's show as part of her "Laugh Lounge" segment. ABC News sent Regina to Philadelphia to warm up both President Joe Biden's and President Trump's Town Halls, and she has warmed up the audience for NBC's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting for the last three years. Regina has also been a guest contributor to The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM and performs regularly at The Comedy Cellar in ...
Feb 23, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Converted: from Muslim to Jewish with Khaled Hassan
Khaled Hassan is an Egyptian-British counter-terrorism researcher. His research interests include propaganda, antisemitism in the Arab world, terrorism and extremism. He leads the Western Security Network, a not-for-profit established to safeguard Western national security and counter the threat of extremism, as well as authoritarian, expansionist states. He can be reached via Twitter/X at @Khaledhzakariah
Feb 16, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Cancel Culture and The Problem with Gen Z with Rikki Schlott
Rikki Schlott is a journalist and political commentator. She is a research fellow at FIRE, host of the Lost Debate podcast, a columnist at the New York Post, and a regular contributor to numerous publications and television programs. She is co-author of The Canceling of the American Mind.
Feb 09, 2024•1 hr 22 min
Predicting the Future: Noam and Numerologist Carmen Harra
Dr. Carmen Harra is a world-renowned intuitive psychologist, best-selling author, radio show host, and relationship expert. Her new book, Plus One: the Numerology of Relationships is available now.
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Donald G. McNeil - Surviving COVID, Pandemics, and Working at the New York Times.
Donald G. McNeil, author of the new book, "The Wisdom of Plagues," discusses where we went wrong on COVID policies, as well as his outrageous termination at the NY Times. Here is folder with PDFs of all the docs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wfTdozvW-vpuot2XXkwnQT9GG717txf3?usp=sharing https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/02/17/nih-disease-official-anthony-fauci-risk-of-coronavirus-in-u-s-is-minuscule-skip-mask-and-wash-hands/4787209002/ https://web.archive.org/web/20220112...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 31 min
Comedy Clubs, Political Beliefs and Social Media
Felicia Madison, GM of the West Side Comedy Club has it out with Comedian Geoffrey Asmus over their differing views on Israel/Palestine and whether it should affect his spots.
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Journalist Robert Wright - The Retributive Impulse, Realism vis-a-vis Israel and other Matters.
Fascinating and thoughtful journalist Rober Wright discusses his view of the Israeli conflict, the dangers of the "retributive impulse," realism in foreign policy and more...
Jan 21, 2024•1 hr 15 min
David Rothkopf - War crimes in Israel?
Foreign policy expert David Rothkopf discusses the non-existential threats to Israel and (his views) the war crimes Israel is committing in response. Needless to say, a debate ensues.
Jan 21, 2024•1 hr 19 min
Documentary Filmmaker Caroline Suh
Caroline Suh is an independent documentary filmmaker, whose work in film, television and commercials has been featured on Netflix, CNN Films, Sundance Channel, PBS, and Epix, among others.
Jan 19, 2024•1 hr 10 min
The Art of Naming a Special with Carmen Lynch and Jeffrey Gurian
Carmen Lynch has appeared on a string of late night TV shows including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Show with David Letterman and Conan. She has also appeared on Inside Amy Schumer, That Damn Michael Che, Life & Beth and the documentary Hysterical. Her latest special, Queef Week, is out now. Jeffrey Gurian is the host of Comedy Matters TV where he has over 500 interviews with celebrities. He has written eight books, five on comedy. The ...
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 23 min
The Controversial Sinai Plan - Is it Expulsion or Expansion: Israeli Professor Joel Roskin
Israeli Professor Joel Roskin caused an international stir with his editorial - "Why Moving to the Sinai Peninsula is the Solution for Gaza's Palestinians". Was he misinterpreted? He explains his intentions.
Jan 09, 2024•28 min
Did Derek Chauvin Get a Fair Trial?
A new documentary maintains that Derek Chauvin was not given a fair trial. We interview doc creator Liz Collin. In my view this is as much about the trial as it is the right to discuss it. You be the judge. Here is a folder of some docs, including the Minnesota training manual. I do NOT endorse or know the reliability of these studies. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10MnO6P-T6z5SVtveGKKACBuueJzU80Xf?usp=drive_link Doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFPi3EigjFA&t=3414s Comments to p...
Jan 09, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Antisemitism on Campus with Rabbi Jay Michaelson
Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson is a journalist, teacher, and rabbi. He is the author of ten books, including The Heresy of Jacob Frank, which won the 2022 National Jewish Book Award for scholarship. He holds a Ph.D. in Jewish Thought from Hebrew University, a J.D. from Yale Law School, and nondenominational rabbinic ordination. Jay is a frequent commentator on CNN and a contributor to Rolling Stone, The Daily Beast, The Forward, and other publications. Dr. Michaelson worked as an LGBTQ activist for te...
Jan 05, 2024•1 hr 24 min
Tina Friml
Stand up comedian Tina Friml uses animated optimism and fearless honesty about the social assumptions that come with living with cerebral palsy. She has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central, and The Drew Barrymore Show
Dec 29, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Ken Roth - We Have It Out! Human Rights Watch Director Counters Charge of Anti-Israel Bias.
He walks off after about 35 minutes of a 60-minute interview. In our view, this is an expose of the deep bias that permeates Human Rights Watch. You be the judge. Roth even goes as far as to claim that Israeli soldiers knowingly shot at people speaking in Hebrew. Ironically, we also offer an apology to Norman Finkelstein here. This is quite an episode. 04:44 Dershowitz was unfair to Finkelstein 13:05 Roth Intro 16:02 Proportionality 47:59 Israel Shoots White Flags and its Own Hostages Podcast@Co...
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 28 min
Poker and Comedy with Clayton Fletcher and Ray Ellin
Clayton Fletcher is a comedian, poker dude and author of "The ROI of LOL." Ray Ellin is a comedian, host and producer and the owner of Aruba Ray's Comedy Club.
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Matan Peretz: Israeli Comedian on the Front Lines in Gaza
Matan Peretz is stand up comedian, social media influencer and an active IDF soldier in the army reserves.
Dec 08, 2023•37 min
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