Host David M. Cohen is joined by leaders from academia, government, business, think tanks, and the arts for a thoughtful discussion on the most pressing politics, policy, and culture issues facing Israel and the Jewish people today.
J100 Podcast
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Host David M. Cohen is joined by leaders from academia, government, business, think tanks, and the arts for a thoughtful discussion on the most pressing politics, policy, and culture issues facing Israel and the Jewish people today.
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Recent Episodes
May 28, 2026
From Chinese Restaurant Dishwasher to U.S. Treasury: Mitchell Silk’s Unlikely American Story
<p>Former U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary <strong>Mitchell Silk</strong> joins J100 for an in-person conversation about his extraordinary path from working in Chinese restaurants as a teenager to becoming a senior American official involved in China trade negotiations, global finance, infrastructure, fintech, and CARES Act relief.</p><p>Silk reflects on his Hasidic identity, his grandfather’s influence, his years in Asia-focused law and finance, his work at the Treasury Department, the future of U.S.-China relations, Israel’s economic importance, antisemitism in financial markets, digital currency, and his new book A Seat at the Table.</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters</p><p>00:00 Israel, America, and Economic Opportunity</p><p>01:22 Introduction</p><p>04:04 From Chinese Restaurant to China Expert</p><p>10:09 Law School, China, and Early Career</p><p>15:00 Jewish Identity and Hasidic Roots</p><p>19:09 Being Observant in Big Law</p><p>22:35 Energy, Infrastructure, and Innovation</p><p>31:29 The Path to Treasury</p><p>37:48 U.S.-China Relations and Trade</p><p>46:29 Inside the Treasury Department</p><p>49:10 Israel, Fintech, and the Abraham Accords</p><p>50:46 U.S.-Israel Relations and Financial Antisemitism</p><p>55:24 Digital Currency and the U.S. Dollar</p><p>57:44 Why He Wrote A Seat at the Table</p><p><br></p><p>You can find the condensed transcript & summary of this episode and more episodes at </p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thealgemeiner/p/from-chinese-restaurant-dishwasher?r=5m0oyd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://open.substack.com/pub/thealgemeiner/p/from-chinese-restaurant-dishwasher?r=5m0oyd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true</a></p><p>This episode of "The J100 Podcast" was produced by David Taragin.</p>
May 14, 2026
Dr. Gad Saad on Freedom, Academia, Elon Musk, and the Death of Rationality
<p><strong>Dr. Gad Saad</strong> joins the J100 Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation centered on his new book, Suicidal Empathy.</p><p>From growing up Jewish in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War to becoming one of the most recognizable public intellectuals in the world today, Saad reflects on the experiences and ideas that shaped his worldview.</p><p>The conversation explores:</p><ul><li><p>the psychological roots of ideological possession</p></li><li><p>why people become detached from survival instincts</p></li><li><p>the relationship between emotion and reason</p></li><li><p>academia and intellectual conformity</p></li><li><p>social media and modern persuasion</p></li><li><p>anti-Semitism and the psychology of scapegoating</p></li><li><p>Canada’s cultural decline</p></li><li><p>Elon Musk, authenticity, and freedom</p></li><li><p>Israel, October 7th, and the West’s moral confusion</p></li></ul><p>Saad also explains the evolutionary logic behind concepts like “suicidal empathy,” “wood cricket Jews,” and “parasitic ideas,” while offering a broader framework for understanding the current cultural moment.</p><p>This is a conversation about human nature, civilization, freedom, and what happens when societies lose the ability to distinguish compassion from self-destruction.</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters</p><p><strong>00:00</strong> — The Parasite in the Mind<br><strong>01:33</strong> — Introducing Dr. Gad Saad<br><strong>06:24</strong> — Growing Up Jewish in Beirut & Reinventing in Montreal<br><strong>14:19</strong> — Academia, Ambition & Rejecting Materialism<br><strong>22:08</strong> — The Parasitic Mind vs. Suicidal Empathy<br><strong>30:08</strong> — Ideological Parasites, “Wood Cricket Jews” & Civilizational Self-Destruction<br><strong>39:14</strong> — Social Media, Elon Musk & Speaking Beyond Academia<br><strong>49:01</strong> — Universities, Ideology & the Collapse of Intellectual Diversity<br><strong>58:37</strong> — Israel, Antisemitism & Why Jews Become Scapegoats</p><p><br></p><p>You can find the condensed transcript & summary of this episode and more episodes at </p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thealgemeiner/p/dr-gad-saad-on-freedom-academia-elon?r=5m0oyd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://open.substack.com/pub/thealgemeiner/p/dr-gad-saad-on-freedom-academia-elon?r=5m0oyd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true</a></p><p>This episode of "The J100 Podcast" was produced by David Taragin.</p>
April 30, 2026
The Battle for Israel’s Story with Dr. Einat Wilf
<p>What if the central mistake in understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict… was never military—but conceptual?</p><p><strong>Dr. Einat Wilf</strong> argues that for decades, Israel—and much of the world—has been fighting the wrong battle. While attention is fixed on land, borders, and security, <strong>the real war</strong>, she says, has been unfolding in<strong> ideas, language, and narrative</strong>.</p><p>In this J100 conversation, Wilf traces her evolution from Oslo-era optimism to a far more unsettling conclusion: that the conflict is not simply about competing national claims, but about a fundamental rejection of Jewish sovereignty itself.</p><p>We discuss October 7, the failure of “comforting lies,” Palestinian political ideology, Iran and the stakes of regime change, and why Israel has struggled to tell its own story in a world increasingly shaped by perception.</p><p>This is not a conventional conversation about geopolitics. It’s a deeper examination of what happens when a society misunderstands the nature of the conflict it’s in—and what it takes to correct course.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 — Opening: Iran, Victory, and Stakes</p><p>00:35 — Introduction</p><p>02:03 — Jerusalem Roots and Early Ambition</p><p>11:03 — Intelligence, Harvard, and the Path to Politics</p><p>28:08 — Inside the Knesset and the Nature of Politics</p><p>34:29 — From Oslo Hope to October 7 Clarity</p><p>51:14 — Rejectionism, Language, and Listening</p><p>55:44 — The War of Ideas and Iran</p><p>1:05:11 — Oath Party and the Future</p><p><br></p><p>You can find the condensed transcript & summary of this episode and more episodes at </p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thealgemeiner/p/the-battle-for-israels-story-with?r=5m0oyd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The link here </a></p><p>This episode of "The J100 Podcast" was produced by David Taragin.</p>
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