Semicolons and Teardrops in the Middle East is a podcast about living in, and reflecting on, human lives across division. Hosted by Nathan Brown, with support from Aviva Gould, the series explores what it means to inhabit a fractured world without reducing it to headlines, slogans, or sides. Through intimate conversations and oral storytelling, the podcast centers the voices of people whose lives cross borders: political, cultural, generational, and emotional. It lingers in the space between understanding and judgment, much like a semicolon: holding multiple truths at once, pausing before reac
Semicolons and Teardrops in the Middle East
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Semicolons and Teardrops in the Middle East is a podcast about living in, and reflecting on, human lives across division. Hosted by Nathan Brown, with support from Aviva Gould, the series explores what it means to inhabit a fractured world without reducing it to headlines, slogans, or sides. Through intimate conversations and oral storytelling, the podcast centers the voices of people whose lives cross borders: political, cultural, generational, and emotional. It lingers in the space between understanding and judgment, much like a semicolon: holding multiple truths at once, pausing before reac
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Publishing Since
2/23/2026
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Recent Episodes
August 3, 2026
Saeede, an Iranian human rights scholar in Galway
<p>Saeede Mokhtarzade studied law in her native Iran before moving to Europe in 2019. Living in Germany and Ireland, she has added two degrees, and is onto the third, a PHD on Human Rights. In this episode, she explains her PHD topic of marriage and divorce contradictions across religious and secular legal systems. She also addresses Islamic Feminism, authoritarian regimes, separating people from their government, and how media coverage is unproportional. She conveys her understanding thoughtful and delicately, without hiding how she feels.</p>
July 20, 2026
Aviva, the producer
<p>In this special episode, the microphone turns to the person usually behind the scenes. Producer Aviva Gould joins host Nathan Brown to reflect on the experiences that shaped her understanding of Israel, Palestine, and Jewish identity: from a gap year in Tel Aviv and studying Arabic in Jordan to navigating campus after October 7th and finding community through social justice work in New York. Together, they explore what it means to hold complexity, resist easy labels, and keep asking difficult questions. It's an honest conversation about belonging, curiosity, and why listening across divides still matters.</p>
July 6, 2026
Yitzok, the Haredi on the outskirts
<p>Yitzchok Horowith was raised in Jerusalem's Haredi community but now lives on its outskirts, balancing tradition with a life that defies expectations. In this episode, he explains what it means to be Haredi, why he chose to serve in the Israeli military, and how he navigates religious, cultural, and political divides. Nathan and Yitzchok also discuss the changing role of the Haredi community in Israeli society and what its future may look like.</p><p><br></p>
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