Phoebe Maltz Bovy, a culture critic and opinion editor at The Canadian Jewish News, explores the wider world of modern Jewish life, stuck between dangerous political flanks on both left and right.
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Jesse Brown: Why I fired myself from one of Canada's biggest podcasts
In early October, Jesse Brown—founder of one of Canada's most recognized independent podcast networks, Canadaland—abruptly announced that he "fired" himself as the host of his flagship program. But for those watching how Jesse has presented himself publicly since Oct. 7, 2023, his stepping away from the Canadaland microphone isn't exactly surprising. He's shifted away from his hallmark Canadian media criticism and begun focusing almost entirely on the rise of global antisemitism and what he calls the "social contagion" of pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel movements.
That obsession has led him to realize he's distracted from his current job and needs a reset. He joins Phoebe Maltz Bovy on this week's episode of The Jewish Angle to shed some light on his decision and the broader social issues at play.
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Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman
Music: " Gypsy Waltz (https://imlcollective.uk/product/gypsy-waltz/) " by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective
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20 Oct 2026
Daniel Sugarman: UK Greens declare Zionism as racism
After the federal Canadian government quietly adjusted its public-facing language to include anti-Zionism as a form of antisemitism, Britain’s Green Party took the opposite route: they formally adopted a policy declaring Zionism as racism. The decision has caused a loud rift within the party, with the Jewish Greens chair openly mulling over whether she'd leave the party over this, party leader Zack Polanski—who is also Jewish—said the policy wouldn't be reviewed until 2028 (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/green-party-zionism-motion-racism-zack-polanski-b3068717.html). His personal approval rating has plummeted to negative 36 (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/10/18/polanskis-ratings-hit-record-low/). 
Daniel Sugarman, deputy editor of Jewish News in the United Kingdom, has been watching this political trainwreck unfold in real time. He joins Phoebe Maltz Bovy to trace how the Greens got to this point, including how an influx of Corbyn-era Labour activists fled their party, and the legacy of the 1936 Battle of Cable Street. 
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Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman
Music: " Gypsy Waltz (https://imlcollective.uk/product/gypsy-waltz/) " by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective
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6 Oct 2026
Archie Matlow: A queer awakening to leftist antisemitism
Rachel “Archie” Matlow spent years feeling more at home in Toronto’s queer, progressive left than in organized Jewish life. They're trans, didn't fit in at Jewish summer camp, and ultimately found refuge among their fellow left-wing creatives, podcasters and journalists. But after Oct. 7, 2023, things started to change. Years of confusion, soul-searching, political research and social isolation led them to write an expansive essay (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-jew-hatred-evolving-antizionism) in the Globe and Mail in September 2026, titled, "Jew-hatred has never stopped evolving. Antizionism is its latest iteration".
Appearing on The Jewish Angle with Phoebe Maltz Bovy, Matlow explains that, starting after Oct. 7, they began recognizing forms of antisemitism they had not previously known how to name—why wasn't "Jewish" an identity option on arts grants?—which seemed conspicuous in spaces that considered themselves anti-racist. But the more Matlow would try and engage their friends in conversation, the more they were shut down: they had "work" they needed to do, or their media diet was skewing too right-wing, or they were suddenly "problematic". For a group that loves to break the gender binary, they joke, when it comes to Israel-Palestine, morality is completely binary.
Credits
Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman
Music: " Gypsy Waltz (https://imlcollective.uk/product/gypsy-waltz/) " by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective
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