What Matters Now
Hosted by Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jessica Steinberg · The Times of Israel
4.7from 452 ratings
- 241
- Episodes
- 123
- Transcribed
- 452
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About What Matters Now
The Times of Israel deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan asks the big questions facing Israel and the Jewish people
- Publisher
- The Times of Israel
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 26 Jan 2022
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
123 of 241 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Samah Salaime: The 'Arab vote' is an offer of trust. Why are Jews rejecting it?
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sir Simon Schama: A howl against rising global antisemitism
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Yossi Klein Halevi: Spiritually coping with this Israeli election
Inside a recent episode
Samah Salaime: The 'Arab vote' is an offer of trust. Why are Jews rejecting it?
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I don't think that, you know, religion is one of the, can contribute, you know, more of tolerance or the, you know, universal values of any religion of tolerance, acceptance, and not do not, don't do harm or or respect the others. But I do think in 2026, the basic values that humanity have to offer. […]
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- Samah Salaime
- Simon Schama
- Yossi Klein Halevi
- Nechumi Yaffe
- Bret Stephens
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 331 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 121 ratings
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- 91
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 95
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Who hosts What Matters Now?
Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jessica Steinberg host the show. Published by The Times of Israel.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
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