Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Israel-Palestine conflict • Nonviolence • Zionism vs. Resistance • Geopolitics • Philosophy • Anarchism • Journalism • Libertarianism • Conspiracies • Humanism • Ethical dilemmas • Free speech
This podcast, titled "Dilemma Podcast" and hosted by Jay Shapiro, is deeply focused on exploring complex contemporary issues through conversations and debates with various thinkers, writers, and experts. The overarching theme of the show is to address the dilemmas around what to do next concerning pressing global and social problems, often focusing on moral, philosophical, and political angles. It frequently features discussions on geopolitical tensions, particularly those involving Israel and Palestine, Zionism, and the implications of historical events like the Nakba.
A recurring emphasis is placed on the intersection of power, ideology, human rights, and justice. Episodes explore topics like identity and the personal journeys of individuals navigating these contested terrains, nonviolent resistance, and the moral complexities within these struggles. There is also a focus on broader themes such as global capitalism, ecological concerns, and the rise of authoritarianism, bringing in diverse perspectives from libertarianism, anarchism, and other ideological frameworks.
The podcast dives into contemporary political issues, including debates on U.S. foreign policy, empire, and implications of international law, while also examining historical and ideological narratives that shape current events. In addition to these heavy topics, the show does not shy away from entering philosophical dialogue on existential dread, identity, free will, or moral responsibilities, as well as significant sociopolitical issues like free speech, media trustworthiness, and the role of education.
Overall, the podcast acts as a forum for deep reflection and examination of the philosophical and ethical dimensions of modern challenges, aiming to tease apart the intricacies of human society, governance, and individual agency.
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Episodes:
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Confessions of an Israel PR Insider: Manufacturing Consent In the Pews
2025-Sep-09
79 minutes
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Palestine, Petrodollars, and the Climate: The Converging Capitalist Crisis with Adam Hanieh
2025-Sep-04
94 minutes
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Fear of Nonviolence: A Life of Resistance and The Deportation of Mubarak Awad
2025-Aug-30
102 minutes
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Falling into the Zionism Vortex - My Failed Efforts with Coleman Hughes and Sam Harris
2025-Aug-29
19 minutes
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Zionism, Gaza, & Starvation Motives Debating Israel & Palestine with Coleman Hughes Part 2 of 2
2025-Aug-29
101 minutes
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Justice vs Peace? Debating Israel & Palestine with Coleman Hughes Part 1 of 2
2025-Aug-29
61 minutes
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Israel Crosses the Rubicon - Lessons from South Africa with Patrick Bond
2025-Aug-29
87 minutes
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The Dollar, Gaza, and Marxist Analysis of Capitalism’s Violent Global Decline — with Radhika Desai
2025-Aug-29
91 minutes
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Existential Authoritarianism vs Humanism Explained
2025-Aug-29
17 minutes
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Iraq, Israel, Empire, Epstein, and Endless War - Scott Horton on The Coming Crack-Up
2025-Aug-29
138 minutes
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Who’s First—Israel or America? An Invitation to Think Deeper
2025-Jul-22
90 minutes
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When Is RESISTANCE Necessary? Where the Intellectual Dark Web go?
2025-Mar-28
49 minutes
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Libertarians HATE These Challenges Plus A Watch-Along Of Milton Friedman
2025-Mar-25
53 minutes
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The Possibility of Anarchy with Sophie Scott-Brown
2025-Mar-24
93 minutes
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Who's Afraid of Anarchy? The Russian Revolution, Spanish Anarchy, Punks, and Today with Ruth Kinna
2025-Mar-24
67 minutes
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Who's Afraid of Anarchy? Part 1: From Proudhon to The Brink of War with Ruth Kinna
2025-Mar-24
75 minutes
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Chosen People or Chosen Families: Judaism and The Destruction of Gaza with Peter Beinart
2025-Feb-24
70 minutes
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Dear TRUMPERS: We have more in common than you think... from a LEFTIST
2025-Feb-21
42 minutes
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Surveillance For Sale and Threats To Pro-Palestine Protestors with Jack Poulson
2025-Feb-12
132 minutes
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The CRISIS of Journalism with Anjan Sundaram
2025-Jan-30
137 minutes
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Something WORSE THAN GENOCIDE with Dirk Moses
2025-Jan-02
135 minutes
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BREAKING AWAY, BREAKING IN from Zionism to Palestine Action - Stavit Sinai
2024-Oct-22
146 minutes
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Palestine and the Growing Defiance of the Global South - Vijay Prashad
2024-Oct-15
103 minutes
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Chasing History and When My World Changed
2024-Oct-15
73 minutes
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Kamala's Little Blue Box and the Zionist Stranglehold
2024-Sep-07
63 minutes
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Do you condemn Hamas? (a serious answer)
2024-May-28
32 minutes
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The Palestine Collection - The Collapse of Zionism and Forgiveness
2024-Apr-08
104 minutes
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The Palestine Collection - Zionism and a Speech For the Future
2024-Feb-27
51 minutes
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The Palestine Collection - Zionist to Palestinian Activist - Miko Peled
2024-Feb-26
64 minutes
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The Palestine Collection - Resistance or Terror? - Richard English
2024-Feb-24
86 minutes
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The Palestine Collection - '48 Never Ended - Gideon Levy
2024-Feb-23
61 minutes
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The Palestine Collection - The Problem of History
2024-Feb-22
50 minutes
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S03E11: Monsters and Distance - David Livingstone Smith
2023-Nov-14
79 minutes
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S03E10: Antisemitism and the Future of Analysis
2023-Oct-25
43 minutes
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S03E09: Israel and Palestine - Malevolent Machinery
2023-Oct-20
27 minutes
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S03E07: Thinking of it That Way - Monica Guzman
2023-Aug-01
110 minutes
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S03E08: Objects Without Us - Ian Bogost
2022-Mar-07
111 minutes
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S03E06: Aspirational Nations - Tero Lundstedt
2022-Feb-21
91 minutes
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S03E05: What Kind of Truth? - Spencer Greenberg
2022-Jan-17
93 minutes
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S03E04: The Limits of Libertarianism - Nick Gillespie
2022-Jan-10
136 minutes
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S03E03: Competing Against Everything - Alfie Kohn
2022-Jan-03
45 minutes
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S03E02: The Abortion Question - Bethel McGrew
2021-Nov-01
117 minutes
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S03E01: Our Modern Disquiet - Benjamin Storey
2021-Oct-25
90 minutes
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S02E22: High School Philosophy - Lawrenceville Ethics Bowl Team
2021-Mar-15
63 minutes
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S02E21: Are we in a simulation? Does it matter? - Rizwan Virk
2021-Mar-03
77 minutes
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S02E20: Conspiracies Everywhere - Hugo Drochen and Annemarie S Walter
2021-Feb-22
102 minutes
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S02E19: Quantum Computing - Sean Holland
2021-Feb-08
80 minutes
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S02E18: Hostage - Michael Scott Moore
2021-Jan-25
71 minutes
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Jay's Special Comment on The Coup with Michael Scott Moore
2021-Jan-09
14 minutes
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S02E17: Atheistic search for god - Seth Andrews
2021-Jan-04
93 minutes
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S02E16: The Silence Beyond Sound - Scott Barry Kaufman
2020-Dec-14
85 minutes
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S02E15: Speech on Campus - Sigal Ben-Porath
2020-Dec-07
110 minutes
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S02E14: Thanksgiving 2020 - Mom
2020-Nov-26
46 minutes
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S02E13: The Power of Memes - Susan Blackmore
2020-Oct-21
69 minutes
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S02E12: How To Avoid a Civil War - Mike Selinker
2020-Oct-12
79 minutes
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S02E11: Home Field Advantage - Jon Wertheim
2020-Sep-28
70 minutes
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S02E10: Too Much Information - Cass Sunstein
2020-Sep-21
68 minutes
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S02E09: What is Art? - SWOON
2020-Sep-14
66 minutes
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S02E08: Your Right To Say It - David Goldberger
2020-Sep-07
69 minutes
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S02E07: The Lessons of Black Panther - Chloe Valdary
2020-Aug-31
102 minutes
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S02E06: Illusionism Part 2 : Finding Each Other - Keith Frankish
2020-Aug-25
60 minutes
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S02E05: Illusionism Part 1 : What Needs Explaining - Keith Frankish
2020-Aug-17
62 minutes
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S02E04: History Rhymes - Uyghur Genocide - Rahima Mahmut
2020-Aug-06
72 minutes
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S02E03: Virtual Afterlives - Candi Cann
2020-Aug-05
53 minutes
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S02E02: The Meaning of Travel - Emily Thomas
2020-Jul-20
84 minutes
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S02E01: Unattractive Discrimination - Francesca Minerva
2020-Jul-06
81 minutes
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S01E18: Can We Sue China? - William Burke-White
2020-Apr-10
87 minutes
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S01E17: Surviving a Slow Motion Disaster - Amanda Ripley
2020-Mar-30
74 minutes
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S01E16: Pandemic Special: Invisible Responsibility COVID-19
2020-Mar-16
78 minutes
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S01E15: Season 1 in Hindsight - Jay Shapiro
2020-Mar-09
71 minutes
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S01E14: Selecting for Deafness - David Deutsch
2020-Feb-26
140 minutes
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S01E13: Self Driving Cars - Matthew B. Crawford
2020-Feb-10
140 minutes
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S01E12: Medically Assisted Death - Steven Pinker
2019-Dec-18
93 minutes
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Thanksgiving Hindsight
2019-Nov-27
43 minutes
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S01E11: A Camera, A Child, and A Vulture - Larissa MacFarquhar
2019-Nov-22
111 minutes
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S01E10: Clara Barton's Placebo - Stephen Finlay
2019-Nov-11
64 minutes
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Ep 9: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
2019-Oct-29
15 minutes
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S01E09: A Hospital in a Hurricane - Lisa Tessman
2019-Oct-22
175 minutes
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Ep 8: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
2019-Oct-14
20 minutes
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S01E08: Friendbot - Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
2019-Oct-08
121 minutes
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Ep7: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
2019-Sep-30
21 minutes
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S01E07: Religion at the Hospital - Sean Carroll
2019-Sep-23
44 minutes
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Ep 6: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
2019-Sep-17
30 minutes
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S01E06: Conscious Robots - Erik Hoel
2019-Sep-09
116 minutes
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Ep 5: in Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
2019-Sep-03
22 minutes
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S01E05: GMO Warning Labels - Robin Hanson
2019-Aug-26
98 minutes
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Ep 4: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
2019-Aug-19
28 minutes
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S01E04: Listen to the Music - Nina Strohminger
2019-Aug-12
110 minutes
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Ep 3: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
2019-Aug-05
23 minutes
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S01E03: Do I Smell Donuts? - David Pizarro
2019-Jul-29
103 minutes
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Ep 2: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
2019-Jul-22
31 minutes
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S01E02: Star Trek's Prime Directive - Eric Linus Kaplan
2019-Jul-15
106 minutes
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Ep 1: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
2019-Jul-11
32 minutes
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S01E01: Fire at the Louvre - Susan Wolf
2019-Jul-01
99 minutes
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