Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Geopolitics • Israel-Palestine conflict • Nationalism and sovereignty • Anarchism • Conspiracy theories • Existential and political philosophy • Technology ethics • Climate crisis • Middle Eastern politics • Journalism challenges
The "Dilemma Podcast," hosted by Jay Shapiro, explores complex socio-political and philosophical issues through in-depth conversations with thinkers, writers, and activists. The show seeks to examine what actions might follow in the face of various contemporary challenges. Across the episodes, there is a recurring analysis of themes such as nationalism, sovereignty, and liberation, as exemplified by discussions on nationalism's role in perpetuating inequality and exclusion. A considerable focus is placed on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with multiple episodes diving into political, historical, and ethical perspectives surrounding Zionism, Palestinian resistance, and broader geopolitical influences.
The podcast also tackles the intricacies of modern capitalism, often linking economic systems to global crises, seen in explorations of the petrodollar's influence and the capitalist crisis connected to climate change. The nature of state power, imperialism, and their impact on human rights are key topics, as well as the role of media and information flow in shaping public perception and policy.
Other general themes include the philosophical debates around freedom, nonviolence, and anarchism, investigated through conversations about resistance movements and political ideologies. The podcast also explores deeper philosophical questions, such as the morality of actions under various political regimes, existential authoritarianism, humanism, and technological influence.
Overall, the "Dilemma Podcast" provides a platform for challenging dialogues on the intersections of politics, philosophy, and human rights. In doing so, it encourages listeners to reconsider preconceived notions about societal and global structures, aiming to stimulate critical thinking about what true social and political progress might entail.
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Episodes:
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The Rashomon Effect and a Death In Palestine
2025-Oct-09
28 minutes
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The International Malcolm X: Gaza, Violence, and the Fight Against Colonialism w/ Michael Sawyer
2025-Oct-08
82 minutes
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How Zionism & Islamism Became Colonial Twins w/ Hamid Dabashi
2025-Oct-02
76 minutes
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The False Lure of National Sovereignty and the Mirage of Liberation w/ Nandita Sharma
2025-Sep-26
85 minutes
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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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