Two Nice Jewish Boys
Episodes
Episode 61 - Drags to Riches
23 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A few months ago Tel Aviv celebrated Pride month with a glorious parade. This annual event has already become a tradition and attracts hundreds of tho...
Episode 60 - Let's Talk Bibi
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It can be safely said that Benjamin Netanyahu is one of the most controversial figures in Israeli politics. He’s seen by many as the savior of the J...
Episode 59 - The Arab Zionist from Umm al-Fahm
09 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Palestinian Arabs are 20% of Israel’s population. They have the same rights and obligations like every Israeli: they vote, pay taxes, they get socia...
Episode 58 - The Man who Slept in Hitler's Room and Infiltrated Guarded Refugee Camps
02 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When people talk to journalists, they tend to be extra careful as to what comes out of their mouths. It takes a whole new level of journalism to penet...
Episode 57 - The Israeli Modern Family According to MK Merav Ben Ari
25 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Merav Ben Ari became a Kenesset member in 2015, as part of the Kulanu party. Before that she served at the Tel Aviv city council and took charge of th...
Episode 56 - Haaretz Columnist Throws Right Hooks at Left-wingers
18 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Anyone who’s visited Tel Aviv has walked down the famous, sometimes infamous, Allenby Street. It’s hard to miss this road that crosses Rothschild ...
Episode 55 - Grammy Award-winning Hip Hop Violinist Miri Ben Ari
11 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have the privilege to talk with Miri Ben Ari, aka the Hip Hop Violinist, and probably one of the most famous and influential Israelis to hit ...
Episode 54 - How did an Israeli Graphic Novelist Meet the Most Wanted Man in Italy?
04 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by Assaf Hanuka, co-author of “The Divine” together with his brother Tomer and Boaz Lavie. “The Divine” received the pres...
Episode 53 - The Unorthodox Orthodox Member of Knesset
28 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Before becoming a Knneset Member in 2015, Rachel Azaria got her BA in Psychology and Humanities and a Master’s in conflict resolution and peace stud...
Episode 51 - Two Nice Jewish Boys, One Year Special
16 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Exactly one year ago today episode one of 2NJB was released. Eytan and Naor reflect on favorite past episodes, tell nice stories from behind the scene...
Episode 50 - Bolsheviks, Antisemites and Toothless Grits-Slurping Welders
09 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"The interesting thing is that Jews in the States, [...] in Canada and in Europe, are the ethnic group that is most prone to hate crimes and racially ...
Episode 49 - The Wonder Woman of Cyber Space
02 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"I'll tell you what I know for a fact: [...] in the last couple of years, social media has been a very important element in any election around the wo...
Episode 48 - Ayn Rand: Is There a Value to Being Totally Selfish?
26 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"If thinking is the most important thing you have, then what you want to feed to your machine, that does the thinking, are facts - not lies. Lies are ...
Episode 47 - From Game of Thrones to Genius, Ania Bukstein is Taking on Hollywood
19 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"When Game of Thrones aired last year, I went to L.A [...] and I met the casting team for Genius. And she told me: Listen, I have an audition for you....
Episode 46 - Topol is Still a Fiddler on the Roof
12 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"We would get them to smile. And obviously every few years we had a war. There were times that we performed 4-5 times a day, either it was a place whe...
Episode 45 - IsraAID: Providing Disaster Relief Around the Globe Part II
05 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“You have this city, it’s called Tacloban, it had about 250 thousand people. And a small wave hit it. Small, i say because the Japan tsunami [...]...
Episode 44 - IsraAID: Providing Disaster Relief Around the Globe Part I
28 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Since its foundation in 2001 IsraAID has provided emergency assistance and long-term national infrastructure rehabilitation in many disaster-stricken ...
Episode 43 - What is Israeli Food?
21 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Everybody who comes to Israel adores the food - it's colorful, diverse and multi-cultured. As Israelies, we grow up eating Tunisian, Romanian, Iraqi a...
Episode 42 - Social Innovation: When Values and Startups Meet
15 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For most Israelis, innovation means high-tech, angel investors, an exit and boatloads of cash. Truth is, though, Innovation can come in many forms. St...
Episode 41 - Selling a Show to Nickelodeon at 40
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Gili Dolev wasn’t especially studious as a young kid growing up in Binyamina. However, one of his teachers saw his potential and helped him pave his...
Episode 40 - Six Days of War that Shaped the Middle East with MK Dr. Michael Oren
31 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This month we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Six Day War - a war, it seems, that shook the Middle East and reshaped Israel forever. In Israel...
Episode 39 - The Yeshiva Kid Who Made It Big... In China
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Shmulik Hess was only a 13-year-old Haredi Jew when he stumbled upon the piece of literature that would change his life. As he was walking down a ...
Episode 38 - Traveling the Holy Land with Gal Mor
17 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
During April 2017 a record breaking of 349,000 tourists visited Israel - the highest number per month since the establishment of Israel. From the vast...
Episode 37 - Nobel Prize Laureate Prof. Dan Shechtman and the Discovery that Changed His Life
10 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Progress entails change. However, the establishment generally rejects change. This is the challenge that pioneers face in all fields and this was the ...
Episode 35 - Holocaust Memorial Day Special with Yad VaShem Chief Historian Prof. Dina Porat
24 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day, commemorates the 6 million Jews who perished in the genocide. However, in order to prevent the crimes ...
Episode 34 - AIPAC, Weed, and Two-state Solution with MK Tamar Zandberg
19 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meretz, one of Israel’s left-wing, social-democratic parties, was formed in 1992, winning 12 parliamentary seats in that year’s election. Over the...
Episode 33 - Israel and Germany: An Unsettled Past with Eldad Beck
12 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The words ‘Germany’ and ‘Israel’ probably raise many differing connotations in various people’s minds but one probably stands out among them...
Episode 32 - Forever Pure: Between Sports and Racism in Jerusalem's Soccer Team with Maya Zinshtein
05 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The year is 2012 and Beitar Jerusalem, the favored soccer team of Israel's right wing, is on its way to its first national title in years. Quickly cli...
Episode 31 - Tokyo Vice: A Jewish Journalist Against the Yakuza with Jake Adelstein
29 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
To many of us, Japan is still a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Mysterious of all is the Yakuza, Japan's notorious crime organization, which has been gr...
Episode 30 - Europe's Refugee Crisis: an Inside Look with Maya Rimer
22 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Refugee crisis in Europe, though seemingly distant and even sometimes obscure, is now actually more severe and relevant than ever. Every week thou...
Episode 29 - FAUDA: the Israeli Netflix TV Hit with co-creator Avi Issacharoff
15 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
From HBO's In Treatment to Showtime's Homeland, Israel has become a prominent exporter of quality content for the American television industry. As an ...
Episode 28 - Midburn, Israel’s Burning Man Festival with Itamar Cohen
08 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Every year under the sweltering sun of the Negev Desert, a city forms for just 5 days. This city is called Midburn. Inspired by the Burning Man Festiv...
Episode 27 - Unholy Matrimony in the Holy Land with Jessica Fishman
01 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The right of return for the Jewish people states that anyone with at least one Jewish grandparent may become a citizen of the State of Israel. The rea...
Episode 26 - A Month with Trump: The Israeli Perspective with Oren Nahari
23 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign was sprinkled with promises that resonated strongly with many on Israel’s right. From reversing the Iran d...
Episode 25 - Scoops of Hummus to News Scoops with Shen Liberman
16 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Shen Liberman is the head of the Culture Desk at Channel 10 News. She started her career as a radio anchor for Galatz, Israel’s military radio (it’...
Episode 24 - Lincoln and the Jews with Professor Jonathan D. Sarna
09 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This Sunday is the birthday of the iconic 16th American President and it turns out that Abraham Lincoln was in fact a pretty good friend of the Jews (...
Episode 23 - MK Sharren Haskel: A New Generation in the Likud Party
02 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
MK Sharren Haskel joined the parliament not too long ago, in late 2015. Nevertheless, she's managed to do quite a bit in the last year and a half. Has...
Episode 22 - Uri Geller, Spoon Bender and Spy
25 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 22 - Uri Geller, Spoon Bender and Spy by Eytan and Naor
Episode 21 - 2001: A Lebanese Odyssey with Jonathan Elkhoury
20 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Elkhoury was only 9 years old when he fled Lebanon with his mother and brother in 2001. The family reunited with Jonathan's father, an ex-off...
Episode 20 - Putting Holocaust Denial on Trial with Prof. Deborah Lipstadt
12 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Deborah Lipstadt’s amazing story has been recently adapted into the beautiful Hollywood movie “Denial” starring Rachel Weiss. She sat ...
Episode 19 - Noble Prize Laureate Prof. Robert J. Aumann Talks Game Theory
05 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Nobel Laureate Professor Robert John Aumann talks game theory, a bit of politics and much more with 2NJB. Listen, like and share!
Episode 18 - Two Jews and a Druze with Daniel Sal
29 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
2NJB hosts the very funny Daniel Sal to talk about Druze, Birthright and the best Kanafeh in Israel. We also have music from the very talented Sasha D...
Episode 17 - Negotiating Peace in the Middle East with Gilead Sher
22 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Gilead Sher, Chief of Staff to former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, talks to Two Nice Jewish Boys (that's us) about the 2000 Camp David Accords, his book...
Episode 16 - Mendy Cahan makes Yiddish Great Again
14 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Mendy Cahan joins Two Nice Jewish Boys to speak about his lifelong relationship with the Yiddish language, how he rediscovered its wonders and struggl...
Episode 15 - Benji Lovvit, A Stand Up Guy
08 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Aliyah is a comic gold mine. Ask Benji Lovitt, who joins us to talk comedy, Israel and some other really offensive stuff we’re all a bit sorry we sa...
Episode 14 - Behind the Scenes of Binary Options with Simona Weinglass
01 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Simona Weinglass, investigative reporter for The Times of Israel, offers us a glimpse of what really goes on behind the scenes of the Binary Options i...
Episode 13 - Giuseppe Giordano of "Da Peppe" - Tel Aviv's Godfather of Pizza
24 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Two Nice Jewish Boys… and a Pizzaiolo! Giuseppe Giordano joins us to talk about pizza, life in Tel Aviv and the two legendary pizza places that he ...
Episode 12 - Jen Charlton the Canadian Jewish Troubadour
17 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A funny podcast in English about Israel. Eytan and Naor about life in Israel and life in general. Today we have Jen Charlton with us! She is a gifted ...
Episode 11 - Inside Israel's Startup Industry with Doron Nir
11 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A funny podcast in English about life in Israel. *** Today we are THREE nice Jewish boys, because we've had our first guest! The awesome Doron Nir, an...
Episode 10 - Crimes, Shame and Punishments
03 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A new Israeli podcast in English. Eytan and Naor talk about Israel, life in Israel and life in general. What we talked about? -The Ari Shavit scandal...
Episode 9 - Israel and Cyber Warfare
27 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A new Israeli podcast in English. Eytan and Naor talk about Israel, life in Israel and life in general. *** Today featuring spectacular music by Malik...
Episode 8 - The Exodus According to Eytan
21 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A new Israeli podcast in English. Eytan and Naor talk about Israel, life in Israel and life in general. Today featuring great great music by Bad Bad H...
Episode 7 - When Israeli Girls Fell for Justin Trudeau
06 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A new Israeli podcast in English. Eytan and Naor talk about Israel, life in Israel and life in general. Today featuring incredible music by Hadass Lah...
Episode 6 - The Palestinian Poem of Chaos
27 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A new Israeli podcast in English. Eytan and Naor talk about Israel, life in Israel and life in general. (We said it's episode 7 but it's actually 6. Y...
Episode 5 - That Siren is Just a Drill
20 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A new Israeli podcast in English. Eytan and Naor talk about Israel, life in Israel and life in general. This week featuring sublime music by Russo & W...
Episode 4 - Tales from Romania
13 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A new Israeli podcast in English. Eytan and Naor talk about Israel, life in Israel and life in general. Today featuring great music by Omri Dagan and ...
Episode 3 - I Will Not Support Your Kickstarter Project
31 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A new Israeli podcast in English. Eytan and Naor talk about Israel, life in Israel and life in general. What we talked about? - Fouad Ben-Eliezer's p...
Episode 2 - In Quest of a TLV Apartment
23 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A new Israeli podcast in English. Eytan and Naor talk about Israel, life in Israel and life in general. What we talked about? - The salmonella food c...
Two Nice Jewish Boys - The Pilot!
16 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A new Israeli podcast in English. Eytan and Naor talk about Israel, life in Israel and life in general. What we talked about? - Gal Gadot and Israel...