War is Stupid: An Anti-War Podcast About War

Orli Matlow sits down with Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green, co-founders of Standing Together, a grassroots movement fighting for peace, equality and social justice in Israel-Palestine. They discuss what the fight looks like, what peace looks like, and how the issues won’t be solved by simply getting rid of Netanyahu. Sally and Alon-Lee also share their origin stories, riff on a joke from Alon-Lee’s wedding, and share advice for everyone fighting fascism around the world. 
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Orli Matlow sits down with Andrew Facini, Communications Director at The Council on Strategic Risks, to learn all about tactical nuclear weapons and armageddon. Andrew walks us through the consequences of a nuclear blast, whether or not bombing Iran this past summer saved the world, and why the US has lost its appetite for regime change. They talk about the new movie A House of Dynamite, and Andrew makes the case for optimism, bringing some much-needed holiday cheer. 
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Orli Matlow welcomes comedian Ethan Stanislawski to talk about growing up as the son of a Jewish history professor, the grandson of a Liberal Zionist political icon, and the next door neighbor of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (It turns out that the Upper West Side is not, in fact, the utopia from Nora Ephron movies). They talk Holocaust museums in public schools, studying abroad in Berlin, the Six Day War, and how borders are made up—but families are real. 
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Orli Matlow welcomes Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson, Executive Director of Partners for Progressive Israel, for a conversation with as many sidebars as a page of Talmud. They talk about the old-timey colonizers who set the systems up that haunt us to this day, and the role of a rabbi in facilitating the trauma and spiritual work that needs to be done in a time of genocide. They also talk movies, Moomins, and Orli reveals herself to be a nepo baby descended from the Vilna Gaon. 
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Activist and journalist Sam Stein joins host Orli Matlow to talk about his experiences living in the West Bank: first as a student blasting “America, F*** Yeah!” through Israeli checkpoints, and then as a protective presence activist deterring violent Jewish extremists from attacking his Palestinian friends. 
Sam speaks about his friend, the late human rights activist Awdah Hathaleen, who was brutally murdered on camera by settler Yinon Levi, who still walks free. ​​To support Umm Al Khair, donate at RememberingAwdah.com or here.
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Host Orli Matlow welcomes comedian, screenwriter, and certified Film Nerd Greg Roque to talk war movies, from All Quiet On The Western Front to Amy Schumer’s upcoming October 7th rom-com (yes, that is a real thing). Greg shares the wisdom of Grand Theft Auto IV, his journey converting to Judaism, and whether or not becoming a father has changed his opinion of Winston Churchill.
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It's Election Day in New York City, an election that has become about Israel and Palestine despite being for New York City!
Host Orli Matlow welcomes comedian Atheer Yacoub to talk Zohran Mamdani (who really just wants to talk about buses), throwback Islamophobia, BDS, her childhood in Ramallah and Alabama, and chocolate.
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Host Orli Matlow sits down with Michael Greenberg, founder of Climate Defiance, to talk about the need for, well, climate defiance. They explore his journey to activism, the concept of ecocide, the power of heckling, and the fact that you don't need to be good at science to join the fight for a livable planet. 
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Host Orli Matlow sits down with Dr. Nicholas Wright to talk about his new book Warhead: How The Brain Shapes War and War Shapes The Brain. Dr. Wright draws on his experiences in the operating room and at the Pentagon to posit that the brain is wired for conflict, yet we are somehow not doomed as a species. The fascinating conversation covers the past (Winston Churchill wasn’t always Winston Churchill), the present (The Russo-Ukrainian War is still going on, even it’s only on the front pages in Kyiv), and the future (yes, AI is coming. In fact, it’s already here).
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Host Orli Matlow welcomes comedian Nour Hadidi to talk two of the most devastating forces on earth: the military-industrial complex and Toronto sports. They discuss watching the hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas, and how it feels when the world begins to catch up to what you've been saying for years. Nour reflects on growing up in Jordan, her experience joining the Global March to Gaza last June, and the joys of FaceTiming on the toilet. They cover the universal nightmares of dating and IBS, and pitch a better use for $33.77 billion dollars than war.
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