Episodes

Saturday Jan 10, 2026
Saturday Jan 10, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin meets with IsraAID CEO Yotam Polizer to discuss the NGO’s global work and its role as Israel’s largest humanitarian organization, including its relief efforts in Gaza.

Saturday Jan 10, 2026
Saturday Jan 10, 2026
JBS Journalist Micah Halpern considers what pre-war Europe and modern-day New York City might have in common—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Saturday Jan 10, 2026
Saturday Jan 10, 2026
David Harris dissects the concept of Israel's "right to exist" by recounting its ancient and contemporary history, as well as comparing its legitimacy to that of other nations around the world, including advanced Western nations.

Tuesday Dec 30, 2025

Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Author, journalist, political commentator, and podcaster Molly Jong-Fast sits with Rabbi Avraham Bronstein to discuss her memoir about her mother, renowned novelist Erica Jong.

Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Sam Sussman joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss his debut novel, "Boy from the North Country," inspired by the memoir "The Silent Type: On (Possibly) Being Bob Dylan’s Son," and his role as a featured author in the Jewish Book Council’s "Nu Reads" subscription series.

Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
JBS Journalist Micah Halpern asks and answers whether Israel can ever redeem itself in the eyes of the world after the Gaza War—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
David Harris reacts to the horrifying mass shooting on Bondi Beach in Australia on the first night of Hanukkah. He highlights the fact that frequent Defending Israel guest Arsen Ostrovsky was wounded in the attack.

Thursday Dec 18, 2025

Thursday Dec 18, 2025
Thursday Dec 18, 2025
Rabbi Bronstein is joined by Jean Hanff Korelitz, author of The Sequel, a novel that offers an antihero to root for while illuminating and satirizing the world of publishing.







