On the Nose podcast

On the Nose

On the Nose is a biweekly podcast by Jewish Currents, a magazine of the Jewish left founded in 1946. The editorial staff discusses the politics, culture, and questions that animate today’s Jewish left.

On the Nose is a biweekly podcast by Jewish Currents, a magazine of the Jewish left founded in 1946. The editorial staff discusses the politics, culture, and questions that animate today’s Jewish left.

 

#128

Writing the Palestinian Diaspora

This year saw the release of two memoirs concerned with the Palestinian diasporic experien... more

Yesterday

44 MINS

44:50

Yesterday


#127

Debating the “Palestine Laboratory”

In spring 2023, journalist and filmmaker Antony Loewenstein published [The Palestine Labor... more

04 Dec 2025

42 MINS

42:45

04 Dec 2025


#126

On Jeffrey Epstein

“Real life conspiracies pose a certain challenge for political analysis,” wrote Jewish Cur... more

28 Nov 2025

44 MINS

44:21

28 Nov 2025


#125

What the Soldiers Did in Gaza

On November 11th, Israeli soldiers who had admitted to raping a Palestinian detainee at th... more

20 Nov 2025

33 MINS

33:00

20 Nov 2025


#124

Confronting the Anti-Zionist Right

Last week, the Holocaust-denying, white nationalist influencer Nick Fuentes [sat down] (ht... more

06 Nov 2025

49 MINS

49:58

06 Nov 2025


#123

The Rabbinic Freak-Out About Zohran Mamdani

Last week, a group calling itself The Jewish Majority published a “ [Rabbinic Call to Acti... more

30 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:42

30 Oct 2025


#122

Yizkor in the Streets

For the second year in a row, Rabbis for Ceasefire held a Yizkor service on the streets of... more

23 Oct 2025

38 MINS

38:29

23 Oct 2025


#121

The Ins and Outs of Trump’s Gaza Ceasefire

Last week, President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had reached a ceasefire ... more

16 Oct 2025

37 MINS

37:21

16 Oct 2025


#120

The Media Goes MAGA

As media figures reacted to the assassination of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk last ... more

03 Oct 2025

32 MINS

32:12

03 Oct 2025


#119

Charlie Kirk and American Innocence

Charlie Kirk, influential right-wing commentator and founder of Turning Point USA, was ass... more

18 Sep 2025

37 MINS

37:56

18 Sep 2025


#118

What a Lifetime of Struggle Taught Angela Davis

In this episode, Jewish Currents editor-at-large Peter Beinart interviews the philosopher,... more

11 Sep 2025

40 MINS

40:57

11 Sep 2025


#117

Mailbag #2

In this episode, Jewish Currents editor-in-chief Arielle Angel, editor-at-large Peter Bein... more

04 Sep 2025

49 MINS

49:30

04 Sep 2025


#116

Familiar Touch and the Feminist Politics of Aging

In this episode, editor-in-chief Arielle Angel speaks with filmmaker Sarah Friedland and f... more

21 Aug 2025

45 MINS

45:56

21 Aug 2025


#115

Ms. Rachel Stands Up for the Littles of Gaza

In this episode, editor-at-large Peter Beinart speaks to children’s television star Rachel... more

14 Aug 2025

30 MINS

30:20

14 Aug 2025


#114

Sephardi/Mizrahi Therapy

In 2020, Jewish Currents editor-in-chief Arielle Angel and University of Washington profes... more

07 Aug 2025

56 MINS

56:17

07 Aug 2025


#113

Making “Safety Through Solidarity” More Than a Slogan

In May, a project called the Community Safety Campaign released a 134-page guide for Jewis... more

17 Jul 2025

47 MINS

47:44

17 Jul 2025


#112

Brad Lander’s Campaign of Solidarity

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander—a longtime fixture of the city’s progressive Jewish ... more

10 Jul 2025

37 MINS

37:41

10 Jul 2025


#111

Mamdani Bests the Pro-Israel Machine

On Tuesday, Democratic New Yorkers went to the polls and elected a democratic socialist as... more

26 Jun 2025

44 MINS

44:16

26 Jun 2025


#110

Netanyahu Gets His War on Iran

On Friday, June 13th, just days before the sixth scheduled round of US–Iran talks over the... more

18 Jun 2025

32 MINS

32:26

18 Jun 2025


#109

The Return of the American Council for Judaism

This episode of On the Nose comes from a live Zoom conversation between associate editor M... more

12 Jun 2025

44 MINS

44:31

12 Jun 2025


#108

Kneecap and the Politics of Language Reclamation

Last year saw the release of [Kneecap] (https://kneecapfilm.com/) , a fictionalized accoun... more

29 May 2025

44 MINS

44:10

29 May 2025


#107

After the DC Shooting

On Wednesday night, two Israeli embassy aides—30-year-old Yaron Lischinsky and 26-year-old... more

23 May 2025

41 MINS

41:12

23 May 2025


#106

Chabad’s Extremist Turn

In April, Israel’s Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir [toured] (https://apnews.... more

15 May 2025

39 MINS

39:31

15 May 2025


#105

Chevruta: The Risk of Justice Work

In September 2024, an Israeli sniper shot and killed Turkish American human rights activis... more

14 May 2025

26 MINS

26:46

14 May 2025


#104

Understanding the Immigration Crackdown

From the ICE [arrest and detention] (https://jewishcurrents.org/deportation-dragnet-studen... more

08 May 2025

35 MINS

35:26

08 May 2025


#103

Zohran Mamdani’s Moral Stand

In October 2024, Zohran Mamdani launched his New York City mayoral campaign in relative ob... more

23 Apr 2025

38 MINS

38:05

23 Apr 2025


#102

Debating Zionist Realism

In a recent article in Jewish Currents, Jon Danforth-Appell proposes that the Jewish left ... more

09 Apr 2025

51 MINS

51:09

09 Apr 2025


#101

Higher Ed Under Attack

Last week, Columbia [capitulated] (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/columbi... more

27 Mar 2025

39 MINS

39:50

27 Mar 2025