Air Date: - Season 4 - Episode 29 | The usual suspects—Shel Freilich, Joshua London, Ken Abramowitz, Jeff Morgan, and Zalmi Unsdorfer—are back to help Edwin look back at 5783 and forward to 5784. They’ll be advocating for their favorite libations while exploring current events and ancient history. Join us as we welcome the new year!
Air Date: - Season 4 - Episode 28 | Edwin takes on some unanswered—and still burning—questions. Almost every episode, we run out of time before we run out of questions. We save them, and these episodes give us a chance to address topics such as antisemitism, automation and AI, energy, eugenics, privacy, and more. Edwin also accepts new questions via the Zoom Q&A. Join us for another no-holds-barred, nothing-off-the-table session.
Air Date: | The show is on hiatus for Labor Day. Edwin, Carol, and Team Black join you in wishing a fond farewell to summer; we’ll be back on September 7 with another round of Edwin answering unanswered questions.
While we’re away, please revisit “The Arab Slave Trade,” S3 E27.
Air Date: - Season 4 - Episode 27 | From national necessity to national nightmare, immigration has been a source of American conflict for 150 years. Can we fix it?
Historian Sam Edelman joins Edwin; before we address our main topic, Saudi expert Harold Rhode joins us to give an update on the possibilities of normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Air Date: - Season 4 - Episode 25 | AI developers—who admit they don't understand how their creations work—have already disregarded most precautions that would make the process and products safer. Many legislators are ill-equipped to craft effective regulations—or even to understand the risks and requirements.
Privacy expert Sharon Polsky joins Edwin for an up-to-date, sobering look.
Air Date: | Edwin Black traces the historical underpinnings of Israel and International Law, a deep dive that will completely reshape and revitalize one's understanding of Israel, the Mideast, the Arab-Israel conflict, and how international law does or does not intersect. This one presentation will change everything, and empower everyone who cares about Israel.
Air Date: | The show is on hiatus this week because Edwin and Carol are leaving returning on a jet plane.
We’ll be back on August 3 with an in-depth examination of the crisis surrounding Israel’s judicial reform. While we’re away, please take another look at “The Uyghur Genocide—The World Is Not Watching,” S2 E18.
Air Date: - Season 4 - Episode 24 | Judicial reform is tearing Israel apart—to the point of possible civil war. Outside forces and media are continuously stoking the flames.
Legal experts Avi Bell, Alan Dershowitz, and Nathan Lewin plus history scholar Sam Edelman join Edwin to uncover the facts and spell out exactly what's at stake.