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Writer and cultural/political commentator, Leonydus Johnson, brings common sense, liberty-minded perspectives to a variety of hot-button topics including race, politics, economics, psychology, and religion that dare to challenge the accepted narratives.
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The Internet and mainstream media are inundated with misinformation and superficial hot takes. That’s why you’re not getting the full story. Take another look with JNS Editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin as he takes deep dives into the most critical stories and controversies impacting the Jewish world with insightful commentary and fascinating interviews. If you want to understand the bigger picture and the context of the issues that really matter, this show is for you. Thanks for listening to Jo ...
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Virtually everyone these days seems to believe that we are currently living through "unprecedented" times. However, in his latest book, "Domestic Enemies," Israeli-born journalist Daniel Greenfield contends that the United States has already experienced much of the imbalance and unrest we are witnessing today. So what can conservatives learn and ap…
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In this episode of “Think Twice,” JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin tries to make sense of the Biden/Harris strategy with Middle East expert Michael Doran. They discuss everything from America’s policy towards Iran and its proxies to Biden’s tenuous relationship with Israel; the Gaza war and attempts to reach an agreement; the influence of domesti…
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In this episode of Think Twice, our guest Batya Ungar-Sargon, author of the groundbreaking book, “Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women”, reveals what she learned about the cultural and economic situation of the American working class. Ungar-Sargon and JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin examine what makes them tick, …
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Will Dems give Biden the boot? In today’s episode featuring presidential historian Tevi Troy, we dive into the history of American presidential campaigns to explore Trump’s uniqueness and how he has shifted the trajectory of the GOP. We’ll also discuss previous presidential assassination attempts; the history of health worries and the 25th Amendmen…
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While it looks like the bad guys are winning elections across the West, there’s still room for hope! Tune in for this in-depth interview with Melanie Phillips as she lays out everything you need to know about last week’s UK elections and more. Also, the UK Conservative party’s failures; how the relationship with Israel will change; the future of th…
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Leftist ideology has permeated everything from mainstream culture to news, literature, entertainment and even children's education. It has also led to a huge upsurge in antisemitism and anti-Israel violence in LA and other major cities throughout the US. However, it seems a large portion of Americans are not buying it. To discuss all this and more,…
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Anyone honestly looking at the rise of antisemitism on campus and in major cities in the US is worried about the future of American Jewry. Are we witnessing the end of the golden era of Jews in America? Is there a path forward where Jews can once again feel safe? In this premiere episode for Think Twice, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin is joined…
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On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin is joined by military historian Shalom Lamm to discuss why U.S. college students have been rallying for the Palestinian terrorists that their Israeli peers are fighting in Gaza. Will this frightening development lead the U.S. down a path th…
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In this episode of “Top Story,” JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin is joined by Senior Advisor to the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Richard Goldberg, who proposes a complete reset of our relationship with the United Nations. Listen/subscribe to weekly episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeart Radio or wherever you lis…
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In this episode of “Top Story,” JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin is joined by Commentary magazine senior editor Seth Mandel to discuss the dangers inherent in woke ideologies like the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) mantra that seems to have taken institutions of higher learning, journalism and so much else by storm. Listen/subscribe to wee…
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In this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin is joined by Cornell Law School professor William Jacobson, who is also the head of the Legal Insurrection Foundation, which advocates for free speech and Western values. Jacobson says that American universities are facing a complete lack of ideological diversity while colleges…
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Chaya Raichik, also known as Libs of TikTok, discusses her journey from being a regular person to becoming a prominent conservative influencer on social media. Despite receiving threats, being called slurs and being banned on social media. Raichik vows to continue to expose the radicalism - and the antisemitism of the left.…
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The Biden administration’s foreign policy has sown confusion among both friends and foes of America. What should the US policy be after Iran has attacked Israel in the biggest drone strike in history? Can Israel count on the US or must it face its enemies alone? To discuss all this, JNS editor-in- chief Jonathan Tobin is joined with syndicated radi…
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America is divided on many issues but none more so than on support for Israel with Democrats led by the Biden administration increasingly turning on the Jewish state since Oct. 7 while Republicans are backing it. Where and why is the democratic party turning away from Israel? Is the support among evangelical and conservative Christians rock solid o…
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According to the latest reports, 30,000 Gazans have been killed in Israel's war with Gaza, a majority being women and children. But are the numbers coming from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry correct? Are there obvious indications that these numbers are false? Moreover, do the numbers even matter or is this an emotional appeal to those al…
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Oct. 7th has led to an upsurge in antisemitism and tensions in the decades-old alliance between Blacks and Jews in America. Moreover, leading African American voices like Candace Owens and Kanye West have pushed anti-Jewish tropes. Is the relationship irreparable? What can be done to combat antisemitism and the forces that are driving a wedge betwe…
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As the Biden administration becomes less and less supportive of Israel's war against Hamas does support for the Jewish state remain a bi-partisan issue? Is Sen. Chuck Schumer's speech a symptom much larger? Has the voter base of the Democratic party moved so far left that its politicians need to throw Israel under the bus to win votes? To discuss a…
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The American Jewish community has been slow to realize that the real attacks against Jews and Israel are happening on campus and social media. What can be done to combat conspiracy theories and antisemitism online? How can we fight against hatred and attacks on campus? JNS editor-in-chief speaks with influencer, star of Netflix's "Skin Decision" an…
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Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/top-story-with-jonathan-tobin--5496747/support. Why are the American foreign policy establishment and the Biden administration still peddling old, discredited ideas like the “two-state solution” that purport to be the formula to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians…
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Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/top-story-with-jonathan-tobin--5496747/support Harvard University’s shambolic attempt to investigate its own Jew-hatred is symptomatic of the grip that toxic leftist ideas have on higher education that must be challenged. Listen to the full story!…
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Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/top-story-with-jonathan-tobin--5496747/support. What is behind the Biden administration's call for a ceasefire in the war against Hamas? Is US policy towards Israel shifting? Should aid to Israel be tied with aid to Ukraine? To answer these crucial questions, JNS editor-in-chief s…
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Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/top-story-with-jonathan-tobin--5496747/support. Why is the Biden administration verbally supporting Israel while hamstringing Israel's Rafah operation? Why is it vetoing a UN resolution for an immediate ceasefire while proposing a resolution that calls for one? Why has the Biden a…
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After Oct. 7th, antisemitism has skyrocketed around the world - in the streets, media and in public discourse. After decades of multi-million dollar campaigns and efforts by Jewish groups to educate people about the Holocaust and antisemitism, nothing seems to have helped. Why have they not succeeded and is there anything that can be done? Where is…
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Slavery and sex trafficking have never ended in Africa. But while the human rights community seems obsessed with "genocide" in Palestine, no one really pays attention to the massive human rights violations happening to black people in Africa. Why are human rights groups so selective? Why does the media gravitate towards and champion the rights of s…
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Why has there been so much silence and outright denial of Hamas crimes by purported women's rights groups? Why has the "MeToo" movement that pushed to "believe all women" not done the same for the women who were raped and abused by Palestinian attackers? To discuss all this and more, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin is joined by groundbreaking ps…
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In this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin is joined by One America News channel anchor Stella Inger Escobedo to discuss how a biased media that has been indoctrinated by woke DEI ideology is destroying journalism and distorting the coverage of the post-Oct. 7 war against the Hamas terrorists.…
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Since Oct. 7th, antisemitism has exploded on US college campuses with Jews and Israel being accused of being white oppressors and committing genocide. But is the problem worse than we think? Have the roots of antisemitic thinking and anti-Israel bias seeped into other parts of the American educational system? In this week’s episode of Top Story, JN…
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Since Oct. 7th, antisemitism has exploded in the United States with calls on the streets and on college campuses for attacks against Jews and the end of Israel. Has the place of the American Jew forever changed? To answer this question, we take a look at another time when Jews faced antisemitism and discrimination in America's history. Jonathan Tob…
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This week on Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin sat down with IDF Spokesperson Doron Spielman who has been at the front lines of the Israeli battle against Hamas. They discuss the morale of the army and the Israeli people the unwillingness of the international aid organizations to help the Gazan people on the ground the immense efforts t…
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Since October 7th when Israel was brutally attacked by terrorists, the script has been flipped and the media now portrays Israel as the aggressor, a killer of innocents, and conflates Israeli captives to Palestinian prisoners. How did we get here? Newsweek opinion editor and author of one of the best books on how the media works "Bad News: How Woke…
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Where is the explosion of antisemitism coming from and how can we defeat it? What will be the effect on terrorism worldwide if Israel doesn't defeat Hamas? To answer this question, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin is joined by legal expert and author Alan Dershowitz, who has written a new book about the current conflict, War Against the Jews: How…
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How strong is the progressive anti-Israel wing of the Democrats? What unites the two seemingly opposing Islamist and Leftist ideologies? What can be done to fight back against the antisemitism and the worldview that feeds into it? In this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin talks with journalist and author Ben Weingarten…
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Facing immense national tragedy and a world that is more outraged by Israel's response to Oct. 7 than the slaughter itself, how can Israel survive? Does Israel have the national DNA that will allow it to unify and persevere? JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin is joined by Dan Senor, co-author of the best-selling book Start-Up Nation and the just re…
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What is Israel up against in the war against Hamas? Even if Israel is winning on the battlefield, are we losing the information war? In this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin is joined by Tal Heinrich, spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They discuss the war goals of Iron Swords the information battle h…
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Is Israel violating international law in Gaza? Is Israel responsible for the Gazan people? Does Israel have an obligation to rescue the hostages? On this week's Top Story, Jonathan Tobin is joined by Eugene Kontorovich, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for the Middle East and International Law at the Antonin Scalia Law School of George M…
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Hamas attacked Israel last week almost 50 years to the day of the Yom Kippur War. Are there parallels between the two attacks? Has Israel made the same mistakes? Should Israel's response be similar? On this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin talks with Uri Kaufman, author of the new book "Eighteen Days in October: The Y…
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Will Hezbollah join the war against Israel? Has US foreign policy led to the emboldening of terrorists in the region? Is the most brutal attack on Jews since the Holocaust a simple outgrowth of Palestinian culture and education? In this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin is joined by Hezbollah expert Tony Badran.…
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Did Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer tell the truth about the nuclear scientist? Also, Is the communist ideology alive and well in today's politics? In this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin speaks with historian Harvey Klehr about the movie “Oppenheimer” and the legacy of American Communism.…
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In this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin conducts a wide-ranging special interview with former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. They discuss If US elections are actually fair Domestic and foreign threats facing the United States His controversial comments on the Holocaust and how America should have "one…
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At a time of such division, it has never been more timely to look back at the roots and history of Zionism. JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin is joined by author Rick Richman who discusses his new book, And None Shall Make Them Afraid: Eight Stories of the Modern State of Israel. They discuss how two compatible ideologies, Zionism and Americanism,…
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Is Israel ignoring its existential problems? Has Israel swept its problems under the rug for the political needs of the here and now? In this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin discusses the problems facing Israel as it heads towards its 100th birthday with historian and former Israeli ambassador to the United States Mi…
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What is true Jewish leadership? Have we been thinking about our Jewish heroes all wrong? In this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin discusses the essence of Jewish leadership with Rabbi Meir Soloveichik, the author of Providence and Power: 10 Portraits in Jewish Statesmanship. An insightful, fundamental and big-picture …
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Is the Israeli left by refusing to serve in the military holding the country hostage? Have we seen this before? In this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin discusses the battle over judicial reform with Dr. Iddo Netanyahu, the physician and playwright who is the younger brother of the prime minister and the hero of Enteb…
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Has any President ever failed so thoroughly domestically and internationally as Joe Biden? In this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin talks with the Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley Strassel, author of the new book, "The Biden Malaise: How America bounces back from Joe Biden’s Dismal Repeat of the Jimmy Carter Years". Th…
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Four toxic elements are coming together to create a rising tide of antisemitism. In this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin discusses the factors fueling a rising tide of antisemitism around the globe with scholar Richard Landes, author of the book "Can The Whole World Be Wrong? Lethal Journalism, Antisemitism and Globa…
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In this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin discussed the debate over judicial reform in Israel as well as the way American intervention in the controversy – both from the Biden administration and from U.S. Jews — Aylana Meisel, the founder of Tikvah Fund Israel’s Law and Liberty Forum.…
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