Don't Know Much About with Naya Lekht
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Don't Know Much About is a podcast hosted by Dr. Naya Lekht, a scholar and educator with a PhD from UCLA in Russian Literature. Each episode unpacks a contentious topic — from antizionism and Soviet history to Jewish identity and contemporary geopolitics — through rigorous research, personal stories, and candid conversations with leading thinkers. Clarifying the complex, one conversation at a time.
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S1E37 "The Campus That Celebrated October 7th" with Eyal Yakoby
In this episode of Don't Know Much About, Naya Lekht sits down with Eyal Yakoby: UPenn graduate, incoming MIT student, and one of the most prominent young voices documenting Jew hatred on campus and…
Stop Antizionism with Ben Shapiro and Natasha Pein
In this special segment of Don't Know Much About, Naya Lekht is joined by Ben Shapiro, co-founder of The Daily Wire, and Natasha Pein, Naya's partner and co-founder of Stop Antizionism, just one week…
The UN's Antizionist Machine: 50 Years of Institutional Bias with Ben Cohen
In this episode, Naya Lekht is joined by Ben Cohen, Director of Rapid Response at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), journalist, and one of the foremost researchers on global…
"Zionophobia, AI, and A Life of Inquiry" with Judea Pearl
Dr. Judea Pearl is a Turing Award-winning computer scientist, UCLA professor, and father of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. He joins Naya for a sweeping conversation that moves from…
"Canada's Polite Pogrom" with Jesse Brown
What happened to Canada? Once known as one of the most peaceful, multicultural countries in the world, Canada has become the epicenter of a disturbing wave of anti-Jewish violence: weekly synagogue…
From Law to Culture: Where the Real Battle Is Being Fought
On this episode of Don’t Know Much About, Dr. Naya Lekht shifts the conversation from law to culture, arguing that while legal frameworks may lag behind, culture is where meaning is made, narratives…
'You Started With a Tough Case:" Jews and Anti-Discrimination Law with Rona Kaufman
On this episode of Don't Know Much About, Dr. Naya Lekht sits down with Professor Rona Kaufman, co-founder of the Center for Jewish Legal Studies.Naya opens with a case study: a campus speaker who…
Propaganda in the USSR, Virtue in the USA: Antizionism
On this episode of Don’t Know Much About, Dr. Naya Lekht examines a troubling paradox: why is antizionism in the West more dangerous than in the Soviet Union, the regime that invented it? Beginning…
25 Years of Campus Antizionism: An Investigative Report
On this episode of Don’t Know Much About, Dr. Naya Lekht traces how antizionism took root on American campuses, beginning with student activism in the early 2000s and becoming institutionalized…
Cold War Ghosts: The American Afterlife of Soviet Antizionism with Shaul Kelner
Antizionism has been described as a hate movement, as a form of anti-Jewish bigotry, and, as I argue, the third era of Jew-hatred. But it can also be understood as one of the most powerful social…
Byline or Party Line? Journalism after October 7 with Kevin Deutsch
Journalist Kevin Deutch and founder of the Jewish watchdog Substack AFTER OCTOBER 7, joins Naya Lekht for a conversation about what happened to journalism, and why it matters now more than ever.As…
To Live with Conviction: A Conversation with Natan Sharansky
What does it mean to live with conviction when the cost is prison, isolation, and the full weight of a totalitarian regime? On this episode of Don’t Know Much About, I have the profound honor of…
The Islamic Republic vs. the Iranian People with Ali Siadatan
With thousands of Iranian civilians killed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in recent weeks, the will of the Iranian people is unmistakable: a nation seeking to liberate itself from an…
My Family Read That Too! The Soviet Jewish Bookshelf
On this episode of Don’t Know Much About, Naya Lekht sits down with Professor of Jewish Literature Marat Grinberg to discuss his book The Soviet Jewish Bookshelf: Jewish Culture and Identity Between…
Inside the Anti-Israel Cult: Michael's Story
On this episode of Don’t Know Much About, Dr. Naya Lekht sits down with Michael. His story is gripping, urgent, and, quite frankly, one that must be told. Michael was born in the United States to a…
Beware Those Who Condemn Antisemitism: The Relationship between Antizionism and Antisemitism
On this episode of Don’t Know Much About, Dr. Naya Lekht leads a critical conversation on how public condemnation of antisemitism often functions as cover for antizionism, the latest mutation of…
When the State Took the Classroom: The Story Behind 15 Days
At the crossroads of expanding teachers’ unions, the infiltration of anti-American curricula, and the silencing of dissenting scientists and doctors lies a story that now feels distant but urgent:…
Illegal on Paper, Ignored in Practice: Jews and the Enforcement Gap
As anti-Jewish violence continues to rise, Jews are increasingly forced to confront a troubling question: how effective are existing laws at protecting them when the community seeks protection and…
Heroes, Villains, and Speaking for a Nation with Eylon Levy
In this episode, I sit down with Eylon Levy, former spokesman for the State of Israel, to ask, what is the role of a government spokesman, and does every country have one? We begin by examining the…
Born in the West: The Hidden Origins of Today’s Anti-Western Movements
On this episode of Don’t Know Much About, Dr. Naya Lekht is joined by Samuel J. Hyde, a fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) and a columnist for The Jerusalem Post. Born in South…
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Don't Know Much About with Naya Lekht has published 38 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in Education, History.
Don't Know Much About with Naya Lekht is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 57m.
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