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Since Apr 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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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.

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The Israel Day Parade Debacle

Jun 04, 2026 43m Transcript

Last Sunday, New York City officials took part in the annual Israel Day Parade on Fifth Avenue. Mayor Zohran Mamdani was notably absent, insisting that this was not a “Jewish pride parade,” as it is…

Sally Rooney in Hebrew

May 28, 2026 45m Transcript

In 2021, famed Irish author Sally Rooney declined to publish her book in Israel because there was no BDS-compliant publisher. At the time, she said she would be “pleased and proud” to have her books…

Hasan Piker’s Politics of Appeal

May 21, 2026 40m Transcript

Over the last eight years, streamer and leftist political commentator Hasan Piker has built a following of millions on Twitch, where he streams seven to ten hours a day, discussing current events and…

The Wrong Way to Fight Antisemitism in Britain

May 14, 2026 48m Transcript

On April 29th in London, an attacker stabbed a Muslim acquaintance before traveling to the largely Jewish neighborhood of Golders Green and stabbing two Jewish men at random. This was only the latest…

The Hill

May 07, 2026 1h 2m Transcript

Harriet Clark comes from a long line of radicals. Her ancestors were gun runners in Minsk. Her grandparents were active members of the Communist Party USA, and the family moved to Moscow for a time,…

Exit Interview

Apr 30, 2026 45m Transcript

After more than ten years as the rabbi of the anti-Zionist synagogue Tzedek Chicago, Rabbi Brant Rosen is stepping down. On this episode of On the Nose, Rosen speaks with editor-in-chief of Jewish…

Mailbag #3 — Live!

Apr 16, 2026 46m Transcript

On this episode of On the Nose, Jewish Currents editor-in-chief Arielle Angel, publisher Daniel May, editor-at-large Peter Beinart, and advisory board member Simone Zimmerman answered listener…

The Right Is Capturing the Online Palestine Conversation

Apr 09, 2026 43m

As right-wing streamers like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens have become more outspoken against Israel and against Zionist influence in American politics, their content has found new audiences…

The Fault Lines Shattering the Iranian Diaspora

Mar 24, 2026 36m Transcript

The US and Israel began a joint strike on Iran on February 28th, with the US immediately striking a girls’ elementary school, killing more than 180, the vast majority of them children. The Supreme…

On the Michigan Synagogue Attack

Mar 19, 2026 35m Transcript

On March 12th, 41-year-old Ayman Ghazali rammed his car into the front of Temple Israel, a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan. He engaged in a shootout with synagogue security, injuring one guard…

MAGA Catholics in Revolt

Mar 12, 2026 43m Transcript

In early February, clips began circulating from Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission hearing, where the former Miss California Carrie Prejean Boller challenged Jewish activists Yitzhak Frankel and…

America’s Threat to the World

Mar 05, 2026 58m

Last weekend, the United States and Israel started a war with Iran. The Trump administration has offered no real or convincing reason why they have dragged the country into war except “Israel was…

Who’s Afraid of the Z-Word

Feb 26, 2026 1h 1m Transcript

Recently, the Jewish Federation of North America released a poll they conducted last year that shows that while 88% of respondents said they “believe Israel has the right to exist as a Jewish,…

Epstein and the Capitalist Conspiracy

Feb 12, 2026 41m Transcript

Recently, the Department of Justice released millions of files from disgraced financier and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Since their release, part of the discussion has revolved around the way…

Fighting the ICE Occupation of Minnesota

Jan 29, 2026 1h 6m Transcript

In December, ICE agents began arriving in Minneapolis under the Trump administration’s “Operation Metro Surge.” As of late January, 3,000 agents are on the ground in the city, outnumbering local…

What Makes Marty Run?

Jan 15, 2026 54m Transcript

On Christmas, director Josh Safdie released his new film, Marty Supreme, starring Timothée Chalamet as a young table-tennis player bent on global recognition. Like Safdie’s previous film—Uncut Gems,…

The Imperial History Behind the Raid on Venezuela

Jan 09, 2026 40m

On Saturday, January 3rd, President Trump announced that a military raid on Caracas had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, and brought him back to the US to face drug charges. The operation…

Processing the Attack at Bondi Beach

Dec 17, 2025 54m

On December 14th, two gunmen opened fire on a celebration marking the first night of Hanukkah at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, killing 15 and injuring more than 40. The gunmen, a father and son,…

Writing the Palestinian Diaspora

Dec 11, 2025 44m Transcript

This year saw the release of two memoirs concerned with the Palestinian diasporic experience. Tareq Baconi’s Fire in Every Direction is a story of queer adolescent unrequited love, braided together…

Debating the “Palestine Laboratory”

Dec 04, 2025 42m Transcript

In spring 2023, journalist and filmmaker Antony Loewenstein published The Palestine Laboratory, a book tracing the way that Israeli military technology and weaponry, battle-tested on Palestinians, is…

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