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Trauma Begets Trauma? with British Jewish Filmmaker Gillian Mosely
Orli Matlow sits down with British Jewish filmmaker Gillian Mosely, whose latest film Planet Israel explores Israeli society during and after October 7th. She investigates how right-wing Religious…
Veterans Appreciate "Thank You For Your Service"? with Common Defense
Orli Matlow sits down with Common Defense organizer Michael Carter and member Susan O’Neill, who served as an Operating Room Nurse in Vietnam. They discuss organizing veterans against forever wars,…
Cuba Is The Future? with Comedian Gabe Pacheco
Orli Matlow sits down with comedian Gabe Pacheco, who might soon be subpoenaed by the federal government for joining the same aid mission to Cuba as Hasan Piker. They talk about Cuba’s history and…
American Voters Can Fix Israel and Palestine? with Mattan Berner-Kadish
Orli Matlow sits down with Mattan Berner-Kadish, an advocate for civil rights in Israel since his parents sued the country when he was four years old. Mattan talks about his work in the Occupied West…
Catholics and Protestants Can Live Together? with Comedian Katie Boyle
Host Orli Matlow welcomes Irish comedian and newly minted American citizen, Katie Boyle. Katie teaches Orli about iconic figures in Irish history including Michael Collins, the pagan goddess Bridgid,…
Nuance Is Possible? with Alex Willick, New Israel Fund
Host Orli Matlow sits down with Alex Willick, who was featured in the recent New Yorker article “At Synagogues, Tensions Are Boiling Over" by Eyal Press. A director at the New Israel Fund, he was…
The Western Front Is Walkable? with Author Briana Gervat
Host Orli Matlow sits down with Briana Gervat, author of There Will Come Soft Rains: A Journey Along the Western Front. Briana hiked for 36 days through France and Belgium, tracing the path of World…
There's A Palestinian Pop-Punk Musical? with Composer Fouad Dakwar
Host Orli Matlow sits down with multimedia artist and 2025 Jonathan Larson Grant recipent Fouad Dakwar to celebrate the release of the concept album for his semi-autobiographical musical Fouad of…
War Is A Public Health Crisis? with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan Senate Candidate
Host Orli Matlow sits down with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, who is running as a Democrat to represent the March Madness champions of Michigan in the United States Senate. Abdul talks Iran and Lebanon, Israel…
Amsterdam Is Not Safe For Jews? with Activist Simcha Zijlstra
Host Orli Matlow sits down with Dutch-Jewish activist and community organizer Simcha Zijlstra to talk about the three pillars of Jewish life in Europe: The Shoah, antisemitism, and Israel-Palestine…
Activism Is No Picnic? with Young Friends of Standing Together
Orli Matlow sits down with Noa Wolf, Niv Likwornik, and Dalia Rubinstein, organizers for peace and justice in Israel-Palestine with Friends of Standing Together. The great conversation ranges…
Star Trek Predicted World War III? with Comedian Justin Avery Smith
Host Orli Matlow welcomes a humor writer, performer, and intrepid nerd culture anthropologist Justin Avery Smith, whose solo show Revenge of the Soy Boy is coming to the NYC Fringe Festival. Justin…
Ireland and Palestine Share History? with Comedian Mary Houlihan
It’s the War is Stupid St. Patrick’s Day Special! Host Orli Matlow welcomes Mary Houlihan, an Irish American comedian with the gift of gab. They talk about her family’s history, the historical…
Raytheon Is My Cousin? with Liza Behrendt, Eject Elbit
Orli Matlow sits down with organizer Liza Behrendt, who is working to get “cool bank” Capital One not to renew their loan to Elbit Systems, Israel’s #1 weapons manufacturer (and NOT a beloved member…
The American Revolution Was About Freedom? with Dr. Victoria Alexander-Thompson
Host Orli Matlow sits down with educator and content creator Dr. Victoria Alexander-Thompson to talk the contradictions within America’s #1 export: Freedom. Victoria goes deep into the history of…
Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II Was An Astrology Girlie?
Host Orli Matlow welcomes comedian Emily Baker for a delightfully riff-heavy episode about Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II and The Thirty Years War. They talk Habsburgmaxxing and Mar-A-Lago Face, Queen…
UNRWA Is Antisemitic? with Mara Kronenfeld, UNRWA USA
In this episode of War Is Stupid: An Anti-War Podcast About War, Orli Matlow interviews Mara Kronenfeld, the executive director of UNRWA USA, discussing the history and mission of the United Nations…
Gun Violence Is Normal? with Hailey McAfee and Rosie Glen-Lambert
Orli Matlow sits down with Hailey McAfee and Rosie Glen-Lambert, the team behind And Her Children, currently running at the SoHo Playhouse. Adapted from Bertolt Brecht’s iconic anti-war play Mother…
Empathy Is Rare? with Marcos Descalzi and Cate Carrejo, We Believe in Deep Canvassing
Orli Matlow sits down with Marcos Descalzi and Cate Carrejo, the Founder and Communications Director of We Believe In Deep Canvassing, to learn all about the organizing tool that uses empathy to…
There Is A Military Solution? with Zak Witus, New Israel Fund
Orli Matlow sits down with Zak Witus, Director of Young Leadership and Education at the New Israel Fund, to talk about his activism, which recently caught the attention of the authorities at Ben…
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War is Stupid: An Anti-War Podcast About War has published 47 episodes since May 2025, covering topics in Comedy, History.
War is Stupid: An Anti-War Podcast About War is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 54m.
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