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Hosted by Jay Shapiro · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 116 episodes
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Solving the problems of what to do next with some of today's top thinkers and writers.Hosted by Jay Shapiro.
Jay Shapiro hosts Dilemma Podcast, a society show with 116 episodes published.
In this conversation, Joseph Margulies and I explore the difficult moral territory at the heart of his new book Cast Out: A Call for a Forgiving Society in an Age of Incarceration. What does a society gain—or lose—when i
Luke Kemp is a researcher of existential risk whose work spans the rise and fall of civilizations, the psychology of empire, and the future of humanity. In this wide-ranging conversation, we explore whether history follo
Michael Sawyer is the author of The Door of No Return, a sweeping work that challenges conventional ideas about race, history, memory, and modernity. In this conversation, we explore his concept of anti-Blackness as some
In this essay, I respond to Sam Harris's recent comments on Israel, Gaza, Hamas, and why he refuses to debate many of his critics. My argument is not primarily about genocide, proportionality, international law, or even
For decades, the word "genocide" has occupied a unique place in international law, collective memory, and political debate. But what exactly does it mean—and has the definition become too narrow to describe the forms of
Born in Iran in 1974, just years before the Iranian Revolution transformed the country forever, Trita Parsi has spent his life at the intersection of some of the most consequential political conflicts of the modern era.
In round two with Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro, the conversation expands far beyond politics into morality, theology, identity, and the strange psychological world created by modern Zionism. We explore the deep divide between Ju
In this conversation, Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos reflects on surviving Nazi-occupied Hungary, the trauma of the Holocaust, and why he believes Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide. Kapos describes the terrif
Philosopher Justin Smith-Ruiu joins me for a deep conversation on Metaphysics, Consciousness, Philosophy of Science, Anthropology of Mind. Psychedelics, Ritual, Religion, Phenomenology, and the limits of modern materiali
How do we know what is real anymore?In this conversation with Professor Siwei Lyu of the University at Buffalo, one of the leading researchers in AI generated imagery and deepfake detection, we explore the unsettling wor
What is “Muskism”? In this conversation, I sit down with Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian to unpack the political and moral philosophy behind Elon Musk—not just the man, but the ideology forming around him. Instead of ano
In this long-form conversation, I sit down with Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro—one of the most outspoken anti-Zionist ultra-Orthodox rabbis—to explore one of the most misunderstood questions in modern politics: what is the relatio
The attitudes in American on Israel and Palestine have flipped, we can't ignore the fact that violence may have "worked."There’s a deeply uncomfortable question at the center of political history: is violence ever justif
I went into this conversation knowing almost nothing about the Roma. Which, as it turns out, is kind of an intentional result.Margareta Matache is a historian, author, and one of the leading voices on Roma history and an
This conversation with Emily Jashinsky dives into one of the strangest political moments in recent memory — where parts of the left and right are beginning to sound eerily similar. From “America First” to anti-war sentim
This conversation started with hesitation — both from my audience and from me. Professor Jiang has become a rapidly growing and deeply controversial figure online, with many warning me not to platform him at all. Accusat
I sat down again with Peter Beinart to talk through what feels like a rapidly escalating and confusing moment — not just politically, but inside Judaism itself. We start with a question I’ve been asking a lot of people l
As tensions escalate between Iran, Israel, and the United States, the question of nuclear war no longer feels abstract—it feels immediate. With ongoing strikes, threats to critical infrastructure, and fears of further es
In this wide-ranging conversation, economist and public intellectual Jeffrey Sachs discusses the rapidly escalating conflicts shaping today’s world—from the war with Iran and the crisis in the Middle East to the ongoing
In this conversation, Israeli-American author and activist Miko Peled — the son of a famous Israeli general — reflects on the current political moment surrounding Israel, Gaza, and the widening regional war. We discuss t
Emily Jashinsky
host of After Party on the Megyn Kelly Network · The Federalist
1 appearance on this show
Peter Beinart
professor at the Newmark School of Journalism at the City University of New York · Jewish Currents
1 appearance on this show
Jeffrey Sachs
University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development · United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network
1 appearance on this show
Miko Peled
author and activist
1 appearance on this show
Radhika Desai
professor at the University of Manitoba and visiting professor at the London School of Economics
1 appearance on this show
Ilan Pappe
Professor · Israeli academic
1 appearance on this show
Ilan Pappé
professor of history at the University of Exeter · Israeli academic
1 appearance on this show
Alan Dershowitz
constitutional lawyer and Harvard Law professor · Harvard Law School
1 appearance on this show
Sam Harris
19th c. local Black history icon · Williamsburg, Virginia
2 appearances on this show
Steven Pinker
experimental psychologist and professor · Harvard University
1 appearance on this show
Robert Sapolsky
neuroscientist, biologist, and author of Determined: The Science of Life Without Free Will · Stanford
1 appearance on this show
Melani McAlister
professor of American Studies and International Affairs · George Washington University
1 appearance on this show
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