Jacob Lawrence, "And the Migrants Kept Coming By"

PODCASTS
Then & Now

• "Free Speech and Academic Freedom in the University: A Conversation with Michael Meranze." May 1, 2024.
• "Free Speech, Cancel Culture, and Safe Spaces: A Conversation with David Cole." April 3, 2024.
• "Challenges and Opportunities in the New Age of AI: A Long-Term View with John Villasenor." March 6, 2024.
• "The Nuclear Threat Today: A Conversation with Albert Carnesale." February 21, 2024.
• "Is California an Outlier? Health Care Policy in the Sunshine State: A Conversation with Historian Ben Zdencanovic." January, 24 2024.
• "Israel, Gaza, and the U.S. A Conversation with Aaron David Miller." January 10, 2024.
• "Understanding the Israel-Gaza Conflict: Causes, Conduct, and Consequences." November 22, 2023. 
• "The Enduring Power of Non-Violence: A Conversation with Rev. James Lawson." November 8, 2023. 
• "What is Going on in Nagorno-Karabakh? A Conversation with Historian Sebouh Aslanian." September 27, 2023. 
• "The Long Roots of Israel's Democracy Crisis: A Conversation with Michael Sfard." September 13, 2023. 
• "Fighting Crimes against the Environment: A Conversation about “Ecocide” with Kate Mackintosh." August 30, 2023. 
• "From Diversity to Reparation: A Conversation about Race, Higher Education, and the Aftermath of the Affirmative Action Decision with Eddie Cole." August 16, 2023.
• "The Case for Open Access: A Conversation with Peter Baldwin." August 2, 2023.
• "Zev's Los Angeles: A Conversation with Zev Yaroslavsky about his New Memoir" (Part II). June 14, 2023.
• "Zev's Los Angeles: A Conversation with Zev Yaroslavsky about his New Memoir" (Part I). June 7, 2023. 
• "What Can We Learn from History? A Conversation on Israel and America, Past and Present, with Yael Sternhell." May 17, 2023.
• "The Past and Future of the Humanities? A Conversation with Katherine Fleming." April 19, 2023.
• "From Resistance to Representation in Transnational Hip-Hop: A Conversation with Samuel Lamontagne." April 5, 2023.
• "From the End of the Military Regime to the Return of Lula: Discussing Brazil's Political History with Bryan Pitts." February 8, 2023.
• "Israel and the Specter of Fascism Today: A Conversation with Omer Bartov." January 26, 2023.
• "What's New about the Oldest Hatred? A Conversation on Anti-Judaism with David Nirenberg."  November 21, 2022.
• "The Racial Politics of Historic Preservation in in Los Angeles: A Conversation with Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris and Hao Ding." November 7, 2022.
• "The Past and Future of Latino Politics in LA: A Conversation about the City Council Crisis with Miguel Santana and Gary Segura."  October 24, 2022.
• "Who's Afraid of the Administrative State? The Supreme Court.  A Conversation with Julian Davis Mortensen."  October 3, 2022
• "Guns, Violence, and the Law: A Conversation with Professor Adam Winkler." June 10, 2022.
• "What Can International Law Do? A Conversation about the International Legal Order and Russia-Ukraine with Anna Spain Bradley." May 9, 2022.
• "The End of Abortion Rights in the United States? A Conversation with Cary Franklin in the Wake of the Leaked Alito Opinion." May 4, 2022.
• "30 Years Later: A Conversation on the 1992 LA Uprisings with Brenda Stevenson and Kent Wong." April 25, 2022.
• "Breaking the Deadlock in Israel Palestine: The New Plan for a Holy Land Confederation." April 11, 2022.
• "Understanding Ukraine Past and Present: A Conversation with Jared McBride." March 17, 2022.
• "Ghosts of the Past in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Conversations with Historians Benjamin Nathans and Arch Getty. A Special Two-Part Episode." March 2, 2022.
• "Deadlock in Israel-Palestine: How to Imagine a Better Future? Part 2." February 28, 2022.
• "Revisited - The Black Athlete as "Racial Project": A Conversation on Race, Politics, and Sports with Ben Carrington." February 7, 2022.
• "Native American Studies, Land, and the Quest for Justice: A Conversation with Mishuana Goeman." January 10, 2022.
• "Is the Age of Roe v. Wade Over? A Conversation on the Long Legal Fight over Abortion with Cary Franklin." December 6, 2021.
• "Deadlock in Israel-Palestine: How to Imagine a Better Future? Part 1." November 29, 2021
• "Revisited - Distinct Histories, Shared Struggles: A Conversation with Prof. Kyle Mays about Indigenous Peoples Day." November 15, 2021.
• "Vaccine Mandates Past and Present: A Conversation with Dorit Reiss." November 1, 2021
• "What is Afropessimism? A Conversation with Frank Wilderson." October 18, 2021
• "What We Knew Then and What We Know Now: A Conversation about the COVID-19 Pandemic with Dr. Sharon Balter." September 20, 2021
• "A Firsthand Account of a California Recall Election: A Conversation with Governor Gray Davis." September 2, 2021
• "Reimagining the American West: A Conversation with Autry Museum CEO Stephen Aron," June 29, 2021
• "Fighting the First Wave: A Conversation on the Global Pandemic with Peter Baldwin," June 14, 2021
• "Déjà Vu All Over Again? Assessing the State of Affairs in Israel-Palestine with Three Leading Experts on Middle Eastern Affairs," May 26. 2021
• "U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Changes in the Neoliberal Age," May 17, 2021
• "Extremism at UCLA: A Conversation with Student Researchers Talla Khelghati and Brandon Broukhim," May 3, 2021
• Conversation on Between Babylon and Jerusalem with Benjamin Ravid on Tel Aviv Review, May 24, 2021.
• "The Path to Peace Runs Through Culture: A Conversation with André Azoulay" Senior Advisor to King Mohammed VI of Morocco,  April 5, 2021
• "The Long History of Anti-Asian Hatred: A Conversation with Karen Umemoto and David Yoo," March 29, 2021
• "What is the role of a public historian?: A Conversation with Anthea Hartig, February 15, 2021
• "Insurrection, White Nationalism, and the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.: A Conversation with Robin D. Kelley," January 20, 2021
• "Picking Favorites: U.S. Foreign Aid and Favored Minorities in Iraq," January 11, 2021
• "How Did We Get Here? The Current State of the Republican Party: A Conversation with Mike Murphy," December 14, 2020
• "How did Los Angeles become the “Homeless Capital” of the United States?,"  November 30, 2020
• "Analyzing the Aftermath: A Post-Election Conversation with Lorrie Frasure, Lynn Vavreck, and Zev Yaroslavsky," November 16, 2020
• "Special Pre-Election Episode: 2012, 2016, 2020. A Long View on Next Tuesday's Presidential Election Featuring Lynn Vavreck and Zev Yaroslavsky," October 29, 2020
• "African American Women’s Definitions of Success: A Conversation on Homemade Citizenship with Koritha Mitchell," October 19, 2020
• "Distinct Histories, Shared Struggles: A Conversation with Prof. Kyle Mays on Indigenous Peoples Day," October 12, 2020
• "The Past, Present, and Future of Traffic Congestion in Los Angeles," October 5, 2020
• "Are Jews White? A Conversation on Race, Erasure, and Sephardic History with Devin Naar, September 8, 2020
• "Women's Political Empowerment in the U.S. Since the 19th Amendment: A Conversation with Ellen Dubois," August 24, 2020
• "Is the U.S. Entering an Authoritarian Era? A Conversation with Samuel Moyn and Vera Eidelman," August 10, 2020
• "Mass Incarceration, Mass Deportation, and the Persistence of White Supremacy: A Conversation with Kelly Lytle Hernández," August 3, 2020
• ""On The Basis of Sex:" A Conversation about the Supreme Court and LGBTQ Rights with ACLU Legal Director David Cole," July 27, 2020
• "Reimagining Israel-Palestine: A Conversation with Peter Beinart on American Jews, Israel, and the the Principle of Equality for All," July 20, 2020
• "The Black Athlete as "Racial Project": A Conversation on Race, Politics, and Sports with Ben Carrington," July 6, 2020
• "Collecting, Curating, Corona and the Black Experience of the American West: A Conversation with Tyree Boyd-Pates," June 9, 2020
• "The Banality of Evil and the Murder of George Floyd: A Conversation with Robin Kelley," June 4, 2020
• "All is Not Well in the Golden State: The Scourge of White Nationalism in Southern California," June 2, 2020
• "Bending toward Justice? The Arc of Human Rights over the Past 70 Years: A Conversation with Prof. Tendayi Achiume," May 26, 2020
• "How to Act—and Not Act—in Public Health Crises: A Conversation with Dr. Linda Rosenstock," May 18, 2020
• "How Universities Have Responded and Should Respond to Crisis: A Conversation with Prof. Michael Meranze," May 11, 2020
• "Of Supervisors and Sheriffs: A Deep Dive into the Challenges of County Government," May 4, 2020
• "Of Supervisors and Sheriffs: A Conversation with Sheriff Alex Villanueva," April 27, 2020
• "Pandemics Past and Present: 100 Years of California History," April 22, 2020
• "Of Supervisors and Sheriffs: Who is Running LA County's Emergency Operations?," April 13, 2020

Other

• Response to Andrew Koss, "Jewish Studies against the Jews," Mosaic (at minute 33). May 30, 2024
• "Start Making Sense" with Jon Wiener. The Nation​. May 8, 2024
• "Press Play with Madeleine Brand," KCRW. May 7, 2024 (first fifteen minutes)
• "Is California an Outlier?  Health-Care Policy in the Sunshine State: A Conversation with Historian Ben Zdencanovic." January 24, 2024.   
• "Start Making Sense," with Jon Wiener. The Nation​. December 23, 2024.
• "Democrats Are Sleepwalking Toward a Trump Victory; Plus Israel’s Future." The Nation, December 14, 2023. 
• "Episode #130: Israel/Palestine Discussion with Dr. David Myers." A Song Called Life, November 16, 2023. 
• "Enlighten Me," with Rachel Martin, NPR.  October 22, 2023
• "Intractable Conflicts: Between Temptation and Resistance: A Conversation with Prof. Daniel Bar-Tal." Tel Aviv Review (TLV 1), August 21, 2023.
• "What Do Haredim Really Care About?: A Conversation with Dr. Nechumi Yaffe."  Tel Aviv Review (TLV 1), July 31, 2023.
• "On the Democracy Crisis in Israel" (at time marker 1:30) "Talk the Talk with Bill and Buz," WHMP, Northampton, MA.  July 17, 2023.
• "The Challenges and Opportunities of Building a Pro-Democracy Movement in Israel."  USA for Israeli Democracy (webinar).  May 21, 2023.
• Book Discussion, Steven M. Lowenstein, The Population History of Germany Jewry."  Leo Baeck Institute, Jerusalem. May 10, 2023. 
• Book Discussion, Steven M. Lowenstein, The Population History of German Jewry." Leo Baeck Institute, New York.  April 23, 2023. 
• "Safed: A Reality and a Metaphor." Tel Aviv Review (TLV 1), March 23, 2023.
• "Has Liberalism Run its Course?: A Conversation with Yoram Hazony."  Tel Aviv Review (TLV 1), December 19, 2022. 
• "Zakhor at 40: A Conversation on the Importance of Yosef Yerusahlmi's Masterpiece." December 10, 2022.
• "Combatting Great Replacement Theory." MPAC/JPAC Democracy Forum, Sacramento, CA, September 20, 2022.
• "Rehumanizing the Victims of the Nakba with Adam Raz." Tel Aviv Review (TLV1), September 5, 2022.
• "Between City and Shtetl: A Comparative Look at Contemporary Hasidic Life." Book talk with Nomi Stolzenberg (USC), Michael Casper (Yale University), and Nathaniel Deutsch (UCSC), UCLA Leve Center for Jewish Studies, May 24, 2022.
• "An Unchosen People: Jewish Political Reckoning in Interwar Poland." Book talk with Dr. Kenneth B. Moss, UCLA Leve Center for Jewish Studies, May 5, 2022.
• "Dear Palestine: A Social History of the 1948 War." Book talk with Dr. Shay Hazkani, UCLA Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, May 4 2022. 
• "Invisible Enlighteners: The Jewish Merchants of Modena from the Renaissance to the Emancipation." Book talk with Dr. Federica Francesconi, UCLA Leve Center for Jewish Studies, March 25, 2022.
• "The Task of the Jewish Historian Today: A Conversation." UCLA Leve Center for Jewish Studies, February 23, 2022.
• "A Time to Gather." Book talk with Dr. Jason Lustig, UCLA Leve Center for Jewish Studies, February 14, 2022.
• "The Future of the University." Jewish Currents Futures Forum, November 18, 2021. 
• "The Oldest Guard: Forging the Zionist Settler Past." Book talk with Dr. Liora Halperin, UCLA Leve Center for Jewish Studies, November 10, 2021
• Book Discussion: Pogroms: A Documentary History. Center for Jewish History, October 21, 2021.
• "Haredism and the Future of American Judaism."  Jewish Currents Futures Forum, October, 19, 2021.
• "The Future of Religious Liberties." Jewish Currents Futures Forum, October 5, 2021.
• "Deadlock in Israel-Palestine: How to Imagine a Better Future." USC Casden-UCLA Luskin series, October 3, 2021.
• "The History of Zionism and the Legacy of Rabbi Leonard Beerman z'l." MPAC series, July 23, 2021.
• "Our History, Our Future." A Conversation with Sir Simon Schama, Professor Deborah Lipstadt, and David Myers.  NIF Australia, April 20, 2021.
• "A Brief History of Reparations" in the Heschel/King Forum: A Discussion on Reparations & Restorative Justice, presented by the Black Jewish Justice Alliance (BJJA), April 6, 2021
• "The Task of the Jewish Historian Today." Panel discussion sponsored by the UCLA Leve Center, Kahn Chair in Jewish History, Association for Jewish Studies, and Historical Society of Israel.  February 23, 2021.
• “A Chanukah Story: The Birth of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem."  The Center for Israel Studies, Vienna. December 16, 2020.
• NIF UK Conversation between Sir Simon Schama and David Myers, November 25, 2020
• The Blood Libel in Modern Eastern Europe: A Social History, with Elissa Bemporad. October 20 2020.
• Conversation with Avrum Burg, “From the River to the Sea”. Oct. 8, 2020.
• Jerusalem: City of the Book, a conversation with Benjamin Balint and David N. Myers, UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies. April 20 2020.