Podcasts

Jacob Lawrence, "And the Migrants Kept Coming By"

UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy: Then and Now

"The Challenge to University Autonomy in an Illiberal Age: A Conversation with David N. Myers and Ben Zdencanovic." August 20, 2025.
"The Rise of the Religious Right in U.S. Politics: A Conversation with Neil J. Young." August 6, 2025.
"Defunding Big Bird: The Politics and History of Public Broadcasting. A Conversation with Josh Shepperd." July 23, 2025.
"A Conversation with Pulitzer Prize Winner Benjamin Nathans: The Lives and Afterlives of the Soviet Dissident Movement." July 9, 2025.
"The Sociolinguistics of Exclusion: Affirmative Action, DEI, and the Struggle for Belonging. A Conversation with Jamaal Muwwakkil." June 25, 2025.
“Why History Matters: L.A. Wildfires Past, Present, and Future.” With Stephen Aron, Hitoshi Abe, Gerald Clarke Jr., and Char Miller. May 21, 2025.
“Are There Limits to Presidential Power? A Conversation about the Unitary Executive Theory with John Mikhail.” May 14, 2025.
“Preservation amidst Devastation: Salvaging Historic Tiles after the Los Angeles Wildfires. A Conversation with Conservator Amy Green.” April 16, 2025.
“Why History Matters in an Age of Polycrisis.” With Justin Jampol. Wende Museum, April 2, 2025.
“Reconstructing German-Jewish Cultural Heritage after the Los Angeles Wildfires: A Conversation with E. Randol Schoenberg.” March 5, 2025.
"Europe Without Borders: The Rise and Partial Fall of the Schengen Zone. A Conversation with Isaac Stanley-Becke." February 5, 2025.
"The Los Angeles Wildfires in the Age of the Pyrocene: A Conversation with Fire Scholar Stephen Pyne." January 29, 2025.
"Continuity and Change: The Fairfax District and What it Tells us about LA. A Conversation with Stephanie Zager, Michaela Esposito, and Ella Kitt." December 18, 2024.
"Unpacking the 2024 Election: Trendlines and Developments in California Politics. A Conversation with Raphael Sonenshein and Zev Yaroslavsky." December 4, 2024.
"Unpacking the 2024 Election: Trends, Tensions, and Transformations. A Conversation with Lynn Vavreck." November 20, 2024.
"How Mathematics Shaped the Great Grid of America: A Conversation with Amir Alexander." October 9, 2024.
"From AMLO to Claudia: Mexico Elects a Woman President: A Conversation with Leila Miller." June 26, 2024.
"Land, Endowments, and Ethics: Unpacking the Historical Legacy of UC Real Estate Investments. A Conversation with Samuel Feldblum, John Schmidt, and Abbie Cohen." May 29, 2024.
"Answering Your Questions About Gaza: A Dialogue with UCLA Historians." May 15, 2024.
"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
"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 Harti g, 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
"Ho w 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

Tel Aviv Review (TLV 1)

"An Alphabet for the Jewish People." With Rabbi Dr. Michael Marmur. October 6, 2025.
"Calling a Spade a Spade." With Amos Goldberg. September 8, 2025.
"When Decolonization Is a Metaphor." With Adam Kirsch. July 28, 2025.
"1948: Open Wounds." With Neta Shoshani. April 14, 2025.
"Chronicles of Destruction." With Dr. Lee Mordechai. March 3, 2025.
"Elias Khoury: In Memoriam." With Yehuda Shenhav Shaharabani. December 23, 2024.
"Everything You Wanted to Know About Hate but Were Too Afraid to Ask." With Eran Halperin. September 23, 2024.
"A Jewish Roadmap for a People in Crisis." With Joshua Leifer. September 9, 2024.
"Intractable Conflicts: Between Temptation and Resistance." With Daniel Bar-Tal. August 21, 2023.
"What Do Haredim Really Care About?" With Nechumi Yaffe. July 31, 2023.
"Safed: A Reality and a Metaphor." With Amnon Raz-Krakotzkin. March 23, 2023.
"Has Liberalism Run its Course?" With Yoram Hazony." December 19, 2022.
"Re-Humanizing the Victims of the Nakba." With Adam Raz. September 5, 2022.
"From Babylon to Jerusalem and Back." Conversation on Between Babylon and Jerusalem with Benjamin Ravid. May 24, 2021.

Other

"A painful conversation with a Jew in pain." The Israeli-Jewish Conflict Podcast. November 7, 2025.
"Danish Resistance to Fascism, and Ours Today--Plus, Trump vs. UCLA." The Nation: Start Making Sense with Jon Weiner. August 13, 2025 (segment begins at 24:00).
“A Big Week for the Resistance: Harold Meyerson and David Cole; Mohsen Mahdawi: David Myers.” The Nation: Start Making Sense with Jon Weiner. April 18, 2025.
“Another Palestinian Columbia student is arrested for activism.” KCRW: Press Play With Madeleine Brand. April 15, 2025.
“Trump vs. the Universities: David Cole and David Myers.” The Nation: Start Making Sense with Jon Weiner. March 21, 2025.
"Trump and the Universities: Submission and Resistance." The Nation, March 19, 2025.
"Wissenschaft des Judentums," The Podcast of Jewish Ideas, July 11, 2024.
"The Mob Attack on UCLA's Protest Encampment." The Nation: Start Making Sense with Jon Weiner. May 8, 2024.
"Has 'Zionism' become a dirty word?" Press Play With Madeleine Brand. May 7, 2024 (first fifteen minutes).
"Democrats Are Sleepwalking Toward a Trump Victory; Plus Israel’s Future." The Nation: Start Making Sense with Jon Weiner, December 14, 2023.
"Episode #130: Israel/Palestine Discussion with Dr. David Myers." A Song Called Life, November 16, 2023.
"His call for empathy has made this Jewish studies professor feel isolated," NPR: Enlighten Me with Rachel Martin. October 22, 2023.
"Deadlock in Israel-Palestine: How to Imagine a Better Future." USC Casden-UCLA Luskin series, October 3, 2021.