Iran with General David Petraeus, Oscars with Naomi Alderman - plus: can Jewish life thrive under fire?

About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing war with Iran featuring insights from General David Petraeus and a conversation with Naomi Alderman about Jewish representation in film.

Watch us on Youtube: https://youtu.be/vQ0o0F07o2k Subscribe to get bonus episodes, read more about the team, and catch us on every platform we're on! > https://bit.ly/unholy-podcast Naomi Alderman on Substack: look at me. I’m here. I’m the ultimate product of Hitler’s defeat: https://naomialderman.substack.com/p/look-at-me-im-here-im-the-ultimate Day 13 of the war with Iran — and the conflict just got bigger. Overnight, 200 rockets were fired at Israel from Lebanon. Hezbollah, which many believed had been neutered, is back. This week, Yonit and Jonathan take stock of a war that is growing, not winding down. They're joined by General David Petraeus — former CIA Director, commander of coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, and one of the most clear-eyed voices on American military strategy. Petraeus breaks down what the US and Israel have actually achieved so far: missile launches are down over 90%, air defenses have been dismantled, and over 6,000 targets hit. But the new Khamenei? "We wanted a Delcy Rodriguez," he says. "We got a young Kim Jong-un." And he's blunt about what comes next: Iran's a million men under arms, and nobody has a clean exit. Then: a very different…

People in this episode

Hosts: Yonit, Jonathan

Guests: David Petraeus, Naomi Alderman

Topics covered

• Iran conflict
• military strategy
• Jewish culture
• film analysis
• current events

Keywords

• Iran
• David Petraeus
• Naomi Alderman
• Hezbollah
• Jewish culture
• Marty Supreme
• military strategy
• current events

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hezbollah, Academy of Hebrew Language

Books & works: Marty Supreme

Places: Iran, Israel, Lebanon

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