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Why Deni Avdija's selection matters even if you don't know a triple double from a three pointer
Feb 11
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We're back, baby...with a new season of Sababoosh
Oct 19, 2025
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The Masked Singer
Sep 26, 2024
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New Episode - Season 4 Premiere - Living the (Socialist) Dream: Adapting the Kibbutz to Modernity w/ Historian Muki Tsur
Oct 21, 2025
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Sababoosh is a home for Israeli culture, in English. It explores music, language, television, art, and everyday life, curating and interpreting contemporary Israeli culture for diaspora audiences.
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New talk on Israeli music after October 7th
Jan 8
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New Episode - Behind the Screen: The Ingenuity and Ambiguity of Israeli Film w/ Award-Winning Filmmaker Joseph Cedar
In this episode, we sit down with Joseph Cedar, director of the Oscar-nominated film, Footnote, to explore the world of Israeli cinema.
Jan 7
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The Therapeutic Lens: Documentary Beyond Storytelling w/ Documentary Filmmaker Yonatan Nir
Listen now | In this episode, we hear from Yonatan Nir who guides us through how documentary film in Israel functions not only as storytelling, but as a…
Dec 31, 2025
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New Episode - It's Not a Coincidence: Why Israel Produces So Many Mentalists w/ Guy Bavli
Listen now | In this episode of Sababoosh, we dive into mentalism through a conversation with Guy Bavli.
Dec 28, 2025
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New Episode: How the Coffee Cart Took Over Israel: From Sidewalk Niche to Everyday Institution w/ Owner of Coffee Trail Michal Sapir
Listen now | Coffee carts in Israel are not a trend.
Dec 16, 2025
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An Anchor of Support for Families of Reserve Soldiers w/ Founder and CEO of HaOgen Rachel Azaria
Although Sababoosh is meant to be light and its soul can be found in music, food, TV, art, sports, and other aspects of Israeli culture.
Dec 9, 2025
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A Belated Nudge - Keep Sababoosh Growing
We may have missed Giving Tuesday, but Sababoosh keeps connecting listeners in over 55 countries.
Dec 3, 2025
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The Fight for Full Belonging: Israelis from the Former Soviet Union and the Battle Over Who Counts as Jewish w/ Activist and Poet Alex Rif
Listen now | Conversation with Alex Rif on the struggle for full belonging among Russian-speaking Israelis.
Nov 19, 2025
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No Instruments, No Problem: How A Cappella Became the Sound of Celebration in Israel’s Religious World w/ A Capella Group Founder Daniel…
Listen now | In this episode of Sababoosh, I speak with Daniel Brill, founder of the a cappella group Rabotai, about the evolution of a cappella in…
Nov 11, 2025
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New Episode - Behind the Scenes: Inside Israel's Reality TV Boom w/ TV Producer Assaf Gil
In this episode of Sababoosh, I sit down with Asaf Gil, the creative force behind some of Israel’s most iconic reality shows, including Hatunami and…
Nov 4, 2025
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New Episode - Proudly Druze, Proudly Israeli: Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges w/ Former Member of Knesset and Jewish Agency Emissary…
When people think about Israel’s diversity, the Druze community isn’t always the first that comes to mind.
Oct 28, 2025
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