"Ask Haviv Anything" is a podcast about history, a podcast you, dear listener, will help to shape and direct, focusing not just on what I want to talk about but on what you want to learn and discuss. Nothing is off limits. We're going to talk about big and painful things, and also beautiful and fascinating things, wars and identities and painful history. And also more light-hearted things. Humor matters, especially when facing tough subjects.
Join me on this journey.
A podcast by Haviv Rettig Gur
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143: How to win the Israeli election
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Sep 3 1 h 21 min
142: Can Gaza ever move on from Hamas? With Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib
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Aug 30 1 h 42 min
141: Why Western ideas crash and burn in the Middle East, with Simon Sebag Montefiore
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Aug 24 1 h 08 min
140: Van Jones returns - The hard questions of Black-Jewish relations
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Aug 20 1 h 10 min
139: Dara Horn’s final solution to the Jewish question
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Aug 19 1 h 12 min
138: Why antisemitism works, with Prof. Ruth Wisse
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Aug 12 1 h 14 min
137: What does Qatar want?
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Aug 5 47 min
136: Why not two states from the start?
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Aug 2 28 min
135: Why don’t Israelis trust the UN?
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Jul 29 34 min
134: Was Gaza still occupied after 2005?
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Jul 26 21 min
133: Mamdani and America’s new left, with Reihan Salam
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Jul 20 1 h 27 min
132: What is happening now in Gaza? With Dr. Shira Efron
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Jul 17 1 h 04 min
131: Why Christians are disappearing from the Middle East, with Amb. George Deek
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Jul 14 1 h 22 min
130: Here's to the next 250 years
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Jul 10 36 min
129: Iran is closer to freedom than you think, with Armin Navabi
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Jul 8 1 h 14 min
128: Iran, Gaza and the new American right, with Sohrab Ahmari
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Jul 3 1 h 17 min
127: Does Islam hate Jews? With Prof. Meir Litvak
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Jun 30 1 h 04 min
126: Will your kid's best friend be a robot? With Dr. Micah Goodman
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Jun 25 1 h 25 min
125: Did Netanyahu misread Trump? With Ross Douthat
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Jun 21 1 h 07 min
124: Vance, Iran and the fight inside Trumpworld, with Matt Continetti
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Jun 17 1 h 07 min
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On a world with ever reducing attention spans & short hot political byte lessons on history, our man here takes his time to understand intricate details, thoughts and emotions of people experiencing it (not arm chair expert-ing it from safe distance), and puts it in eloquent words & writing, it’s definitely a pleasure to listen to him (even if I don’t have a dog in this ancient enmities & conflicts)
koushikpage · May 2025
Haviv is able to articulate issues in a comprehensive yet concise way. He is one of the most level headed voices on these complex issues. I strongly urge people to follow him, hear what he has to say, and recommend his podcasts to others.
Joninnj1 · May 2025
Incredible. Highly recommend for all who want to learn more about how to learn more. Sure he talks about the middle east, but it’s more than that. He teaches how to approach history seriously. Between certainty and doubt.
I came across Haviv due to 10/7 and listening to TOI. Since then I’ve followed Haviv wherever he went. Bari’s podcast. Dan’s podcast. Russ’s institute. No, not EconTalk. Russ’s other gig. If you know this world, you know Haviv is THE get. His own podcast suits Haviv 100x better.
In all cases I have learned more from Haviv’s work than nearly anyone save Socrates or Sachs or Jefferson. Seriously.
He is but a man, but he is definitely a great man. This podcast delivers.
Tajo4765 · Apr 2025
Empirical, deep, serious scholarship to help debunk and educate. This should be required listening for anyone trying to make sense of Israel and the Middle East. Anyone who has come to depend on Haviv’s wisdom and insights in the past two years will welcome his deep dives into complicated topics. I guarantee that everyone else will learn something from new and profound from each of these episodes lessons.
Heartandbile · Apr 2025
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