Olim TLV

Episode 33: High Holidays: Olim Edition

1. Coachella 2026 with Sabrina Carpenter and Justin Bieber - are we going? 2. Surviving your first Israeli High Holidays 3. Secular vs. religious olim experiences

Episode 32: Reality Check

1. Noa's Hooked app launch: Ditching swipe culture for real-world connections 2. Israeli reality TV deep dive 3. Top 5 rankings battle

Episode 31: Olim Midlife Crisis

1. French takeover of TLV: Why are they suddenly everywhere? 1. The stages of olim life cycle 1. How to know if it’s time to go home or just a rough patch

Episode 30: Jewish Matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom

1. Meet Aleeza Ben Shalom: From local matchmaker to Netflix show 2. Israel dating reality check 3. Matchmaking Matan live

Episode 29: Surviving TLV on a Budget

Celebrity Gaza posts: Do they actually know where it is on a map? Tu B'Av vs. Valentine's Day: Israeli romance on a budget Living in TLV without looking broke: Housing, f

Episode 28: Career Reflections and Red Flag Dating

1. Israeli meme madness 2. Red flag or green flag dating game 3. ⁠Career journey reflections

Episode 27: LGBTQ+ Life in Israel with Blake

1. Blake's wild journey from Dallas to Tel Aviv 2. TLV vs. American gay scenes and dating apps 3. Hot takes: Overrated gay scene and Israeli influencers

Episode 26: Whatever Happens in the Shelter, Stays in the Shelter

Iran war: Pride cancelled and Taglit rescue boat to Cyprus Mamad dates are the new Netflix and chill Is sliding into DMs during the war ethical?

Episode 25: Israeli Wedding Season Survival Guide

Elon vs Trump feud and Greta Thunberg takes on Israel Wedding culture shock: Cash envelopes and WhatsApp invitations Why Israeli weddings are basically raves that never e

Episode 24: Dating Theory, Eurovision, and Social Boundaries

1. Eurovision recap and why Israelis care so much about this overrated competition 2. Black cat vs golden retriever dating theory 3. Is it acceptable to deboard planes ea

Episode 23: Zach Margolin: Comedy & Israeli Impressions

1.⁠ ⁠Meet Zach Margolin: Master of Israeli impressions 2.⁠ ⁠American vs. British Olim 3.⁠ ⁠Cultural clashes: Israeli dating, British Zionism, and airport therapy

Episode 22: Chef Bae: Celebrity Cooking and Dating Wars

1. Behind the scenes: @chefbae's journey and celebrity kitchen stories 2. Israeli men vs. LA men: Dating across continents and pickup lines 3. TLV vs. LA showdown: Food,

Episode 21: SELATIRA

Olim Success Stories - Introduce Revital from Italy Taking olim from different countries to hear about experiences.

Episode 20: Olim Guide to Finding Deals in Israel

1. Guess the celebs in Studio Ghibli AI portraits 2. Teaching Matan slang: from "tea" to "let them cook" 3. Finding hidden deals and negotiating like a local

Episode 19: Summer in TLV: Dating, FOMO, and Aliyah

1. Repurposing Aliyah terminology 2. ⁠“Are you here on Birthright?" The dating app epidemic 3. Summer FOMO in TLV

Episode 18: Israeli-American Cultural Differences with Yohay Sponder

1. Meet Yohay Sponder 2. Israeli directness vs. American politeness  3. Decoding untranslatable Israeli slang from Hebrew to English

Episode 17: How to Avoid Getting Scammed in Israel

1. Biblical Hebrew drama: Israel's Eurovision contestant forced to re-record her song 2. Tel Aviv realtor scams exposed: more agents than apartments and their sneaky tact

Episode 16: Tel Aviv Oscars, Space Tourism, and Neighborhood Migration

If the Oscars were held in Tel Aviv, would the red carpet feature flip-flops and shorts? Katy Perry is heading to space for $20 million - would Matan pay to orbit Earth?

Episode 15: War headlines, Jewish unity, stereotypes of areas in TLV

1. Why are all the headlines glorifying the assassinated Hamas and Hezbollah leaders? 2. This war led to unity not only among Israelis but among all Jewish people 3. ⁠Aud

Episode 14: Olim & High Tech

1. Introduction of SixFigures - a company that helps Olim advance their career in tech sales 2. Challenges and barriers faced by Olim entering the Israeli tech ecosystem