War is Stupid: An Anti-War Podcast About War

Disarmament Is Naive? with Bill Hartung, 'The Trillion Dollar War Machine'

Orli Matlow sits down with political scientist Bill Hartung, a senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and standup comedian. They discuss his latest book, The Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign Wars [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-trillion-dollar-war-machine-how-runaway-military-spending-drives-america-into-foreign-wars-and-bankrupts-us-at-home-ben-freeman/e7d4a2e1b1867765?ean=9781645030638&next=t] and Bankrupts Us at Home. Bill shares what the anti-war movement can learn from the anti-apartheid movement, the Luddites, and the 2026 NBA Champion New York Knicks, and how community can beat Silicon Valley. Theme music by This Revolution Production Collective. [https://www.instagram.com/thisrevolutioncollective/] Follow Bill: Substack [https://whartung.substack.com/] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@willilamhartung9916] Follow Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: Website [https://quincyinst.org/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/quincyinst/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@quincyinst] Follow Orli: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hiremeimfunny/] Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/hiremeimfunny.bsky.social] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiremeimfunny] Website [https://www.orlimatlow.com/] Follow War is Stupid: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/warisstupid/] Substack  [https://warisstupid.substack.com/]

The Torah Is Political? with Rabbi Jill Jacobs, T'ruah

Orli Matlow sits down Rabbi Jill Jacobs, the CEO of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights [https://truah.org/], an organization that trains and mobilizes rabbis and cantors and their communities to bring a moral voice to protecting and advancing human rights in North America, Israel, and the occupied Palestinian territories. They discuss Truah’s decision to host Mayor Zohran Mamdani at their gala rather than declare him “an enemy of the Jewish people” (like a certain chair of UJA Federation did), and how that rhetoric does not help the Jewish community. Rabbi Jacobs shares her vision for a New York Jewish Parade [https://www.jta.org/2026/05/27/ideas/jewish-new-york-deserves-a-parade-as-diverse-as-its-communities] to replace the Israel Day Parade, reflects on T'ruah’s work defending immigrants, and reveals her favorite niche tractate of Talmud.  Note: Recorded BC (Before Championship). Knicks in 5! Theme music by This Revolution Production Collective. [https://www.instagram.com/thisrevolutioncollective/] Follow T'ruah: Website [https://truah.org/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/truahrabbis/] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Pn95CkM5hwjWi-EQE5zwg?view_as=subscriber] Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/truahrabbis.bsky.social] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/TruahRabbis/] Substack [https://rabbijilljacobs.substack.com/] Follow Orli: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hiremeimfunny/] Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/hiremeimfunny.bsky.social] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiremeimfunny] Website [https://www.orlimatlow.com/] Follow War is Stupid: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/warisstupid/] Substack [https://warisstupid.substack.com/]

London Is A Jewish City? with Historian Joseph Finlay

Orli Matlow sits down with British Jewish historian, writer, and musician Joseph Finlay [https://josephfinlay.com/], who passionately argues against her claim from the Amsterdam episode [https://youtu.be/8cV77G7kc84?si=ZSARIcSE4ovVnAFC] that “London is like NYC for goyim.” They explore the rich Jewish history of London, which was one of socialism and anarchism up until Thatcherism. They discuss the anti-fascist resistance of the 1936 Battle of Cable Street, which was recently co-opted by the Zionist Right in response to a protest against West Bank settlement sales. They talk about British Jewish heroes like Oliver!’s Lionel Bart and British Jewish villains like Lord Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks—and the contradictions of a “Rabbi Lord.” Joseph breaks down philo-semitism, a phenomenon that endangers Jews while mainstream institutions cheer it on. Theme music by This Revolution Production Collective. [https://www.instagram.com/thisrevolutioncollective/] Follow Joseph:  Torat Albion Newsletter [https://www.toratalbion.org.uk/]  Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/josephfinlay.bsky.social] Website [https://josephfinlay.com/] Follow Orli: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hiremeimfunny/] Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/hiremeimfunny.bsky.social] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiremeimfunny] Website [https://www.orlimatlow.com/] Follow War is Stupid: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/warisstupid/] Substack [https://warisstupid.substack.com/]

Italian Americans Are MAGAroni? with Comedian Ron Placone

Orli Matlow sits down with Italian American comedian Ron Placone [https://www.ronplacone.com/], whose show Anti-Fascist Pasta Night [https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/anti-fascist-pasta-night] is heading to the Edinburgh Fringe this August. They discuss the true history of fighting fascism with food, covering everything from Mussolini to Heated Rivalry. Ron opens up about his political awakening during the Iraq War, the multiplicity of Italian American identity, and shares his pro tips for surviving a run at the biggest arts festival on the planet.  Theme music by This Revolution Production Collective. [https://www.instagram.com/thisrevolutioncollective/] Follow Ron: Website [https://www.ronplacone.com/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ronplacone/] Substack [https://ronplacone.substack.com/] Podcast [https://pod.link/1707027844] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/RonPlacone] Watch Left At Wall: Tubi [https://tubitv.com/movies/100041875/left-at-wall] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=_oiRkXmYaVrYcTAO&v=xQgYuiln4N0&feature=youtu.be] Follow Orli: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hiremeimfunny/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiremeimfunny] Website [https://www.orlimatlow.com/]

Trauma Begets Trauma? with British Jewish Filmmaker Gillian Mosely

Orli Matlow sits down with British Jewish filmmaker Gillian Mosely, whose latest film Planet Israel [https://planetisrael.co.uk/] explores Israeli society during and after October 7th. She investigates how right-wing Religious Zionism and settler ideology came to dominate Israel, with its roots in the work of Bibi’s dad’s boss Ze’ev Jabotinsky and Brooklyn-born convicted felon Rabbi Meir Kahane. They discuss what we owe our ancestors, interviewing people in Gaza, and the British Jewish experience—including Orli (figuratively) bombing in Camden cabarets. Theme music by This Revolution Production Collective. [https://www.instagram.com/thisrevolutioncollective/] Watch Planet Israel on Kinema [https://kinema.com/films/planet-israel-vh8gug] Follow Planet Israel: Website [https://planetisrael.co.uk/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/planetisrael.tinderbox.films/] Follow Orli: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hiremeimfunny/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiremeimfunny] Website [https://www.orlimatlow.com/]