War is Stupid: An Anti-War Podcast About War

Veterans Appreciate "Thank You For Your Service"? with Common Defense

Orli Matlow sits down with Common Defense [https://commondefense.us/] organizer Michael Carter and member Susan O’Neill, who served as an Operating Room Nurse in Vietnam. They discuss organizing veterans against forever wars, authoritarianism and VA privatization, and what Supporting The Troops actually looks like, with shoutouts to Stephen Sondheim and Bruce Springsteen along the way. They talk the realities that lead people to join the military, the militarization of society, and finding hope in people—and birds.  Theme music by This Revolution Production Collective. [https://www.instagram.com/thisrevolutioncollective/]  Follow Common Defense:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/common_defense/] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@CommonDefense] Website [https://commondefense.us/] Follow Susan: Buy Don't Mean Nothing on Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Mean-Nothing-Susan-ONeill-ebook/dp/B003TU2KBK] Website [https://www.susanoneill.us/] Follow Michael: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/_michaelthomascarter/] Substack [https://michaelthomascarter.substack.com/] Website [https://www.michaelthomascarter.com/] Follow Orli: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hiremeimfunny/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiremeimfunny] Website [https://www.orlimatlow.com/]

Cuba Is The Future? with Comedian Gabe Pacheco

Orli Matlow sits down with comedian Gabe Pacheco, who might soon be subpoenaed by the federal government for joining the same aid mission to Cuba as Hasan Piker. They talk about Cuba’s history and present, whether Che Guevara shirts are as popular there as they are at liberal arts colleges, and why we need to bring the name Smedley back.  Theme music by This Revolution Production Collective. [https://www.instagram.com/thisrevolutioncollective/]  Follow Gabe: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gabepac1/] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbBU4ROPiQBuPOMP6z5xyw] Halal Cartels Podcast [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/halalcartels/] Website [https://www.gabepacheco.com/] Follow Orli: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hiremeimfunny/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiremeimfunny] Website [https://www.orlimatlow.com/]

American Voters Can Fix Israel and Palestine? with Mattan Berner-Kadish

Orli Matlow sits down with Mattan Berner-Kadish, an advocate for civil rights in Israel since his parents sued the country when he was four years old. Mattan talks about his work in the Occupied West Bank, bearing witness to extreme Israeli settler and military violence, including the killing of his close friend and fellow football fan Awdah Hathahleen [https://www.rememberingawdah.com/]. They talk nepo babies in the IDF, ICC evidence on Israeli Tinder, and how American Jews are the most progressive in the world (complimentary). Mattan talks about his new nonprofit From Here Forward, and makes the case that Naftali Bennett is not the Great Hope to save lives in Palestine and Israel—American primary voters are.  Theme music by This Revolution Production Collective. [https://www.instagram.com/thisrevolutioncollective/] Donate to From Here Forward [https://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/donate_to_from_here_forward] Follow Mattan: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/matberkad/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@matberkad] Substack [https://mattanbernerkadish.substack.com/] Follow Orli: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hiremeimfunny/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiremeimfunny] Website [https://www.orlimatlow.com/]

Catholics and Protestants Can Live Together? with Comedian Katie Boyle

Host Orli Matlow welcomes Irish comedian and newly minted American citizen, Katie Boyle. Katie teaches Orli about iconic figures in Irish history including Michael Collins, the pagan goddess Bridgid, and Crazy Bob. They talk the cool anti-war Pope Louis XIV and the real purpose of religion, plus Katie covers gun control and abortion rights—and doing standup in places that don’t have either. They also cover The Troubles, The Great Famine, and the lessons that today’s empires can learn from Britain losing theirs. Theme music by This Revolution Production Collective. [https://www.instagram.com/thisrevolutioncollective/] Watch Katie’s specials: Terapy  [https://youtu.be/fOf6N279dqY?si=dBCRqrRPvh7aQ5BL] I'll Do It Myself [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRF7MRg060Q] Follow Katie: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/katieboylecomic/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@katieboylecomic%20%20] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@katieboylecomic] Website [https://www.katieboylecomic.com/] Follow Orli: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hiremeimfunny/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiremeimfunny] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/orlimatlow] Website [https://www.orlimatlow.com/]

Nuance Is Possible? with Alex Willick, New Israel Fund

Host Orli Matlow sits down with Alex Willick, who was featured in the recent New Yorker article “At Synagogues, Tensions Are Boiling Over" [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/06/at-synagogues-tensions-are-boiling-over] by Eyal Press. A director at the New Israel Fund, [https://nif.org/] he was invited to talk to the congregation about a recent trip to The Land, but the invitation was rescinded when he planned on speaking about settler violence in the West Bank. He shares the story that was banned from the bimah, and they discuss just how extreme this Israeli government truly is, its roots in the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, and what our responsibilities are as people who care about human rights.    Read The New Yorker piece here. [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/06/at-synagogues-tensions-are-boiling-over] Learn more about the New Israel Fund here. [https://nif.org/] Theme music by This Revolution Production Collective. [https://www.instagram.com/thisrevolutioncollective/] Follow Orli: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hiremeimfunny/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiremeimfunny] Website [https://www.orlimatlow.com/]