{"podcast":{"title":"Being Jewish with Jonah Platt","slug":"being-jewish-with-jonah-platt-7011021","podcast_index_feed_id":7011021,"rss_url":"https://feeds.cohostpodcasting.com/c2vDgCoR","website_url":"https://www.beingjewishpodcast.com/","image_url":"https://files.cohostpodcasting.com/quill-file-prod/bca27f23-4549-40db-a506-7962f8289f14/shows/528af385-a8e1-40a3-bbe8-b49a8155dd79/cover-art/original_da40b835d7fae3908488f84ddfb6033a.jpeg","author":"Jonah Platt","episode_count":101,"summary":"Being Jewish with Jonah Platt is the hit weekly podcast that illuminates the vast, beautiful, and often unexplored tapestry of Jewish identity, through deeply honest and personal conversations with notable Jews and non-Jewish allies alike. Hosted by actor & advocate Jonah Platt, a trusted expert in contemporary Jewish culture, identity, and politics, Being Jewish seeks to engage, educate, and empower listeners to take full ownership of their identities and live as their proudest, most authentic selves. https://beingjewishpodcast.com/join","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T18:18:11.216124+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-jewish-with-jonah-platt-7011021"},"episode":{"title":"The KKK vs. Antizionism and Congressman Josh Gottheimer (Dem, NJ-5)","slug":"the-kkk-vs-antizionism-and-congressman-josh-gottheimer-dem-nj-5","published_at":"2026-04-21T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-jewish-with-jonah-platt-7011021/the-kkk-vs-antizionism-and-congressman-josh-gottheimer-dem-nj-5","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-jewish-with-jonah-platt-7011021","url":"https://being-jewish-with-jonah-platt.cohostpodcasting.com/episodes/the-kkk-vs-antizionism-and-congressman-josh-gottheimer-dem-nj-5","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audio-delivery.cohostpodcasting.com/audio/bca27f23-4549-40db-a506-7962f8289f14/episodes/4d400ce2-431f-4b0a-ab4e-c30e4f3f536a/episode.mp3?v=ea3fbcd1d3","summary":"In this timely episode, host Jonah Platt sits down with Josh Gottheimer, the five-term U.S. Congressman serving New Jersey’s Fifth District. Josh is a leading pro-Israel voice in the Democratic Party and Vice-Chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus (which he co-founded). In Congress, Josh serves on two Committees, including the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where he is the Ranking Member of the National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee and is a member of the Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture Subcommittee. Gottheimer shares candid insights on navigating politics while being Jewish. He discusses U.S. action against Iran, arguing Iran is a major threat but criticizing the administration for shifting objectives and failing to clearly explain goals, which fuels public skepticism and risks a drawn-out conflict affecting oil prices, markets, and regional stability. He rejects conditioning aid to Israel as unfairly targeting a key democratic ally and condemns the use of “apartheid” rhetoric. He describes a major rise in antisemitism, political incentives pushing members of Congress to retreat from support for Israel, and calls for coordinated Jewish-community investment in K–12 and campus education, accountability for institutions, and tougher political engagement. Plus, Jonah answers a podcast fan’s question on how to make anti-zionism taboo.  Topics discussed include:  The shifting center of the left and the right The role of the Problem Solvers Caucus in bipartisan cooperation in Congress  Why the U.S.-Israel relationship is vital to American national security Gottheimer’s work on the House Intelligence Committee and focus on Iran and Gaza Criticism of Gavin Newsom for using the term “apartheid” regarding Israel T…","meta_description":"In this timely episode, host Jonah Platt sits down with Josh Gottheimer, the five-term U.S. Congressman serving New Jersey’s Fifth District. Josh is a lea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3608,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/being-jewish-with-jonah-platt-7011021/episodes/the-kkk-vs-antizionism-and-congressman-josh-gottheimer-dem-nj-5/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-jewish-with-jonah-platt-7011021/the-kkk-vs-antizionism-and-congressman-josh-gottheimer-dem-nj-5.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}