{"podcast":{"title":"Jonny Gould's Jewish State","slug":"jonny-gould-s-jewish-state-767107","podcast_index_feed_id":767107,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PUBLICSERVICEPODCASTINGLIMITED1713224356","website_url":"https://linktr.ee/Gould","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4ba44792-c5ee-11ee-bb0b-3780b2bef96e/image/avatars-pYz3qu2BH2lPe4zW-HvuRLw-original.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Jonny Gould's Jewish State","episode_count":238,"summary":"The first in this space as others followed. Chronicling Jewish life with Jonny Gould's Apple Podcast category number one hit show, projecting a positive image of Jewish values and Israel through conversations with great people. Jonny is the go-to interviewer for presidents and politicians, artists and ambassadors, sports and celebs, rabbis and rockstars - the military and even Mossad. Subscribe to The Podcast of Record now. Find more of Jonny at http://linktr.ee/Gould and http://x.com/jonnygould","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T22:18:31.006830+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jonny-gould-s-jewish-state-767107"},"episode":{"title":"198: Rawan Osman: The journey of an Arab Zionist, “I lost my family to find my truth” .","slug":"198-rawan-osman-the-journey-of-an-arab-zionist-i-lost-my-family-to-find-my-truth","published_at":"2026-02-25T12:31:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jonny-gould-s-jewish-state-767107/198-rawan-osman-the-journey-of-an-arab-zionist-i-lost-my-family-to-find-my-truth","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jonny-gould-s-jewish-state-767107","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/5E4G77/traffic.megaphone.fm/PUBLICSERVICEPODCASTINGLIMITED1460544188.mp3?updated=1772023010","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/5E4G77/traffic.megaphone.fm/PUBLICSERVICEPODCASTINGLIMITED1460544188.mp3?updated=1772023010","summary":"Find all of Jonny's podcasts and writings on my Substack and help me by buying a coffee. In this conversation, we meet Rawan Osman - a woman of Syrian and Lebanese heritage who grew up in a world where the \"Jew\" was the ultimate, untouchable enemy. Rawan’s worldview shattered during an everyday trip to a grocery store in Strasbourg. What started as a visceral panic attack at the sight of Hebrew turned into a life-altering epiphany. \"That gentleman converted me from an enemy to an ally simply by deciding to be kind,\" she says. It wasn’t just a change of heart; it was a total identity reset. From the discovery of her Mizrahi Jewish blood to the \"chutzpah\" of a tradition that encourages you to argue with God, Rawan deconstructs the patterns of prejudice with unflinching clarity. But what is the personal cost of choosing conviction over comfort? How do you rebuild an identity when your family and friends remove themselves from your world? Rawan offers a roadmap for finding truth in a region defined by shadows. This isn’t just a conversion story, it’s a wake up call for the future of the Middle East. Join us for the story of Rawan Osman! Find all of Jonny's podcasts and writings on my⁠ Substack⁠ and help me by ⁠buying a coffee⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Find all of Jonny's podcasts and writings on my Substack and help me by buying a coffee. In this conversation, we meet Rawan Osman - a woman of Syrian and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3762,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jonny-gould-s-jewish-state-767107/episodes/198-rawan-osman-the-journey-of-an-arab-zionist-i-lost-my-family-to-find-my-truth/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jonny-gould-s-jewish-state-767107/198-rawan-osman-the-journey-of-an-arab-zionist-i-lost-my-family-to-find-my-truth.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}