{"podcast":{"title":"The Jewish Experience","slug":"the-jewish-experience-1225666","podcast_index_feed_id":1225666,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/nsT6eRBZ","website_url":"https://the-jewish-experience.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b85f2f2d-6c5f-49a1-90bb-8559ffd57e49/ab2958cf-8c3c-48b0-b5f1-e3b663808968/3000x3000/jewish_experience_icon.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Manhattan Jewish Experience","episode_count":215,"summary":"Jewish education and inspiration courtesy of Rabbi Mark N. Wildes, Founder of the Manhattan Jewish Experience (MJE). Founded in 1998, MJE is a warm and open community where millennial men and women in their 20s/30s can explore Jewish life and meet new people.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T06:18:10.315978+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jewish-experience-1225666"},"episode":{"title":"From Soviet Prisoner to Freedom Fighter & Jewish Leader: A Conversation with Natan Sharansky","slug":"from-soviet-prisoner-to-freedom-fighter-jewish-leader-a-conversation-with-natan-sharansky","published_at":"2025-03-11T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jewish-experience-1225666/from-soviet-prisoner-to-freedom-fighter-jewish-leader-a-conversation-with-natan-sharansky","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jewish-experience-1225666","url":"https://the-jewish-experience.simplecast.com/episodes/natan-sharansky-from-soviet-prisoner-to-freedom-fighter-jewish-leader-xH6MAK4i","audio_url":"https://chrt.fm/track/828A9F/cdn.simplecast.com/audio/7e9796fa-5418-4935-9276-d815fa4db442/episodes/7bcfac00-66b6-4be3-9954-0c0ba93a070b/audio/75ed46af-50ca-4f6b-803d-ef698718a616/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=nsT6eRBZ","summary":"In this powerful episode of The Wilds Cast, we sit down with Natan Sharansky, a Soviet dissident, human rights activist, and former Israeli politician. Sharansky shares his harrowing experiences as a political prisoner in the Soviet Gulag, where he endured nine years of imprisonment, and his fight for Jewish freedom during the Cold War. We dive into: ✅ His extraordinary journey from Soviet oppression to Israeli leadership ✅ The refusenik movement and the struggle of Jews in the USSR ✅ How he survived years of solitary confinement with resilience and faith ✅ His political career in Israel, standing against disengagement from Gaza ✅ Modern antisemitism, the challenges faced by Jewish students, and his message to young Jews today ✅ His thoughts on Trump’s peace plan, Israel’s future, and the fight against Hamas Sharansky’s story of courage, conviction, and unwavering identity is a must-listen for anyone passionate about freedom, Jewish history, and human rights. 🔔 Subscribe & Share this episode with your friends! Website: jewishexperience.org Facebook: facebook.com/ManhattanJewishExperience/ Instagram: instagram.com/M_J_experience/","meta_description":"In this powerful episode of The Wilds Cast, we sit down with Natan Sharansky, a Soviet dissident, human rights activist, and former Israeli politician. Sh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4369,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-jewish-experience-1225666/episodes/from-soviet-prisoner-to-freedom-fighter-jewish-leader-a-conversation-with-natan-sharansky/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jewish-experience-1225666/from-soviet-prisoner-to-freedom-fighter-jewish-leader-a-conversation-with-natan-sharansky.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}