{"podcast":{"title":"Unpacking Zionism","slug":"unpacking-zionism-6870666","podcast_index_feed_id":6870666,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/unpacking-zionism/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/unpacking-zionism","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/unpacking-zionism/20240601_050659_152e61b19b2bc7129dcf033875b76a03.png","author":"Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism","episode_count":63,"summary":"Produced by the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism, this podcast features conversations with scholars, activists, and artists about their insights into Zionism. Unpacking Zionism is a process and a long-term commitment that we at the Institute are making to the Palestinian liberation struggle and the struggles of all people affected by Zionism. To resist the current moment of Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, we must understand Zionism. So join us on this journey as we are Unpacking Zionism one episode at a time. Please subscribe to Unpacking Zionism so you never miss new episodes. To learn more about the Institute and to access episode notes and transcripts, visit our website https://criticalzionismstudies.org","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-zionism-6870666"},"episode":{"title":"From Above: Academic Engagement Network with Sean Malloy and Meira Gold","slug":"from-above-academic-engagement-network-with-sean-malloy-and-meira-gold","published_at":"2025-05-19T17:20:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-zionism-6870666/from-above-academic-engagement-network-with-sean-malloy-and-meira-gold","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-zionism-6870666","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/unpacking-zionism/2036041","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/264888/2036041/unpacking-zionism/2025_05_19_17_20_11_68ffe3ed-d2b5-4f7a-bd0a-cc6b799857a9.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Sean Malloy and Meira Gold discuss the Academic Engagement Network (AEN), which has been working behind the scenes on campuses, advising many of the administrators who have been imposing the repressive measures that we've seen throughout the Israeli genocide. AEN claims to have trained 3000 university administrators since 2020 and set up presence on 320 campuses. Along with the ADL, the AEL has now turned its attention to scholarly associations -- sites of growing solidarity with Palestine, and accordingly sites of concern for Zionist institutions. Also mentioned: Anti-Defamation League, Israel on Campus Coalition, Faculty Against Antisemitism Movement, ISGAP, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, Israel Action Network, Brandeis Center, Hillel, Betar, MEMRI, Canary Mission, Amcha Initiative, Milstein Fund, Schusterman Fund, Marcus Fund, Heritage Foundation, American Jewish Committee Resources: On Project Esther - https://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/global-currents/jvp-rejecting-project-esther/ Previous episode discussion AEN - https://criticalzionismstudies.org/2024/04/01/amira-sean-dei/","meta_description":"In this episode, Sean Malloy and Meira Gold discuss the Academic Engagement Network (AEN), which has been working behind the scenes on campuses, advising…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2488,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unpacking-zionism-6870666/episodes/from-above-academic-engagement-network-with-sean-malloy-and-meira-gold/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-zionism-6870666/from-above-academic-engagement-network-with-sean-malloy-and-meira-gold.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}