JL;DR SUMMARY In a recent podcast episode hosted by Neri Zilber with Michael Koplow and Shira Efron, they discussed various current events including earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, escalations in Jerusalem and the West Bank, Israeli security policy, U.S. efforts to reduce tensions, and Israeli government's attempts to reform the judicial system. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.