JL;DR SUMMARY In a podcast episode featuring Allison, Noah, and political scientist Dahlia Scheindlin from the Tel Aviv Review, three main topics were discussed: plans for an extensive train network connecting Israel with neighboring countries, an NGO's ranking of Members of Knesset based on their social consciousness, and the impact of political satire on Israeli politics during its current golden age. 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'.