IJN Cast

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IJN Cast episodes

  • S3 E27 ~ 7/3/25

    Host Steve Mark takes you into the pages of this week’s IJN, with audio Michael Dougherty, Boulder County DA, commenting on the death of Karen Diamond, a victim of the June 1 firebombing of the Run For Their Lives walk in Boulder. Plus Doug Seserman of Americans for Ben Gurion Univeristy about events this summer in the Aspen area, including testimony from Nili Margalit, former hostage.



    23 min
  • S3 E26 ~ 6/26/25

    ‘Dizzying 12 Days’ reads the front page of this week’s IJN. Host Steve Mark takes you into its pages, plus special guest David Farahi, whose family is from Iran, on the Israeli and US strikes on Iran’s nuclear program. Plus ‘My Two Shekels’, when members of the IJN share what’s been on their mind this month on the final Thursday of the month.

    22 min
  • S3 E25 ~ 6/19/25

    ‘Two Hours • New World’ reads the front page of this week’s IJN. Host Steve Mark takes you into its pages, plus special guest Dr. Gadi Hitman, chair, Middle East and Political Science at Ariel University, on the situation on the ground in Israel. Plus Rachelle Halpern who was walking with Run For Their Lives Boulder when the group was firebombed June 1, and the group’s co-lead Bruce Shaffer who was in Israel at the time but returned to Boulder after the attack.

    Visit www.IJN.com for all of our Boulder coverage.

    29 min
  • S3 E24~Boulder Attack Follow Up

    Host Steve Mark takes you deeper into the pages of this week’s IJN and the firebombing in Boulder June 1 and some of its after effects. Larry Hankin, IJN Associate Editor, shares observations from attending the June 8 community gathering; Rachel Cohen, who was part of the June 1 Run For Their Lives walk together with children, recounts the moment when the terrorist attacked the group; plus Chany Scheiner of Chabad of Boulder and Susan Rona, regional director of Mountain States ADL and resident of the area.

    Visit www.IJN.com for all of our Boulder coverage.

    33 min
  • S3 E23 Boulder Attack Special

    Host Steve Mark takes you deeper into the pages of this week’s IJN which focuses heavily on the June 1 attack on the Run For Their Lives group in Boulder. The IJN was on site at a vigil June 4 hosted by Gov. Polis, and spoke with Rabbi Marc Soloway of Bonei Shalom; Ed Victor and Omer Shachar, both Run For Their Lives organizers; Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. The IJN also spoke with Israel Consul General Israel Bachar (Los Angeles), who flew to Colorado in solidarity with the community. Plus audio from ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt who spoke at the morning vigil.

    Visit www.IJN.com for all of our Boulder coverage.

    26 min
  • Vol. 112 Ep. 22 ~ 5/29/25

    Host Steve Mark takes you into the pages of this week’s IJN, with special guest TCU Prof. of Dance Dr. Suki John, speaking from Budapest, about her film “Sh’ma: A Story of Survival” (winner of a Chita Rivera award). Plus audio from Susan Rona, director of Mountain States ADL and ‘My Two Shekels’, when IJN staff share whats been on their minds on the last Thursday of the month.

    25 min
  • Vol. 112 Ep. 21 ~ 5/22/25

    Host Steve Mark takes you into the pages of this week’s IJN, with audio from Pam Smith of the DC police and Attorney Gen. Pam Bondi on the murder of two Israel embassy staff in the nation’s capital. Plus an interview with Dr. Asaf Romirowsky, executive director of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa on ending the war in Gaza and the deadly attack on the Israeli embassy in Washington.

    18 min
  • Vol. 112 Ep. 20 ~ 5/15/25

    Host Steve Mark takes you into the pages of this week’s IJN, plus an interview with Rachel Greenspahn, former Denverite turned Israeli who was attacked on Yom Hazikaron in Ra'anana while she was participating in a joint Israeli-Palestinian memorial ceremony.

    22 min
  • Vol. 112 Ep. 19 ~ 5/8/25

    Host Steve Mark takes you into the pages of this week’s IJN, plus tons of bonus content this week! Noa Schreuer of the International Committee of the Red Cross; Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, head of the Conference of European Rabbis, on the new pope; Naomi Nussbaum of One Family and Ruthie Blum, columnist with JNS, on poll numbers out of Gaza.

    26 min
  • Vol. 112 Ep. 18 ~ 5/1/25
    Host Steve Mark takes you into the pages of this week’s IJN, a special Israel 77 edition. Bonus content! The Simon Wiesenthal Center's Vladislav Khaykin, VP social impact & Dr. Abbee Corb, researcher, on growing hate rhetoric online. Plus: a snippet from the IJN interview with Michal Peer, foresnic pathologist in Israel.
    22 min

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A look at what's inside the weekly Intermountain Jewish News, plus bonus content, with host Steve Mark.