In this episode of No Reservations, I sit down with Eve Barlow, music journalist, former deputy editor of NME, and one of the most outspoken voices confronting modern antisemitism and global disinformation.Eve’s life split into “before” and “after” one tweet. In May 2020, in the days after George Floyd’s murder, synagogues were vandalized in Los Angeles, and Eve wrote a sentence that should’ve been obvious: You can’t fight one hate with another.
For that, she was branded, targeted, memed, blacklisted, and professionally gutted — almost overnight.
But Eve didn’t fold. She leaned in.
From growing up Jewish in a tiny, tight-knit Scottish community (where you learned early what the outside world could turn into), to navigating the entertainment and music industry as a young Jewish woman, to watching “progressive” spaces adopt a worldview where truth doesn’t matter, Eve explains the hidden mechanics of the mob, the spotlight on the Jews, and why the gaslighting breaks her more than the threats.
Then, on October 7, everything changed again.Eve went south. She bore witness. She documented what others denied, walking into places that still smelled like smoke and death, speaking with survivors, meeting hostage families, and writing without a paywall because the truth had to travel farther than her career ever did.
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Like, subscribe, comment, and share this episode.0:00 – Introducing Eve: the cost of one sentence
9:05 – The quiet kid who “stored everything”
12:30 – University: finding her voice and taking the stage
14:40 – Jewish life in Scotland: small community, big identity
21:45 – First antisemitic moment: being called a slur on the bus
26:38 – Music industry + BDS: the lunch-table debates no Jew was asked to join
30:15 – Why the obsession with Jews never makes sense (and still repeats)
38:10 – Israel and diaspora: the shift after October 7
45:20 – May 2020: the tweet, the mob, and the blacklist58:20 – October 7: bearing witness, writing in real-time, going south
1:04:57 – What breaks her: denial, gaslighting, and betrayal
1:11:30 – Hope: reconstruction, resilience, and “keep it small”---
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Find Jamie In The Rova on your favorite platforms: https://pods.link/jamieintherovaJamie Geller is the Chief Communications Officer and Global Spokesperson for Aish. As a key member of Aish's senior executive team, she brings extensive experience in building a media empire that influences millions daily. An award-winning producer, eight-time bestselling author, and media and marketing executive, Jamie’s career spans renowned networks including HBO, CNN, and the Food Network, where she earned numerous awards as a producer and marketing executive.Follow Jamie on social media for regular new uploads and updates: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiegeller/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamiegeller.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jamiegeller LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-geller/Website: https://www.jamiegeller.com/---Eve Barlow is a Scottish-born, Los Angeles-based journalist and activist who transitioned from a prominent career as the Deputy Editor of NME to become one of the most provocative voices on Jewish identity, Zionism, and modern cancel culture. After being "blacklisted" from mainstream music media for her outspoken defense of Israel, Barlow launched her independent Blacklisted Substack, where she explores the intersection of social justice, antisemitism, and the silencing of dissent in the digital age.
Follow Eve Barlow on social media:Substack: https://evebarlow.substack.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evebarlow/X/Twitter: https://x.com/Eve_Barlow
