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Do you hate nationalism? You'll be even more disgusted by it after you watch artist Natali Cohen Vaxberg's "Shit Instead of Blood" video. It's political satire but the Israeli government is not laughing.

A TelAviv - Istanbul Music fest, a Jerusalem basement for klezmer & revolution, South Tel Aviv, the spiritual miracle of hemorrhoid cream, a dance Marathon and great music on Shtetl Middle East.

Who are the Hebrew Israelites? Etai Darway left the community and works as a DJ in Tel Aviv. The Israelites followed their leader from the U.S. to Africa, then to the "Promised Land". Lotsa funky tunes on the show!

Celebrate Hanuka with a radio roadtrip to the hamam in Ramallah. Plus an interview with Persian Israeli director Yuval Delshad about his award-winning Farsi drama Baba Joon.

In the Holy Land even pop covers are political. Tune in to Shtetl to find out about The Lorde Diaries; a musical pop journey in Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, Yiddish and French.

Gershon Baskin has been at the forefront of Arab/Jewish relations in Israel for over 30 years. On this episode we hear his take on the current wave of violence in Jerusalem and his perspective on peace in the region.

Listen to the sounds of Yom Kippur with singer Victoria Hanna in Jerusalem. Sit with Sudanese refugee Anwar Suleiman in Tel Aviv & enjoy some tunes to get you into the New Year-atonement mood.

ShazamFest! Music, burlesque, wrestling and camping in the Quebec countryside. Meet Ziv the founder of this quirky 10 yr-old event. And Corey Silverberg talks about talking sex with kids.

Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos! It’s the Shtetl summer music show. Tune in for Yiddish mambo, Yemenite funk, African American-Yiddish crossover music, Ethiopian reggae, Emily Dickinson music poetry, Davendra Bandhart‘s Shabop Shalom love song to Natalie Portman, a Jewish wife’s trip …

Arab-Israeli author Sayed Kashua is on today's episode of Shtetl on the Shortwave. Kashua writes the story of being Arab and Palestinian and trying to get by in a Jewish state.

Cannabis cookies and pot Shabbat, plus, an art pilgrimage to Israel and Palestine...a Paris.

Yiddish Fight Club?! and Joni Mitchell love fest today on Shtetl.

Meet A-WA, the 3 sisters of a hot Yemeni electro-hip hop band and free yo mind with a selection of alternative tunes from the Shtetl bondage and slavery Passover playlist. The rest...will follow.

In a field beyond where the politicians are...meet Lucy and Amr. An Israeli and Palestinian share their take on living in this little spot of earth together.

Meet Ronny Edry, creator of the Israel Loves Iran campaign. Celebrate Purim with Shtetl in the Middle East at the tent city protest and in a local Iranian restaurant. Lots of music and pre-election reflections.

Jews singing Arabic. Arabs singing Hebrew. Right wing religious man joining Arab-Jewish party. Moroccan music royalty. Avrum Burg, Sami Elmaghribi and lots of music on this episode of Shtetl.

Walls. Walls. Walls. Karam Dadu is gay and Arab in Tel Aviv. Mark Thomas walked the entire separation wall. Transgender author Yiscah Smith now prays on the woman's side of the Western Wall. Shtetl Middle East.

Fellow audio travelers, scroll down and click on the play button to hear the 1st episode of Shtetl from the Middle East. Whether it’s a state of mind, or Ethiopian Jews coming en masse to Jerusalem, or Netanyahu inviting all …

Shtetl Special: Justin Trudeau on Chanukah and the oil sands. Manishtana on being Black &Jewish and on Ferguson. Plus, a cross-Canada road tripped fueled entirely by veggie oil. Happy Chanukah!! Let there be (environmentally friendly sources of) light.

Who knows what will happen when Quebec Jews start asking themselves questions about being Jewish. A Yidlife Crisis most likely.