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21:51

The War That Can't Be Named

Left To Burn ·

2025/11/01

By Left To BurnFirst, it was the Sukkot War. Then, it was the Iron Swords War. Now it’s the War of Redemption. No name has stuck to the conflict that erupted on 7 October 2023, which the Trump Administration and the majority of the world’s media have declared is now over. William Noah Glucroft and Joel Schalit discuss failures to brand the war in Gaza, and how it reflects the savagery of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Get full access to The Battleground at

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22:18

The Roya Sadat Interview

Left To Burn ·

2025/10/17

By Left To BurnAward-winning Afghan filmmaker, producer and director, Roya Sadat, opened the Brussels International Women’s Film Festival 2025 with her latest film, Sima’s Song. She spoke with Battleground publisher Natalie Sarkic-Todd about her own story, her filmmaking career and the importance of women’s voices. Sadat founded the International Women’s Film Festival in Herat, Afghanistan, now a Taliban stronghold, and currently lives in Seattle. Get full access to The Battleground at

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20:45

High Holidays Angst

Left To Burn ·

2025/10/10

By Left To BurnGaza is everywhere. Few Jewish holidays highlighted its presence more than Yom Kippur this year, when Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent, carried out a car ramming and stabbing attack at a Manchester synagogue. William Noah Glucroft and Joel Schalit deconstruct the violence and the international battlefield of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Get full access to The Battleground at thebattleground.substack.com/subscribe

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20:37

The Con Job Past

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2025/10/03

By Left To BurnIf only it were about trauma. But, Bibi being Bibi, the premier can’t help himself. Endlessly mining the 11 September attacks to cover for his 7 October failings, Netanyahu turns Israel into America, granting himself the military power he lacks without Washington’s help. In today’s show, William Noah Glucroft and Joel Schalit examine Bibi’s political rhetoric and its impact on Jewish geography, bemoaning the consequences of living within an imaginary American bubble. Get full access

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26:24

Gaza, Not Sparta

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2025/09/23

By Left To BurnIt’s all about framing. In the lead-up to the second anniversary of October 7th, William Noah Glucroft and Joel Schalit break down the major themes of the Gaza War, their significance for Israelis and Palestinians, and the conflict’s impact on European politics. Doubtless, they’ll have some additional items to discuss on October 8th. Today, the series kicks off with a conversation about Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans for a Super Sparta, Jewish identity and hummus in Berlin. Get full

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20:35

A Moral Failure

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2025/07/26

By Left To BurnIn the fourth edition of Gaza War Blues, Battleground Editor-in-Chief Joel Schalit and journalist William Noah Glucroft discuss the European Union’s reluctance to restrain Israel, despite mounting evidence of genocide, and how this reflects the bloc’s drift rightwards. Is this the populist EU everyone feared in the lead-up to the 2024 European elections, or a reflection of its impotence? Schalit and Glucroft say both. Centrist parties have adopted far-right policies on immigration and

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18:42

Branded Extremist

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2025/07/11

By Left To BurnYou can’t control everybody. In today’s show, Editor-in-Chief Joel Schalit speaks with longtime contributor Wieland Hoban about his civil society organisation, Jüdische Stimme (Jewish Voice), being labelled as extremist by Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) and what it says about government efforts to define Jewish politics after the Holocaust. Get full access to The Battleground at thebattleground.substack.com/subscribe

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18:47

The American Shadow

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2025/07/09

In the third edition of Gaza War Blues, Battleground Editor-in-Chief Joel Schalit and journalist William Noah Glucroft return to the Mideast conflict, and why the European Commission failed to follow through on its threat to suspend its 2001 Association Agreement with Israel. It’s not a new story. For Schalit and Glucroft, the pendulum inevitably swings back to the United States and Brussels’ lack of independence from Washington. Not just in security affairs, but in foreign policy matters, too. Get

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21:18

Too Close to Power

Left To Burn ·

2025/06/16

Fleet Street used to be a world unto itself. Nowadays, it's a playground for lawyers and the professional services class. The hacks are long gone, but the media industry continues to define the national conversation. In this episode of Left To Burn, Josh White talks to media critic Mic Wright about his new book Breaking: How the Media Works, When It Does and Why It Doesn't. Wright paints an unflattering portrait of the British media, its culture and its history. Get full access to The Battleground

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17:33

Backing the Wrong Horse

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2025/06/06

In the second edition of Left To Burn’s series on the European Union and the Gaza War, William Noah Glucroft and Joel Schalit discuss the EU’s support for Israel and how it cemented an increasingly unpopular Netanyahu government’s grip on power. As Jewish journalists, Schalit and Glucroft hope for the best but expect the worst, and lament a crisis that could have been contained by better Western leadership.Please support The Battleground. Make a donation to help us produce more innovative podcasts

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16:20

Gaza War Blues

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2025/05/30

Better late than never. But it should have happened a long time ago. In the first of a three-part series for Left To Burn on the EU and the Gaza War, Battleground Editor-in-Chief Joel Schalit speaks with Brussels journalist William Noah Glucroft about a rise in European efforts to contain the conflict and whether Europe has what it takes to bring the war to a close. Unsurprisingly, Germany plays a starring role.Please support The Battleground. Make a donation to help us produce more innovative

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8:34

Cult of Personality

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2025/04/07

British populists are divided over a feud between Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and MP Rupert Lowe. Farage has had Lowe suspended for criticising his leadership. But Lowe isn’t just any MP. Elon Musk backed him as an alternative leader to Farage in January. Lowe built his reputation hyping Muslim rape gangs and promoting the mass deportation of migrants. In this episode of Left To Burn, Josh White dissects the split. The crisis could determine the future of the UK right. This is a public episode. If

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25:15

Defenders of the Faith

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2025/02/15

In the second of a four-part series about Wieland Hoban's brand new Battleground book, German Apartheid Politics: Memory, Democracy and Genocide, Editor-in-Chief Joel Schalit and the author discuss Germany's much-criticised Antisemitism commissioners, and how they fit into an increasingly racist, religious and political environment in which Antisemitism gets practiced in new and unrecognised ways. Please support The Battleground. Subscribe to our free newsletter and make a donation to ensure our

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10:25

Nationalism is Back

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2025/02/10

Twenty-five years into the new century, Britain is more broken than ever, with the far right on the rise.The Tories have failed, and Labour is failing. The old consensus has collapsed, yet Keir Starmer still leads it.Meanwhile, all the energy is with Reform UK and its charismatic leader Nigel Farage.In this episode of Left To Burn, Josh White starts a new series on the politics behind this regression.Please support The Battleground. Subscribe to our free newsletter and make a donation to ensure our

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19:40

Germany's Philosemitism Crisis

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2025/01/22

They love us too much and want every minority to do the same. The question is why. Wieland Hoban and Joel Schalit, with the first of four conversations about Hoban’s new Battleground book, German Apartheid Politics: Memory, Democracy and Genocide. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebattleground.substack.com

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11:00

A Qualified Victory

Left To Burn ·

2024/07/05

By Left To BurnThe good news is that the election is over: the UK is set to have its first Labour government in fourteen years. However, the Conservative Party has not suffered the annihilation pundits predicted. The election result may be a stonking majority for Keir Starmer, but millions of voters stayed at home. Meanwhile, independents and small parties did far better than expected. In the most dramatic case, Reform UK bulldozed its way into Parliament through once-safe Tory seats. Whatever

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8:35

Preparing for Labour

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2024/07/01

By Left To BurnIt's the last week of the UK election, and Labour will most certainly win. However, British democracy is in crisis, and the party lacks a grand vision for change. What could this mean for the country? If Keir Starmer fails to deliver, the UK could see the far-right Nigel Farage in power in 2029. Josh White, on his fears for the future. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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13:14

Radicalising the British Right

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2024/06/24

By Left To BurnNigel Farage has broken through TikTok, reaching thousands of young voters. Reform UK offers them easy answers about the economic and social malaise they’re facing in a post-industrial society with no community and no hope. There is now a campaign to establish a Reform UK Youth wing, what we might call the Farage Youth. The backers are Identitarian Zoomers who want to return to a monocultural Britain. Josh White, on Nigel Farage’s election push and how it’s radicalising the British

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8:55

The Immigration Election

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2024/06/17

By Left To BurnBritain looks like it's on the brink of a new era: the end of Tory misrule, a new Labour government and an emboldened far-right party. Nigel Farage is indeed back and campaigning to make this an immigration election. While Labour is set to win, Farage will be waiting in the wings with his eye on 2029. Josh White, on why the UK’s 4 July election might just be the dress rehearsal for the Reform Party. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or

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10:19

The Iceman Cometh

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2024/06/04

By Left To BurnPrime Minister Nigel Farage. It’d be a nightmare come true. Given the ideological influence he’s had over the last decade, it’s never been out of the question. Considering what failures Tory premiers have been, Farage might just be the strong leader the British right has been looking for. Josh White, on the Brexit architect’s candidacy in the UK election and what it portends for a Labour government. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or

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