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Episode 51: Antisemitism and the Black experience

Ask Haviv Anything

Haviv Rettig Gur

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4.9 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Coleman Hughes is an American writer, host of the podcast Conversations with Coleman, a visiting professor at the University of Austin, and the author of The End of Race Politics.

He joins the podcast to talk about America, the Gaza war and the standing of American Jews in American society. A prominent Black thinker who has written and spoken a great deal about race in America, Coleman also helps guide us through the complicated intellectual and cultural story of Black antisemitism in America.

This episode is co-sponsored by Earl and Jordanna Lipson of Toronto in appreciation "for the thoughtful commentary the show has been providing to those in the diaspora who hunger for understanding during these very unsettling times." They asked to dedicate the episode to "non-Jewish allies who have shown strength of character, heartfelt compassion and a willingness to seek out understanding when so many around them have proven unwilling to do so. Sadly, in a world gone crazy, it takes courage to speak up against the tsunami of blood libel and hatred being cast upon us. These courageous souls should know that their righteousness is greatly appreciated and is so very important to us. Thank you, thank you, thank you."

And it is cosponsored by Eve and Bobby Lapin, Leslie Gilstrap, and Suzanne and John Landa, known as "Haviv's Houston Herd," who wish dedicate this episode to the courageous soldiers of the IDF and the IAF, and to the families of Israel’s fallen soldiers. As diaspora Jews in a climate of increasing antisemitism, we are deeply grateful for the sacrifices all of you have made to protect Israel as a safe-haven and homeland. Your fortitude inspires us. Our hearts are with you – and with the hostage families - each day."

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Musical intro by Adam Ben Amitai.

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0:00.0

Hi, everybody. Welcome to a very exciting episode of Ask Haviv Anything. I'm excited to have with me.

0:10.7

My good friend Coleman Hughes, when I swing by New York, we occasionally meet to discuss all the problems of the world.

0:17.8

He doesn't hail from the Middle East. So it's a conversation that is on new and

0:22.2

original and interesting topics. And I learn a very great deal from it. And I hope you're going to

0:26.0

learn also today. Coleman is a journalist, a writer. He recently, a year and a half ago, came out

0:33.9

with a book, The End of Race Politics. He has a lot of deep, thoughtful things to say about race relations in America, about American history, about the American future.

0:43.0

And he has a podcast, conversations with Coleman at the free press, which just had a three and a half hour back and forth with Dave Smith.

0:52.2

Coleman is a gentleman.

0:53.6

He doesn't like to talk about winning or losing these rich, complex, respectable debates,

0:59.2

but he knocked it out of the park.

1:00.5

You learned it here first.

1:02.3

Before we get into it, I want to tell you that we have two co-sponsors for this episode.

1:06.9

Thank you to Earl and Jordana Lipsin of Toronto for sponsoring,

1:10.7

in appreciation for the thoughtful commentary the show has been providing to those in the diaspora who hunger for understanding during these very unsettling times.

1:19.9

Earl and Jordana, you're welcome.

1:21.9

Usually the dedication isn't to the podcast itself, so he really appreciated.

1:26.5

They've asked us to dedicate the episode to

1:28.8

non-Jewish allies who have shown strength of character, heartfelt compassion, and a

1:33.7

willingness to seek out understanding when so many around them have proven unwilling to do so.

1:38.9

Sadly, in a world gone crazy, it takes courage to speak up against the tsunami of blood libel

1:44.0

and hatred being

1:44.8

cast upon us. These courageous souls should know that their righteousness is greatly appreciated

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