The makers of hit podcast ‘Israel Story’ reveal the secrets of their success.
By Itay Stern for Haaretz
A 20,000-kilometer (12,400 miles) journey across the United States with a hyperactive dog – that’s how Mishy Harman describes the origins of his podcast “Israel Story”, which launched its third season at the In-House Festival in Jerusalem on Sunday.
When Evangelical radio stations in the Bible Belt almost made him fall sleep at the wheel, Harman took refuge from the anti-Obama, anti-abortion preachers after remembering a friend had given him episodes of a popular American podcast, “This American Life,” before he hit the road. Harman soon became addicted to the show’s incredibly human stories.
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