Episode 5: How has the conflict impacted your perception of your identity?

In Episode 5, host Max Hyman dives into the experiences of Israeli and Palestinian teenagers dissecting their identities and the concept of identity as a whole. Hyman analyzes responses to questions about how being forced to pick one identity or another has hurt many, whether it be pitting future goals versus family traditions or school curriculums versus the media. Clips of interviews illustrate the raw emotion this podcast attempts to uncover and are again stitched with this analysis, focusing on themes of losing one's identity through trauma, inability to explore nuance, the supposed importance of labels in Israeli/Palestinian society, and successful ways society has and should simultaneously promote both identity strengthening and opportunities for such nuance. After an exploration of these experiences, we make suggestions for creating and im ...