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The One Way Ticket Show

The One Way Ticket Show

By: Steven Shalowitz
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Interviews with interesting people on where they'd go if given a one way ticket.(c) Steven Shalowitz 2012 Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
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  • America's Pandemic School Closures - Natalya Murakhver on Teachers' Unions, Weingarten & Fonda

    America's Pandemic School Closures - Natalya Murakhver on Teachers' Unions, Weingarten & Fonda
    Jul 14 2026
    Natalya Murakhver is a documentary filmmaker, writer, and co-founder of Restore Childhood, a nonprofit focused on children's education, health, and parental rights advocacy. She directs and produces documentary films through Restore Childhood and as a fellow at Palladium Pictures. She also writes for the New York Post and her Substack. Born in the Soviet Union and raised in America from age six, Natalya came to filmmaking the way many of the best stories begin, from lived urgency. When New York City schools closed during the pandemic, she co-founded #KeepNYCSchoolsOpen and filed a lawsuit against Mayor de Blasio to reopen them. That fight became 15 DAYS: The Real Story of America's Pandemic School Closures — a forensic documentary investigation into how and why America's children were locked out of their schools, and what it cost them. Natalya was inspired to make the film in the tradition of Steven Spielberg's Shoah project, with the conviction that bearing witness to institutional failure is a moral obligation, not just a creative one. Her current mission is to getting 15 DAYS seen by every parent in America, and inoculating families with the truth so they can push back against indoctrination and reclaim their children's futures. On this episode of The One Way Ticket Show, we begin our conversation with Natalya's one way ticket back to 1980s Brooklyn, the world she was raised in after emigrating with her parents from Odessa. From there, Natalya dives into the documentary. She reveals the leaked March 2020 Zoom call where Teachers' Union President Randi Weingarten met with activist groups and Jane Fonda and declared how the pandemic will "fundamentally change our lives," (at a moment when we were told we needed two weeks to stop the spread). Natalya also highlights the moment Fonda was separately caught on camera saying COVID was "G-d's gift to the left." Further, Natalya breaks down the power of the teachers unions, the $189.5 billion they negotiated to reopen schools, why her lawsuit against Bill de Blasio mattered and more. Natalya's latest film is: "Uncancellable", the story of former New York City Public Defender and mother of four, Maud Maron's fight to unseat Alvin Bragg in 2025 for the position of Manhattan District Attorney. LINKS Restore Childhood / Natalya Murakhver • Substack: https://restorechildhood.substack.com • X: https://x.com/Rstorechildhood • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restorechildhood/ • Facebook (Restore Childhood): https://www.facebook.com/groups/restorechildhood • Facebook (Natalya Murakhver): https://www.facebook.com/NatalyaMurakhver • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/restorechildhood 15 DAYS Film • Website: https://www.15daysfilm.com/ • Linktree: https://linktr.ee/15DAYS Film Trailer • YouTube Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/restorechildhood (trailer is pinned) Websites • https://restorechildhood.com • https://15daysfilm.com Streaming — Where to Watch • Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0GMK76XVL/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r • Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/15-days-the-real-story-of-americas-pandemic-school-closures/umc.cmc.1s4x1ypd6ku4p1rk9c200pw6p • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/15_DAYS?id=ukW8z3RV5Vw.P • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vefG1koZ4P4 UNCANCELLABLE https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/06/11/uncancellable.html
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    55 mins
  • From Hezbollah Fan to Arab Zionist: Rawan Osman's Journey & The New Middle East

    From Hezbollah Fan to Arab Zionist: Rawan Osman's Journey & The New Middle East
    Jun 16 2026

    Rawan Osman is a Syrian-Lebanese activist, writer, and content creator based in Germany. She's a research and diplomacy fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, and she describes herself as a recovered antisemite and an Arab Zionist.

    On this episode of The One Way Ticket Show, Rawan highlights growing up in Lebanon and how she was taught to hate Israel and Jews, the panic attack she had the first time she met Jewish people (while in her mid '20s), how a shopkeeper's one small act of kindness changed the course of her life, going back to university to study Islam and Judaism, taking a DNA test that revealed her Jewish ancestry, her journey converting to Judaism and planning to make Aliyah, her unfiltered take on October 7th, Hezbollah's collapse, the Abraham Accords, the future of Lebanon and more.

    As for Rawan's one way ticket destination of choice? It's to 50 years into the future to see what the world will look like then.

    Follow Rawan Osman:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawanosman2024/

    X: https://x.com/RawaneOsmane

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/osman.rawan

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rawan-osman-8b453745/
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    57 mins
  • Fighting Jew-Hatred with Melanie Phillips

    Fighting Jew-Hatred with Melanie Phillips
    May 7 2026

    Melanie Phillips—renowned British broadcaster, journalist, author of Fighting the Hate: A Handbook for Jews Under Siege, and one of the most fearless voices defending Israel and Western civilization today—joins Steven Shalowitz on The One Way Ticket Show for a gripping conversation on antisemitism, Jewish identity, and the survival of the West.

    In this episode, Melanie starts out by sharing where she would go if given a one-way ticket, no coming back: 12th-century Jerusalem to meet the great poet and philosopher Judah Halevi.

    Beyond her fascinating destination, Steven and Melanie dive into a profound and urgent conversation about her latest book, Fighting the Hate: A Handbook for Jews Under Siege. Melanie offers practical, actionable advice on how to push back against antisemitism by opening minds rather than playing defense. They also discuss the historical realities of the Middle East, the troubling rise of anti-Western sentiment, the complexities of separating art from the artist, and her surprising predictions for the future of the British Monarchy.

    Whether you are looking for historical clarity, practical advice on navigating Jew-hatred, or simply a captivating conversation about identity and purpose, this episode is not to be missed.

    [About Melanie Phillips]

    Melanie Phillips is a British journalist, broadcaster and author who has championed traditional values in the culture war for more than three decades.

    She writes a weekly column for The Times of London and the Jewish News Syndicate, broadcasts on radio and TV, and gives public presentations across the English-speaking world.

    Apart from her latest book, her work The Builder's Stone: How Jews and Christians Built the West and Why Only They Can Save It was published in 2025 by Wicked Son.

    📚 Pick up Melanie Phillips' latest books from Wicked Son:

    • Fighting the Hate: A Handbook for Jews Under Siege (2026) — A practical guide offering detailed advice on how to cope with and push back against the intense pressures of modern antisemitism.

    • The Builder's Stone: How Jews and Christians Built the West and Why Only They Can Save It (2025) — An exploration of the foundational values of Western civilization and the current cultural forces threatening them.

    [Links & Resources]

    Read Melanie's weekly columns and subscribe to her Substack: https://melaniephillips.substack.com

    Visit her official website: https://www.melaniephillips.com

    Find Melanie on X at @MelanieLatest.
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    1 hr and 23 mins
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