Hearts of Oak Podcast

Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch, a Brooklyn-based therapist and author, discusses Viktor Frankl’s ideas on meaning and their relevance to today’s mental health challenges.

Dr Clare Craig BM BCh FRCPath studied medicine at Cambridge University moving to Oxford for her final three years of clinical training

The interview begins with James Harvey discussing a temporary Twitter ban after he posted screenshots related to an MP, saying his criticism was of unprofessional conduct rather than homophobia. It then moves to the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, where he argues the Labour result reflects demographic change, block voting, and voters’ lack of policy knowledge.

Rabbi Pesach Wolicki discusses rising antisemitism, public hostility toward Jews, and disputes over the meanings of “Zion” and “Zionism.” He explains Zion as another name for Jerusalem and argues that Jews are often made central targets of resentment, while antisemitism itself cannot be solved by Jews alone because it comes from those who harbor the hatred.He also describes Jewish history as marked by survival, exile, and return in a way he sees as miraculous and biblically predicted.

David Erb joins Peter to explain how a college heart crisis led him into chiropractic care. Told he needed immediate surgery and lifelong medication, he says structural correction of a spinal misalignment resolved his symptoms and redirected his life.