In this urgent and unflinching conversation, Peter Wertheim, one of Australia’s most experienced Jewish communal leaders, confronts a question many would rather avoid: why does antisemitism feel different now? From the chilling chants outside the Sydney Opera House to the terror of Bondi, from the failures of cultural institutions to the silence of political leaders, Wertheim dissects how hatred once confined to the margins has seeped into mainstream Australian life — often disguised as activism, moral righteousness or “free speech.” Calm, forensic and deeply human, this is a must-listen episode about fear, courage, and what it will take for Australia to face a problem it can no longer explain away.