EVENT OF THE WEEK: Yehudit Vinegrad, founder of the Jacob’s Ladder Festival, talks about how a little folk festival grew into an international phenomenon.
LET’S GET LIT: British writer Jake Wallis Simons talks about why he doesn’t believe in boycotts, the personal story he regrets revealing in a Guardian essay, and his latest novel: “Jam.”

LET'S GET LIT REVIEW: Get ready for Marilynne Robinson’s new novel, “Lila,” and listen for an interview with Ayelet Waldman next week.
ILENE IN: llene leans in on the tense atmosphere in the West Bank, the nonexistent peace process, and the upcoming visit of Pope Francis.

STORY OF THE WEEK: Cairo-based commentator Mohammed el Dahshan tells TLV1 why General Abdel Fatah el-Sisi has a challenger in next week’s election, but no serious competition.

INSIDE ART: Galit Gaon from the Israeli Design Museum Holon talks about bringing Israeli designers to Barcelona Design Week.

ON FILM: Suheir Rasul talks about the documentary “Fire Lines,” which highlights the story of cooperation between Israeli and Palestinian fire-fighters during the Carmel Fire of 2012.

OFF-THE-BEATEN PATH: Tour guide Meirav Horovitz tells TLV1 the backstory of the First Station, the first train stop in the Middle East and now a Jerusalem cultural hotspot.

SOCIAL INITIATIVE: Zvika Tamuz talks about the Pegasus Society, which rescues abused horses and donkeys.

DIGITAL MEDIA: Ethan Bronner, a senior editor at the New York Times, comes back to Israel to talk about how digital media is changing journalism around the world.

FROM THE FIELD: Paul Sanchez reports on Lag B’Omer from the heart of the holiday, Mount Meron in the Galilee.

Playlist:

The Black Keys - Fever

UBK - The moon and I

Arik Lavie - autumn's song

Give Peace A Chane - Beatles

No'ar Shulayim - Amsterdam

U2 - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (for the social initiative segment)

Crowded House - Four Seasons In One Day

Rami Fortis - Mool Hakenion

Damon Albarn - Heavy seas of love