Ran Levi is one of Israel’s best-known podcasters, a pioneer of podcasting in Israel and internationally, and an expert at making science and technology fascinating and easy to understand for broad audiences.
“Making History (Osim Historia),” the podcast he founded in 2007, is considered the most successful podcast in Hebrew, with more than 15 million listens to date. His international information-security podcast “Malicious Life” has become one of the world’s most successful technology podcasts, with more than 11 million listens in less than six years.
Over the past 20 years, Ran has given thousands of talks on science, technology and the future to audiences ranging from high-tech companies to schools. He is also active on TikTok.
In 2015, Ran and his partner Danny Timor founded Podcast Israel Media Ltd. Ran served as editor-in-chief of Israel’s largest podcast network, Making History, and produced podcasts in Hebrew and English for dozens of leading companies and organizations in Israel.
Ran has written four successful non-fiction books:
- פרפטום מובילה (Perpetuum Mobile): Physics, perpetual-motion machines, charlatans and everything in between.
- האוניברסיטה הקטנה של המדעים (The Little University of Science): (Almost) everything you need to know to feel smart.
- קרב מוחות (Battle of the Minds): The malicious history of computer viruses.
- עושים פודקאסט (Making a Podcast): How to succeed in the world of podcasting.
Learn more about Ran’s books (Hebrew).
Ran is an electrical engineer and a graduate of the Technion. He has worked in hardware and software development at several technology companies.
He is also a graduate of the Israeli Navy Officers’ Course. He commanded a Dvora-class patrol boat and the Navy’s School of Weapons and Seamanship.
Media appearances
The interviews and TV appearances below are in Hebrew.
Profile of Ran Levi by Yael Freund, Makor Rishon (Hebrew PDF)
Personal interview, Kolbo Haifa (Hebrew PDF)
Geektime profile: 40 successful people over 40
More writing and projects
“Report from the Sea,” a satirical newsletter written during Ran’s naval service (Hebrew PDF)
“Where Did the Newsreels Go?” — the story of the Carmel and Geva newsreels shown in Israeli cinemas from the founding of the state through the late 1960s.