It’s Thursday, which means the new episode of Unorthodox is here. On this week’s show, Jewish rapper Matisyahu gets booted from a Spanish reggae festival’s lineup for refusing to condemn Israel (he’s since been reinvited), Jews in Hollywood sign off on the Iran nuclear deal; and the film Straight Outta Compton offers a not-so-terrible depiction of former NWA manager Jerry Heller.
Katha Pollitt, longtime columnist for The Nation, tells us what it’s like being portrayed by Patricia Clarkson in the film Learning to Drive, which hits theaters this week and is based on her 2002 New Yorker essay of the same name. She also discusses the latest threats to reproductive rights in America, and why she believes the new generation of pro-choice activists are smarter than ever, despite a wider climate of apathy.