On Unorthodox, Yiddish maven Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath and ‘Bad German’ Tessa...
This week on Unorthodox, we’re partying like it’s 5777. Our Jewish guest is Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath, co-author of the new Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, an 850-page volume that chronicles...
View ArticleSee 'Unorthodox' Live at Hebrew College on October 27!
Calling all Jews and Jew-curious residents of the Greater Boston area! Please join us on October 27 at 7:30pm at Hebrew College for a live recording of our Unorthodox podcast, with three very special...
View ArticleOn Unorthodox, Jack Daniels' In-House Historian and ‘New York Post’ Editor...
This week on Unorthodox, Robert Zimmerman gets a Nobel Prize. Our Jewish guest is David Kaufman, editor in chief of Alexa, the luxury magazine of the New York Post, and editor of the newspaper’s...
View ArticleOn Unorthodox, Filmmaker Noam Osband and the Wall Street Journal's Sohrab Ahmari
This week on Unorthodox, Bar Refaeli gets pixelated. Our Jewish guest is filmmaker and anthropologist Noam Osband, who profiled Baruch Marzel, one of the leaders of Israel’s far-right—and a distant...
View ArticleUnorthodox Breaks Down the Election with Gen. Tom Hill, NPR's Jeremy Hobson,...
This episode of Unorthodox was recorded in front of a live audience at Hebrew College in Newton, Mass. Our first (!) Jewish guest is Jeremy Hobson, co-host of NPR’s “Here and Now.” He tells us about...
View ArticleUnorthodox's Election Day Episode, With Bob Woodward, Eliana Johnson, Jamie...
This week, we’re getting our Unorthodox on early, with a jam-packed special episode for you to listen to while you wait on line to vote. Our first Jewish guest is Stephanie’s maternal grandfather...
View ArticleJoin Us for a Live Recording of Unorthodox in Toronto on 11/17—It's Free!
Calling all Jews, gentiles, and Leafs fans residing in the greater Toronto area! Join us on November 17 at 7:30pm at Beth Tzedec Congregation for a live recording of our Unorthodox podcast with two...
View ArticleUnorthodox Recovers From the Election With Rep. Barney Frank
This week on Unorthodox: the reckoning. We’re joined by a special guest to help us process last week’s presidential election, and figure out what happens now. Former Congressman Barney Frank, who...
View ArticleThe Man Who Made $500,000 Off Trump's Win
Hi, Unorthodox listeners, it’s Mark here. During this past election season, I had exactly one Facebook friend who was posting pro-Trump material. His name was Bob Barnes, and he was a guy I had gone...
View ArticleUnorthodox Live in Toronto With Writer David Bezmozgis and Opera Singer Julie...
This week’s episode was recorded live at Beth Tzedec Congregation in Drake’s hometown of Toronto. Our Jewish guest is writer and filmmaker David Bezmozgis, who moved with his family from Latvia to...
View ArticleOn Unorthodox, a Hudson Valley Rabbi Takes His Congregation Outdoors
This week on Unorthodox, we do not mention He Who Shall Not Be Named. Not even once. Our Jewish guest is Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek, spiritual leader at the Beacon Hebrew Alliance, whose personal...
View ArticleOn Unorthodox, NPR 'Snap Judgement' Host Glynn Washington and the Butcher...
This week on Unorthodox, Ivanka Trump steals a kugel. Our Jewish guest is Naftali Hanau, founder of Grow and Behold Foods, the Brooklyn-based purveyor of kosher pastured meat from animals raised on...
View ArticleOn Unorthodox, Jason Diamond and the Hosts of 'Harry Potter and the Sacred Text'
This week on Unorthodox, Burger King in Israel debuts the SufganiKing—a hamburger inside a jelly doughnut. Our Jewish guest is Jason Diamond, author of the new memoir, Searching for John Hughes: Or...
View ArticleA Very Unorthodox Christmas: Chinese Food, Movies, and Jews With Trees
This week we’re celebrating Christmas the only way we know how: Chinese food and a movie. Plus a bunch of amazing guests!Continue reading "A Very Unorthodox Christmas: Chinese Food, Movies, and Jews...
View ArticleThis Week on Unorthodox, Biblical Scholar Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg Talks...
This week on Unorthodox, Jared and Ivanka go shul shopping in Washington, D.C. Our Jewish guest is renowned biblical scholar Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg, whose latest book examines the life of Moses, one...
View ArticleOn Unorthodox, Lynn Harris on Comedy for Girls & Author Robert Wright on...
This week on Unorthodox: We’ll always have Casablanca (except Mark). Our Jewish guest is writer and comedian Lynn Harris, founder of Comedy GOLD, which teaches girls and women how to empower...
View ArticleJoin Us For a Live Recording of 'Unorthodox' in NYC on Jan 25!
Calling all Jews and honorary Jews of New York City! Please join us on January 25 at 7:30pm at JCC Manhattan for a live recording of Unorthodox with three very special guests: Podcaster extraordinaire...
View ArticleOn Unorthodox, Reporter Rosie Gray and Longtime Inauguration Announcer...
This week on Unorthodox: Bernie Madoff’s prison hot-chocolate scheme. We’ve got two Jewish guests this week. Our first guest is a return visitor: Rosie Gray, who covered the election for BuzzFeed and...
View ArticleOn Unorthodox, David Duchovny's Baseball Novel and John Cleese on Monty...
This week on Unorthodox, IDF soldiers are smokin.’ Our Jewish guest is David Duchovny, best known for his roles in The X-Files and Californication but a fiction writer in his own right—his new novel,...
View ArticleUnorthodox Live with Podcaster Jonathan Goldstein, New York Times columnist...
This week’s episode was recorded live at JCC Manhattan. Our first Jewish guest is Canadian transplant and longtime “This American Life” contributor Jonathan Goldstein, who now hosts the podcast...
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