Tablet Studios

From weekly series examining unique angles on Jews’ place in the world, to inquiries into the details of Jewish text and tradition, Tablet Studios podcasts bring you insight and inspiration for the modern-day Jew. Our shows include How to Be a Jew, Unorthodox, Rootless, Re-Form, and more to come.


Judaism
Religion & Spirituality
Society & Culture
276
Work and Pray: Ep. 265
Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer on ‘Losing Alice,’ and Father James Martin on how to pray better
72 min
277
Presenting ‘Hearing with Tali Farhadian Weinstein’
Featuring an interview with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl
25 min
278
Reimagining Purim: Ep. 264
Celebrating the Festival of Lots with special guests Kylie Unell, Abigail Pogrebin, Anna Solomon, and Shaina Trapedo
51 min
279
Language of Leftovers: Ep. 263
Jackie Tohn on her new Netflix cooking show, ‘Best Leftovers Ever!’ and linguist Sarah Bunin Benor on Jewish summer camp Hebrew
73 min
280
Hear Ye, Hear Ye!: Ep. 262
Listen to the latest from Tablet’s daily Talmud podcast, and sample our newest show, ‘Anxiously’
58 min
281
Laser Focused: Ep. 261
Ed Asner on narrating an animated film about the Holocaust , and Cambria Gordon on her Inquisition-era Jewish young adult novel
67 min
282
Booking It: Ep. 260
‘Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books’ podcast host Zibby Owens on making the most of quarantine and poet David Beispiel on Jewish Houston
66 min
283
Primary Sources: Ep. 259
Jamie and Brian Stelter join us for a live virtual taping from Beth Sholom Congregation
70 min
284
Q’ing Up: Ep. 258
Conspiracy theory researcher Mike Rothschild and Scrabble aficionado Stephen Fatsis
75 min
285
Dunk Contest: Ep. 257
Sportswriter Yaron Weitzman and critic William Deresiewicz
60 min
286
Shalom, 2020: Ep. 256
Closing out the year with Rabbi Tiferet Berenbaum and illustrator Peter Sis
77 min
287
Baby, It’s Tevet Outside: Ep. 255
Comedy writer Merrill Markoe, and France’s ambassador to the United States, Phillipe Etienne
62 min
288
A Whole Latke Love: Ep. 254
Linguist Sarah Bunim Benor on the different ways to say “latke,” plus holiday music from Kosha Dillz, Shira Kobren, and Peter Curtis
66 min
289
Rocky Mountain Chai: Ep. 253
Colorado Governor Jared Polis, South African Mark Oppenheimer, and a brand new board game for Boomers
67 min
290
A Little Bit of Turkey and Latkes: Ep. 252
A story about family, community, and fire houses, plus Hanukkah gift ideas, and more
22 min
291
Friendly Faces: Ep. 251
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried on the importance of comedy in dark times, and novelist Gavriel Savit on making the fantasy genre even more Jewish
61 min
292
Top Shelf: Ep. 250
Top Chef’ judge Tom Colicchio on proposing to his Jewish wife over pastrami; Lila Corwin Berman on the business of Jewish philanthropy in America
72 min
293
Get Together: Ep. 249
Journalist Eve Barlow, Princeton Hindu chaplain Vineet Chander, and Low Cut Connie frontman Adam Weiner
81 min
294
Funny Business: Ep. 248
Comedian Judy Gold on her new book, “Yes I Can Say That,” and California Representative Katie Porter on the key to pandemic economic recovery
86 min
295
Passing it Down: Ep. 247
Michael Ian Black on his new book, "A Better Man," and Kylie Unell on the key to strengthening Jewish identity among fellow young Jews
76 min
296
Nobel Effort: Ep. 246
Mayim Bialik on Judaism, neuroscience, “The Big Bang Theory,” and more
63 min
297
Shake it Off: Ep. 245
Celebrating Sukkot and talking with NPR's Peter Sagal, political writer David French, and 'Remix Judaism' author Roberta Kwall
83 min
298
Some Unorthodox Updates on an Off Week
Info on live shows, our fundraiser, a class with Mark, and a request for stories
4 min
299
The Apology Episode — The Reckoning: Ep. 244
Stories of reconciliation across the political aisle and religious divides, plus a Boys State apology
66 min
300
May Her Memory be a Blessing: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Abigail Pogrebin reads from her book, Stars of David
20 min