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.
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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
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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
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Primary Sources: Ep. 259
Jamie and Brian Stelter join us for a live virtual taping from Beth Sholom Congregation
70 min
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Q’ing Up: Ep. 258
Conspiracy theory researcher Mike Rothschild and Scrabble aficionado Stephen Fatsis
75 min
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Dunk Contest: Ep. 257
Sportswriter Yaron Weitzman and critic William Deresiewicz
60 min
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Shalom, 2020: Ep. 256
Closing out the year with Rabbi Tiferet Berenbaum and illustrator Peter Sis
77 min
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Baby, It’s Tevet Outside: Ep. 255
Comedy writer Merrill Markoe, and France’s ambassador to the United States, Phillipe Etienne
62 min
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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
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Rocky Mountain Chai: Ep. 253
Colorado Governor Jared Polis, South African Mark Oppenheimer, and a brand new board game for Boomers
67 min
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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
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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
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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
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Get Together: Ep. 249
Journalist Eve Barlow, Princeton Hindu chaplain Vineet Chander, and Low Cut Connie frontman Adam Weiner
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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
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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
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Nobel Effort: Ep. 246
Mayim Bialik on Judaism, neuroscience, “The Big Bang Theory,” and more
63 min
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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
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Some Unorthodox Updates on an Off Week
Info on live shows, our fundraiser, a class with Mark, and a request for stories
4 min
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The Apology Episode — The Reckoning: Ep. 244
Stories of reconciliation across the political aisle and religious divides, plus a Boys State apology
66 min
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May Her Memory be a Blessing: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Abigail Pogrebin reads from her book, Stars of David
20 min
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New Beginnings: Ep. 243
Unorthodox Rings in the Jewish New Year with Rabbi Sandra Lawson, Father James Martin, and OneTable
72 min
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Politics and Prose: Ep. 242
This week on Unorthodox, it's raining Knesset cats and drone-delivered marijuana in Israel.
62 min
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All Together Now: Ep. 241
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks on morality, and Holly Huffnagle on why anti-Semitism isn't just a Jewish problem
79 min
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Respect Your Elders: Ep. 240
Comedian Esther Povitsky on her new stand-up special; Israeli politician and former Soviet refusenik Natan Sharansky on his new memoir
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Joining the Club: Ep. 239
Rachel Shukert on Bringing ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ to Netflix, and Adam Eli on ‘The New Queer Conscience’
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