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
151
Unorthodox 2.0: Ep. 364
Welcoming our new co-host Joshua Malina; plus interviews with ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ producer Aaron Saidman and ‘Leopoldstadt’ actor Aaron Neil
79 min
152
The Conversion Episode, 2023: Ep. 363
Celebrating Shavuot by honoring all of our Jewish journeys
59 min
153
The Long Game: Ep. 362
Rabbi Ari Lamm on spirituality in the NBA Playoffs; journalist Gabby Deutch on a Jewish cold case; and an up-close look at Maimonides’ 12th-century manuscripts
61 min
154
The Maine Event: Ep. 361
Nosh with Tash’s Natasha Feldman ‘The Dinner Party Project,’ and a trip Across the Jew.S.A. to Portland, Maine
73 min
155
The Final Fribble: Ep. 360
Celebrating outgoing host Mark Oppenheimer with laughs, 90s nostalgia, and a trip to Friendly’s
62 min
156
Coming Home: Ep. 359
Jonathan Rosen on ‘The Best Minds;’ a visit to Armenia; and a look at the history of Zionism on Israel’s 75th birthday
85 min
157
Listen and Learn: Ep. 358
Podcast macher Arielle Nissenblatt, Andrea Wakefield on Italian-American cooking in Delaware, and a look inside the National Library of Israel’s collection
70 min
158
Passover 101: Ep. 357
Everything you need to pull off a meaningful and memorable Seder
72 min
159
Across the Jew.S.A: Louisville, Kentucky: Ep. 356
The bourbon industry’s surprising Jewish history, plus a ‘Seinfeld’ connection and much more
36 min
160
In Bloom: Ep. 355
Chanie Apfelbaum on her new kosher cookbook; celebrating baseball’s Opening Day with Zack Hample; and a new project from one of our hosts
65 min
161
Sesame Shtisel: Ep. 354
Grover does Passover, plus Ruth Markel on trauma and grandparent alienation, and Indian comedian Zarna Garg on learning from the Jews
69 min
162
Bunny Business: Ep. 353
Hen Mazzig on fighting antisemitism online and Gabriel Said Reynolds on teaching about Islam on YouTube
55 min
163
Tuning In: Ep. 352
Jeremy Dauber on Jewish comedy and Mel Brooks, and Clueless’s Elisa Donovan on her acting—and writing—career
79 min
164
The Whole Megillah: Ep. 351
Rethinking Purim, plus a visit to Shemesh Farms in Malibu, CA
60 min
165
Threading the Needle: Ep. 350
Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis on Jesuitical and Lent and traveling across the JEW.S.A. to Seattle
73 min
166
New Wave: Ep. 349
David Sax on ‘The Future Is Analog’ and William Finnegan on surfing
63 min
167
Us People: Ep. 348
Author Gabrielle Zevin on ‘Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow’ and a spirited discussion about Netflix’s You People
64 min
168
Reading Together: Ep. 347
Bill Deresiewicz on ‘The End of Solitude’ and audiobook narrator Julia Whelan on ‘Thank You For Listening’
56 min
169
Memories, Revisited: Ep. 346
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, stories of survival, Jewish pride, and a baby naming to remember
65 min
170
Moving Mountains: Ep. 345
Rina Raphael on the dark side of the wellness industry and “Weird Al” drummer Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz on parody perfection
82 min
171
Hitting the Road: Ep. 344
Starting our journey ‘Across the JEW.S.A.’ with a visit to Wilmington, Delaware, plus viral Yiddish singing sensation Mendel Goldman, and Jonathon Stalls on walking across the country
88 min
172
An Unorthodox Christmas Spectacular
92 min
173
Bright Lights: Ep. 342
Celebrating Hanukkah with eight inspiring stories from the Jewish world
79 min
174
Work It: Ep. 341
Isabel Kaplan on her novel ‘NSFW,’ and Tabitha Soren on her photography career
67 min
175
Tough Talkers: Ep. 340
MSNBC’s Katy Tur and ‘The Last Boss of Brighton’ author Douglas Century
68 min