Best JWA Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 114: Can We Talk? 2023-24 Season Wrap 27:17

9d ago27:17

27:17

In this episode of Can We Talk?, Jen, Nahanni, and Judith recap the past two seasons of the podcast, in which we entered the uncharted territory of a post-October 7 world. We discuss our approach to creating episodes about Jewish women’s responses to the attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, while still making space to tell stories about ot…

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Episode #07: (1956) World Tag Title Change! Two New Tours! Riki Travels Abroad! 1:50:10

15d ago1:50:10

1:50:10

This week on The Puro Wrestling Academy, Dan Ginnetty schools us on the entire year of 1956 in the world of Puroresu. Rikidozan & Kokichi Endo capture the NWA World Tag Team Titles from The Sharpe Brothers (Mike & Ben). Plans are made to bring in the soon to be (once again) NWA Champion Lou Thesz. Rikidozan travels to Southeast Asia to rekindle his…

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Episode 113: Getting Out Of Gaza 29:32

23d ago29:32

29:32

Since Hamas’s brutal attack on Israeli civilians on October 7, Can We Talk? has focused on Israeli women’s responses to the war. In this episode, we turn our attention to Gaza, where Israel’s sustained bombardment has taken a terrible toll—tens of thousands of people have been killed, nearly two million people have been displaced, and the medical s…

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Episode #06: (1955) Champions Crowned, Primo Carnera vs. Rikidozan, & King Kong Arrives! 1:51:27

29d ago1:51:27

1:51:27

The Puro Wrestling Academy w/Dan Ginnetty Returns! This week we finish covering the year of 1955 as Rikidozan & Azumafuji return from the States as the JWA presents two more tours in Japan. Includes Primo Carnera, Jess Ortega, King Kong Czaya, Bob Orton Sr., Bud Curtis, Dara Singh, Tiger Joginder, the first Japanese Wrestling Champions are crowned,…

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Episode 112: Oral History Showcase: Mollie's Fight for Gay Rights 16:57

1M ago16:57

16:57

Dr. Mollie Wallick didn't set out to be a gay rights activist; she stumbled into the role in 1983, when she was a guidance counselor at Louisiana State University’s medical school in New Orleans. In this episode of Can We Talk?, you’ll hear excerpts from Mollie’s 2005 interview for the “Women Who Dared” oral history project. As we kick off Pride Mo…

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Episode #05: (1954/55) Rikidozan SHOOTS on Kimura, Mildred Burke Tour, Wrestling in a Pool! 1:50:58

1M ago1:50:58

1:50:58

Welcome back to The Puro Wrestling Academy w/Dan Ginnetty! This is a huge week in the history of Puroresu as we continue discussing 1954 and into 1955... This week we talk the infamous worked match turned SHOOT between Rikidozan vs. Masahiko Kimura, Mildred Burke and her ladies troupe, Wrestling in a Swimming Pool, Rikidozan slays the "3-Headed Sna…

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Episode 111: Ladino Makes a Comeback 22:29

2M ago22:29

22:29

Segun el tiempo, se abolta la vela. That’s a Ladino saying that means, “According to the weather, shift your sail.” And it's an apt way of describing Ladino's recent comeback. Ladino—or Judeo-Spanish—the language spoken by Sephardic Jews in Turkey, Greece and North Africa, saw a major decline after the Holocaust destroyed communities of native spea…

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Episode #04: (1954) JWA Tours, All Japan Launches, Kimura Jobs, Sharpes Dominate 1:45:24

2M ago1:45:24

1:45:24

This week, class is back in session with Dan Ginnetty as we look into 1954... We dive into TWO separate JWA Tours, Toshio Yamaguchi launches All Japan (Version 1), Kimura gets jobbed, The Sharpe Brothers reign supreme, Rikidozan thrives, Hans Schnabel & Lou Newman arrive as "Champions", more early TV wrestling results from Japan, matches taking pla…

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Episode #03: (1953 - 1954) First Tour, First TV, The JWA Is Born! 1:39:18

2M ago1:39:18

1:39:18

The Puro Wrestling Academy & Dan Ginnetty are back to continue to tell the story of PURORESU! This week we finish up Rikidozan's first tour of the United States in early 1953, and talk the "3-headed snake" of Rikidozan, Masahiko Kimura, & Toshio Yamaguchi who all attempt to run their own promotions in 1953 Japan! From there, we discuss Rikidozan vs…

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Episode 110: Oral History Showcase: Leni's Ladino Legacy 20:26

2M ago20:26

20:26

Lenora LaMarche, better known as Leni, was born in 1921 in the Sephardic Jewish community in Seattle, Washington, after her parents moved there from Rhodes, looking for better economic opportunities. She grew up speaking Ladino, and for over 30 years, she wrote a Ladino column in her synagogue newspaper called "Bavajadas de Ben Adam"—people’s fooli…

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Episode #02: (1951 - 1952) Kimura Lock, Helio Gracie, More! 2:06:34

2M ago2:06:34

2:06:34

This week we pick up where we left off in 1951 and travel through the entire year of 1952. We introduce two new names to the fold in Toshio Yamaguchi & the legendary Masahiko Kimura. We discuss the first year in the wrestling business for Rikidozan and take a thorough look into his 1952 Record book. We do a deep dive into Rikidozan's opponents that…

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Episode 109: Oral History Showcase: Ronya's Liberation Story 21:27

3M ago21:27

21:27

When Ronya Schwaab was a young girl, the highlight of her year was preparing for Pesach—the snow was melting, and she got to help bake matzos. Ronya was born in 1909 in Belarus. She grew up amidst the violence and antisemitism of World War I and the Russian Revolution, and immigrated to America as a teenager. As an adult, Ronya devoted her life to …

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Episode #01: The Beginnings Of Puroresu! (1880s - 1951) 1:44:41

3M ago1:44:41

1:44:41

The time has arrived, as we begin our journey through the history of Japanese Professional Wrestling (Puroresu)! Host Dan Ginnetty and I (Ray Russell) go all the way back to the beginnings in the early 1880s with Sumo's Sorakichi Matsuda and work our way forward to the very first full-fledged tour of Pro Wrestling in Japan, circa 1951. We discuss s…

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Episode ZERO!!! Setting the Stage w/Dan Ginnetty! 45:35

3M ago45:35

45:35

Welcome to the launching pad of The Puro Wrestling Academy Podcast with the Professor of Puroresu himself, Dan Ginnetty! In this episode we set the stage for the things to come. We look into Dan's background in studying Japanese Wrestling history, and also his former TV show where Dan produced American commentary over legendary Japanese matches for…

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Episode 108: Queer Klezmer with Isle of Klezbos 20:38

3M ago20:38

20:38

A lot of people love klezmer music and know that it made a big comeback a few decades ago. But not a lot of people know that the klezmer revival of the '70s and '80s was connected to queer Jewish liberation. In this episode of Can We Talk?, we’ll hear about how queer activism fits into the klezmer revival story from Eve Sicular, the drummer and lea…

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Bonus Episode: The Nightingale of Iran 33:55

3M ago33:55

33:55

Last time on Can We Talk?, we spoke with Danielle and Galeet Dardashti about their new podcast, The Nightingale of Iran, which tells the story of their Persian family's musical legacy. Now, we're sharing the whole first episode with you. Enjoy!By Jewish Women's Archive

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Episode 107: A Persian Family's Musical Legacy 29:12

4M ago29:12

29:12

Danielle and Galeet Dardashti grew up in a very musical family—they had a family band, their father was a cantor, their mother was a folk singer, and their grandfather was a famous singer in “the golden age” of Iran in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s, with his own show on Iranian national radio. But growing up, they didn’t know much about the Persian sid…

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Episode 106: A Pocket of Hope: Israeli Women Building a Shared Future 28:10

4M ago28:10

28:10

“From the deepest crises come the clearest visions…We're fighting for our lives. We're fighting for our future,” says Sally Abed of Standing Together, a grassroots political movement in Israel. In this episode of Can We Talk?, we hear from Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel who are working on shared society initiatives, even in the midst of …

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JWA Sessions Ep. 1 - Don't Look Back with Feziekk 16:48

5M ago16:48

16:48

The JWA Sessions - A Podcast Special about Njakes' Debut EP Key Crew and Information Creator, Host and Editor - Yazz The Student (@yazzthestudent on socials) Special Guest - Feziekk, producer on Don't Look Back (@feziekk on socials) Enquiries and Submissions Email - allthatyazzpodcast@gmail.com Art Direction - oshoku & Yazz (@oshxku on all socials)…

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The JWA Sessions Official Teaser 0:38

5M ago0:38

0:38

The JWA Sessions - A Podcast Special about Njakes' Debut EP Key Crew and Information Creator, Host and Editor - Yazz The Student (@yazzthestudent on socials) Enquiries and Submissions Email - allthatyazzpodcast@gmail.com Art Direction - oshoku (@oshxku on all socials) Technical Support - Kibare wa Njuguna All That Yazz Podcast Insta - @allthatyzz M…

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62: Growing as a Live Performer, The Weekly Touch Up & SPIJØNGET Live with ByLwansta (Part 2) 44:30

5M ago44:30

44:30

A space for performance, craft and showbiz. News and reviews from music, film, content and All That Yazz. Key Crew and Information Creator, Host and Editor - Yazz The Student (@yazzthestudent on socials) Guest: ByLwansta (@bylwansta on all socials) Enquiries and Submissions Email - allthatyazzpodcast@gmail.com Art Direction - oshoku (@oshxku on all…

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61. ByLwantsa Part 1, The NORMVL Story, The Necessity of Rolling Out, Your Weekly Touch Up and Creating Mythos 1:20:59

6M ago1:20:59

1:20:59

A space for performance, craft and showbiz. News and reviews from music, film, content and All That Yazz. Key Crew and Information Creator, Host and Editor - Yazz The Student (@yazzthestudent on socials) Guest: ByLwansta (@bylwansta on all socials) Enquiries and Submissions Email - allthatyazzpodcast@gmail.com Art Direction - oshoku (@oshxku on all…

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Episode 105: Hear Their Voices: Sexual Violence on October 7 32:27

7M ago32:27

32:27

When Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on October 7, they raped, tortured, and mutilated women’s bodies in unimaginable ways. News about the sexual violence emerged within days, but few women’s organizations spoke up to condemn it. Some even questioned whether the claims were true. In this episode of Can We Talk?, we discuss the sexual violence of O…

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Episode 104: Crying and Doing: Iris Bahr and her Aging Mother 22:48

7M ago22:48

22:48

Iris Bahr was halfway around the world when she saw her mother having a stroke over video chat. Within days, she was on an airplane, uprooting her life to become her mother’s primary caregiver. The stroke led to vascular dementia– an irreversible condition. Iris is a writer and actor and chronicles the story in a poignant—and funny— one-woman show …

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Episode 103: Kugels and Collards: The Southern Jewish Table 26:02

8M ago26:02

26:02

Food can be a vehicle for telling stories, connecting with people, and understanding our history—including the uncomfortable parts. In this episode of Can We Talk?, Jen Richler heads to Charleston, South Carolina to learn about Southern Jewish history through the lens of food. Over a home-cooked meal, Jen talks with Rachel Gordin Barnett and Lyssa …

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60. A Holistic Experience of Method Acting whilst leading Showmax's Spinners with Cantona James 1:01:40

8M ago1:01:40

1:01:40

A space for performance, craft and showbiz. News and reviews from music, film, content and All That Yazz. Key Crew and Information Creator, Host and Editor - Yazz The Student (@yazzthestudent on socials) Guest: Cantona James (@theecantona_james) Enquiries and Submissions Email - allthatyazzpodcast@gmail.com Art Direction - oshoku (@oshxku on all so…

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Episode 102: One Month Later 6:02

8M ago6:02

6:02

Today, November 7, 2023, marks one month since the Hamas attacks on Israel, when 1,400 people in Israel were killed. A month has passed, which feels both like a lifetime and like one long, terrible day. This tragedy is present, and raw and still unfolding. Close to 250 Israelis and foreign citizens are still being held captive in Gaza. At least 30 …

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59. The All That Yazz Round-Up November 2023 Part 2 (My Debut Song & Imani Basquiat Exclusives, Showmax's Spinners, African Animation, Life On Pluto with Namakau Star, The Queenstown Kings and more 29:30

8M ago29:30

29:30

A space for performance, craft and showbiz. News and reviews from music, film, content and All That Yazz. Key Crew and Information Creator, Host and Editor - Yazz The Student (@yazzthestudent on socials) Enquiries and Submissions Email - allthatyazzpodcast@gmail.com Art Direction - Oshoku (@oshxku on all socials) Technical Support - Kibare wa Njugu…

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58. The All That Yazz Round-Up: November 2023 Part 1 (Phiwo & Silas Africa Exclusives, Muzi's Umuzi's Listening Session, The Kalawa Jazmee Story, Tyla's Water, Music Is My Life & more) 25:07

8M ago25:07

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A space for performance, craft and showbiz. News and reviews from music, film, content and All That Yazz. Key Crew and Information Creator, Host and Editor - Yazz The Student (@yazzthestudent on socials) Enquiries and Submissions Email - allthatyazzpodcast@gmail.com Art Direction - Oshoku (@oshxku on all socials) Technical Support - Kibare wa Njugu…

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Episode 101: The Women's War Room 17:20

8M ago17:20

17:20

Israel has been at war with Hamas for nearly a month. Israeli and Palestinian casualties are devastating–and mounting. In Israel, women are on the front lines of a major grassroots mobilization: providing emergency relief to a country in crisis. An army of volunteers of all ages and genders has stepped in to organize clothing, food, and housing for…

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Episode 100: Missing Vivian Silver 19:59

9M ago19:59

19:59

Vivian Silver has been missing since October 7, the day Hamas terrorists murdered more than 1,400 people in Israel and took more than 200 hostages to Gaza. Since then, more than 3,000 Palestinian civilians have been killed by Israel's air strikes in Gaza. Vivian is 74 years old, from Kibbutz Be’eri, on the Gaza border. In this episode, we speak wit…

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Episode 99: A Wish in Dark Days 5:10

9M ago5:10

5:10

It's been a terrifying week of violence in Israel. Instead of our planned episode of Can We Talk?, this week we offer a poem called “Mishalot”—requests, or wishes—by Esther Raab, one of modern Hebrew’s first female poets, born in Israel in 1894. She wrote “Mishalot” in 1967, around the time of the Six-Day War. The poem is a reminder that even in da…

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57. Analysis Culture within African Media and Entertainment with Madzadza Miya & Misa Narrates live at The BAI Showcase! 1:13:20

9M ago1:13:20

1:13:20

A space for performance, craft and showbiz. News and reviews from music, film, content and All That Yazz. Key Crew and Information Creator, Host and Editor - Yazz The Student (@yazzthestudent on socials) Guests: Madzadza Miya (@madzadza on all socials) Misa Narrates (@misanarrates on all socials) Enquiries and Submissions Email - allthatyazzpodcast…

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Episode 98: By Disabled Jews, For Disabled Jews 22:14

9M ago22:14

22:14

What did JOIN for Justice, the Jewish Organizing Institute and Network, do when the pandemic made its in-person community organizing fellowship impossible? It turned the obstacle into an opportunity, shifting to a virtual fellowship specifically for people with disabilities. Over seven months in 2021, a cohort of Jewish young adults with a wide ran…

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Episode 97: Golda Reconsidered 22:45

10M ago22:45

22:45

Golda Meir is known as Israel's "Iron Lady": gruff, chain-smoking, and fiercely ambitious. In the eyes of many, she was also responsible for the Yom Kippur War, which cost thousands of lives. But Golda's story is far more complex. In this episode of Can We Talk?, as we approach 50 years since the Yom Kippur War, we go beyond the caricatures and tal…

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56. The All That Yazz Round-Up: September 2023 (Tyson Sybateli's Present, Big Nunu's Little Heist, Kleva-ish, Trading Places, LEO, Huey, Master Raph & Rohlen Skafe & more) 28:14

10M ago28:14

28:14

A space for performance, craft and showbiz. News and reviews from music, film, content and All That Yazz. Key Crew and Information Creator, Host and Editor - Yazz The Student (@yazzthestudent on socials) Enquiries and Submissions Email - allthatyazzpodcast@gmail.com Art Direction - Oshoku (@oshxku on all socials) Technical Support - Kibare wa Njugu…

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Bonus: The tale of how a laptop & loadshedding almost ended this podcast! (Catch-Up Episode) 13:34

10M ago13:34

13:34

A space for performance, craft and showbiz. News and reviews from music, film, content and All That Yazz. Key Crew and Information Creator, Host and Editor - Yazz The Student (@yazzthestudent on socials) Enquiries and Submissions Email - allthatyazzpodcast@gmail.com Art Direction - oshoku (@oshxku on all socials) Technical Support - Kibare wa Njugu…

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55. The Return of Warrior & journeying through multi-disciplinary writing with show creator Jonathan Tropper 23:51

11M ago23:51

23:51

A space for performance, craft and showbiz. News and reviews from music, film, content and All That Yazz. Key Crew and Information Creator, Host and Editor - Yazz The Student (@yazzthestudent on socials) Guest: Jonathan Tropper Enquiries and Submissions Email - allthatyazzpodcast@gmail.com Art Direction - oshoku (@oshxku on all socials) Technical S…

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Bonus Episode: Granfran in the Uber 14:01

11M ago14:01

14:01

While we’re hard at work on our fall season, which launches Sept 12, enjoy this bonus episode from Joia Putnoi. Joia recorded this conversation with her grandmother Fran Putnoi, or “Granfran,” for a college class. It's about passing recipes and stories from one generation of Jewish women to the next. We think you’ll love it.…

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Episode 96: Can We Talk? 2022-23 Season Wrap 16:39

1y ago16:39

16:39

That's a wrap! In this episode of Can We Talk?, Nahanni Rous, Jen Richler, and Judith Rosenbaum recap the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 seasons—from a celebration at a queer Jewish chicken farm to the fight for Israel's "chained women" to reproductive rights after Roe, and much more.By Jewish Women's Archive

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Episode 95: Word of the Week: Shiksa 14:36

1y ago14:36

14:36

From Portnoy’s Complaint to Seinfeld, the word shiksa is firmly embedded in popular culture. Where does the word come from, and how has its meaning changed over time? In this episode, we’re bringing you another installment of our “Word of the Week” series, where we dig into one word and explore how it relates to Jewish women. Gitl Schaechter-Viswan…

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Episode 94: Rebbetzins in America 27:50

1y ago27:50

27:50

What did talented, dedicated Jewish women do before they could become rabbis? Some became rebbetzins. In this episode of Can We Talk?, we’re looking at the changing role of the rebbetzin—the rabbi’s wife. Women have been rabbis in America for just over half a century, but for as long as there have been rabbis, there have been rabbis' wives—and they…

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Episode 93: Alice Shalvi: Israeli Feminist Pioneer 19:44

1y ago19:44

19:44

Alice Shalvi has been an Israeli feminist pioneer for decades. Born in Germany and raised in England, she moved to Israel in 1949, a young woman excited to help build a new state. She’s spent her life there, working for gender equality and a more just society. In this episode of Can We Talk?, Judith Rosenbaum joins us to tell Alice’s story, and to …

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Episode 92: Beyond the Binary: Making Hebrew More Gender-Inclusive 27:42

1y ago27:42

27:42

Hebrew is a very gendered language; every noun in Hebrew is either feminine or masculine. So are pronouns, including “I” and “you.” This makes it nearly impossible to utter a sentence in Hebrew without using gender. So as a Hebrew speaker, how do you refer to a mixed-gender group? What about nonbinary people? In this episode of Can We Talk?, we spe…

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Episode 91: Israel at 75: Voices of Protest 27:30

1y ago27:30

27:30

Israel turns 75 this week. This milestone comes at a moment of unprecedented upheaval in Israeli society and escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians. Over the past few months, around 1.5 million Israelis have poured into the streets to protest the judicial reforms proposed by Netanyahu’s far-right coalition government, which would wea…

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Episode 90: Reproductive Rights After Roe 20:34

1y ago20:34

20:34

When the Supreme Court issued the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v Wade, it eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion. As of April 2023, it is now essentially illegal to have an abortion in 15 states. That means limited to no access to terminating a pregnancy. But many people don't realize these bans also affect people who want to get preg…

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Episode 89: Samira Mehta On The Racism of People Who Love You 25:11

1+ y ago25:11

25:11

Samira Mehta is the daughter of a white American mother and a South Asian immigrant father. She’s also a Jew by choice and a scholar of American religious history and women’s and gender studies. Her new book, The Racism of People Who Love You examines the subtle, everyday racism of intimate interactions. In this episode of Can We Talk?, Judith Rose…

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Episode 88: Jewish Women Behind the Mic 23:01

1+ y ago23:01

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Here at Can We Talk?, we’re podcast fanatics. And we especially like shows that feature Jewish women’s voices. So we decided to bring together some of our favorite Jewish women podcasters to talk shop. In this episode of Can We Talk?, Judith Rosenbaum takes us behind the scenes with Stephanie Butnick from Unorthodox, Judy Gold from Kill Me Now, and…

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Episode 87: Jodi Kantor Said 26:26

1+ y ago26:26

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In 2017, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey broke the New York Times story about producer Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse of women. Their reporting lit a fire under the #MeToo movement, led to Weinstein’s conviction, and prompted a national reckoning with sexual abuse. They chronicled the experience in their book She Said, which was made into a film by t…

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Episode 86: Fat Torah with Minna Bromberg 24:27

1+ y ago24:27

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It all started at a preschool Hanukkah party a few years ago. That's when an offhand remark led Rabbi Minna Bromberg to start Fat Torah, a project to end fat stigma in Jewish communal life. In this episode of Can We Talk, Judith Rosenbaum speaks with Minna in her home in Jerusalem about how fatphobia plays out in Israel versus the US, the ways it i…

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