Best Josh Weiner Podcasts (2024)

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AI Needs Copper 1:27:14

7h ago1:27:14

1:27:14

AI needs copper. Yes. Sure. Okay. But what happens next? We live in a world of banal narrative - news media, politics, advertising - wherein our lives are curated with messages and stories of progress and performative empathy (think “thoughts and prayers” or “appreciate your patience and understanding”). Much of this gospel of progress and toxic po…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Volume 2 Episode 27 Paradise Pup 9:48

8h ago9:48

9:48

DJ Bernie Howard and his wife Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip was to Paradise Pup in DesPlaines. Finally each week they give the place a rating fr…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Volume 2 Episode 26 Jeff's Red Hots 8:42

21d ago8:42

8:42

DJ Bernie Howard and his wife Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip was to Jeff's Hot Dogs in Six Corners (Jefferson {ark) Finally each week they give t…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Volume 2 Episode 25 Josh's 7:10

1M ago7:10

7:10

DJ Bernie Howard and his wife Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip was to Josh's Hot Dogs in Northbrook, Il. Finally each week they give the place a ra…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Season 2 Volume 24 Hubby's in the Dog House 9:14

2M ago9:14

9:14

DJ Bernie Howard and his wife Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip was to the Hubby's in the Dog House in Mount Prospect, Il. Finally each week they gi…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Season 2 Volume 23 The Mean Weiner 7:25

2M ago7:25

7:25

DJ Bernie Howard and his wife Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip was to the Mean Weiner in Highwood, Il. Finally each week they give the place a rati…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Season 2 Volume 22 Little Joe's 10:11

3M ago10:11

10:11

DJ Bernie Howard and his wife Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip was to Little Joe's in Countryside, Il. Finally each week they give the place a rati…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Season 2 Volume 21 Wolf Road Hot Dogs 7:25

3M ago7:25

7:25

DJ Bernie Howard and his wife Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip was to Wolf Road Hot Dogs in DesPlaines. Finally each week they give the place a rat…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Season 2 Volume 20 Jimmy's Red Hots 8:27

3M ago8:27

8:27

DJ Bernie Howard and his wife Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip was to Jimmy's Red Hots in Chicago's Humbolt Park. Finally each week they give the p…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Season 2 Volume 19 Wolfy's vs iKea 10:52

4M ago10:52

10:52

DJ Bernie Howard and his wife Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to Wolfy's in chicago, Illinois and Ikea in Schaumburg, Il. Finally each week the…

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The Narcissism of Power 1:24:38

4M ago1:24:38

1:24:38

When is a war not a war, but a police action? When is killing not killing but a “pragmatic, managerial militarism”? If you guessed, when the war criminal represents a liberal democracy, you win the cheese! If you simply said, “Henry Kissinger,” you win the whole wheel of cheese! “A perfect expression of American militarism’s merry-go-round” is what…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Season 2 Volume 18 - Little Louies 12:21

5M ago12:21

12:21

DJ Bernie Howard and his wife Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to Little Louies in Northbrook, Illinois. Finally each week they give the place a…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Season 2 Volume 17 - U Daug U 7:04

5M ago7:04

7:04

DJ Bernie Howard and his wife Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to U Dawg U in Northfield, Illinois. Finally each week they give the place a rati…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Season 2 Volume 16 - Fratellos 6:40

5M ago6:40

6:40

DJ Bernie Howard and his wife Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to Fratello's in Volo, Illinois. Finally each week they give the place a rating f…

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The Banality of Nationality 2:03:32

5M ago2:03:32

2:03:32

Sell the story and people will buy the product, so goes a hallowed principle of marketing. It works so well in advertising that corporations will spend 7 million dollars on a 30-second Super Bowl commercial, peppered up with shilling celebrities, just to sell a donut. And what works for donut companies works for nations. Wrap the story in enough ce…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Season 2 Volume 15 - Franksville 9:24

6M ago9:24

9:24

DJ Bernie Howard and his wife Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to Franksville on Chicago's Northwest side. Finally each week they give the place…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Season 2 Volume 14 - Irvings for Red Hot Lovers 7:32

6M ago7:32

7:32

DJ Bernie Howard and his wife Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to Irvings for Red Hot Lovers in Wilmette. Finally each week they give the place …

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Chicago Hot Dogs Volume 13 - Brandys 8:56

7M ago8:56

8:56

Bernie Howard and Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to Brandys in Chicago. Finally each week they give the place a rating from 1 to 10 dogs.…

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Constructed out of Terrible Misfortune 1:48:50

7M ago1:48:50

1:48:50

Having tried and failed (repeatedly) in their anger management counseling, and with league fines no longer an effective deterrent, Josh and Chris decided to give history one more try. And in this holiday season of miracles, what they delivered in shiny holiday packaging is a brand new episode of History Against the Grain. Clio the gift-giving muse …

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Chicago Hot Dogs Volume 12 - Weiner Takes All 8:04

8M ago8:04

8:04

Bernie Howard and Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to Weiner Takes All in Buffalo Grove, IL. Finally each week they give the place a rating from…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Volume 11 - Bob-O's 7:29

8M ago7:29

7:29

Bernie Howard and Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to Bob-O's on the Northwest Side. Finally each week they give the place a rating from 1 to 10…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Volume 10 - Costco 7:19

8M ago7:19

7:19

Bernie Howard and Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to the largest Hot Dog Eaterie in the USA and Chicagoland - Costco. We have our opinions. Fin…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Volume 9 - Scoobys 7:13

8M ago7:13

7:13

Bernie Howard and Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to the newest Vienna Hot Dog "Hall of Fame" Inductee Scoobys in Downers Grove. Do they really…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Volume 8 - Byrons 6:28

9M ago6:28

6:28

Bernie Howard and Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to Byron's on Lawrence Ave. Should a hot dog be a "Salad on a Bun"? Finally each week they gi…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Volume 7 - Weiner's Circle 6:21

9M ago6:21

6:21

Bernie Howard and Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to the famous Weiner's Circle in Chicago's NewTown. Finally each week they give the place a r…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Volume 6 - Poochies 6:22

9M ago6:22

6:22

Bernie Howard and Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to Poochies in Skokie, Il. Finally each week they give the place a rating from 1 to 10 dogs. …

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Catastrophic Damage and Progressive Collapse 1:45:56

9M ago1:45:56

1:45:56

We may experience life in the eternal present, but history rides along with us. And the history inside our classrooms this semester at American River College was suddenly and without warning upended by the history under our feet: our primary classroom building, Davies Hall, was shuttered upon being declared a seismic risk. As mismanagement and mana…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Volume 5 - Mustard's Last Stand 7:56

9M ago7:56

7:56

Bernie Howard and Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to Mustard's Last Stand in Evanston, Il. Finally each week they give the place a rating from …

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Chicago Hot Dogs Volume 4 - Portillos 7:43

9M ago7:43

7:43

Bernie Howard and Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to Portillos in Chicago. Finally each week they give the place a rating from 1 to 10 dogs.…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Volume 3 - Superdawg 8:07

10M ago8:07

8:07

Bernie Howard and Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to Superdawg in Chicago. Finally each week they give the place a rating from 1 to 10 dogs.…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Volume 2 - Gene & Jude's 6:04

10M ago6:04

6:04

Bernie Howard and Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's trip is to Gene & Judes's in River Grove. Finally each week they give the place a rating from 1 to 10…

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Chicago Hot Dogs Volume 1 - Rand Red Hots 6:03

10M ago6:03

6:03

Bernie Howard and Lauren Fryman visit and review different Chicagoland Hot Dog Eateries every week. They candidly talk about the food, location, service, cost and more. The only thing they usually agree on is they love Chicago Hot Dogs. This week's maiden trip is to Rand Red Hots in DesPlaines, Illinois. Finally each week they give the place a rati…

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Liberating Narratives w/Bram Hubbell 1:51:17

12M ago1:51:17

1:51:17

Hey Florida, oh well, whatever never mind - you take the leprosy we’ll take the truth. Here on HAG we got the narratives that liberate, you dig? A good for what ails you cure for the summertime blues, wherever you may be in the thermal dome. Tune in, turn on, and get ready for a cool refreshing dip in history with a very special guest to quench you…

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Skeleton Key 2:23:32

1y ago2:23:32

2:23:32

Another trip around the school year calendar, another teacher cycle complete. They say the students never get older, but neither do their teachers, they just get on an airplane to Anaheim and fly off into the eternal languor of another summer. And our fountain of youth? It’s the history that keeps us young. And the trick is to find yourself a skele…

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Experts in a Dying Field 1:41:04

1+ y ago1:41:04

1:41:04

What do you do when it’s raining at the beach? Throw on your swim suit, grab a beach towel, a pair of flip flops, and have a lovely refreshing swim with HAG - Spring Break edition. Think of us as your history lifeguards, keeping you safe from the currents of bad history and the culture war undertow. History may be facing an existential crisis, but …

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Live from AHA '23 1:35:56

1+ y ago1:35:56

1:35:56

Join us for Episode 61 as HAG takes the show on the road with a live recording at the 136th annual meeting of the American Historical Association, held in Philadelphia. The AHA is the biggest and oldest of our professional associations, and is doing its best to stay young and in the game. But the history game in the U.S. today is in the full throes…

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Toxic Soil 2:15:31

1+ y ago2:15:31

2:15:31

Glad tidings to all our friends of HAG, as we wrap up 2022 and another eventful year in history. Predicting the future of the past is not for the squeamish, and once again we take our listeners into the breach where stories get made and stories are told, and as always, we are searching for a history we can trust. Take the American freedom story tha…

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The Best of All Possible Worlds 1:45:25

1+ y ago1:45:25

1:45:25

“It is impossible that things should be other than they are; for everything is right,” said Dr. Pangloss. "Oh, Pangloss!" cried Candide, "what a strange genealogy! Is not the Devil the original stock of it?” With earthquakes and a bit of light editing, we cast off with Voltaire and Episode 59 in search of the stories that do not make us sick. It is…

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The Present is Always in the Past 2:11:43

2y ago2:11:43

2:11:43

You’ve heard the one about how the Past, Present, and Future walk into a bar? It was tense (pause for mandatory eye-roll). Well, speaking of tense, things are a little frosty these days in the U.S. culture wars over history. It’s getting so you can’t tell your friends from your frenemies. The profit-maximizers over at the College Board announced a …

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2022 Mid Season Review (ASB) 25:58

2y ago25:58

25:58

2022 Mid-Season ReviewSeason Record through Mets series before ASB 35-57, 4th in NL Central70 games remaining . . .2012 61-101 26-44 (second half to match 2013)2013 66-96 31-39 (second half to match 2013)2014 73-89 38-32 (second half to match 2014)My prediction: 65-97 30-40 (in 2nd half)2015 97-65 (the good years pt 1)2016 103-58 (the good years pt…

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1976 Season Review 15:53

2y ago15:53

15:53

1976 Season OverviewOpening Day Lineup1. Rick Monday, cf 0-4, K2. Jose Cardenal, lf 1-43. Bill Madlock, 3b 0-44. Jerry Morales, rf 1-35. Andre Thornton, 1b 1-2, 2BB6. Manny Trillo, 2b 1-47. Steve Swisher, c 1-4, K8. Dave Rosello, ss 0-39. Ray Burris, p 1-2Lost to Cardinals, 5-0Starting RotationRick Reuschel (14-12)Ray Burris (15-13)Bill Bonham (9-1…

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Counterstories 1:45:08

2y ago1:45:08

1:45:08

Whether we regale you with tales of an early morning fishing trip or a relaxing solstice sound bath, we at HAG are here to help you find an escape from the summertime blues. If you are feeling a certain dreadful deja vu, and find it hard to tell the difference between real world war crimes and aging actor fighter pilots, or decide which is scarier,…

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Designer Memory 2:03:58

2y ago2:03:58

2:03:58

“Stories are wondrous things,” says the writer Thomas King, “And they are dangerous, for once a story is told, it cannot be called back. Once told, it is loose in the world. So you have to be careful with the stories you tell. And you have to watch out for the stories you are told.” Another mass killing of innocent people in America has been perpet…

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2022 Season Second Recap 12:52

2y ago12:52

12:52

After the next 17 games, the season is approximately 20% complete, and the Cubs sit at 13-20 (.394 winning percentage).Series Breakdown@ ATL [1-2]@ MIL [1-2]vs CWS [0-2]vs LAD [0-3]@ SD [2-1]@ ARI [2-1]HighlightsKyle Hendricks vs Padres on May 9th 8.2 IP, 3H, 1 BB, 7 K, [Win]Kyle Hendricks vs Arizona on May 14th5.2 IP, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, [No Decision…

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Flashback - The Nomah Trade 8:39

2y ago8:39

8:39

This is a Flashback Episode, where we travel all the way back to 2004! July 31, 2004 to be exact. The MLB Trade Deadline. This is where just before the deadline was up, the Chicago Cubs pulled off a unique four-team-trade, which saw the Northsiders bring shortstop Nomar Garciaparra to town. An honest-to-God superstar player! But... was it all that …

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Bread and Matza 18:39

2y ago18:39

18:39

Some post-Pesach thoughts.... if chametz is so bad, why does Jewish law require it? Why is chametz central to Shavuot, and to life? Rebbe Nachman gives us some clues. *Sources can be found here: www.sefaria.org/sheets/33290?lang=bi *More Torah thoughts on my site: 58thcentury.world Support the show

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2022 Season First Recap 9:29

2y ago9:29

9:29

After the first 16 games, the season is approximately 10% complete, and the Cubs sit at 7-9.Opening Seriesvs Brewers (scheduled for 4; played 3)Won 2-of-3Good startCubs Starters this series1.17 ERA1.17 WHIP15.1 IPBrewers Starters9.23 ERA1.82 WHIP12.2 IPSeiya Suzuki - (since 1920) First MLB player with 3+ hits, 3+ BB & 6+ RBI in first 3 career games…

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Top 10 Cubs Uniforms of All Time 15:58

2+ y ago15:58

15:58

In this episode, I rank my Top 10 Chicago Cubs uniforms of All Time!Since this is an audio podcast, in order to fully visualize my choices, please refer to these resources below.Sportslogos.net Chicago Cubs History MLBCollectors.com - Chicago Cubs Dressed to the Nines - A History of the Baseball Uniform…

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2022 Season Preview 10:59

2+ y ago10:59

10:59

In this episode, I preview the upcoming Regular Season for the 2022 Chicago Cubs. I get into the options for the Starting Rotation, Closer, Home Run Leaders (on the team), and what I would like to see out of the 2022 squad.By Josh Weiner

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New Faces 23:28

2+ y ago23:28

23:28

One text leads to another, faces are masks are words are invitations are interpretations. We go on a journey within Jewish law and lore, from wedding feasts to Purim costumes to heretical readings of the Torah. You can find all the texts here, and maybe reading along will make the listening easier: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/395527?lang=bi You …

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