A Bintel Brief Podcast
1) TRAILER: Playing Anne Frank
Coming Jan. 24. Listen to the trailer for "Playing Anne Frank," a seven-episode series from the Forward about one of America's most iconic cultural works, "The Diary of Anne Frank," and how it shapes ...Show More
2) Bonus: Jodi Rudoren One-on-One with Deborah Lipstadt
At the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival, Jodi Rudoren interviewed Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, the U.S. special envoy to combat and monitor antisemitism, about her recent travels to the Middle East, why ha...Show More
3) [Rerun] Season 2, Episode 4: Grumpy Gifter
For the High Holidays, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes of "A Bintel Brief." This episode features a letter from “Grumpy Gifter,” a listener fed up with the “wedding-and-baby-etiquette ...Show More
4) [Rerun] S2, Episode 2: Heartbroken Bubbe, Part 2
For the High Holidays, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes of "A Bintel Brief." Last season, Bintel dispensed wisdom to Heartbroken Bubbe, who wrote to express concern that her grandchild,...Show More
5) [Rerun] S2, Episode 1: D for Denial
For the High Holidays, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes of "A Bintel Brief." In this episode, Ginna and Lynn help a listener distressed by a friend’s dismissive comments about the Holoc...Show More
6) S2, Episode 10: The Ghost of Blackface Past
The Season 2 finale features a letter from “CEOO, Chief Egregious Offense Officer,” an executive who has discovered a photo of one of his employees in blackface — from 40 years ago. The episode featur...Show More
7) [Rerun] S2, Episode 5: Unbrotherly Love
For the High Holidays, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes of "A Bintel Brief." This episode features a letter from “Unbrotherly Love,” a listener who wonders whether he should attend a we...Show More
8) Introducing: Can We Talk?
Each month on Can We Talk?, the Jewish Women’s Archive features stories and conversations centered around gender and being Jewish. Alternating between a documentary style and a roundtable format, this...Show More
9) [Rerun] S2, Episode 6: Dungeons and Dealbreakers
For the High Holidays, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes of "A Bintel Brief." This episode features a letter from “No Dice,” a listener in high school who is wondering whether or not to ...Show More
10) S2, Episode 9: Secrets of the Bintel
This special episode features an interview with the Forward's archivist, Chana Pollack, about the Bintel Brief of yore. Plus, in Bintel Blitz, Lynn tries to guess the English meaning of three Yiddish ...Show More