Ask a Jew Podcast
1) Stop It.
We are happy to welcome author, cultural critic, and social media explainer Leigh Stein to Ask A Jew today! We discuss her new novel, If You’re Seeing This, It’s Meant for You — a modern-day gothic pa...Show More
2) Hard Boiled Eggs and Softly Held Opinions
A long overdue solo awaits for those who dare! First of all we apologize for the lack of Taylor/Travis content here, we recorded this a few days ago before the breaking news. We hope you can still enj...Show More
3) Cry Me a River to the Sea
Shabbos Kestenbaum is probably the most famous Jewish Harvard grad since Natalie Portman. You may know him as a former Bernie Bro and divinity student who went on to sue Harvard for discrimination, sp...Show More
4) There's Something Off with the Jews
This week we welcome one of our favorite journaists of the moment, Olivia Reingold of The Free Press!We discuss her Jewish roots, atheism, how she went from an NPR fangirl to working for (gasp!) Bari ...Show More
5) Hey Jewish People!! You're OK
We are so excited to have the one and only Babka King, Chris Cares None with us!If you haven’t seen Chris’s videos on Instagram and TikTok where he reviews foods from different ethnicities, with some ...Show More
6) Unconditional Love on the Spectrum
Happy Sunday and a blessed week to everyone, except Mandy Patinkin. In this catch-up we talk about the unfolding situation in Gaza (spoiler: some healthy disagreement!), the meaning of being able to c...Show More
7) Helen Lewis Spills the Tea
Helen Lewis is a big deal y’all, and yes we’d be saying that even if she didn’t have a British accent. She’s a staff writer at The Atlantic, author of the new book The Genius Myth: A Curious History o...Show More
8) Group Therapy with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman
Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman is a cognitive scientist, podcaster, mentalist and author of 11 (!!) books. We had him on to talk about his latest “Rise Above: Overcome a Victim Mindset, Empower Yourself, and...Show More
9) Battle of the Moms
Bethany Mandel is the co-author of the bestseller “Stolen Youth” (with former guest Karol Markowicz!) and blogger/podcaster at The Mom Wars. We recorded this one a little while ago (there’s been an en...Show More
10) The Reverse Exodus Kindertransport Spring Break Cruise Evacuation
Chaya Leah is back from Israel, and boy does she have a story to tell! It has everything: bombs, planes, boats, sandwiches, and horny birthright kids. We’re so happy she’s home safe, and hope that her...Show More