Russ laments that everyone seems to be getting vaccinated before him and he and Norm discuss what even the point is of physically going to things. Then Norm gets pretty worked up about the border crisis and he and Russ discuss the geopolitics o

people jumping the vaccine line & the border

Mar 25th, 2021 57m 56s

Adam Curtis' 'Can't Get You Out of My Head'

Feb 23rd, 2021 1h 31m

Russ and Norm review the new Adam Curtis documentary Can't Get You Out of My Head. They also touch on Ted Cruz's jaunt to Cancun, the death of Rush Limbaugh, Andrew Cuomo's political crisis and Joe Biden's COVID relief bill.

Episode 15 - Comrade My Pillow Guy

Feb 9th, 2021 1h 11m

Russ and Norm discuss why Biden and the Dems aren't delivering on their promise to send out $2000 stimulus checks ASAP. Norm shares his thoughts on the current state of the Republican party and what's to be done with Marjorie Taylor Greene and

We're going to the Moon! 🚀

Feb 1st, 2021 1h 1m

Russ and Norman peel the onion that is the GameStop stock debacle with the (much needed) help of @NicStone, who covers finance and infrastructure as a senior analyst at Refinitiv, as well as Reuters' Chief Fintech Correspondent @annairrera

Teaser - on the picket line with Teamsters Local 202

Jan 28th, 2021 15m 50s

This is a teaser for our already-released episode "The Teamsters, AOC & a strike in the Bronx." Our podcast is also available on the Apple Podcast app, it's called Finkelstein & Finkelstein. Thank you!

The Teamsters, AOC & a strike in the Bronx

Jan 27th, 2021 1h 3m

The Teamsters won their week-long strike at Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx after AOC drew national attention by skipping Joe Biden's inauguration to join the picket line. What can we take away from this victory for organized labor? Rus

did the chuds have mens rea?

Jan 11th, 2021 1h 11m

Russ and Norm discuss the riot at the Capitol and consequences Trump and the Republicans should face, if any.

Episode 11: Kamikaze Boomers in the Age of Coronavirus

Mar 16th, 2020 44m 13s

We're reviving this podcast to talk coronavirus and why the olds are having a hard time reckoning with having to stay at home, even if it's for their own good. Russ and Norm also talk about whether or not tenants hard up for cash should forego

Episode 10: Impeachment, Epstein Brain and Rita

Oct 7th, 2019 56m 36s

In the season 1 finale, Russ and Norm talk about the latest developments in the impeachment inquiry as well as the allegations being thrown around by the president and his supporters that Joe and Hunter Biden were up to something shady in Ukrai

Episode 9 - Russia & Ukraine (Featuring Simon Ostrovsky)

Jun 13th, 2019 59m 57s

Journalist and documentary filmmaker Simon Ostrovsky joins Russ and Norm to talk about Ukraine, Russia and the US' ever evolving beef with Moscow. Born in the Soviet Union but raised in the US, Simon has spent more than a decade reporting on po

Episode 8 - Why did Norm become a conservative?

May 31st, 2019 54m 2s

Russ and Norm field a call from a listener about why Norm, who came from a liberal jewish household, became a conservative. Norm talks about his experiences as a police officer in the Bronx and Harlem in the turbulent 1960s and 70s, as well as

Episode 7 - Abortion

May 16th, 2019 37m 2s

Russ and Norm discuss the developments in abortion legislation in Alabama and Georgia, as well as Alyssa Milano's proposed sex strike. Norm thinks that what lies ahead is a challenge in the Supreme Court of Roe vs. Wade that will involve limiti

Episode 6 - White Nationalism (Mindy Finkelstein Part 2)

May 8th, 2019 42m 41s

In the second part of their conversation with Mindy Finkelstein, who survived an antisemitic mass shooting as a teenager, Russ, Norm and Mindy discuss the anti-Semitic 'Replacement Theory,' which inspired the shootings of Synagogues in Poway an

Episode 5 - Mass Shootings (Mindy Finkelstein Part 1)

May 6th, 2019 52m 7s

Russ' cousin Mindy survived an antisemitic mass shooting at a Jewish Community Center when she was a teenager. She's since become a prominent advocate for gun control. Mindy joins Russ and Norm to discuss what happened to her as well as gun con

Episode 4 - Impeachment

Apr 24th, 2019 36m 31s

Russ and Norm discuss the findings of the Mueller report and whether or not Democrats should try to impeach President Trump, looking at how impeachment proceedings for Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon. Famously, the impeachment of Bill Clinton ba

Episode 3 - Israel

Apr 12th, 2019 28m 26s

Russ and Norm talk about the re-election of Benjamin Netanyahu and his last-minute campaign promise to annex the West Bank. Russ wonders whether the path Israel is on together with Donald Trump's enthusiastic endorsement of Netanyahu's policies

Episode 2 - The Border

Apr 3rd, 2019 40m 36s

Norman and Russ talk about the latest border news, the idea of building a wall and immigration in general. Plus Russ reads Norm a Bret Stephens article about Jewish immigration.

Episode 2 - Teaser

Apr 3rd, 2019 1m 13s

Norman wonders out loud if Russ edits the podcast to further his own arguments and make his dad look bad

Episode 1 - The Mueller Report

Mar 27th, 2019 36m 35s

Finkelstein & Finkelstein is a father and son podcast about politics. In their first episode, Russ and Norman discuss the recently completed Mueller investigation and its political implications. They also dig into why Norm voted for and continu

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