Dig into bloody murders, rioting mothers, anarchist parties and pseudoscience - everything you never learned in Hebrew school and that your Rabbi still doesn’t want you to know. Dr. Eddy Portnoy, academic advisor for the Max Weinreich Center a

Ben Smith Distrusts Facebook, TikTok, and Poppy Seeds

Sep 9th, 2020 25m 50s

The NY Times' "Media Equation" columnist weighs in on how cable news might blow Election Night, tech platforms' hopeless hunt for "fairness," and Trump's next move if he, y'know, loses.

Ronny Chieng Would Try Parking Garage Standup At This Point

Sep 3rd, 2020 38m 42s

After five months quarantined in Sydney, the Daily Show correspondent reports on returning to NYC, why Australia kicked our corona response ass, and what Chinese New Year can teach Rosh Hashana. (It's dragons. The answer is dragons.)

Marina Gorbis Thinks Ahead. Like, That's Literally Her Job.

Aug 27th, 2020 29m 55s

How is the pandemic changing us? Institute for the Future exec director Marina Gorbis on how to tell short-term trends from long-term shifts, using stories to shape what's coming, and why you'll be spending much less time at the dermatologist's

Sharon Brous Didn't Want To Be A Rabbi

Aug 21st, 2020 38m 3s

The LA-based, nationally recognized rabbi talks about what to do when your society is having five crises at once, why the pulpit is for politics, and hot '90s kiddush seduction techniques.

Cory Booker's Sure He's My Most Difficult Podcast Interview

Aug 13th, 2020 44m 42s

Nah, but: The New Jersey senator talks Kamala's ascent, the future of the racial justice movement, and which medical procedure most resembles getting vetted for the vice presidency.

"What to My People is the Fourth of July?" - Idris Goodwin & Adam Mansbach

Jul 23rd, 2020 27m 37s

Two creators, one Black and one white, of a biting new BLM video – inspired by Frederick Douglass's best-known speech and performed by Daveed Diggs – discuss their collaboration, how an 1852 speech matters so much right now, and why "white priv

Jacob Soboroff Somehow Gets The People Who Do The Bad Things To Talk to Him

Jul 23rd, 2020 22m 5s

NBC News' Jacob Soboroff on his new book Separated, the story of the Trump Administration's disastrous child-separation immigration policy – and how it relates directly to their disastrous Covid public-health policy.

Nick Kroll Loves Ancient Rituals And Also Watching Lettuce

May 14th, 2020 28m 34s

Multi-talented comedian Nick Kroll on animation's pandemic immunity, how Netflix made the world ready for Jewish-teen jack-off jokes, and why his brother-in-law Roger won't return Steve's calls.

Karen Levy Wipes Down Everything

May 13th, 2020 21m 40s

Atlanta-based epidemiologist Karen Levy says Covid’s second wave is a question of when, not if – and Georgia’s “premature” reopening isn’t helping.

Brina Milikowsky Supports Mail Privilege

May 8th, 2020 23m 51s

Voting Rights Lab co-founder Brina Milikowsky is making sure you don't have to risk getting 'rona just to vote this fall. To learn more about how states are adapting their election systems in response to the COVID-19 pandemic visit https://www.

Jessi Klein's Xanax Is Kicking In

May 4th, 2020 26m 42s

Comedian Jessi Klein (Inside Amy Schumer, Big Mouth) balances writing, voiceovers, a Springsteen-mad preschooler and assessing which governors can "get it".

Ben Sinclair Was Kind Of Made For This Shit

Apr 30th, 2020 21m 57s

The star and co-creator of HBO's High Maintenance is in his sweet spot: "existential wandering through unstructured days."

Jessica Koslow Feeds the Folks Who Feed LA

Apr 27th, 2020 18m 16s

Celebrated chef Jessica Koslow retooled her Silver Lake flagship Sqirl to serve free meals to unemployed restaurant workers. And she's still looking for the perfect matzo brei.