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Replay: The Kibitz – Transitions

To ring in 2023, we are revisiting Season 1 Episode 2 of The Kibitz Podcast, originally aired in January of 2016. In this episode, host Dan Crane focuses on transitions, religious and gender fluidity and what being a Jew means at B-Mitzvah age and now. Featuring guests: Zackary Drucker and Micah Fitzerman-Blue (Transparent), Christopher Noxon, Mishy Harman (Israel Story), an installment of Kasher vs Kasher, and some jokes from Dan’s nana. The Kibitz is a hilarious and insightful guide to Jewish ideas and culture. 

Get a taste of our podcasts through the new Reboot Presents channel with our Replay special feature. Visit our favorite episodes of podcasts past. Every two weeks we will release a favorite episode from our podcast archives, each offering a humorous and insightful guide to Jewish ideas and culture. Previous podcasts include The Kibitz, Kasher v. Kasher, Closening, and In Quarantine with Steve Bodow. Subscribe now to catch them all and be the first to know about our upcoming series launches happening in 2023. 

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Season 1 Episode 4

Replay: In Quarantine – Cory Booker’s Sure He’s My Most Difficult Podcast Interview

On the heels of President’s Day, we jump back to Season 2 Episode 3 of the In Quarantine with Steve Bodow podcast originally aired in August 2020. New Jersey senator, Cory Booker, talks with Steve Bodow on “In Quarantine” about Kamala Harris’ ascent, the future of the racial justice movement, and which medical procedure most resembles getting vetted for the vice presidency. Listen here

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Season 1 Episode 3

Replay: The Kibitz – Love

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we are revisiting Season 1, Episode 3 of The Kibitz podcast, originally aired in February 2016. Host Dan Crane asks, “What is love, anyway?” Howard Jones didn’t know back in 1983, and Jews have pondered the same question as far back as Jacob and Rachel. Join Crane on a journey into the heart of what makes our hearts aflutter. Featuring guests: Mishy Harman (Israel Story), Rabbi David Kasher, Moshe Kasher, Janice “Nanna” Lubin (Dan’s 95 years young nanna), Larry Smith, Joel Stein and Jeff Goldblum playing some Valentine’s Day Jazz. Listen now. 

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Season 1 Episode 2

Replay: In Quarantine – Ronny Chieng Would Try Parking Garage Standup At This Point

To mark Chinese New Year, we are revisiting Season 2 Episode 6 of the In Quarantine with Steve Bodow podcast originally aired in September 2020. After five months quarantined in Sydney, the Daily Show correspondent Ronny Chieng tells host Steve Bodow about returning to NYC, why Australia kicked our Corona response ass, and what Chinese New Year can teach Rosh Hashanah. (It’s dragons. The answer is dragons.) Produced during the pandemic lockdown with 14-time Emmy-winning former Daily Show executive producer Steve Bodow, In Quarantine is about how creative people are living, personally and professionally in this very weird time. Listen here!

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Season 1 Episode 1

Replay: The Kibitz – Transitions

To ring in 2023, we are revisiting Season 1 Episode 2 of The Kibitz Podcast, originally aired in January of 2016. In this episode, host Dan Crane focuses on transitions, religious and gender fluidity and what being a Jew means at B-Mitzvah age and now. Featuring guests: Zackary Drucker and Micah Fitzerman-Blue (Transparent), Christopher Noxon, Mishy Harman (Israel Story), an installment of Kasher vs Kasher, and some jokes from Dan’s nana. The Kibitz is a hilarious and insightful guide to Jewish ideas and culture. 

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Jewish Geniuses, Idiots, and the Greatest Mohel

Throughout history Jews have earned a reputation for being highly educated, after all, Jews have won 20% of the Nobel Prizes despite being only .18% of the world’s population. But are there really more Jewish geniuses? Our own geniuses, Jessica Chaffin, Dr. Tony Michels, and Dr. Eddy Portnoy look at Jewish scholars and Jewish idiots throughout history to determine where this stereotype comes from, whether there is any truth to it, and what the repercussions are today. Plus non-Jewish Jews, excommunication letters, and the greatest mohel to ever come out of Russia. Catch it all in the latest episode of The Jewish Bizarre streaming now wherever you get your podcasts. 

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The Detroit Jewish News Explores The Jewish Bizarre

The Detroit Jewish News explored The Jewish Bizarre podcast with host Eddy Portnoy, who calls it a “Jewish Atlas Obscura of historical material.” Each podcast episode was researched extensively and that listeners can expect a mix of humor, seriousness and, of course, very shocking stories, he said. Read the entire article in the Detroit Jewish News here.

Find out more about the podcast here and listen now to the full season of The Jewish Bizarre podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts, YouTube or wherever else you get your podcasts.

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Yiddish Folksong: Past, Present & Future

More than a dozen Yiddish folk songs buried in the archives of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research were given a new life earlier this year, reimagined into new classical works and presented in four concerts – Continuing Evolution: Yiddish Folk Song Today, the largest music festival ever of its kind. The performances, by more than 30 musical artists, revitalized these largely obscure and unknown works and are now online and streamable.

A composer and finalist for the Pulitzer for his contemporary classical settings of Yiddish poetry, YIVO Director of Public Programs Alex Weiser spoke with Reboot Network member David Brendel about this groundbreaking concert series. Read more here.