JL;DR SUMMARY This episode features a conversation with Israeli writer Etgar Keret about his new story collection, the influence of the Holocaust on his work, and cultural differences in reception between Israel and the U.S. Additionally, Henry G. Brinton, a Presbyterian pastor, discusses his career focus on interfaith initiatives and his new novel, 'City of Peace. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

• At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
• This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
• Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
• But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
• And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.