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Opinion | Think the goblins in Harry Potter are antisemitic? Try the rest of British literature
11 Jan 2022
The article explores the presence of antisemitic stereotypes in British literature, particularly focusing on the depiction of goblins in Harry Potter and oth...
11 Jan 2022
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Aaron Burr Sings a Song on January 6
7 Jan 2022
In a recent podcast episode, the discussion highlights the Congressional response to the events of January 6, specifically addressing the peculiar moment whe...
7 Jan 2022
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I am begging you all to shut up about the Harry Potter Jew-goblins
5 Jan 2022
The author expresses frustration over the ongoing debate about whether the goblins in the Harry Potter series are antisemitic Jewish caricatures. They argue ...
5 Jan 2022
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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The Best Holiday Fare of 2021
30 Dec 2021
While the podcast hosts did not select any specific content from 2021 as the best holiday fare, they offer timeless seasonal recommendations for listeners to...
30 Dec 2021
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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The Books of 2021
27 Dec 2021
In a recent podcast episode, the hosts share their favorite books from 2021, discussing both newly published works and older titles they enjoyed during the y...
27 Dec 2021
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The Runaway Daughters of Galicia
10 Dec 2021
Felix Salten's 1913 silent film 'Der Shylock von Krakau' extends the narrative of Jewish daughters fleeing Galicia, touching on themes echoed in other narrat...
10 Dec 2021
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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The Book of David
19 Nov 2021
David Bahnsen discusses the Build Back Better bill on a podcast, highlighting its potential political impact on Democrats. He also delves into his book, "The...
19 Nov 2021
Bonjour Chai
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Community Ensures Continuity
18 Nov 2021
In this episode of Bonjour Chai, the team discusses the role of social media in building Jewish communities with Jesse Brown from Canadaland, paralleling pod...
18 Nov 2021
Unholy: Two Jews on the News
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A Converstation - with special guest Yuval Noah Harari
12 Nov 2021
Prof. Yuval Noah Harari joins a conversation touching on various topics including pandemics, climate change, the role of corporations versus governments, the...
12 Nov 2021
Unorthodox
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Bagels and Books: Ep. 294
11 Nov 2021
In this episode of Unorthodox, hosts Stephanie Butnick and Liel Leibowitz discuss Jewish-themed news while Mark Oppenheimer interviews novelist Alice McDermo...
11 Nov 2021
Not That Kind of Rabbi
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Michael Coren
4 Nov 2021
In his latest book "The Rebel Christ," Reverend Michael Coren cleverly advocates for equal marriage, the right to abortion, and presents supporting scripture...
4 Nov 2021
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How Paul Auster writes doorstopper novels without touching a computer
23 Oct 2021
Paul Auster, known for his lengthy novels, currently delves into writing a 738-page biography of 19th-century author Stephen Crane, finding admiration in Cra...
23 Oct 2021
Unholy: Two Jews on the News
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Israel's Dr. Fauci and Sally Rooney - with special guest Sharon Alroy-Preis
22 Oct 2021
Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis, Head of Public Health Services at Israel's Ministry of Health, is interviewed in this podcast episode, discussing her role in leading...
22 Oct 2021
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Why Don’t You Write in Hebrew?
20 Oct 2021
The author's note explores the complexities and challenges of deciding which language to write poetry in, torn between the Hebrew of their upbringing and Eng...
20 Oct 2021
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Colin Powell, American
18 Oct 2021
The podcast discussed the lack of emphasis on Colin Powell's memoir in school curricula compared to memoirs focusing on racial bitterness. It also explored t...
18 Oct 2021
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Ozick’s Excavations
13 Oct 2021
Cynthia Ozick's latest novel, "Antiquities," explores themes of memory, reality, and the haunting presence of the past. Through the character of Lloyd Wilkin...
13 Oct 2021
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Humor and Haunting
13 Oct 2021
Joshua Cohen's novel "The Netanyahus" is a fictionalized account of a comical yet thought-provoking encounter between Benzion Netanyahu, the medievalist hist...
13 Oct 2021
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The Men Who Gave What Wasn’t Theirs
11 Oct 2021
Joseph Ha-Kohen, a Jewish historian and physician in the Middle Ages, is recognized for his work "Emek Ha-Bakha" chronicling Jewish persecutions. He translat...
11 Oct 2021
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An Interview with Peter Cole
6 Oct 2021
In this insightful interview, poet Peter Cole discusses how his life and work embody the tension and richness of existing between America and Israel. He expl...
6 Oct 2021
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A tale told by a Coen brother — full of sound and fury, signifying what all the other movies have signified
4 Oct 2021
Joel Coen's adaptation of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," titled "The Tragedy of Macbeth," marks a significant departure from his usual collaboration with his broth...
4 Oct 2021
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A New Crime Wave? - With Jason Riley
2 Oct 2021
In the podcast episode "A New Crime Wave?" featuring Jason Riley, they discuss topics related to crime trends and concerns in the United States. Jason Riley'...
2 Oct 2021
Unorthodox
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Pardon the Interruption: Ep. 289
30 Sep 2021
In this episode, hosts Liel Leibovitz and Mark Oppenheimer delve into cultural aspects of interruption, interviewing Professor Jacques Berlinerblau about his...
30 Sep 2021
Not That Kind of Rabbi
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Yesh
28 Sep 2021
Yesh, an American individual, has written a book called "Unthinkable Dreams" which recounts the profound impact of his mother's passing shortly before the ev...
28 Sep 2021
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Biden, AOC, Trollope, and the Tonys
27 Sep 2021
The podcast explores the similarities between America's prominent leftist Congress member and Anthony Trollope's character, Phineas Finn, delves into the Dem...
27 Sep 2021
Tel Aviv Review
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What Would Susan Sontag Say?
27 Sep 2021
Susan Sontag, a prominent philosopher and cultural critic, pondered the complex relationship between reality and representation throughout her influential ca...
27 Sep 2021
Tel Aviv Review
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The Broke Woke
20 Sep 2021
Batya Ungar-Sargon argues in her book "Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy" that while woke culture focuses on racial identity politics, it ove...
20 Sep 2021
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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The Lost Thread
18 Sep 2021
The podcast discusses the rise of Republican-conservative support for the events of January 6 and the repercussions of this trend, questioning whether Peggy ...
18 Sep 2021
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Hostages Abroad and Hostage at Home
24 Aug 2021
Ben Shapiro discusses the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, describing it as transitioning from a debacle to a hostage crisis. Furthermore, he highligh...
24 Aug 2021
Tel Aviv Review
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Kahane Lives On
16 Aug 2021
Professor Shaul Magid asserts in his book, "Meir Kahane: The Public Life and Political Thought of an American Jewish Radical," that Rabbi Meir Kahane, known ...
16 Aug 2021
Tel Aviv Review
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The Past Is Never Dead – But Maybe It Should Be
2 Aug 2021
David Rieff, a journalist and cultural critic, questions the value of remembering history in his book "In Praise of Forgetting: Historical Memory and Its Iro...
2 Aug 2021
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Reading Origen in Jerusalem
26 Jul 2021
The discovery of 29 new homilies on Psalms by Origen in a 12th-century manuscript in 2012 sheds light on the significance of the book of Psalms for early Chr...
26 Jul 2021
Tel Aviv Review
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The Many Faces of Edward Said
19 Jul 2021
Timothy Brennan, a professor at the University of Minnesota, has authored a biography on Edward Said, a celebrated Palestinian-American scholar and public in...
19 Jul 2021
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Social Decay and The Pandemic - with Yuval Levin
9 Jul 2021
Yuval Levin, a prominent figure in American public policy discussions, holds key positions at the American Enterprise Institute and National Affairs. With a ...
9 Jul 2021
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Is The Problem In Israel Rooted in 1967 or 1948?
21 May 2021
The text mentions an individual named Danny, who is a columnist for Bloomberg View and has authored over ten books, including a history of Israel ("Israel: A...
21 May 2021
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Daring to Know
2 May 2021
"Daring to Know" reviews Kirsch's book "The Blessing and the Curse," which introduces readers to significant Jewish books of the 20th century to explore Jewi...
2 May 2021
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Where Stories Come From
2 May 2021
This poem by Ida Maze, translated by Miriam Udel, is a nostalgic ballad that evokes a sense of timeless storytelling tradition. It describes a distant, aband...
2 May 2021
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Home, Endangered
25 Apr 2021
This folktale from a thirteenth-century context explores themes of justice, divine intervention, and structural failures of society through a moralistic narr...
25 Apr 2021
Not That Kind of Rabbi
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Gary Barwin
22 Apr 2021
Gary Barwin, a multifaceted individual excelling in various fields like authorship, poetry, composing, artistry, holding a Ph.D., and teaching, presents his ...
22 Apr 2021
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When They Say 'Don't Panic,' Maybe You Should Panic
16 Apr 2021
The text discusses the possibility of approaching inflation and the advice not to panic about it, despite concerns raised by some experts given past experien...
16 Apr 2021
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Straight Talk About Race
1 Apr 2021
The text is a brief mention of Wilfred Reilly's article in COMMENTARY magazine about a discussion focusing on "The Good News They Won't Tell You About Race i...
1 Apr 2021
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Was Elia R. Karmona the Sholem Aleichem of Ladino?
31 Mar 2021
Elia R. Karmona, a prominent figure in Ladino literature, is being compared to Sholem Aleichem in the context of Yiddish literary culture. A recent publicati...
31 Mar 2021
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As in ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ small disasters foretell the destruction of a world
23 Mar 2021
Yaniv Iczkovits's novel, "The Slaughterman's Daughter," offers a nuanced exploration of 19th-century Jewish life in the Russian Empire, marrying elements of ...
23 Mar 2021
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The Covid Presidency with Maggie Haberman
12 Mar 2021
Maggie Haberman, a prominent journalist at The New York Times, has an extensive background in reporting for various media outlets in New York City. Known for...
12 Mar 2021
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John Dickerson on The Presidency Post Corona
12 Feb 2021
John Dickerson, known for his work on 60 Minutes and as a journalist and author, recently released his book "The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presi...
12 Feb 2021
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Bret Stephens on Geopolitics Post Corona
5 Feb 2021
Bret Stephens, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, provides insights on geopolitics post-coronavirus. Raised in Mexico City and educat...
5 Feb 2021
Unorthodox
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Booking It: Ep. 260
28 Jan 2021
In this episode of Unorthodox, author and podcast host Zibby Owens discusses her efforts to support authors during the pandemic while handling personal chall...
28 Jan 2021
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The Three Stigmata of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
15 Jan 2021
The text discusses the idea of giving the baby boomer generation a drug called Chew-Z to envision an alternate reality where Martin Luther King Jr. was not a...
15 Jan 2021
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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P.J. O'Rourke Is Our Guest!
8 Dec 2020
P.J. O'Rourke, a first-time contributor to COMMENTARY magazine with his piece "Shamalot," joins the podcast to discuss JFK, Chinese spies, and Biden's cabine...
8 Dec 2020
Unorthodox
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Friendly Faces: Ep. 251
19 Nov 2020
In this episode of Unorthodox, comedian Gilbert Gottfried discusses the importance of comedy in tough times, sharing stories from his podcast and a humorous ...
19 Nov 2020
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Dostoevsky’s Demonologies of Terror
30 Oct 2020
In "Dostoevsky's Demonologies of Terror," the discussion delves into the themes of desire, rebellion, ideological purity, and evil in Dostoevsky's works, par...
30 Oct 2020