In episode 206 of Unorthodox, Hanukkah preparation is in full swing with interviews featuring designer Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan discussing pottery, drag culture and Barbra Streisand's influence, Stephen Schragis of One Day University talking about Jewish love for learning, and Molly Yeh promoting her latke-filled Food Network special.

The episode of Unorthodox featured a discussion with food historian Michael Twitty, who won James Beard Awards for his book on African American culinary history.

The podcast "Unorthodox" highlights memorable moments from 2015, encompassing a range of topics from Drake to Bernie Sanders, Amy Schumer, Israeli cats, and the presidential election.

In episode 2 of "Return of the Shiksa," Host Mark Oppenheimer and Tablet staffers Stephanie Butnick and Liel Leibovitz discuss the European Maccabiah Games held in Berlin, where they touch on Mike Huckabee's Holocaust analogy, an investigation into academic rigor in NYC's Orthodox yeshivas, and Hilary Liftin's novel "Movie Star By Lizzie Pepper" about a Hollywood starlet in a strange cult.