Unorthodox (podcast)
Unorthodox is a podcast hosted by Mark Oppenheimer, Stephanie Butnick, and Liel Leibovitz that discusses news, culture, and politics related to Judaism.
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| Genre | Religion and spirituality podcast |
| Language | English |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 281 |
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| Original release | July 17, 2015 – present |
| Provider | Tablet |
| Website | www |
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Background[edit]
The podcast is hosted by the Tablet Magazine editors Mark Oppenheimer and Stephanie Butnick as well as Liel Leibovitz, the senior writer for Tablet Magazine.[1] The podcast is recorded in front of a live audience in New York City. The podcast received a grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation.[2]
On November 5, 2018 the podcast recorded a live episode at the Mandel Jewish Community Center in Beachwood, Ohio as part of the Cleveland Jewish Book Festival. The live show featured a guest appearance from David Gilbert, the CEO and president of Destination Cleveland and Greater Cleveland Sports Commission.[1]
Format[edit]
The hosts talk about Jewish culture, politics, and news with weekly guests. The show is generally light hearted, but does cover difficult topics like the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.[1] The show also covers controversial topics such as Jewish girls getting rhinoplasty.[2] The show provides a content warning for swearing and has regular "Jew of the week" and "Gentile of the week" segments. Guests on the show have included CEOs David Gilbert and Terry Stewart.[1] One episode featured historian Alan Robert Ginsburg and Israeli cooking personality Gil Hovav, while another featured Jesuit priest James Martin and comedian Judy Gold.[3]
Episodes[edit]
Introductory episode (2015)[edit]
| Title | Running time | Original release date |
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| "A New Podcast From The Editors Of Tablet Magazine" | 2:26 | July 17, 2015 |
Season 1 (2021)[edit]
| No. | Title | Running time | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Sandler vs. Samberg" | 33:51 | July 30, 2015 |
| 2 | "Return of the Shiksa" | 30:17 | August 6, 2015 |
| 3 | "All's Fair in Love and J-War" | 30:51 | August 13, 2015 |
| 4 | "No Business Like Show Business" | 40:58 | August 20, 2015 |
| 5 | "Did You Hear The One About" | 39:31 | August 27, 2015 |
| 6 | "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" | 43:43 | September 3, 2015 |
Reception[edit]
The podcast was named one of the 50 best podcasts of the year in 2016 by The Guardian.[4]
Hal Karp was featured as a guest on the show for the 2018 annual apology episode on Yom Kippur. In the episode Karp told the story of how he mended his relationship with his brother and expressed regret for not repairing relationships with others he had hurt. After sharing the episode on Facebook his ex-wife, Irene Sibaja, reconnected with him and they were remarried on December 6, 2018 at the Emanu-El Temple in Dallas Texas. The three hosts read four of the seven blessings recited at the wedding.[5]
Adaptations[edit]
The hosts of the show published a book entitled The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia: From Abraham to Zabar’s and Everything in Between and went on a book tour together.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Koehn, Amanda (November 7, 2018). "Jewish Podcast Taps Into Cleveland Pride". Cleveland Jewish News. Cleveland Jewish Publication. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frydberg, Tracy (April 30, 2018). "The Podcast: An Accidental Pulpit for a New Jewish Conversation". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Monicken, Hannah (April 25, 2018). "Seven Jewish Podcasts for Your Rotation". Jewish Exponent. Jewish Publishing Group. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Heritage, Stuart; Verdier, Hannah; Dean, Will; Harper, Leah; Phipps, Jason; Slaney, Rowan; Mumford, Gwilym; Locker, Melissa; McConnell, Freddy (2016-12-21). "The 50 best podcasts of 2016". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ↑ Wall, Alix (January 8, 2021). "The Road to This Wedding Was Paved With Theft, Lies, Tears, Other Marriages — and Forgiveness". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- ↑ McKinless, Ashley; Davis, Zac (November 22, 2019). "Everything You've Wanted to Know About Judaism—but Were Too Afraid to Ask". America Magazine. America Press. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2021. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
Category:Audio podcasts Category:2015 podcast debuts Category:Religion and spirituality podcasts Category:American podcasts
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