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Greg Lukianoff is a First Amendment lawyer, President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), and co-author of the hits " The Coddling of the American Mind"  with Jonathan Haidt and "The Canceling of the American Mind" with Rikki Schlott. He joins us to talk all things free speech, like why campuses are burning, how violence is kind of bad, actually, and why he fight...

David Christopher Kaufman is a columnist and editor at the NY Post and an adjunct fellow at the Tel Aviv institute. He joins the girls this week to talk elections, Israel, and the identity of the half black, half Jewish, totally Zionist American journa...

David Christopher Kaufman is a columnist and editor at the NY Post and an adjunct fellow at the Tel Aviv institute. He joins the girls this week to talk elections, Israel, and the identity of the half black, half Jewish, totally Zionist American journalist.    Also:  * The mood in Israel * The difference between being a Jew and being Jewish * Why Hamas is like dating in New York * A Zionist Jew an...

We are joined by Brianna Wu, the Executive Director of Rebellion Pac, who proudly calls herself queer, progressive - and a friend of Israel. We discuss growing up in Mississippi, what progressives can learn from Hasidic Jews, the Women's March, Gamerga...

We are joined by Brianna Wu, the Executive Director of Rebellion Pac, who proudly calls herself queer, progressive - and a friend of Israel. We discuss growing up in Mississippi, what progressives can learn from Hasidic Jews, the Women's March, Gamergate, being an inspiration for a Law & Order episode, her global ranking as an elite Super Mario 2 Runner - and more! Follow Brianna on X The famous L...

We hopped on to record with a heavy heart this morning, after hearing the devasating news of the murder of 6 Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity: Carmel Gat, Ori Danino, Almog Sarusi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alex Lobanov and Eden Yerushalmi. They managed...

We hopped on to record with a heavy heart this morning, after hearing the devasating news of the murder of 6 Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity: Carmel Gat, Ori Danino, Almog Sarusi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alex Lobanov and Eden Yerushalmi. They managed to survive 11 months, only to be executed somewhere between Thursday and Friday by their captors. We're angry, sad, contemplative, fearful - and th...

The girls are joined by retired British Army Major Andrew Fox, who has spent time in Afghanistan, Iraq, Gaza, and other exotic tourist destinations. We discuss wars of choice, try to pick a fight with Taylor Swift, compare military MREs, and wonder why...

The girls are joined by retired British Army Major Andrew Fox, who has spent time in Afghanistan, Iraq, Gaza, and other exotic tourist destinations. We discuss wars of choice, try to pick a fight with Taylor Swift, compare military MREs, and wonder why Americans love tiny dogs and Hezbollah flags. Also: Wait why does England need an army? The US Military is rubbish at drinking Learn from our fails...

This week we take your questions, very politely and with no conflict at all discuss Jewish extremism, and float the idea of a listener trip to Israel… You can send us your questions to askajewpod@gmail.com Make sure to check out our podcast recommendat...

This week we take your questions, very politely and with no conflict at all discuss Jewish extremism, and float the idea of a listener trip to Israel… You can send us your questions to askajewpod@gmail.com Make sure to check out our podcast recommendations and more on Substack askajew.substack.com Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.com Email us your questions askajewpod@gmail...

America’s favorite Nepo baby after Jesus, the greatest one-eye war hero since Moshe Dayan, the man who puts the Ho in Idaho - we are honored to welcome Ben Dreyfuss to Ask A Jew today. In this vulnerable, first of its kind tell-all, Ben opens up to us ...

America’s favorite Nepo baby after Jesus, the greatest one-eye war hero since Moshe Dayan, the man who puts the Ho in Idaho - we are honored to welcome Ben Dreyfuss to Ask A Jew today. In this vulnerable, first of its kind tell-all, Ben opens up to us about his relationship with social media, his famous father, Judaism - and why he still hasn’t forgiven Bin Laden. Make sure to check out Ben’s hila...

A haunting and beautiful skit from the Israeli show "Hayehudim Baim" ("The Jews are coming") Peter Paltchik, olympic medalist, with his coach Oren Smadja who just lost his son in Gaza Isael's Olympic team (6 medals and counting!) Dr. Mijal Bitton at th...

  A haunting and beautiful skit from the Israeli show "Hayehudim Baim" ("The Jews are coming") Peter Paltchik, olympic medalist, with his coach Oren Smadja who just lost his son in Gaza Isael's Olympic team (6 medals and counting!) Dr. Mijal Bitton at the NYU rally Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.com Email us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com   ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐  Want to he...

Karmela Waldman may be a Holocaust survivor with a heartbreaking story, but the true victim of the Nazis is clealrly her son, Joel, as he tells us. The hilarious mother-son duo join the girls to talk about optimism, the True Crime podcast they co host,...

Karmela Waldman may be a Holocaust survivor with a heartbreaking story, but the true victim of the Nazis is clealrly her son, Joel, as he tells us. The hilarious mother-son duo join the girls to talk about optimism, the True Crime podcast they co host, Surviving the Survivor ,  and the book Joel wrote about his mother by the same name, which he calls a living eulogy, but she refers to as “A poor m...

The girls are joined by Andy Mills, a reporter and a podcaster who spent time as both a fundamentalist Christian and an employee of The NY Times. You may know him from such podcasts as The Daily, The Witch Trials of J.K Rowling, and most recently, Refl...

The girls are joined by Andy Mills , a reporter and a podcaster who spent time as both a fundamentalist Christian and an employee of The NY Times. You may know him from such podcasts as The Daily , The Witch Trials of J.K Rowling , and most recently, Reflector. We discuss faith and certainty, values, conspiracy theories about the media, how to pray in 2024, Fandom, and much more!  Andy has been li...

In this week's solopod, Judaism's Piers Morgan and Roger Waters sit down to discuss the woes of the Jewish people in 2024. But first, we waste your time with talk about toxic relationships, skincare, skimpy bathing suits. Fear not - about 26 minutes in...

In this week's solopod, Judaism's Piers Morgan and Roger Waters sit down to discuss the woes of the Jewish people in 2024. But first, we waste your time with talk about toxic relationships, skincare, skimpy bathing suits. Fear not - about 26 minutes in we start to talk about Israel: hostage deals, the national mood, why trying to kill us will backfire, yadda yadda yadda. Shabbat Shalom!   Show not...

Reuven Fenton is a reporter for the NY Post and the author of the new novel "Goyhood", which the Jerusalem Post called "A unique story of identity and redemption that examines no less of an issue than the essence of Judaism." We talk identity, the Post...

Reuven Fenton is a reporter for the NY Post and the author of the new novel "Goyhood" , which the Jerusalem Post called "A unique story of identity and redemption that examines no less of an issue than the essence of Judaism." We talk identity, the Post, writing - and more. Don't forget to rate us 5 stars wherever you get your podcasts, and join us for a conversation on Substack at askajew.substac...

Why war isn't as simple as two armies fighting, the obsession with "2,000 pound bombs", Hamas's non-battlefield strategy (which the media helps it achieve) and so much more with John Spencer. No one understands the intricacies of modern warfare like Jo...

Why war isn't as simple as two armies fighting, the obsession with "2,000 pound bombs", Hamas's non-battlefield strategy (which the media helps it achieve) and so much more with John Spencer. No one understands the intricacies of modern warfare like John Spencer. As a retired US Army Major and chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the  Modern War Institute at West Point , not only has he studied war f...