Third Opinion Podcast

Hosts Laureen Jaffe and Mike Deeson share some of their favorite interviews of 2020.

We talk about the latest Israeli election in the works, the Jewish influence on popular Christmas music and we even hear from Wonder Woman.

Featured this week, an interview with the owner of the Stanley Cup-winning Tampa Bay Lightning, Jeff Vinik.

We're still arguing over the U.S. Presidential Election while Israel may be having another election soon. And, he once played baseball for Team Israel, now Ryan Sherriff pitches for the Tampa Bay Rays. He's our interview this week. 

After being tossed by England's Labour Party for anti-semitism, Jeremy Corbyn is back!

A spirited discussion of the Presidential election results and a look at Jews and guns.

Mike Deeson and Laureen Jaffe discuss the election of Joe Biden as President and the reaction in Israel. Also, the story of black cantors in America.

This week's featured interview is with Hagit Limor, whose documentary "Hope After Hate" traces her investigation of her father's escape from the Holocaust. 

Another historic peace agreement, this time between Israel and Sudan. And, part two of our interview with the director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. 

Is there a connection between Native American tribes and Judaism? And, an update on Mideast politics from the founder of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. 

Is there a connection between Native American tribes and Judaism? And, an update on Mideast politics from the founder of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. 

A Jew... In Bahrain... who served in that country's parliament. His thoughts on normalizing relations with Israel. 

Hosts Mike Deeson and Laureen Jaffe remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg and talk with noted Jewish artist Janet Echelman.

Hosts Laureen Jaffe and Mike Deeson talk about the Abraham Accords and interview the director of Enterprise Florida about doing business with Israel.

Online services, pop-up shuls and, in L-A, the shofar wave. They're all ways to celebrate Rosh Hashanah in a pandemic. 

An interview with Dr. Charles Small of the Institute for the Study of Global Anti-Semitism.

Excerpts from an online panel discussion on Juvenile Justice hosted by Laureen Jaffe and Mike Deeson.

Lots and lots of news for Jews this week, and an interview with a Florida college student fighting anti-Semitism on campus.

Hosts Laureen Jaffe and Mike Desson talk about the big news about Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreeing to recognize each other. Also, there's a Jewish Netflix now? And, Kamala Harris on her hilarious first meeting with her soon-to-be Jewish mother-in-law. 

Hosts Laureen Jaffe and Mike Deeson talk about Twitter cracking down on anti-Semitism and how that squares with the First Amendment. 

This week an interview with the Dallas Cowboys play-by-play announcer who is working to bring the Jewish and African American communities closer together. 

Mary Trump's new book about the President's family reveals racism and anti-Semitism. And, a discussion with a former NAACP leader about the long-standing kinship between African Americans and Jews. 

Hosts Laureen Jaffe and Mike Desson dive into the strange and scary world of Louis Farrakhan and talk about the good works being done by Project Rocana -- using health care to unite Israelis and Palestinians. 

Hosts Laureen Jaffe and Mike Deeson have News for Jews and part of a panel discussion about race and law enforcement. 

What John Waters of Pink Floyd has to say about Zionism and the death of George Floyd. It's not good. And how American Jews can best protect themselves from violent anti-Semitism.