Podcast Episodes

On the [Jew] Media

Unorthodox host Mark Oppenheimer recently published an op-ed in The New York Times about our aversion to using the word 'Jew,' as opposed to 'Jewish.…

9 years ago

All Shakshuk Up: Ep. 90

When Maya Jankelowitz and her husband Dean opened Jack’s Wife Freda in New York City in 2012, they mined their respective Israeli and South African u…

9 years ago

My Super Sweet Bar Mitzvah: Ep. 89

This week's guest is comedian and writer H. Alan Scott, who was raised Mormon in St. Louis and converted to Judaism when he was 31. He’s preparing fo…

9 years, 1 month ago

I'm a Ringo: Ep. 88

This week on Unorthodox: chocolate sausage! Our Jewish guest is Tablet’s food columnist Joan Nathan. Her latest cookbook is King Solomon’s Table: a C…

9 years, 1 month ago

Brand Management: Ep. 87

This week on Unorthodox, we speak to the author of Donald Trump’s favorite book.

Our Jewish guest is Danya Shults, the founder of Arq, a website and c…

9 years, 1 month ago

Cannonball Moment: Ep. 86

This week on Unorthodox, we’re still trying to find those Holocaust centers Sean Spicer was talking about.

Our Jewish guest is filmmaker Ferne Pearls…

9 years, 1 month ago

The Bagel Show: Ep. 85

This week on Unorthodox, we’re filling up on chametz before Passover starts. We talk to bagel makers from Montreal to Australia (and Cleveland!), get…

9 years, 2 months ago

The Great Depression: Ep. 84

This week on Unorthodox: a Jewish writer and an Episcopal priest walk into a podcast. Our Jewish guest is writer and essayist Daphne Merkin, whose la…

9 years, 2 months ago

Glasnost Ceiling: Ep. 83

This week on Unorthodox, Mel Gibson gives tzedakah. Our Jewish guest is Ukrainian-born writer Sana Krasikov, whose latest novel, The Patriots, explor…

9 years, 2 months ago

Land's End: Ep. 82

This week on Unorthodox, Mark ditches us for the Holy Land. It was snowing in New York, but we trudged to the studio and were graciously joined by Is…

9 years, 2 months ago