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Lawyer, humanitarian, and writer Philippe Sands. (Wikimedia Commons)
October 16, 2018, 3:35 pm
Seeking the truth about a Nazi war criminal — with the help of the killer’s son
In a gripping new BBC production, Philippe Sands examines the mysterious ‘loving husband’ in Lviv responsible for the death of his grandfather’s family and most of Galicia’s Jews
By Robert Philpot
The 'Israel Story' team (Courtesy/Photo by Avishag Shaar Yashuv)
April 30, 2018, 3:53 am
The Podcast: an accidental pulpit for a new Jewish conversation
With the rampant popularity of this new media genre, as a new cadre steps up to the mic it is — inadvertently or not — changing a generation’s engagement with Jewish content
By Tracy Frydberg
Dayanna Volitich (Facebook photo)
April 3, 2018, 11:36 pm
Florida middle school teacher who hosted white supremacist podcast resigns
Dayanna Volitich, using a pseudonym, bragged about secretly injecting her anti-Semitic and Islamophobic beliefs into the classroom
By JTA
Artist and podcast creator Zoe Penina Baker at her 'Miss Mitzvah' exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Montreal. The exhibit will be on display through January 20, 2018. (courtesy)
January 20, 2018, 3:08 am
Awkward dances and strapless dresses: A podcast takes on bat mitzvah culture
A decade after her own special day, 24-year-old Zoe Penina Baker mulls over the darker meanings behind the coming-of-age ritual in her new ‘Miss Mitzvah’ audio show and exhibit
By Tracy Frydberg
Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe are shown in a scene from 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.' (AP/Warner Bros. Pictures)
October 25, 2017, 8:17 pm
Harry Potter’s ‘sacred meaning’ probed by Harvard chaplains
Touted as ‘the English class you didn’t know you missed,’ a podcast based on J.K. Rowling’s iconic series has converted Muggles around the country
By Matt Lebovic
(Lior Zaltzman)
August 3, 2017, 2:55 am
6 Jewish podcasts that will make you rethink love
These touching podcasts are suggested in honor of Tu b’Av, also known as ‘The Jewish Day of Love,’ coming up next week
By Lior Zaltzman
Erin Davis performs at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City, February 2017 (Courtesy)
May 29, 2017, 2:36 am
Jewish NYC ‘wing-woman’ makes love connections the old-fashioned way
After capturing the attention of comedy clubs and TV producers, matchmaker-turned-comic Erin Davis brings her Jewish dating shtick to new stages
By Matt Lebovic
Vaybertaytsh is a Yiddish-language podcast created by Sandy Fox, a millennial American graduate student. (Shifra Whiteman/JTA)
October 3, 2016, 5:24 pm
Feminist? Yiddish speaker? This millennial’s podcast is for you
Get ready for the next step in the old-school linguistic revival. While it may not draw millions, the intimate audience is exactly what this ‘balaboosta’ is looking for
By Ben Sales
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