First Drafts
Ep. 395: Kicking off 2024 with comedian Moshe Kasher
This week on Unorthodox, we’re trading Shia LaBeouf for Alanis Morrisette.
Our Jewish guest is comedian and podcaster Moshe Kasher, who tells us about his new book, Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes—especially the Jewish stuff.
We’re also sharing another story from our December trip to Israel, about Blend.ar, a nonprofit Arabic- and Hebrew-language program that connects Jewish and Arab Israelis.
Listen to the Testimonies Archive for more eyewitness audio accounts from Israel, and read Tablet’s coverage here.
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