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Two Nice Jewish Boys

#297 - The Alphabet Soup Man (Etgar Keret)

Two Nice Jewish Boys

Eytan and Naor

Society & Culture

1.7804 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2022

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

This Episode is sponsored by Unpacked's new podcast, 'Homeland: Ten Stories, One Israel' https://jewishunpacked.com/podcast-series/homeland-ten-stories-one-israel/ *** Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/2njb *** “The Next-To-Last time I Was Shot Out of A Cannon”, “The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God”, “Suddenly, A Knock On The Door”. Just the titles of these short stories are enough to make your literary mouth water. Etgar Keret certainly has a knack for doing just that. With a long career of award winning short stories, books, comics, graphic novels, children’s books and even short and feature films, all under his belt, Etgar Keret finally decided to tackle the hardest challenge of all - substack. Keret has been posting to his new substack, Alphabet Soup, once a week for the last year. As Keret puts it, “Super- short weird stories, poems, thoughts about writing, ideas for screenplays – they all swirl around in my Alphabet Soup pot.” Keret has won many awards, among which the Knight Medallion for Literature in France. His debut feature film, Jellyfish, which he co-created with his wife Shira Geffen, was awarded the coveted Camera d’Or prize at the Cannes film festival. Today we are super thrilled to be joined for the SECOND TIME by the endlessly talented Etgar Keret. Etgar's newsletter and website: https://www.etgarkeret.com (Photo by Lielle Sand)

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0:00.0

This episode is sponsored by Unpacked's new podcast, Homeland, 10 stories, one Israel.

0:07.1

All right, picture this, guys. Israel 2022. A crowded bus breaks down on the side of a desert highway.

0:14.1

Who's sitting next to you, and what secret will they review? The newest podcast from Unpacked,

0:19.8

Homeland 10 stories, one Israel, will keep you on the

0:23.3

edge of your seat as each passenger's story unfolds. Meet the Russian immigrant who escaped

0:29.4

the Soviet Union and the Jerusalem native whose family traces back over 400 years. Each week,

0:36.8

you'll meet a new character whose story will take you for a ride.

0:40.4

So get on the bus, grab a window seat, and settle in for homeland. Ten stories, one Israel,

0:46.2

wherever you get your podcasts. Hey guys, before we get into the episode, we just want to talk a bit about how you can support the show.

0:56.1

That's right. We recently opened a brand new Patreon account, and this is your opportunity to help and support the podcast.

1:03.6

Yeah, absolutely. We have a tier for every pocket. So whatever you can spare, you can help us out. And if you can't spare, we also appreciate, keep listening, keep tuning in.

1:12.5

But if you have a few, yeah, if you got a few shekels lying around, you might throw them our way.

1:18.2

We really appreciate it.

1:19.8

It would help us keep, you know, doing what we're doing every week and putting out content.

1:23.2

And you'll get amazing perks, amazing prices and bonuses.

1:25.8

So if you can spare it, go to patreon.com

1:30.0

slash 2NJB. Every sum helps and you can support the show. So thank you so much, guys. Thank you.

1:38.9

The next to last time I was shot out of a cannon. The bus driver who wanted to be God, suddenly a knock on

1:48.4

the door. Just the titles of these short stories are enough to make your literary mouth water.

1:55.4

Edgar Carrot certainly has a knack for doing just that. And now, with a long career of award-winning short stories, books,

2:04.6

comics, graphic novels, children's books, and even short and feature films all under his

2:10.6

belt, Edgar Carrot finally has decided to tackle the hardest challenge of all, substack.

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