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Big Cheese: Ep. 298

Tablet Studios

Tablet Magazine

Judaism, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2021

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

This week on Unorthodox, we’re diving deeper into the cream cheese shortage. Our first guest is Dorothy Kalins, cookbook writer and former editor in chief of Saveur magazine. Liel talks to her about her new book, “The Kitchen Whisperers: Cooking with the Wisdom of Our Friends.” Then Liel sits down with retired Harvard professor Ruth Wisse, whose new memoir is “Free Like a Jew: A Personal Memoir of National Self-Liberation.” Our 300th episode is coming up this month, and we want you to be part of it. Has Unorthodox meant something to you, or played a part in your Jewish journey? Has a particular interview made you think, or a special episode stuck with you? Share your Unorthodox story by recording a voice memo on your phone and emailing it to unorthodox@tabletmag.com, or leaving a voicemail at our listener line: (914) 570-4869. Remember to tell us who you are and where you're calling from. New York-area listeners, travel back in time to 1970s NYC's haute kosher Chinese restaurant, Moshe Peking, for a prix-fixe dinner to remember on December 25, 2021. Chef Eric Huang of Pecking House reimagines the iconic Moshe Peking menu with a 5-course feast of short ribs, duck dumplings, sesame noodles, and more, all under OU supervision at Wall Street Grill. Get your ticket at bit.ly/moshepeking. Unorthodox is produced by Tablet Studios. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation at bit.ly/givetounorthodox. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, photos, and more. Join our Facebook group, and follow Unorthodox on Twitter and Instagram. Get a behind-the-scenes look at our recording sessions on our YouTube channel! Get your Unorthodox T-shirts, mugs, and baby onesies at bit.ly/unorthoshirt. Want to book us for a live show? Email producer Josh Kross at jkross@tabletmag.com. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts. Sponsors: AJWS supports activism in 18 countries around the world, and when you donate to AJWS this holiday season, your gift will be matched to make double the impact. Give today at AJWS.org/unorthodox. Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards recognize 15 extraordinary Jewish teenagers with $36,000 toward their initiatives. Learn more and apply or nominate a teen at dillerteenawards.org/unorthodox. Rothys makes stylish and sustainable shoes and accessories. Get $20 off your first purchase at rothys.com/UNORTHODOX.

Transcript

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0:00.0

You guys can I be serious for a moment here? I don't know. Can you may I what do you hear my grandma? Reba

0:09.1

This is on orthodox the universe is leading Jewish podcast

0:12.7

I am your host Mark Oppenheimer back from his travels and so happy to be joined as ever by my co-hosts tablet deputy editor Stephanie but Nick

0:20.9

Hello, welcome back. It's so nice to see your little face on the zoom screen my little face on the little zoom and

0:26.8

And also tablets senior writer Leo Lieberwitz my

0:30.5

Filata Derek the prayer for travel work. Here you are back in one piece. I am back. I am safe. You're prayer worked

0:36.8

I by the way also prayed for like upgrades

0:38.9

They should really upgrade that's without the deck like and may the Lord protect you may also upgrade you to economy plus

0:45.5

Make the complimentary breakfast at your holiday and be beautiful

0:49.7

So from what I could tell comfort plus as I walk I always have lots of opportunity to inspect the comfort plus people as I walk past them on my way

0:56.7

To the back of the plane. You don't have enough miles yet. You'd think I would I always put in for may I have the upgrade

1:02.4

But I don't get the upgrade that there is Jewish history in one sentence

1:06.7

We always put in for the upgrade. We never get the upgrade

1:10.3

I can we please have a state of our own no no, we are literally the beta version

1:16.6

Which has since been repackaged and resolved worth the people who show up very early on in the boarding process be like

1:24.0

If it's possible, please maybe we can and a Christianity is just like that hot couple that walks in three minutes before they close the gate

1:31.6

Be like we're in our honeymoon and if you're like oh first class

1:35.0

Great beautiful people

1:37.3

The list of people who can get on before me just gets longer and longer like I'm so glad you're back

1:43.6

I can't even tell you I'm coming in hot today

1:47.1

But I do want to mention before we get to me that we have two amazing Jews this week

1:51.8

Leo's hero Ruth Weiss the retired Harvard Yiddishist and hebraeist and professor of all things Jewish literature is here to talk about her new memoir with LL

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