Checks and Balances: Ep. 134

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Judaism, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2018

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

It's Lag Ba'Omer, aka the 33rd day of the Omer, aka the period between Passover and Shavuot! Our Jewish guest is Sen. Joe Lieberman, whose new book, 'With Liberty & Justice: The 50-Day Journey from Egypt to Sinai,' explores the importance of the Omer. He tells us about being one of the most publically observant Jews in politics, why he never wore a yarmulke in the Senate, and whether the Gore White House would have had a kosher kitchen. Our Gentile of the week is Skylar Inman, the host of Intractable, a podcast that explores the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by sharing the narratives and stories of people living on both sides. Skyler, who was raised Evangelical in Houston, Texas, tells us why she decided to move to Israel after college and the unexpected benefits of approaching such a heated topic as a complete outsider. We also call up Tobias Wilinski, host of the German rap podcast ThemaTakt, to get the full story behind the two German rappers whose album featuring anti-Semitic lyrics won a music award. We love hearing from our listeners! Email us at Unorthodox@tabletmag.com or leave a message at our listener line: 914-570-4869. We may share your note on the air. If you like us, please consider leaving a review in iTunes. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram and join our Facebook group to chat with the hosts and see what happens behind-the-scenes! Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, photos, and more. Show your love for Unorthodox with our new T-shirts, sweatshirts, and baby onesies. Get yours at bit.ly/unorthoshirt. This episode is sponsored by One Day University, which brings together the greatest professors from the world's top schools to present special versions of their best lectures live. Register for upcoming events at www.onedayu.com using the code UNORTHODOX for 30 percent off.

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0:28.6	unorthodox all caps. Hey everyone Stephanie is wearing white dance go clogs today,
0:35.0	which means it's 1984, which means the world is upside down,
0:38.0	which means Leel might be swearing again,
0:40.0	which means you need an obscenity warning and this is it.
0:43.8	Enjoy the show.
0:45.2	All right, Hallelujah.
0:47.7	Bring in Herr Doctor Senator.
0:49.3	No.
0:50.3	Wrong, wrong vibes guys. Happy Logba Omer, the craziest of Jewish holidays.
0:58.8	This is unorthodox, the world's leading Jewish podcast, at least on iTunes, iTunes which the Jews control. I am your
1:03.9	host Mark Oppenheimer joined this week by deputy editor Stephanie Butnik.
1:07.3	Hello and by senior writer Leo Leibowitz. A huland was a huland. This is not just middle of the omer time. This is not just our 130-somethingeth show.
1:18.0	This is the week that our Jew of the week is Mr. Jew himself, Mr. Jewish senator himself. The Mr. Clean of the Jewish senator himself.
1:23.6	The Mr. Clean of the Jewish people.
1:26.1	The Jolly Queen Giants of the Senate.
1:28.8	Joe Lieberman who will be in the studio talking about the omer with us.
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