Einstein on the Mound: Ep. 153

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Judaism, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 11 October 2018

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

This week on Unorthodox, we're still recovering from all the Jewish holidays. Our Jewish guest is Benyamin Cohen, host of the weekly podcast "Our Friend from Israel." He's also the guy who manages the official social media feeds for Albert Einstein, which might just be the best job ever. He tells us about tweeting for the late genius, plus his journey into megachurches while writing his 2009 book, “My Jesus Year: A Rabbi’s Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of His Own Faith." Our gentile of the week is Wall Street Journal sports columnist Jason Gay, who returns to the show to talk unconventional baseball propositions, Yiddish colloquialisms, and the other Ben Cohen. Join us at our next NYC live show on October 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Marlene Meyerson JCC! Returning to the show will be New York Times writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner, plus some special surprises. You won't want to miss it Have a question for Unorthodox? Send it to Unorthodox@tabletmag.com or leave a message at our new listener line: 914-570-4869. We’re also looking for stories about Jewish superstitions for our Halloween episode. 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 also sponsored by One Day University. Get 20% off your ticket to see Mark Oppenheimer's Oct. 14 lecture on religion in America by using the code MARK when you register at OneDayU.com. Additional support for this episode comes from The Branch, a new podcast from Hadassah. Each episode explores how positive relationships between Israeli Jews and Arabs can bring new hope for a truly shared society. Check it out at Hadassah.org/thebranch.

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0:32.4	Hey J crew, we are taping live from Crosstown Studio. caps. we really should not swear. We should respect the space. So God willing, it'll be a good
0:44.8	chased swear free show, but in case it's not, here's your obscenity warning.
0:48.8	This is unorthodox. The universe's leading Jewish podcast.
0:54.4	I am your host Mark Oppenheimer joined this week by tablet senior writer Leal Leibovitz.
0:58.6	Ah, la, mousahala.
0:59.9	Yes, and tablet deputy editor Stephanie Butnik.
1:02.6	I have been second for like six weeks in a row.
1:04.8	Oh, sorry, I'll switch that.
1:06.3	No, no, I let it stand.
1:08.4	You will, you, I'm gonna, you know I switch it up.
1:10.6	You know what they say first is the worst, second is the best.
1:12.6	Our Jewish guest this week is Albert Einstein.
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