Everything, Everywhere, All At Once - with Etgar Keret

Unholy: Two Jews on the News

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News, Yonit Levi, Israel, Israel Podcast, Jonathan Freedland, Middle East, Jewish, Religion & Spirituality, Jews, Society & Culture

4.7 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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In the week of Holocaust remembrance, Yonit and Jonathan talk to one of the country’s finest, funniest writers, Etgar Keret - to reflect on his late mother, a survivor of the Shoah who never wanted that label, and give his take on the political turmoil. Plus, classic chutzpah and mensch awards – and a look at the gap between what Brits say and what they actually mean (also known as: the guide to understanding your British co-host). Special thanks to Ira Glass and the team of "This American Life" for their assistance in the making of this episode. -- Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unholypodcast/and X: https://x.com/2jewsonthenewsJoin our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1150578065793142 Subscribe to our blog: https://unholypodcast.substack.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Cyberattacks Can Be Prevented.
0:05.7	Checkpoint, you deserve the best security.
0:09.9	A conversation with one of Israel's finest and funniest writers, Edgar Kerret.
0:15.6	He speaks about his Holocaust survivor parents as we mark Holocaust Memorial Day and much else, including the
0:23.2	unfolding drama of Israeli politics. It's unholy. I'm Jonathan Friedland of The Guardian in London.
0:30.5	And I'm Unite Levy of Channel 12 in television. Unholy, two Jews on the news from Kesheep podcast. There is so much to talk about this week, Jonathan.
0:49.5	But before we get to all of that in our special conversation with a very special man at Garekert,
0:54.5	I want to bring up something, which is a list that I know has been circulating for years,
0:59.5	but somehow it surfaced again. A friend sent this to me, and it's online, and it's this list
1:05.7	that I wish I had when we'd started this podcast two years ago. It's a table, actually actually and it says, you know, what British say, what the British mean, and what foreigners understand.
1:15.9	I would call this list the Freedlandish English Dictionary.
1:20.5	So, for example, it will make it really easier for me to give this example.
1:24.1	When Jonathan says, I hear what you say.
1:29.6	What Jonathan means is I disagree and I do not want to discuss it further. What Yonit hears is he accepts my point of view. And this goes on and on.
1:36.8	This goes on and on. But it's so accurate. It's painfully accurate. I have to say. I do feel seen
1:41.9	by this thing. It is fantastic. It's deciphering. I know. seen, Yonite, by this thing.
1:45.1	It is fantastic.
1:46.0	It's deciphering.
1:46.6	I know.
1:46.9	It is like a codebreaker thing, isn't it?
1:48.5	What Brits say, with the greatest respect, what they actually mean, this is stupid.
1:54.5	And what the foreigner thinks they mean is, oh, good.
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