Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Ep. 172

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Religion & Spirituality, Judaism, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 7 March 2019

⏱️ 52 minutes

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This week on Unorthodox: two Jews, many opinions! Returning to the show is writer and illustrator Christopher Noxon. He tells us about his new book, “Good Trouble: Lessons from the Civil Rights Playbook,” an illustrated history of the civil rights movement. Our second guest is French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy, the author of more than 30 books, including The Genius of Judaism. He joins us to discuss his most recent book, The Empire and the Five Kings: America's Abdication and the Fate of the World. We love to hear from you! Send comments and questions for Unorthodox to [email protected] or leave a message at our listener line: 914-570-4869. 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. Get your Unorthodox T-shirts, sweatshirts, and baby onesies at bit.ly/unorthoshirt. This episode is also sponsored by Harry's, offering a great shave at a great price. Get a free trial shave set at Harrys.com/UNORTHODOX. This episode is brought to you by Unorthodox Wine, offering beautiful kosher wines from South Africa. Get free shipping on any order when you visit bitly.com/unorthowine. This episode is sponsored by Hebrew College. The Jewish community needs rabbis who are creatively engaging with Jewish tradition, and Hebrew College’s rabbinical school is currently accepting applications. Visit Hebrewcollege.edu/unorthodox to find out more.

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0:11.3	from Jewish history, pop culture, holidays, and of course food,
0:14.9	all with our trademark, irreverence, and love.
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0:24.0	and use the code unorthodox at check out.
0:26.5	That's Artisan Books.com, discount code,
0:29.0	unorthodox, all caps. by my co-hosts let's see who do I introduce first this week
0:44.2	Stephanie Butnik yes
0:46.3	She's hosting the National Jewish Book Awards tonight by the time you're listening to this she is a a former host of the National Jewish Book Awards.
0:52.8	Yes.
0:53.8	And join...
0:54.8	Unlike the Oscars, have a host.
0:56.8	Have a host and have books.
0:59.2	And also...
1:00.2	And we never talked about what a surprisingly Jew-free year this year's
1:05.4	That's in my opening monologue.
1:07.2	Not in a name.
1:08.2	Leal Leibowitz you're also here today.
1:10.4	I am also here today.
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