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Motherhood, Burgers, and Bacon: Ep. 135

Tablet Studios

Tablet Magazine

Judaism, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2018

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Our Jewish guest this week is Peninah Lamm Kaplansky, who in 2015 wrote a candid and moving account of her miscarriage, at 21 weeks, and the need for more resources and discussion surrounding infertility and miscarriage in Jewish communities. Our Gentile of the Week is Sister Julia Walsh, a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration and a Catholic youth minister. Sister Julia tells us about the painful decision to give up motherhood, something she had always dreamed of, when she entered the life at 24, and the unexpected freedom she found in her work for the church. We also sit down with filmmaker Rachel Myers and her grandmother Roberta Mahler, the director and star of Wendy’s Shabbat, a documentary about a group of seniors who meet each week for Shabbat dinner at a local Wendy’s fast-food restaurant. Rachel and Roberta tell us what they learned about each other while making a film together, Roberta’s newfound celebrity status, and the ways Jewish community can be forged in the unlikeliest places. 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. This episode is also sponsored by Harry’s. Get a free trial shave set when you sign up at harrys.com/unorthodox.

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0:14.2

all with our trademark irreverence and love our publisher is offering a special

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0:23.3

and use the code unorthodox at check out. That's artisan books.com discount code

0:28.6

unorthodox all caps.

0:32.0

Ollie North North, is back.

0:34.0

New President of the National Rifle Association.

0:36.0

I'm going to have to explain to my kids who Oliver North is.

0:39.0

If you don't think that's going to get me swearing,

0:41.0

you have another thought coming this has been your

0:43.9

obscenity warning now we're gonna get male about what's the female

0:46.6

equivalent of mench well do we have a piece it's called wench someone was like

0:49.3

the female equivalent of mench is a wench and I'm taking this back and everyone's

0:52.4

love it nope.

0:53.4

Happy Mother's Day, this is unorthodox, the world's leading Jewish

0:59.6

podcast.

1:00.6

I am your host Mark Oppenheimer joined this week by senior writer Leah Libuets

1:04.0

Yomha Msa Mej. And deputy editor Stephanie Butnik.

1:08.0

Happy 40th Day of the O'Mare.

1:10.0

This week a very unorthodox Mother's Day episode we're going to talk about women and talk to women who don't have children or can't or won't.

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