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Reviewing Elul: Ep. 284

Tablet Studios

Tablet Magazine

Judaism, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

This week on Unorthodox, we have a very special guest host! Former all-star Unorthodox guest Kylie Unell joins Mark and Liel to talk about the important news of the Jews, including Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher's lack of showers, and Argentina's lack of tact. Enjoy a sneak peak of Kylie's upcoming Tablet podcast How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days. Get ready for Jewish Year 5782 by traveling along with Kylie as she searches for her soul. We also speak with GOTW Liam McCabe, senior staff writer for Wirecutter, about the high stakes responsibility of recommending home appliances. As always, let us know what you think of the show! Send us comments and questions at unorthodox@tabletmag.com, or leave us a voicemail at (914) 570-4869. You can also record a voice memo on your smartphone and email it to us. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, photos, and more. Join our Facebook group, and follow Unorthodox on Twitter and Instagram. Get a behind-the-scenes look at our recording sessions on our YouTube channel! Get your Unorthodox T-shirts, mugs, and baby onesies at bit.ly/unorthoshirt. Want to book us for a live show? Email producer Josh Kross at jkross@tabletmag.com. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts. Sponsors: KOL Foods wants to give you a free turkey breast! Head to KOLFoods.com and use promo code UnorthodoxRH while you check out for 10% off your order. If you're one of the first 15 new customers to order, you'll get a free turkey breast The Institute for Jewish Spirituality presents The Shofar Project  an incredible, free program. It runs throughout the month of Elul, right up to Rosh Hashanah. Sign up at jewishspirituality.org. Harry’s is a great shave at a great price. Get a Harry's trial shave set for just $3 at harrys.com/unorthodox.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm just imagining you walking out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around your head

0:05.8

like a turban being like, Sid, where's my episode salt?

0:11.3

This is on Orthodox, the universe's leading Jewish podcast.

0:13.6

I am your host Mark Oppenheimer, joined by tablet editor at large, Leah Lieberwitz.

0:17.6

Hello to you.

0:19.0

And playing the part of Stephanie Buttnick, guest host, our first in a gust line of guest

0:25.2

host.

0:26.2

She was a Jew of the week, we loved her so much, we thought, one of us should go on family

0:29.1

leave and then we'll have an opportunity to bring her back.

0:31.7

Kylie Unell is a doctoral student in Jewish philosophy and she's the founder of Rooted

0:36.1

program that brings Judaism to life for young people.

0:38.7

Hello, Kylie.

0:39.7

Hello.

0:40.7

I want to go into the new girl theme song because I'm the sole female among men right now.

0:45.9

But I will spare you.

0:46.9

I actually have a great singing voice, but I'll spare you right now.

0:49.2

Do you really have a great singing voice?

0:50.4

I do.

0:51.4

I have like professionally trained.

0:52.8

You're like got serious jobs.

0:54.1

I love that you owned it.

0:55.1

I love that you're like, I have a great singing voice.

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