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The 300th Episode

Tablet Studios

Tablet Magazine

Judaism, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

This week, we’re celebrating a major milestone: 300 episodes. That’s more than 18,000 minutes of tape over six years, featuring thousands of News of the Jews items, hundreds of amazing Jews and Gentiles of the Week, and way too many jokes about Belgium. We’ve been through a lot together, J-Crew. There was the Saran Wrap vs. tin foil fight, the debate over backing into parking spaces, and endless discussions of what activities might accurately be categorized as “Jewish.” We’ve shared stories of conversion and atonement and nose jobs, and performed live shows across the country, from St. Louis to San Diego, and Denver to Detroit. Along the way, our team wrote a book, welcomed three human children and six podcast babies, and even got to be part of a proposal and then a wedding. Today, we’re celebrating everything that makes Unorthodox the #1 Jewish podcast with a special episode hosted by friend-of-the-show and “Making It” judge Simon Doonan. You’ll hear stories from our hosts—about Stephanie finding her voice, Mark learning what happens when an off-hand comment incites an unexpected online mob, and Liel realizing that fighting about politics isn’t always worth it — and messages from listeners and some of our favorite former guests. On behalf of the entire Unorthodox team, Shalom friends—and thanks for listening. Unorthodox is produced by Tablet Studios. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation at bit.ly/givetounorthodox. 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 Zelikow School of Jewish Nonprofit Management - Earn your master’s degree in Organizational Leadership and Innovation while you work. Learn more about the Zelikow School of Jewish Nonprofit Management at zschool.huc.edu. Scholarships available. The Power Of is a new podcast featuring host Noam Weissman and a diverse range of guests discussing how Jewish wisdom can help us find real, practical meaning within our own lives. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. AJWS supports activism in 18 countries around the world, and when you donate to AJWS this holiday season, your gift will be matched to make double the impact. Give today at AJWS.org/unorthodox.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, Stephanie, Mark and Leal, and the whole unorthodox team.

0:04.1

It's Molly A and I'm calling to wish you a hearty,

0:07.5

lousy tub on 300 episodes of my all-time forever favorite podcast.

0:13.7

I cannot remember a time before unorthodox.

0:16.3

I do not want to.

0:17.6

The community you've created is just amazing.

0:20.7

You guys make me even more proud and excited to be Jewish,

0:24.6

and I hope you never, ever, ever stop podcasting.

0:27.9

Here's to 300 million more episodes.

0:31.1

Love you guys.

0:37.1

Hello there.

0:38.5

I am Simon Dunin, a very famous person, apparently.

0:43.1

Not only have I done math stories and all kinds of books and whatever,

0:48.1

I was also a judge on America's next top model.

0:53.0

So given that, you're probably wondering

0:56.3

what qualifies me to host this very, very special 300th episode of unorthodox,

1:05.7

featuring stories from your favorite hosts and producers,

1:09.2

plus some special messages from listeners and friends of the show.

1:14.4

So what qualifies me?

1:15.6

I'll tell you what qualifies me.

1:17.6

I, Simon Dunin, an Irish person, a Gentile,

1:22.5

was actually gory of the week on multiple occasions on the unorthodox podcast.

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