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The Big Pictures: Ep. 235

Tablet Studios

Tablet Magazine

Judaism, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2020

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

This week on Unorthodox, we're talking Yiddish, curse words, and much more. Our first guest is return Gentile of the Week John McWhorter, linguist and host of the Lexicon Valley podcast. John was a guest on the show back in 2016, and then we did an Unorthodox/Lexicon Valley crossover episode the following year. He returned to the show to tell us all about his upcoming book on curse words (note: this segment is definitely NSFW) and his enduring love of Yiddish. In addition to that interview, which was recorded in May, we check back in with McWhorter to discuss America's racial reckoning, and the language that surrounds it. Then we hear from Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll, co-founder of Chochmat Nashim, an organization that supports women in Orthodox Jewish spaces. She tells us about the custom in some Orthodox communities in Israel and the U.S. to exclude images of women and girls from newspapers, advertisements, and even health brochures, which she is working to change. As always, let us know what you think of the show. Email us 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 your Unorthodox T-shirts, mugs, and baby onesies here. Sponsors: Harry's: Get a free Harry's trial shave set—complete with a 5-blade razor with a weighted ergonomic grip, rich lathering shave gel, and a travel blade cover—at harrys.com/unorthodox.

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Folks, they've discontinued the obscenity warning for this show. caps. on which I'm a guest you might want to know that there is going to be a certain amount of what used to be called blue language

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Ahem three two

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This is unorthodox the universe's leading Jewish podcast.

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I am your host Mark Oppenheimer joined as ever by my co-hosts, tablet deputy editor

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Stephanie Butnik.

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Hello.

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Good day to you, Madam.

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And also to you.

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And tablet, editor at large, Leibowitz.

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Fishing for Trout.

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Good day to you, sir. This week we bring you returning Gentile the week John

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McWhorter. Is this his three peat? Is he is he on his way to Steve Martin

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