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The Big Q&A: Ep. 120

Tablet Studios

Tablet Magazine

Judaism, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2018

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Come see us live at the Manhattan JCC on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m., with special guests comedian Judy Gold and Father James Martin! More info and tickets here. And on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m., we’ll be joining Rabbi Sara Luria for an intimate, off-the-record chat at Beloved in Brooklyn. Tickets here. This week on Unorthodox, Mark calls up Roy Moore's 'Jewish lawyer,' and Stephanie sits down with Jeffrey Masters, host of the podcast LGBTQ&A, which documents stories of the LGBTQ community. We're also joined by Anne Edelstein, author of a new memoir about death and grief, Lifesaving for Beginners. Want more Unorthodox in your life? Join our official Facebook group to chat with the hosts and see what happens behind-the-scenes! We love hearing from our listeners. Email us at unorthodox@tabletmag.com or leave a message at our new listener line: 914-570-4869. We may share your note on the air. This week's episode is brought to you by Harry’s. Get a free trial shave set when you sign up at Harrys.com/Unorthodox.

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discount code, unorthodox, all caps.

0:31.6

Hello, I'm Radio Professional Warren Levinson.

0:35.0

You may remember me from my work on such headline stories as so-called

0:39.0

Cannibal Cop convicted and UN Security Council declares Shrebranesse safe zone.

0:45.0

Whenever I talk dirty, I could get in trouble with the FCC.

0:48.0

However, the hosts of unorthodox are under no such sanction,

0:51.0

so while I never curse into an open microphone they might and you

0:55.4

might want to send the little ones out of the room for the duration. This has

0:59.4

been your obscenity warning. You guys should know if we ever do a circumcision episode how many awkward

1:05.6

emails I have had to send people like so your husband his penis let's talk.

1:10.1

Hello J crew this is unorthodox the world talk.

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Hello, J crew. This is unorthodox, the world's leading Jewish podcast.

1:17.0

I am your host Mark Oppenheimer, joined this week by tablet senior writer Leah Leibowitz.

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Shalom.

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Shalom. Shalom.

1:23.0

And Stephanie Butnik, our deputy editor is out on the slopes,

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