The Stephen Show: Ep. 92

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Judaism, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 2 June 2017

⏱️ 59 minutes

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This week on Unorthodox, we’re still full from all that Shavuot cheesecake. Our Jewish guest is actor Stephen Tobolowsky, who plays Jack Barker on HBO’s Silicon Valley, and whose latest book is My Adventures with God. He tells us about getting recognized in shul (he started going to synagogue twice a day to say kaddish after his mother died), what it’s like to tackle something as intimate as faith while working in Hollywood, and the time he had to shoot a movie on Yom Kippur, even though five of the actors in the film were Jewish. Our Gentile of the week is Esquire columnist Stephen Marche, author of The Unmade Bed: The Messy Truth About Men and Women in the 21st Century. He tells us about quitting his job and leaving New York when his wife landed her dream job in Toronto, adjusting to life as the primary caregiver for their children, and why he hates the term ‘bro.’ Sign up for for our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, behind-the-scenes photos, and more! Email us at Unorthodox@tabletmag.com—we'll share our favorite notes on air. This episode is brought to you by Harry’s. Go to Harrys.com and enter code UNORTHODOX at checkout to get a free post shave balm. This episode is also brought to you by AT&T. Enjoy unlimited entertainment with unlimited data from AT&T. Learn more at att.com/unlimited. Music: "Mikveh Bath" by Golem "Good News" by Randy Newman "I Got You, Babe" by Sonny & Cher "HUA!" by Brazzmatazz "Toxic" by Britney Spears, cover by Yael Naim

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0:32.4	Guys, sometimes we may say things on this podcast that you don't want your parents to hear.
0:37.0	So, you know, keep like just put them in the other room if they're listening,
0:41.0	because you know, it might just not be appropriate for them.
0:45.2	Could we have a landline theme? It goes landline.
0:49.2	Broughton!
0:51.2	You got mail.
0:54.0	now.
0:55.0	Hello Jews in the month of June.
0:59.0	Hello Jews in the month of June.
1:00.0	Hello June.
1:02.0	Does that make any sense at all?
1:03.0	Do you see what I did there?
1:04.0	Yeah, I'll give it a five.
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