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In their sweariest episode yet, Tami and Dash have Eurovision expert Alon Amir answer all your ignorant questions about the epic and surprisingly political song contest. Plus, Yom Hashoah, the university protest encampments and a Hebrew pronunciation faux pas.

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TJI articles discussed in this episode:

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/this-yom-hashoah-im-using-laughter-as-an-act-of-remembrance-and-resilience

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/rise-of-fringe-jewish-voices-turns-jcom-advocacy-into-a-personality-contest

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/why-israel-is-unlikely-to-be-banned-from-the-eurovision-song-contest

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/in-defence-of-dancing-again

‘Three Minutes of Eternity’ By Alon Amir. Available on Amazon.

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In their Season One Finale, Dash and Tami are joined by the Co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry and internationally acclaimed author Alex Ryvchin ... and his better half Vicki to talk about their life post Oct 7, including Alex’s glow up. Plus a new litmus test for friendship and an angry instagram comment.

Articles mentioned/ adjacent to the ideas explored in this episode:

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/a-parents-perspective-i-dont-feel-safe-anymore

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/no-place-for-this-in-australia-or-anywhere-else

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/watch-antisemitism-since-october-7-australia-and-beyond

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/after-two-years-of-war-a-reminder-of-what-ukrainians-are-fighting-for

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Do Jewish men have smaller schmeckles than the average population? Co-hosts Tami and (reluctant) Dash are joined by journalist, author and masterful researcher Marina Kamenev to crunch the numbers and unpack the centuries-old racist stereotype. Plus a not-to-be-missed original song which answers the evergreen question: Does size matter?

Special thanks to online men’s health platform MOSH for their support:

getmosh.com.au

And Sigit Anw for giving us permission to use ‘Frank Sinatra My Way Remix [Wildstylez Tribute] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv8bssH5sbo

Articles adjacent to the issues discussed:

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/unnecessary-alarm-over-circumcision

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/why-i-didnt-circumcise-my-second-son

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/a-rabbi-is-overseeing-pornhub-thats-actually-not-so-weird

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/what-does-a-typical-family-look-like-in-the-21st-century

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The pageantry and ecstatic 'vibe' of last month's Democratic National Convention (DNC), in which Kamala Harris was certified the party's presidential nominee, belied a dark reality: American Jewish voters, once home among Democrats, are now politically homeless. That's the view of Peter Savodnik, a Washington-based journalist and senior editor for The Free Press. Peter reported on the DNC and the Republican National Convention (hello, Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock) and is increasingly troubled by what he sees on the left and the right.
Tami and Dash caught up with Peter to get his take on the DNC, Harris's posture towards Israel and the war in Gaza, and an answer to a question that's been bugging Tami for weeks: what does Julia Louis-Dreyfus smell like?
TJI articles relevant to this week’s episode:
https://thejewishindependent.com.au/kamala-harris-declares-for-israel-and-palestinians

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/tim-walzs-record-on-israel-holocaust-education-and-antisemitism

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/which-us-president-will-be-better-for-the-palestinians-neither

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/what-a-jd-vance-vice-presidency-would-mean-for-american-jews-and-israel

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/brisbane-poet-takes-out-inaugural-jewish-literary-prize

More from Peter Savodnik:
Peter Savodnik is senior editor at The Free Press. Previously, he wrote for Vanity Fair, as well as GQ, Harper’s, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Wired and other venues—reporting from the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, south Asia and across the United States. His book, The Interloper: Lee Harvey Oswald Inside the Soviet Union, was published in 2013.
You can find his Presidential election coverage and more at The Free Press.
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Upon hearing the news of the murder of six Israelis who were held hostage in Gaza on Sept 1st, Jewish communities were thrust into mourning. Since then, it has been very difficult for many to speak about these deaths and it’s a rare gift to be able to communicate articulately while in the depths of grief. With his striking capacity for empathy and hope, TJI’s Jerusalem correspondent Ittay Flescher joined Tami and Dash to describe the despair many in Israel in the Jewish world feel.

‘The Holy and the Broken’ by Ittay Flescher is now available for pre-order at ittay.au It will be out in January 2025 in bookstores across Australia, published by HarperCollins.

Ittay can also be found on social media at @ittay78 and on TJI where he writes a regular column from Jerusalem, imagining a different future for all Israelis and Palestinians.

This episode's closing song by The Bashevis Singers (and thank you to the band for letting us use the song).

Read more about Mistorim - Hidden Places.

Other articles mentioned:
https://thejewishindependent.com.au/is-the-philadelphi-corridor-really-worth-more-than-the-lives-of-the-hostages

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/grief-and-blame-over-hamas-murder-of-six-hostages

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/israelis-stand-together-to-alleviate-starvation-in-gaza

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/we-are-now-all-walking-around-with-an-invisible-tear-in-our-clothes

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