
Episode #21 Paranoid and Petty with John Safran
10/21/24 • 54 min
John Safran graces the ATA studio this week to talk about the time he squatted in Kanye (Ye) West’s mansion in Hollywood, Jewish paranoia and petty family dynamics.
John’s new book is called “SQUAT - A week squatting at Kanye’s mansion”
Squat by John Safran - Penguin Books Australia
Articles adjacent to this episode:
https://thejewishindependent.com.au/christopher-columbus-was-genetically-jewish-new-dna-study-says
Special thanks to Diana Perla and Associates for their support: dianaperla.com.au
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John Safran graces the ATA studio this week to talk about the time he squatted in Kanye (Ye) West’s mansion in Hollywood, Jewish paranoia and petty family dynamics.
John’s new book is called “SQUAT - A week squatting at Kanye’s mansion”
Squat by John Safran - Penguin Books Australia
Articles adjacent to this episode:
https://thejewishindependent.com.au/christopher-columbus-was-genetically-jewish-new-dna-study-says
Special thanks to Diana Perla and Associates for their support: dianaperla.com.au
Email your feedback, questions, show ideas etc: [email protected]
(You can also email voice memos here).
Subscribe to The Jewish Independent's bi-weekly newsletter: jewishindependent.com.au
Tami and Dash on Instagram: tami_sussman_writer_celebrant and dashiel_and_pascoe
X: TJI_au
YouTube: thejewishindependentAU
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Special thanks to this episode’s Pronunciation Patrol Rosa Alpert and to Ivany Investment Group for their sponsorship.
Articles relevant to the issues discussed:
https://thejewishindependent.com.au/podcast-sydneys-yiddish-speakers-keep-beloved-language-alive
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https://www.jiff.com.au/films/pita-with-vegemite-an-israeli-australia-story#
Article relevant to this episode:
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https://thejewishindependent.com.au/the-antisemitic-extremist-whose-voice-rings-loud-in-us-congressEmail your feedback, questions, show ideas etc: [email protected]
(You can also email voice memos here).
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Ashamed to Admit - Episode #21 Paranoid and Petty with John Safran
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Are you interested in issues affecting Jews in Australia and the world at large ? But a little bit ashamed that you're barely keeping up to date .
Speaker 2Well , you've come to the right place . I'm Tammy Sussman and , in this podcast series , author , historian and TJI's executive director , dashiell Lawrence , and I call on experts and each ot
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