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Call Your Mother

Call Your Mother

Kveller

Hosted by Jordana Horn and Shannon Sarna. Call Your Mother takes on the sometimes happy, sometimes trying mess of parenting while Jewish. With equal doses of humor and candor, journalists Horn and Sarna (with eight kids between them) talk with comedians, writers, chefs, and other parents about everything from addiction to flatulence to anti-Semitism and ageism. Nothing's sacred. Nothing's taboo. For insight and perspective on the trials and rewards of being a parent today, tune in to Call Your Mother.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Call Your Mother episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Call Your Mother for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Call Your Mother episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Call Your Mother - The Israeli TV Episode (with Lior Zaltzman)
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10/13/20 • 32 min

We all need some good distraction right now. So this week, Jordana and Shannon chat with Lior Zaltzman — Kveller's associate editor and our in-house TV expert — about the best Jewish and Israeli TV to watch right now. From "Shtisel" to "Tehran," they discuss the recent shows that have brought them joy, and explore how Israel has gone from "Startup Nation" to TV Nation.

Music:

"Voicemail" by Khronos Beats

"Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan (ft. Habit Blcx)

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Call Your Mother - Rewind: None of Your Business
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10/06/20 • 26 min

Now that there's a vacancy on the Supreme Court, many people are worrying about and talking about access to abortion here in the U.S. As such, we've decided to bring back a previous episode, which originally aired June 2019, that focuses on a very timely topic: stories of women who were already mothers when they made the choice to have an abortion.

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"Voicemail" by Khronos Beats

“Hip Hop Happiness” by Mellowsstu

"Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan ft. Habit Blcx

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Call Your Mother - She Believed in Us with Dahlia Lithwick
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09/29/20 • 27 min

Jordana and Shannon reflect with journalist Dahlia Lithwick about the life and legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Dahlia is a senior editor at Slate, the host of the podcast, Amicus, and one of the foremost experts on the Supreme Court of the United States. And perhaps even more impressive: She had the honor of meeting and interviewing RBG on several occasions. Dahlia shares some personal thoughts on RBG, and what her life — and this loss — means for Jewish women.

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"Voicemail" by Khronos Beats

"Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan (ft. Habit Blcx)

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Call Your Mother - During the Days of Awe (with Allie Barnes)
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09/22/20 • 34 min

During the Days of Awe — the time of introspection between between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur — Jordana and Shannon speak with educator, mom, and avid YouTuber Allie Barnes about setting intentions and goals for the coming year, staying positive, and finding connection with our community, even when we can't be together. Music"Voicemail" by Khronos Beats "Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan (ft. Habit Blcx)

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Call Your Mother - The Kitchen Is Over There with Carly Pildis
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09/15/20 • 39 min

In this week's episode, Jordana and Shannon speak with Carly Pildis, a professional grassroots organizer and writer, about American attitudes towards Black Jewish identity, why BLM needs to be a Jewish issue, and her experience raising a black, Jewish child in America today.

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"Voicemail" by Khronos Beats

"Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan (ft. Habit Blcx)

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Call Your Mother - The Last Word (with Bess Kalb)
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09/08/20 • 37 min

Jordana and Shannon speak with comedy writer and author Bess Kalb about her quarantine life as a new mom living with her own parents, writing for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and her recent memoir, No One Will Tell You This But Me. Her book is about an extraordinary love story — but not necessarily one you'd expect: It's a chronicle of Bess' relationship with her Jewish grandmother, a housewife who was anything but ordinary and who helped shape Bess' upbringing and sense of humor.

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"Voicemail" by Khronos Beats

"Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan ft. Habit Blcx

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Call Your Mother - Covid and Chlamydia (with Taffy Brodesser-Akner)
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09/01/20 • 39 min

After trying for a year to arrange an interview, Jordana and Shannon finally sit down with New York Times journalist and novelist Taffy Brodesser-Akner. Yes, there is talk of New Jersey. But also, the group gets into divorce, the plight of successful doctors, being raised in a religious family, and what it’s like to profile celebrities.

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"Voicemail" by Khronos Beats

"Funky and Groovy" by Unique Sound

"Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan (ft. Habit Blcx)

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Call Your Mother - Not So Big Summer

Not So Big Summer

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06/29/20 • 30 min

Jennifer Weiner, the fan favorite and longtime New York Times best-selling author returns to the podcast to chat with Shannon and Jordana about her quarantine bubble with bubbe, “zhuzhing” up her Zoom room, and why some people won’t wear a friggin’ mask. “It seems like such a basic thing to ask people to do. You put your shirt on and your shoes on when you go to the 7-Eleven, so now we’re going to wear masks!”

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"Voicemail" by Khronos Beats

"Funky and Groovy" by Unique Sound

"Rewind Back" by Marscott

"Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan (ft. Habit Blcx)

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Call Your Mother - How Not to Lose Your Shit
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06/16/20 • 38 min

Well, here we all are, on the cusp of a summer which for many of us will be with no camp, no vacation trips and few playdates -- but many, many opportunities to lose our shit with our kids. Carla Naumburg is a clinical social worker and the author of three parenting books. But the parenting book that was made for a pandemic is her most recent, How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids, which might be the ideal Father’s Day gift?

Naumburg talks to Jordana and Shannon about stress “in the Q,” triggers for rage, and ways to recalibrate our response to those little darling children who somehow always know how to push our buttons.

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"Voicemail" by Khronos Beats

"Sultry Glance" by Perfect Solution Music

"Funky and Groovy" by Unique Sound

"Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan ft. Habit Blcx

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Call Your Mother - CYM Rewind: Contagion (With Blima Marcus)
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10/20/20 • 21 min

Remember the measles outbreak in 2018 to 2019? Misinformation and distrust for the government were significant factors that contributed to the dangerous spread of the highly contagious disease within many ultra-Orthodox communities in New York. In December 2019 our hosts Jordana and Shannon spoke with Blima Marcus, a nurse practitioner and professor who helped curtail the spread in her community through education and compassion. In this week’s Call Your Mother Rewind, at a time in which Covid-19 infections are high within some ultra-Orthodox communities, we revisit our conversation with Blima, unpacking how misinformation and the perception of antisemitism remain relevant today.

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"Voicemail" by Khronos Beats

"Sultry Glance" by Perfect Solution Music

"Study Session No Melody" by MellowSTU

"Best I Can" by Jasmine Jordan (ft. Habit Blcx)

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FAQ

How many episodes does Call Your Mother have?

Call Your Mother currently has 60 episodes available.

What topics does Call Your Mother cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Parenting, Kids & Family, Podcasts and Kids.

What is the most popular episode on Call Your Mother?

The episode title 'The Israeli TV Episode (with Lior Zaltzman)' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Call Your Mother?

The average episode length on Call Your Mother is 31 minutes.

How often are episodes of Call Your Mother released?

Episodes of Call Your Mother are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Call Your Mother?

The first episode of Call Your Mother was released on Jan 24, 2019.

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