This week we are delighted to welcome newly-minted Jew, our number one draft pick for the Tribe this season, the Caitlin Clark of Judaism - Nellie Bowles! Nellie is the Chief Stratgy Officer at The Free Press, formerly of The NY Times, and author of the wonderful new book “Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History” which you should absolutely buy and read (don’t check it out of the library, pay up!).

We talk about converting to Judaism, how if you're going to be a lesbian you may as well marry Bari Weiss, why free dental dams are a 👏 human 👏 right (don't google what those are) and why we're spreading a rumor that Timothée Chalamet was just spotted at an IDF recruitment office...

• Nellie at the Free Press
• Nellie on Twitter/X
• Buy the dang book already

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Glory to the Gays! This week we are joined by Ben Appel, author of the upcoming “Cis White Gay: The Making of a Gender Heretic” AND a graduate of the Popular People's University Formerly Known As Columbia.

In this struggle session we cover the liberation of the Columbia campus, why Jews and Gays should unite against the world, and why your hairdresser probably hates you.

Check out Ben's work at www.benappelwrites.com, as well as on Twitter and Substack.

Show notes:

• A hero is born at UCLA
• That great SNL ISIS bit
• These videos that never cease to amaze us

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Forget college campuses, the real culture war will take place next week in Malmo, Sweden, where the Eurovision Song Contest (otherwise known as the "gay olympics") takes place. We are joined by sports journalist and Eurovision rainman Sharon Davidovitch to talk about how Israel will fare this year in the glitter soaked battlefield - even if you know nothing of what is as big as the Superbowl across the pond, this episode offers fascinating takes about the Intersection between gepolotics and culture. We talk about why Israel had to change the name of it's song this year or risk being kicked out, how Dana International blew the world's mind in 1998 as the first transgender winner (from Israel!), why the 1983 outfits of the Israeli team were a big F U to Germany, how we determine who is antisemitic based on how they vote, and a little about what it's like to play and cover sports on behalf of Israel abroad. Come for the music, stay for the weird insights into Scandanavian incestuous voting habits.

Show notes:

Israel's banger 2024 entry, Hurricane by Eden Golan (previously titled "October rain")

Israeli contestant warned to stay in her hotel room in Sweden

Israels' first win, A-Ba-Ni-Bi (Paris, 1978)

Israel's second win, Hallelujah (Jerusalem, 1979)

Israel's third win, Diva (Birminghamm 1998)

Israel's fourth win, Toy (Lisbon, 2018)

Honorary mention - "Chai" (Munich, 1983)

Spotify playlist of Israeli Eurovision entries

Sharon's Twitter

Sharon's website (Hebrew)

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