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/a-cigarette-or-heatstick-how-phillip-morris-deceives-us-with-euphemisms

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/what-i-tell-my-black-jewish-children-about-kanye-west-antisemitism-and-race

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/christopher-columbus-was-genetically-jewish-new-dna-study-says

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Ahead of YENTL’s run at the Sydney Opera House 17 October - 10 November 2024, Tami and Dash speak to author, playwright & content creator Elise Esther Hearst (who co-wrote the play with director Gary Abrahams and Galit Klas) about the urgency to tell and experience Jewish stories and Yiddish theatre in Australia. They also share some "super gay" talmudic facts.

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/new-yentl-production-poses-fresh-questions-in-the-age-of-gender-fluidity

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/podcast-sydneys-yiddish-speakers-keep-beloved-language-alive

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/the-discomfort-of-attending-synagogue-as-a-gender-diverse-jew

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/review-a-jewish-spin-on-a-classic-christmas-tale-offers-joyous-escapism

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In this High Holy Day special episode, one of Australia's leading rabbis, Ralph Genende, joins Dash and Tami to reflect on Yom Kippur and the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks.

Special thanks to Ivany Investment Group for sponsoring this episode:

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Articles relevant to this episode:

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/beyond-a-year-of-shattered-hope

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/october-7-set-off-an-existential-ache-a-kind-of-bewildering-fear

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/the-interfaith-conundrum-awful-time-is-also-one-of-opportunity

https://thejewishindependent.com.au/the-long-road-to-restoring-my-faith-in-interfaith-relations

Special thanks to Kehilat Kolenu for the use of their recording of Lev'vim.

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