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And Now for Something Completely Different

Vox Tablet is delighted to share the inaugural episode of Tablet’s newest podcast, Unorthodox

August 3, 2015
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First there was Vox Tablet. Then there was Israel Story. Now, we are excited to present Unorthodox, Tablet’s newest podcast and part of Slate’s Panoply network.

Hosted by Tablet Editor-at-Large Mark Oppenheimer and featuring Deputy Editor Stephanie Butnick and Senior Writer Liel Leibovitz, the weekly show includes fresh, fun, and “disturbingly honest” (says Oppenheimer) discussion of the latest Jewish news and culture, plus interviews with two guests—one Jewish, the other not.

In the first episode, which you can listen to below or by subscribing to Unorthodox on iTunes, after a weighty disquisition on the place of Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg in contemporary Jewish culture, the panelists chat with New York Times best-selling author A.J. Jacobs, who discusses his latest project: hosting the world’s largest family reunion. (Our longtime listeners will remember this interview with him about the year he spent trying to follow every single rule in the Bible as closely as possible.) Then, writer and This American Life contributor Elna Baker joins the fray to talk about similarities and differences between Jews and Mormons. Baker chronicled the experience of leaving the Mormon church in her memoir, The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance. Listen, and then let us know what you think!

Click here to listen to more Unorthodox.

Vox Tablet is Tablet Magazine’s weekly podcast, hosted by Sara Ivry and produced by Julie Subrin. You can listen to individual episodes here or subscribe on iTunes.

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