Kurt Hoffman
The Franchise
A limited series exploring the intersection of sports and American Jewish culture, hosted by Meredith Shiner.
Kurt Hoffman
The FranchiseIntroducing The Franchise: Jews, Sports, and AmericaA new limited series exploring the intersection of sports and American Jewish culture, hosted by Meredith ShinerOctober 7, 2022- The FranchiseGenesis: Sandy Koufax as Model MinorityEp 1: Baseball, Yom Kippur, and what it means to be a Jewish athlete in America—then and now October 12, 2022
- The FranchiseReevaluating ‘Jewish Jordan’ Tamir GoodmanEp. 2: In the basketball-crazed ’90s, a Jewish sports hero was anointed. But looking beyond the headlines, did we get the story right?October 19, 2022
- The Franchise40 Years in the Desert: Jews and the New York MetsEp. 3: How the most Jewish team in the most Jewish sport embodies endless suffering—and the unwavering belief that this season might be differentOctober 26, 2022
- The FranchiseJewish Sports Nerds and Their Path to the Promised LandEp 4: How ‘Moneyball’ changed the game and opened the door to new careers in sportsNovember 2, 2022
- The FranchiseThe Halftime ShowTaking a break to dance with the 1990s New York Knicks and analyze the Kyrie Irving controversyNovember 9, 2022
- The FranchiseShondas and Stereotypes: Jewish Sports Team OwnersEp. 5: Exploring the complicated way we feel when high profile Jews behave badlyNovember 16, 2022
- The FranchiseThe Sports MitzvahEp. 6: How the world of professional sports reshaped a rite of passage for American Jewish teensNovember 30, 2022
- The FranchiseSports, Identity, and JusticeEp. 7: From Sandy Koufax to Sue BirdDecember 7, 2022
- The FranchiseThe Postgame ShowEp. 8: Looking back on the season, and what we learned about Jews, sports, and AmericaDecember 14, 2022