The Munk debate on trusting the MSM is really one to behold. Taibbi and Murray absolutely cleaned up. Oh and Malcolm Gladwell called Matt Taibbi racist 4 times during the debate...
My spouse got very angry with me because I laughed when he told me about the fancy heat pump he wants to buy because of the Inflation Reduction Act (in my defense, he said all those words in the same sentence). Babe, you know who you married.
I thought Jesse was some random Israeli in the background. Awesome Fifth appearances this week across the board. Just finished the bari Weiss episode this morning. Fifth Live🤘🏼
“We have to believe that the people who compose our professions can place their professional obligations above their personal ideological positions. If you don’t believe we are capable of that act of transformation, then you can’t have trust in any of the institutions that make up liberal society.” —Malcolm Gladwell’s closing statement in the Munk debate, accidentally making the opposition’s point for them.
I’ve liked some of Gladwell’s stuff, and Goldberg’s at least always been game to defend her positions, but they both came off as smug and tone-deaf through a lot of the debate. Live audience thought so too, if the huge swing in the before-and-after vote was any indicator.
Where can one see the photo of Moynihan gawking at the soldiers holding rifles? Not that I want to see Moynihan, I want to check those soldiers out myself. thx
Not mentioned, due to an abundance of modesty, Matt’s Lanny Friedlander profile & accompanying video, which he briefly highlighted for the Reason drive.
I hate to nitpick (not really though, I'm quite the pedant...) but Yael stretched the meaning of "Mizrahi" quite a bit with her playlist (which features a few songs from Greek-inflected Yehuda Poliker, a song by Ashkenazi Idan Raichel which isn't particularly Mizrahi in style, and something by Netta Barzilai, which just should be forgotten 🤣). Still a good playlist though for "Israeli" music. I suggest adding a few by Yishai Ribo (a religious subset of Mizrahi), Nitzacht Iti Hakol by Amir Benayoun (might only be available when searching in Hebrew characters), plus if you don't have issues with sleezeballs (Zohar Argov and Omer Adam are in the playlist after all) then Eyal Golan is a *must*, you can't understand contemporary Mizrahi music without including him. I'll send more privately as I think of them
What makes a good narrative storyteller? I think my dad, a CPA, is a master of the comedic vignette. Tight but vivid, just enough color, nails the punchline, if there is one. Moynihan is very funny in that way. It can’t just be the Irish thing.
I cannot find your normal weekly episode from last week or the Sunday episode anywhere! It’s not in my Apple podcast app as usual, not email nor your Substack page but this writing says there were these episodes. Help!
Seriously y’all, catch that Ask a Jew episode. MM is good, and Yael and Chaya Laya are great.
The Munk debate on trusting the MSM is really one to behold. Taibbi and Murray absolutely cleaned up. Oh and Malcolm Gladwell called Matt Taibbi racist 4 times during the debate...
I’ve seen that Elvis clip before. So insane. Homie is luh-hoded! But he still sounds great. A true pro.
My spouse got very angry with me because I laughed when he told me about the fancy heat pump he wants to buy because of the Inflation Reduction Act (in my defense, he said all those words in the same sentence). Babe, you know who you married.
I thought Jesse was some random Israeli in the background. Awesome Fifth appearances this week across the board. Just finished the bari Weiss episode this morning. Fifth Live🤘🏼
Next visit to Yad Vashem I’m planting a tree for you, Matt. Thank you for all the love 🥰
“We have to believe that the people who compose our professions can place their professional obligations above their personal ideological positions. If you don’t believe we are capable of that act of transformation, then you can’t have trust in any of the institutions that make up liberal society.” —Malcolm Gladwell’s closing statement in the Munk debate, accidentally making the opposition’s point for them.
I’ve liked some of Gladwell’s stuff, and Goldberg’s at least always been game to defend her positions, but they both came off as smug and tone-deaf through a lot of the debate. Live audience thought so too, if the huge swing in the before-and-after vote was any indicator.
We're live-streaming on Twitch now?
Where can one see the photo of Moynihan gawking at the soldiers holding rifles? Not that I want to see Moynihan, I want to check those soldiers out myself. thx
Not mentioned, due to an abundance of modesty, Matt’s Lanny Friedlander profile & accompanying video, which he briefly highlighted for the Reason drive.
Did I miss the Second Sunday gang hang?
I hate to nitpick (not really though, I'm quite the pedant...) but Yael stretched the meaning of "Mizrahi" quite a bit with her playlist (which features a few songs from Greek-inflected Yehuda Poliker, a song by Ashkenazi Idan Raichel which isn't particularly Mizrahi in style, and something by Netta Barzilai, which just should be forgotten 🤣). Still a good playlist though for "Israeli" music. I suggest adding a few by Yishai Ribo (a religious subset of Mizrahi), Nitzacht Iti Hakol by Amir Benayoun (might only be available when searching in Hebrew characters), plus if you don't have issues with sleezeballs (Zohar Argov and Omer Adam are in the playlist after all) then Eyal Golan is a *must*, you can't understand contemporary Mizrahi music without including him. I'll send more privately as I think of them
What makes a good narrative storyteller? I think my dad, a CPA, is a master of the comedic vignette. Tight but vivid, just enough color, nails the punchline, if there is one. Moynihan is very funny in that way. It can’t just be the Irish thing.
Late suggestion for the Holy playlist: "Way Down in the Hole" by Tom Waits.
I cannot find your normal weekly episode from last week or the Sunday episode anywhere! It’s not in my Apple podcast app as usual, not email nor your Substack page but this writing says there were these episodes. Help!
So it’s white lotus then?