Come & Listen

A podcast that asks big questions, and then travels around speaking to different thinkers of all stripes to gain a fuller understanding of the world we live in.

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Episodes

Don't Eat That!

What does it mean to "eat like a Jew"? Our newest episode explores the evolution of the standards and guidelines of keeping kosher. Professor David Kraemer gives great insight into a rich history of these laws.

May 12, 2014•16 min

Love: A Short Episode

Hosts Hannah Kapnik Ashar and Alyssa Kapnik discuss the beautiful thoughts and words of Rabbi Shai Held, and some thoughts on love. Inaugural episode with Seth Samuel as engineer and sound director.

May 13, 2013•6 min

Episode Four: Sexuality & Gender

A look at the potential holiness and value of sex, how sexuality and gender are dealt with in and outside of Jewish law, and what it means to be queer and Jewish.

Mar 11, 2012•45 min

Episode Three: Sound

Episode Three is an exploration of sound itself. This is a museum for your ears.

Dec 16, 2011•30 min

Episode Two: Language & Law

Language and Law is a museum for your ears.The episode Language and Law is about the language of laws.And the laws in language.Each are a product of cultural and political evolution, and each are a kind of roadmap of society.What do language & law say about who we are as a people?

Oct 09, 2011•35 min

Short Episode: What Dark Thing

Poem by Rachel Zucker from her collection of poetry, Museum of Accidents.

Aug 25, 2011•7 min

Episode One: Love & Death

A museum for your ears. Love & Death. From the moment we human beings begin questioning love or death, we never really stop. The unity of love, and the separation of death. You could say that both drive us to be better.

Aug 24, 2011•26 min

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